Taking Back Ownership of Your Nervous System
About this episode
Dr. Brooke Weinstein discusses the importance of internal regulation over external validation to combat feelings of exhaustion and burnout in parenting.
EP:182 In this episode of Thrive Like a Parent, I’m diving deep into one of the biggest reasons so many of us feel exhausted, resentful, and burnt out: regulating externally instead of internally. I’m breaking down the difference between the two in real-life, practical terms. When we regulate externally, we rely on our partners, kids, parents, friends, or even the state of our house to determine how we feel. We wait for someone else to notice we’re drowning, to give us permission to rest, to step in and take over. And when they don’t? We feel angry, unseen, and completely overwhelmed. I share how this showed up in my own life—how I used to abandon myself over and over again, scheduling everything around my family, believing my worth came from doing more, people-pleasing, and hoping that one day someone would finally “get it” and take care of me the way I needed. Spoiler: that moment never came… until I decided to become the one who takes care of me. We’ll talk about: Why your partner (or kids, or parents) are not mind readers—and why expecting them to be is wrecking your nervous systemHow external regulation fuels resentment, burnout, and emotional explosions with your kids and…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Brooke Weinstein
Topics covered
- nervous system
- self-care
- boundaries
- emotional regulation
- burnout
- parenting
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