EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 1H 5M
Ep. 63 - Microdosing Our Regulation with Katy Murdock
from 90-Minute School Day · host Kelly
When your child's burnout becomes your burnout, how do you care for yourself when there isn't time (or space) to "practice self-care"? When you feel trapped? In this final episode of our three-part series on capacity, we sit down with Day in the Life member Katy Jo Murdock to explore what happens when parenting a neurodivergent child stretches your own nervous system to its limits. Together we talk about the tiny moments that help us stay connected to ourselves when life doesn't leave much room for us. Katy Jo shares her family's journey from checklist homeschooling to trusting her child, about “microdosing” regulation in the middle of intensive caregiving, burnout recovery, unschooling, shutdowns, externalized behaviors, and long days at home. Whether you're supporting a child through autistic burnout, school refusal, demand avoidance (PDA), anxiety, or another season of overwhelm, this conversation offers genuine encouragement and practical, tactical ways to rebuild capacity one small moment at a time. In this episode you'll hear: Katy Jo's five-part framework for finding your microdose agent Why capacity changes from day to day—and even hour to hour What happens when your child's burnout affects your own nervous system The connection between joy and regulation How to finish a stress response in everyday life The difference between expectations rooted in fear versus reality Why educating ourselves is part of trusting ourselves How every member of the family can discover their own "microdoses" of regulation This is Part 3 of our Capacity Series: Part 1 - Not Everything Is a Discipline Problem with Sunita Kapahi Theiss Part 2 - Mothering Ourselves in the Homeschool Years with Missy Willis Part 3 - Microdosing Our Regulation with Katy Murdock Resources Mentioned Connect with Katy Jo Murdock Day in the Life Community 90-Minute School Day Training If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another parent who could use the reminder that they're not alone.
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When your child's burnout becomes your burnout, how do you care for yourself when there isn't time (or space) to "practice self-care"? When you feel trapped? In this final episode of our three-part series on capacity, we sit down with Day in the Life member Katy Jo Murdock to explore what happens when parenting a neurodivergent child stretches your own nervous system to its limits. Together we talk about the tiny moments that help us stay connected to ourselves when life doesn't leave much room for us. Katy Jo shares her family's journey from checklist homeschooling to trusting her child, about “microdosing” regulation in the middle of intensive caregiving, burnout recovery, unschooling, shutdowns, externalized behaviors, and long days at home. Whether you're supporting a child through autistic burnout, school refusal, demand avoidance (PDA), anxiety, or another season of overwhelm, this conversation offers genuine encouragement and practical, tactical ways to rebuild capacity one small moment at a time. In this episode you'll hear: Katy Jo's five-part framework for finding your microdose agent Why capacity changes from day to day—and even hour to hour What happens when your child's burnout affects your own nervous system The connection between joy and regulation How to finish a stress response in everyday life The difference between expectations rooted in fear versus reality Why educating ourselves is part of trusting ourselves How every member of the family can discover their own "microdoses" of regulation This is Part 3 of our Capacity Series: Part 1 - Not Everything Is a Discipline Problem with Sunita Kapahi Theiss Part 2 - Mothering Ourselves in the Homeschool Years with Missy Willis Part 3 - Microdosing Our Regulation with Katy Murdock Resources Mentioned Connect with Katy Jo Murdock Day in the Life Community90-Minute School Day Training If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another parent who could use the reminder that they're not alone.
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