Real Ways to Stay Regulated When Parenting Feels Overwhelming w/ Dr. Elisha Goldstein

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In today’s episode I sit down with Dr. Elisha Goldstein to explore how small, practical shifts can help us break out of the constant overwhelm so many parents are living in. We talk about why knowing what to do isn’t the same as actually doing it, how chronic low-grade stress impacts the way we show up with our kids, and why self-regulation is one of the most important skills we can model. We discuss simple, in-the-moment tools to interrupt reactive patterns, calm the nervous system, and move from reacting to responding, as well as how these “tiny shifts” can improve not just our parenting, but our overall health and well-being. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Pre-order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans https://draliza.com/pre-order/ Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: draliza.substack.com Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast Sponsored by: Pocket Hose: Text HUMANS to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply Experian: Get started with the Experian App now! First Day: Our listeners get up to 57% Off AND a Free Gift with code HUMANS at FirstDay.com Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Visit eatright.org/everytable to learn more and find a nutrition and dietetics professional. Little Spoon: littlespoon.com/TRYFORMULA Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:10.1	So I know it can get hard to think about self-regulation and mindful approaches to things
0:17.0	when you're just exhausted and busy, which is why I wanted Elisha Goldstein to talk about
0:22.4	the tiny shifts. That's the name of his book, by the way, how emotional health transforms
0:27.2	stress, relationships, and longevity. But I wanted Elisha to first walk us through a couple of the
0:34.9	actual concrete tiny shifts that we can make in our day to day
0:39.8	so that we have that kind of nervous system that we want to lend to our kids. I'm Dr. Lisa
0:45.2	Pressman and this is Raising Good Humans podcast. I'm starting this episode in a different way than
0:52.4	I start most episodes because I'm not going to not take advantage of having you here.
0:58.1	So will you please start us off with a meditation?
1:03.8	We'll do something really short together, something that's doable, a small lift in some way.
1:10.2	Thank you.
1:11.9	So take a moment to just be aware of your body here
1:17.9	and notice maybe the positioning of your body,
1:23.3	how you're holding your body,
1:25.5	and do a gentle scan noticing if you're holding or tensing anywhere.
1:34.3	It's the first thing we want to kind of play with, including your face,
1:39.7	your shoulders, your back, your hips, legs, or feet.
1:45.8	And if you are, see if you can take a moment
1:48.9	to soften just a little bit, just a little bit.
1:55.5	And then breathe in, and as you breathe in,
1:59.4	see if you can breathe in for the count of four. As you breathe in, and as you breathe in, see if you can breathe in for the count of four.
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