Find out if you or your child are part of the 30% of the population considered "Highly Sensitive People" by identifying common traits of an HSP with Mama Psychologists Co-Founder Chelsea Bodie. She breaks down strategies for navigating the overwhelm of motherhood, especially for those who are highly sensitive and tools for supporting your highly sensitive child. Chelsea also shares how she got through having her first baby at 27 weeks and the 3 month NICU stay and postpartum depression to follow.

We discuss:

-How to identify if you or your child is a “Highly Sensitive Person”

-Strategies for dealing with overstimulation while parenting and communicating your needs to those around you

-How to teach your kids to manage big feelings through tools like emotion coaching

-Chelsea’s story of a 3 month NICU stay after giving birth at 27 weeks and postpartum depression

-How Chelsea prepared for her second child after the experience and her tips for subsequent pregnancies and birth after trauma

-Real talk on the challenges of transitioning from 0 to 1 versus 1 to 2 or more kids

-Chelsea’s realistic self-care advice for busy moms

Whether you’re curious if you or your child are an HSP or are just looking for relatable and realistic talk on the challenges of motherhood, this episode is for you!

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