8 | I Kicked My Son’s Bike Across the Room: Mom Rage, Overstimulation & 3 Tips to Regulate When You’re About to Lose It

Have you ever had a moment in motherhood where you suddenly snapped… and then wondered, “What just happened to me?”   In this episode of Lost & Found Mom, I’m sharing a very real moment from my own life when intense overstimulation and emotional dysregulation caused me to kick my son’s toddler bike across the room.   It happened in the middle of a long evening when my baby had been crying for nearly 30 minutes and nothing I tried was working. I was exhausted, overwhelmed, and operating on an empty nervous system.   Then something small happened — I tripped over my son’s bike while holding the baby.   I caught my balance… but my brain didn’t catch up as fast as my body.   In a split second reflex, I turned around and kicked the bike so hard it flew through the air and slammed into the wall.   Moments like this can feel shocking and shameful, but they are also deeply human — especially in the early years of motherhood when sleep deprivation, sensory overload, and emotional stress are constant.   In this episode we talk about:   • What happens in the brain during moments of emotional dysregulation • Why overstimulation is so common for moms • The role of the amygdala and the nervous system • Why your brain can react before you even realize it • The science behind “mom rage” and emotional overwhelm   I also share 3 powerful tips that can help you regulate your nervous system and move through those intense moments with more awareness and compassion.   If you’ve ever felt overstimulated, reactive, or ashamed of a moment where you lost your patience as a mom, this episode will help you understand what’s actually happening in your brain and body — and how to navigate it.   Motherhood doesn’t require perfection. It requires regulation, repair, and compassion.   And those are skills we can learn.