A Heart-Centered Reset for Tired Parents

An Emotion Regulation Course Designed for Parents

I’m so pleased to share with you the audio course I created  for parents - focusing on emotion regulation and presence. I wanted to create something specifically for parents because just as there are wonderful moments in parenting, so are there are also very difficult moments. And those difficult moments can deflate us.

I'll share the details here with you, and I hope you’ll check it out!

The course is titled A Heart-Centered Reset for Tired Parents, and it’s available on the Insight Timer App.

Course Design

The course blends mindfulness, emotion regulation, attachment theory, and brain-based parenting, and it's designed for all parents, irrespective of your children's age. There are 6 lessons and 1 guided sleep meditation. Each lesson is approximately 20 minutes in duration, and includes:

- a brief informative lesson
- an emotion regulation strategy
- a guided practice (meditation)
- a home practice suggestion

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Breathe
Using the breath to calm emotion

Lesson 2: Feel
Understanding the felt sense of emotion
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Lesson 3: Release
Mindfulness for letting go of old narratives

Lesson 4: Affirm
Releasing perfectionism and self-critical thoughts

Lesson 5: Befriend
Learning to include yourself in your caring

Lesson 6: Relax
Settling a busy mind at the end of the day

Lesson 7: Sleep
A guided meditation for sleep

Parenthood can be tough. And when things get tough, we can all use a bit of help. This course is about developing a healthy habit with emotion regulation so that you can handle the tough moments that come your way - it’s about rejuvenating you, the parent - so that you can re-discover, re-energize, and re-centre in the present moment.

When we approach the day with mindful awareness and the ability to settle strong emotion when it bubbles up, we are more present with others and experience greater ease in bravely showing up as our authentic self. 

If this sounds interesting to you, please give the course a go!


Learn more and sign up for the course on the Insight Timer app, at A Heart-Centered Reset for Tired Parents