147. How to Get Back on the Same Side as Your Body

Send us Fan MailSo many of us moms are trying to build resilience while living completely disconnected from our own bodies. We push through stress, override exhaustion, ignore anxiety, and keep functioning until our nervous systems finally demand our attention. In this episode of Leadership Parenting, we explore the powerful connection between resilience, nervous system regulation, and body awareness. Drawing from neuroscience research on interoception, emotional regulation, and Polyvagal Theory, we look at how the body detects stress before the mind fully processes it, why chronic overwhelm impacts emotional resilience, and how learning to listen to your body can help you feel calmer, steadier, and more emotionally regulated. I also share practical resilience tools from the Self-Awareness pillar of the Resiliency System, including simple body check-ins, grounding breaths, and awareness practices that help moms reduce stress reactivity, strengthen emotional resilience, and reconnect with themselves in compassionate, sustainable ways. If you'd like to get the show notes for this episode, head to: https://leighgermann.com