Raising Good Humans Real Ways to Stay Regulated When Parenting Feels Overwhelming w/ Dr. Elisha Goldstein
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Mar 27, 2026 
Dr. Elisha Goldstein, clinical psychologist and mindfulness author, shares practical ways to break the overwhelm in parenting. He talks about tiny shifts that beat perfection, why insight alone does not change behavior, and simple in-the-moment tools to interrupt reactivity. Expect short practices for calming the nervous system, savoring positives, and reinforcing new patterns to stay regulated.
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Use A Minute Body Scan To Reset
- Do a quick body scan and soften tension to interrupt overwhelm.
- Elisha guides a minute-long practice: notice face, shoulders, back, hips, legs and breathe in 4, out slightly longer to drop shoulders.
Chronic Low-Grade Stress Steals Parenting Moments
- Living in low-grade chronic stress is the water we're swimming in and erodes attention for meaningful moments.
- Elisha calls it the culture of overwhelm that usurps attention and shortens our availability for kids and memory of moments.
Missed Kid Moment In The Kitchen Corner Of Crap
- Elisha missed a moment with his youngest because he was plugged into tasks at the kitchen corner of crap.
- He noticed being locked into his phone and by the time he turned, his son had left, illustrating the overwhelm loop.
