I Thought I Could Never Leave My Kids. Here's What Changed.

I Thought I Could Never Leave My Kids. Here's What Changed.

From Balancing Hormones Naturally by Leah Brueggemann

June 8, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 287

About this episode

Leah and her sister-in-law Katie discuss the impact of nervous system work on parenting and personal growth.

If you've ever thought "I could never leave my kids for that" when you hear someone talk about a retreat or a workshop, this episode is for you. Leah sits down with her sister-in-law Katie, a coach in the Hormone Reset Program, to talk about what brain rewiring and nervous system work actually looks like in real life, not as a concept, but as the reason you stop having a full-body panic response when your toddler spills his plate across the floor and just... smile. In this episode: Why the first seven years of your child's life are shaped more by your nervous system than by anything you consciously do as a parent, and what that means for the mom who wants to break the cycle How overstimulation is different from not enjoying your kids, and why so many moms are white-knuckling through the day instead of actually being present in it What it actually looks like to rewire a pattern, why it feels awkward at first, and why the old path just quietly grows over once you've made a new one How to stop identifying as "an anxious person" and start separating yourself from the moments where anxiety shows up, because that one shift changes everything Why so many women use their husband as an…

People in this episode

Host: Leah Brueggemann

Guest: Katie

Topics covered

  • parenting
  • nervous system
  • anxiety
  • self-investment
  • brain rewiring
  • emotional presence

Keywords

  • hormone reset
  • panic response
  • overstimulation
  • anxious person
  • self-care
  • mom guilt

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