Last week Lisa named the meltdown hangover. This week she gets practical. In this episode of The Autism Mom Coach, the second of a two-part series, Lisa shares ten specific, science-backed things you can do to avoid, interrupt, or shorten the emotional and physical fallout that lingers after a meltdown. From creating space and getting outside to cold water, movement, hydration, and the way you talk to yourself, these are concrete tools to help your own nervous system reset, because staying calm as an autism mom is real work, not a personal failing.

• Practical, body-based ways to interrupt your stress response after a meltdown, including stepping away without a dramatic exit, getting outside, cold water on your face or wrists, movement, hydration, and a protein snack.
• Why sensory reduction and comfort measures matter as much for you as they do for your child, since your nervous system as an autism mom is under regular strain and deserves the same care you give your kid.
• How thought redirection and constructive self-talk keep you from spiraling back into the stress response, including the "I'm having the thought that" technique and growing a kinder inner voice.

• Free Training: Reduce Meltdowns by 50% This Week
• Schedule a consultation with Lisa
• The Autism Mom Coach
• Dr. Kristin Neff

• The Meltdown Hangover, Part One (Ep #204)
• The #1 Meltdown Mistake Autism Parents Make (And How to Stop) (Ep #200)
• The Autism Behavior Barometer: A Better Way to Understand Meltdowns (Ep #130)