Parenting When You're Over It - With Zazi

Some days you just hit the wall. The noise, the need, the relentlessness of it. You love your kids and you are completely done. This episode is for you. I'm joined by Zazi, a speech and language therapist, child development expert, MMA fighter, and mum who gets it. Zazi has built a community of parents who are done pretending they've got it all together, and she brings the kind of practical, no-guilt wisdom that actually helps. We go deep on why overwhelm isn't a character flaw. It's a nervous system response. Why your child melting down after school isn't bad behaviour. Why so many women are reaching their 30s and 40s and finally understanding their own brains for the first time. And what you can actually do when you're at the end of yourself and your child still needs you.We cover:The 8 senses and why the three you've never heard of are driving your overwhelm and your child's meltdownsInteroception, proprioception, and the vestibular system explained simply and why they matter more than emotions for nervous system regulationPostpartum rage, sensory overload, and the mental health struggles that don't look like depression or anxietyADHD in women, why it gets missed, what diagnosis can offer, and what you don't need a diagnosis to give yourselfNeurodivergent parenting strategies that work whether or not anyone has a formal labelWhy your child isn't being naughty. Every behaviour is communication, including the meltdown at the checkoutScreen time, sensory regulation, and what to actually replace screens withThe "blame your systems, not yourself" reframe that will stay with youWhat to do in the moments when you're completely over it and your child still needs youThis one is for you if:You find yourself ragey more than sadYou're touched out, noise-sensitive, and visually overwhelmed by the state of your houseYou've wondered whether you might be neurodivergent and you're not sure what to do with thatYou're holding it together on the outside and quietly burning on the insideYou just need someone to say: this is hard, you're not failing, and here's something that might actually help"Every behaviour is communication.""Blame your systems, not yourself.""You've got this, even when you quite clearly haven't."Find Zazi:🌐 zazi.co.nz📱 @zaziplays on Instagram🎙️ You've Got This podcastFind me:🌐 charlottecummings.nzIf this felt like it was for you, share it with the Mum who needs it today. And subscribe so you don't miss what's next