Snapping & Overstimulation

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You feel it before it happens. That is the part that makes you feel crazy. It rises in your chest like a kettle coming...

You snapped at your kid over a sock today. Or maybe it was the tone your partner used asking a completely normal question. Whatever...

You know the feeling. Everything is too much and you cannot even say what everything is. Here is the thing nobody told you. Overwhelmed...

You have been chasing the wrong target. You think the goal is to become the mom who never loses it. The endlessly patient one....

You think it comes from nowhere. One second you are fine, buttering toast, half listening to the noise. The next second you are loud,...

Somewhere in the last year, every mom I know stopped saying “I’m so tired” and started saying “my nervous system is fried.” Searches for...

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You were fine. That is the part that makes no sense. You woke up gentle. You made the toast. You found the matching socks,...

You smiled at the rude man at the supermarket. You were endlessly gentle with the woman on the phone who put you on hold...

The telly is on. The tablet is going in the other room. And someone, always someone, is talking directly at the side of your...

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New to the word “touched out”? Start here first. 💛 What “touched out” actually means and why it’s not your fault explains what is...