Nervous system support for burnt-out mums
If you’re here, chances are you’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix.
Your nervous system has been holding too much, for too long.
This page is a collection of free support, gentle tools, and education to help you feel a little steadier in your body.
You don’t need motivation, mindset work, or more information.
Just support that meets you where you are.
Take what helps. Leave the rest.
🌱 Start here: free nervous system tools
These are simple tools I share with mums who are deep in burnout, survival mode, or emotional overload.
They’re designed to be low effort, body-based, and usable on real life days.
You don’t need to “do them properly”.
Just showing up is enough.
You don’t need to read everything here. Choose the one that fits where you are today.
🧘♀️ Calm Mum Toolkit - FREE
A gentle place to start when exhaustion feels constant.
For special needs mums whose nervous systems have been running on high alert for too long.
🌿5-Minute Reset for Perimenopause Mums Parenting Neurodivergent Kids - FREE
For moments when your body is already stretched and your child needs you steady.
A short, body-based reset you can use in real life moments.
If you’re neurodivergent yourself, this may feel especially supportive.
🌟Melbourne Weekend Retreat Waitlist (special needs mums)
A nervous system reset weekend for mums who care for children with additional needs or disabilities.
Want first dibs + early bird + to help shape it? Join the waitlist [HERE]
🌿 Understanding Sensory Overload & Reducing Triggers - FREE
For carers raising neurodivergent kids.
Clarity and confidence around sensory overload without blame or behaviour charts.
🌊 Your Body’s Cry for Calm - FREE
When survival mode is starting to show up in your body.
Understand the link between chronic stress, the nervous system, and physical symptoms.
🌿 The 10-Minute Energy Reset – FREE
A gentle reset for special needs mums when exhaustion feels heavy.
Short, low-effort ways to support your energy and nervous system without routines, prep, or pressure.
🌿 Transitions Without Tears – Mini Kit ($9)
A nervous system cheat sheet for autism and ADHD transitions.
Simple, low-effort tools to help transitions feel calmer and more predictable, without escalating everyone’s nervous system.
Includes:
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Copy-and-paste scripts (screens off, leaving, packing up, switching tasks)
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Visual cards (First–Then, Choice, Countdown, We’re Switching)
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One-page transition flowchart
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Plan B for escalations
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7-day tracker
Instant download.
Use it today.
🌿 5-Minute Nervous System Reset for Overstimulated Mums - FREE
A gentle, body-based reset for mums who feel overstimulated, wired, or overwhelmed.
Designed to help your nervous system settle in just a few minutes — without pushing, fixing, or analysing.
Includes a 60-second downshift, simple scripts, and one grounding body cue you can use anywhere.
The Overstimulated Mum Reset
A gentle, nervous-system-first reset for mums who feel constantly overstimulated, wired, or overwhelmed — especially with ADHD traits, perimenopause, or long-term caregiving stress.
This is a one-week reset, designed to be used in small, manageable pieces.
What’s included:
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7 calming nervous system reset audios (10–15 minutes each)
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Overstimulation Signals Map to help you recognise overload earlier
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“Choose Your Reset” guide for low-capacity days
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Mini guide: When overstimulation isn’t anxiety
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Bonus $50 voucher toward The Anchored Mum Project
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Lifetime access
Time commitment:
Approximately 10–15 minutes per day. No journaling, no homework, and no pressure to do it perfectly or in order.
Investment: $49 AUD
A supportive, low-demand option for mums who need their nervous system to settle, not another thing to push through.
✨ Free Daily Support for Special Needs Mums
Join my Anchored Mum Broadcast for one gentle nervous-system message sent directly to your WhatsApp each day.
A tiny moment of calm, grounding and connection… right when you need it most. 💛
👉 https://wa.me/61426747469 (Text “JOIN” and I’ll add you 💛)
👕 Breathe In, Breathe Out Tee - $49
A wearable co-regulation tool for parents and children
On the back is a soft infinity loop with the words breathe in and breathe out. In moments of overwhelm, your child can trace the loop with their finger while standing behind you or leaning into you, helping their body slow without you needing to explain, prompt, or manage the moment.
This isn’t about teaching breathing or fixing behaviour.
It’s about shared rhythm, safety, and connection when nervous systems are under pressure.
Created from lived experience and informed by somatic nervous system work, this tee supports regulation through movement and touch rather than words.
Sometimes the most supportive thing you can offer is simply being there and breathing together.
Details
• Soft, breathable cotton (100%)
• Matte print designed for gentle tracing
• Available in womens sizes XS - 2XL
• Designed by SoulShift for Carers
Available within Australia only at this time.
Or learn a little from video (only if you feel up to it)
1. Why burnout feels endless
Helps you understand what’s really going on beneath the surface.
2. Somatic healing explained
A simple body-first reason why other approaches haven’t worked.
3. Calm tools for hard moments
Practical, gentle steps you can use today without pressure.
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