What if your reactivity isn't a personal failure—but your nervous system trying to protect you?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with former child therapist and nervous system educator Ann Odom to explore how healing, attachment theory, and emotional regulation can transform the way we experience motherhood, parenting, and our relationship with ourselves.

Together, we discuss how creating a secure attachment within yourself can help you become the calm, authentic parent you long to be—not through perfection, but through self-compassion, awareness, and intentional growth.

Whether you're navigating constant overwhelm, snapping at your children, or feeling disconnected from your body, this episode is a reminder that you are not broken.

Your body has been doing its best to protect you, and true healing begins when we learn to listen instead of judge.

In this episode, we explore:

• How your nervous system shapes your reactions as a parent
• What attachment theory teaches us about healing ourselves
• Why emotional regulation starts with feeling safe in your body
• The role of self-compassion in breaking generational cycles
• Why authenticity matters more than perfection in parenting
• Simple somatic practices to support nervous system healing
• How community and co-regulation help us heal
• Finding your way back to yourself through personal growth and embodied healing

Healing doesn't happen because we become perfect mothers. It happens when we create a safe relationship with ourselves.

As we nurture our own nervous system with compassion, authenticity, and support, we begin to change the emotional legacy we pass on to our children.

Connect with Ann Odom:
Instagram: @the.reprogrammed.parent
Podcast: The ReProgram on Spotify
Website: www.thereprogrammedparent.com

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Thank you for listening!

Remember, you are so worthy of your Vibrant Life! 💖 Kori

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