On this episode we talk about some pretty heavy life feelings: anxiety, overstimulation and the mental load. We discuss what type of anxiety we experience, what causes our anxiety and how we handle it. Our anxiety is reflected in household chaos and intrusive thoughts that no one ever talks about. Are you fight, flight or freeze?
oVeRsTiMuLaTeD is a word that we use in our families A LOT. Our girls can pick up queues when we are overstimulated and understand that the dog scratching to go out might just send Marley over the edge. We both experience being overstimulated in different ways. Marley gets overstimulated by sounds and noises while Mellany is overstimulated by constantly being touched. Sometimes being touched out can be exhausting!
The mental load of motherhood is something that can really be overlooked. There are so many thoughts, appointments, meals, laundry, etc. that need to get done and that often falls on us as moms. Our husbands are great helps, but also, we don’t want to have to ask for help or think for them. Moms just know what needs to be done and when library books are due and how to correctly fold a bath towel.
We are glad you’re here! We hope you enjoy!
Check out or Instagram and TikTok @call_your_sister and Facebook Call Your Sister
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!