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Ever found yourself smiling and agreeing to something, only to walk away wishing you had said no? Do you wonder why you keep accidentally ending up resentful or burnt out? You wonder why boundaries and conflict feel like you could die? That’s not just “people-pleasing” it’s your nervous system working overtime to keep you safe through fawning.

In this episode, we dig into what’s really happening beneath freeze and fawn responses. These patterns aren’t flaws to fix; they’re survival strategies that once protected you. But if they’ve become your default, they can quietly erode your boundaries, your voice, your capacity, and your sense of choice.

You’ll learn:

• Why people-pleasing isn’t the same as kindness or empathy
• How freeze shows up when you feel the activation but can’t mobilize it
• Why true nervous system health isn’t perpetual calm it’s healthy anger being utilized as energy for your good
• The surprising role of physical practices (like kickboxing!) in waking your body up to new options
• How to set emotional boundaries with your kids (without shutting them out)
• The 1% shifts you can make today to reclaim agency in your responses
  
  

Your freedom and regulation isn’t about escaping conflict or erasing your human complexity. It’s about befriending all parts of yourself and gaining access to your power, softness, and everything in between.

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Motherhood will stretch you in ways you never imagined, but you don’t have to face it alone. In this raw conversation with Dr. Kim Murray, licensed marriage & family therapist and perinatal mental health specialist, we break open the truths no one is talking about on Instagram or in the baby books especially around postpartum mental health struggles.

We cover:

1. Why perinatal mental health starts before conception and lasts years after birth
2. The sobering reality: 1 in 5 mothers experience postpartum depression or anxiety
3. Why intrusive thoughts are more common than you think (and not a sign you’re broken)
4. The impact of a baby’s arrival on marriage and how to protect your relationship
5. What “maternal gatekeeping” really is and why it fuels burnout
6. Small but powerful tools for survival: grounding, 60-second hugs, and the radical act of saying no

Above all, you’ll learn why the mantra “Something’s got to give-but it cannot be me” might just save your sanity.

Whether you’re planning for pregnancy, navigating the newborn haze, chasing toddlers, or redefining your identity as your kids grow, this episode offers validation, strategies, and hope.

Be sure to grab Dr. Kim Murray's Postpartum Support Plan

About Dr. Kim Murray:

I am a proud mother of two girls, with a loving husband whom I have called mine for almost 20 years.

Dr. Kim Murray https://www.safehavenfamilytherapy.com/

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If you’re ready to stop living on autopilot and start leading your life with deep presence, I’d love to work with you. Book a free interest call here: Click Here

💌 Want more? Follow me on Instagram @themotherhoodmentor for somatic tools, nervous system support, and real-talk on high-functioning burnout, ambition, healing perfectionism, and motherhood. And also pretty epic meme drops.

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What if transformation isn’t about fixing what’s broken, but learning to relate to yourself with compassion and trust?

In this raw and powerful conversation, guest Jenna Lee Dillon shares the inner shifts she’s experienced through somatic coaching, masterminds, and retreats. Once living in a constant state of “pedal to the metal,” Jenna Lee discovered the radical freedom of trusting herself to know when to accelerate- and when to slow down.

We explore:

1. Why strategy alone can’t touch the deepest parts of growth
2. The metaphors that help women in their head shift how life feels
3. How to stop performing resilience and actually build a “bigger boat” before the storm hits
4. What changes when high-achieving women stop caretaking everyone else’s emotions first

This episode is an invitation to step off the hamster wheel of extremes and into a new way of being - one where presence, vulnerability, and trust create the kind of transformation no strategy can.

Want to work with Becca? Apply or coaching here: https://www.the-motherhood-mentor.com/reclamationcoaching

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Jenna Lee's Book: https://a.co/d/1YuFPHz

If you’re ready to stop living on autopilot and start leading your life with deep presence, I’d love to work with you. Book a free interest call here: Click Here

💌 Want more? Follow me on Instagram @themotherhoodmentor for somatic tools, nervous system support, and real-talk on high-functioning burnout, ambition, healing perfectionism, and motherhood. And also pretty epic meme drops.

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