How to stop reacting and start responding as a parent | Christina Brown

Send us Fan MailWhen family life, work, relationships, and a million other things are all competing for your attention, it's easy to react instead of responding the way you want to.Christina Brown is a Catholic life coach, speaker, podcaster, and mother of six who helps people move from feeling stuck and overwhelmed toward living intentionally. She’s navigated serious mental health challenges in her family and spent years balancing motherhood, marriage, work, and coaching. Her lived experience has changed the way she approaches everyday decision-making and overcomes stress.In this episode, Kayla Richerson sits down with Christina to talk about what it looks like to parent more intentionally amidst the chaos. Christina shares practical ways to slow down, recognize when stress is influencing your reactions, and ask yourself how you want to show up in difficult moments. Drawing from her experience, she talks about how her Catholic faith has shaped the way she parents, the importance of having a supportive community, and why growth doesn't require having everything figured out. In This Episode:How to slow down before reacting to stressful parenting situationsThe simple question that can help you respond the way you want toWhy stress can make it harder to think clearly and respond intentionallyHow to recognize when you're stuck in a reactionary statePractical ways to build more intentional habits into everyday lifeWhy parents need community and support instead of trying to do everything aloneHow to balance motherhood, work, and relationships, among everything elseWhy you don't have to have everything figured out to keep moving forwardHow small pauses can create space for meaningful changeParenting and family life will never be perfectly calm. But learning to pause, even if just for a few seconds, can create the space to choose how you want to show up.Connect with Christina Brown: 🌐 www.christinambrow.com 📷 Social Media: @christina__m__brownResources & Support: 📩 [email protected] 📷 @speakupforkidspbc 🌐 speakupforkidspbc.org/healing-hearts 📅 Local to Palm Beach? See our events: speakupforkidspbc.org/eventsWant to be featured? 🎙️ [email protected]