"Mom, I'm bored."
"There's nothing to eat."
"Can you drive me?"
"He's touching my stuff."

It's 10 a.m. and you've already refereed two arguments and answered the same question four times.

And there are still nine more hours until bedtime.

Summer sounded so relaxing back in May.

No morning rush, lunches to pack, or homework to oversee.

But those pressures just got replaced by different ones: constant togetherness, less structure, more driving, more meals, and more chances for everyone to get on each other's nerves.

By mid-summer, you may notice you're more irritable and quicker to react than you want to be. And when that happens, the instinct is to assume you need better parenting strategies.

Usually you don't.

Your tank is running low, and this episode is about refilling the tank.

I share five specific, doable things that protect your capacity, so summer feels a little easier until the buses come back.

• The first question to ask yourself when you're running low on patience
• What happens when you intentionally slow down your breathing
• How to set boundaries that protect your time and energy
• The role connection plays in protecting your capacity

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Over the past 14 years of coaching moms, I've learned a lot and changed my mind about a few things.

You might assume I'm talking about time-outs, sticker charts, rewards, consequences, or some other parenting strategy.

The truth is, my views on those things haven't changed all that much.

What has changed is where I begin with a client and my understanding of why it's so hard to put good parenting advice into practice in the first place.

In this week's podcast episode, I share how my coaching has evolved, what led me to explore nervous system work, and why the advice I give today sounds different than it did earlier in my career.

If you've ever struggled with reactive parenting and wondered why knowing what to do doesn't always translate into doing it, this episode is for you.

• How my approach to coaching has evolved since 2012
• The pattern I began noticing in myself and my clients
• What my own experiences taught me about change

• Register for my free workshop - Why You Keep Losing It Even When You Know Better
• Apply for Damn Good Mama HERE. Next kickoff call is July 6.
• Buy and leave a review for the Less Drama More Mama book HERE.
• Subscribe to get email updates on Less Drama More Mama webinars, workshops, and special offers HERE.
• Follow Less Drama More Mama on Facebook and Instagram.
• Leave a review of the show in Apple Podcasts

From the outside, you look like you're doing fine. Maybe even great.

So why does it feel like you're one "that's not fair!" away from losing it?

It's the difference between two things that look similar from the outside, but feel nothing alike on the inside.

One of them is exhausting.

The other creates a little more ease and a little less struggle.

In this episode, I'm breaking down which one you've probably been doing, why it stops working, and what it looks like to move toward something different.

If you're tired of working so hard just to keep it together, press play.

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