How to Reset Your Nervous System During Motherhood

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Motherhood is one of life’s greatest gifts, but it also comes with a lot of emotional weight. Between sleepless nights, endless to-do lists, and the mental load of caring for everyone else, many moms find themselves stuck in a constant state of fight-or-flight.

What Happens To Our Bodies

Motherhood places unique demands on the nervous system. You are biologically hardwired to protect your children, which heightens your perception of threats and makes stress responses more intense.

For some, this begins right after birth when estrogen and progesterone levels drop, creating mood swings and sensitivity to stress. For others, it’s the chronic sleep loss, constant cortisol spikes, and the mental load of caregiving that keep the body stuck in fight-or-flight. (1)

Science shows that a mother’s brain also undergoes adaptive neuroplasticity during and after pregnancy, which includes shifts in brain structure and function, synchronization of brainwaves with her child during interaction, and heightened sensitivity to emotional and social cues. While these changes strengthen the bond with your child, they also make you more susceptible to stress and constant fight-or-flight state. (2)

There are natural ways to help regulate and restore balance through simple practices that nurture your nervous system so you can feel more grounded, present, and feel safe in your body again.

How To Naturally Reset Your Nervous System

While the stress of motherhood is a biological response, there are natural techniques to help you regulate your nervous system and return to a state of balance.

1. Deep Breathing: Slow, intentional breathing activates the parasympathetic “rest-and-digest” response, calming both mind and body. Place one hand on your chest and one on your belly, inhale deeply, then exhale slowly. Repeat for several minutes, gradually lengthening your exhales. (3)
2. Mindful Movement: Gentle stretching, yoga, walking, or even dancing reduces stress, aids physical recovery, boosts mood, and strengthens the mind-body connection. (4)
3. Connect With Other Moms: Talking with other moms who truly understand your journey can ease stress, reduce anxiety, and remind you that you’re not alone. (5)
4. Spend Time in Nature: Sunlight and green spaces regulate sleep, lower blood pressure, support immunity, and restore a sense of calm. (6)
5. Shake it Out: Physically shaking your body helps activate the natural “rest and digest” state, releasing stress hormones like cortisol and trapped tension from fight-or-flight responses, and grounds your body. (7)
6. Brain Dump: Grab a notebook, notes app, or whiteboard and set a 5–10 minute timer. Write down everything on your mind without judgment. When time is up, highlight what truly matters and release the rest. This clears mental clutter, eases anxiety, and helps you focus on what’s most important. (8)
7. Practice Self Compassion: Try simple gestures like placing a hand on your heart, giving yourself a gentle hug, or resting your face in your palms while offering a kind affirmation. When “mom guilt” arises, reframe your inner dialogue as you would for a friend: “I am doing the best I can, and that is enough.” (9)

Bring Balance Into Your Life

Alongside these simple daily practices, My Vagus Nerve BALANCE™ provides extra support for your nervous system. This multi-modal, neuroadaptive sublingual tincture is designed to calm the body, promote stress resilience, and encourage parasympathetic balance.

Made with Saffron, our GABABLISS™ stack, Ayurvedic adaptogens, neuroactive botanicals, 24k colloidal gold, minerals, and a proprietary terpene stack, BALANCE™ nourishes the microbiome-gut-brain-axis and helps restore emotional and physiological equilibrium. 

Just a few pumps under the tongue, a deep breath and you can begin to shift from fight-or-flight back into a state balance.

BALANCE™ is here when you need it because even the strongest mothers deserve support too.

DISCLAIMER: This product is a dietary supplement and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medication, please consult your healthcare provider before use.