Nervous System Reset for Caregivers - Burnout, Advocacy, Emotional Regulation, Hyper-vigilance, Health Care | Podcast Guru

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Regulate your nervous system so you can advocate clearly without burning out. Nervous System Reset for Caregivers is a trauma-aware caregiver support podcast for family carers holding it together in hard rooms — appointments, hospital days, and service systems — and then crashing afterwards. If you’re tired, overwhelmed, stuck in survival mode, or leaving the room thinking “I should have said that differently”, you’re in the right place. Each episode shares simple, nervous-system-safe tools for emotional regulation, hypervigilance, caregiver burnout prevention, and regulated advocacy — so your brain comes back online and you can take the next step with steadier words. No pressure. No perfect routines. No toxic positivity. Just one gentle reset and one practical next step that fits real life. Want a tiny tool you can use in the hallway, the car, or at 2am? Grab the 90 Second Reset in the show notes.

Recent Episodes

Why You Crash After Holding It Together: The Hidden Cost of Caregiving

What happens when you can hold it together through the appointment, hospital corridor, or difficult service-system meeting — only to fall apart afterwards? If you’ve ever wondered, “Why am I so exhausted?” or “Why don’t I feel as sharp as I used to?”, this conversation is for you. In this episode of **Nervous System Reset for Caregivers**, Michelle is joined by **Dr. Vanessa Labode-Richman**, clinical neuropsychologist and creator of the Forward Method, for an honest conversation about the ...

72 MIN

When the Caregiver Becomes the Patient: Advocating for Your Own Health

What happens when the person who advocates for everyone else has to walk into a room and advocate for themselves? In this episode of *Nervous System Reset for Caregivers*, Michelle explores what happens when a caregiver becomes a patient — and why getting care for your own body can be so difficult when you are already carrying the physical, emotional and mental load of caring for someone else. For many caregivers, attending their own medical appointment requires far more than simply booking...

29 MIN

Told to Manage Stress? What Caregivers Can Actually Do in Five Minutes

What if “manage your stress” came with practical support that actually fit caregiver life? In this episode of Nervous System Reset for Caregivers, Michelle speaks with Melissa Lewis-Duarte, PhD, NBC-HWC, stress management and resilience coach, psychologist and creator of the Take Five Framework. Together, they explore what happens when caregivers hold everything together in appointments, hospital wards, service meetings and difficult conversations—only to crash afterwards. Melissa shares from...

61 MIN

When Girls Mask: What Caregivers Need to Know About Autism and ADHD

What happens when one question finally gets answered—and suddenly a hundred more appear? In this caregiver-to-caregiver conversation, Michelle speaks with Greer Jones, creator of The Unfinished Idea and founder of the Beautifully Wired Summit, about autism and ADHD in girls and women. Together, they explore why neurodivergence can be missed or misunderstood in girls, how masking can hide signs for years, and what caregivers may notice first—from after-school shutdowns and emotional overwhelm ...

72 MIN

Adult Child Caregiver Burnout: When Is It Time to Ask for Help?

If you’re an adult child caring for an ageing parent while also managing work, family, appointments, admin, and your own emotional load, this episode is for you. In this guest episode of Nervous System Reset for Caregivers, Michelle speaks with Wendy Adlerstein, a licensed social worker with nearly 30 years of experience in ageing and home care. Wendy shares what she sees when adult children first reach out: exhaustion, racing thoughts, disrupted sleep, isolation, guilt, and the feeling that ...

59 MIN