Breaking the Cycle: Parenting with a Regulated Mind
What if the most powerful parenting strategy wasn’t something you did to your child…
…but something you did within yourself?
If you’ve ever snapped when you didn’t want to, felt deep guilt after losing patience, or worried that your trauma is leaking into your child’s life — you’re not alone.
In fact, you’re likely doing better than you think.
Because here’s the secret no one tells you:
You’re already becoming the mom you wish you had.
And it’s not because you’re perfect — it’s because you’re aware.
You’re showing up.
You’re feeling what generations before you had to suppress.
You’re healing in real time.
That’s cycle-breaking. That’s powerful. That’s parenting with a regulated mind.
What Does It Mean to Be Regulated?
It’s not about being calm all the time.
A regulated nervous system is one that:
Feels stress but returns to safety
Can pause before reacting
Recognizes emotional patterns and redirects them with care
Models emotional honesty without overwhelming the room
And most importantly — it’s contagious.
Your child feels your nervous system more than your words.
When you do the work to release trauma, soothe your body, and regulate your responses, your child learns what real safety feels like.
Generational Healing Starts With the One Who Says “It Stops With Me”
You are that person.
When you:
Choose to take a breath instead of yell
Reflect instead of react
Cry and release instead of numb or blame…
…you’re not just healing yourself.
You’re healing the unspoken trauma of your lineage.
You’re rewiring your child’s baseline for love and safety.
Even when you slip (and you will), your repair becomes the new model.
They don’t need you perfect.
They need you present.
They need you regulated — and real.
My Journey as a Single Mom (And Why It Changed Everything)
I wasn’t always regulated. I wasn’t always calm.
I was surviving — running a business, co-parenting, carrying my own childhood wounds, and feeling like I had to do it all right.
Then my son started showing signs of stress in his body. His skin, his sleep, his nervous system.
That’s when I realized: my body was speaking through his.
So I began the work.
I learned to release what I carried.
I used the Regressive Release Method and self-hypnosis to stop passing on what I hadn’t even realized I was holding.
And something miraculous happened:
As I healed, so did he.
You Can Parent From a New Place
You can parent from peace instead of panic.
From groundedness instead of guilt.
From your true self — not your trauma.
But it starts with you.
Not your schedule, not your sleep training method, not your boundaries (yet).
It starts with your nervous system.
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With love,
Carrie LaMastus
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