About this episode

Kate Kripke discusses the impact of maternal mental health on families and shares tools for emotional regulation.

In this episode of Mamahood After Trauma, host Emily Cleghorn welcomes Kate Kripke, a clinical social worker and mother, who shares her journey from childhood anxiety to becoming a maternal mental health advocate. Kate explores how self-awareness and self-compassion help mothers recognize and reduce projection onto their children. She emphasizes that healing ourselves is the greatest gift we can give our kids. Kate offers practical tools, including eight brain-health habits and a simple breathing technique to regulate the nervous system. Together, Emily and Kate inspire mothers to embrace hard conversations, reclaim agency, and heal with courage.Connect with Kate: Wanting to feel calm, connected, and confident in motherhood? Watch my free 30-minute masterclass: https://www.calmconnectionsystem.com/sign-up-e Feeling overwhelmed? Reset your nervous system and reconnect with yourself—join Kate’s 21-Day interactive wellness challenge today: https://itlist.co/i/2316/aligned-mama-reset-21-day-interactive-wellness-challenge If you’re ready to go deeper and connect with a community of women who get it, I’d love to invite you into the Rising Room—our safe space for mamas navigating…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Cleghorn

Guest: Kate Kripke

Topics covered

• maternal mental health
• self-awareness
• self-compassion
• parenting
• emotional regulation
• healing

Keywords

• maternal mental health
• self-awareness
• self-compassion
• emotional regulation
• parenting tools
• nervous system
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Calm Connection System, Itlist, Patreon, Mamahood After Trauma

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