Need Help Dealing with Political Stress? How to Calm the Nervous System for Yourself and Your Kids
Bonds after Baby: Rebuild your marriage, reduce postpartum resentment & guard maternal mental health · Evie Mpras, MS, LMFT
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Show Notes
Pregnancy anxiety and postpartum anxiety isn't getting any easier with the current political climate. Maternal mental health is affected by external stressors and the kind of relationship support we receive through the stress.
You're inundated by disturbing and unsettling information and images daily- and you care, AND you also need to be OK for yourself and your kids.
In this episode, I'm going to give you concrete tips on how to calm your nervous system for your own sake, and for your kids.
I'll:
- briefly share the science of how political stress impacts pregnant and postpartum moms (and all moms!)
- xxplain why “just tuning it out” often doesn’t bring relief
- describe how co-regulation and emotional safety calms the nervous system
- outline simple, evidence-informed ways parents can reduce overwhelm without disconnecting
So you can have an authentic reaction to what you are seeing, while also staying connected to yourself and your kids.
I'm here to offer compassion and practical tips during this incredibly stressful time of external stressors.
Your nervous system is responding to real stress in a vulnerable season—and support matters!