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Brooke Weinstein, Austin, TX (2025)

11/21/2025

Have you ever done this before? Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime or when you should?
Knowing you have a huge day tomorrow and need the rest?
But you find yourself scrolling for hours and hours upon end.

And then, when it’s time to fall asleep, all of a sudden you hear that throbbing heartbeat in your pillow.

The overstimulation is so much that you literally hear and feel everything.
You have a hard time going to sleep and you just get more and more anxious, knowing how busy of a day you have the next day.

The problem is when you utilize visual stimulation for hours and increase the state of your brain in to an overstimulated state, every little thing will trigger you.

And you know what that leads to?
Burnout.

And is burnout fun?
NO!

But I promise you don’t have to live this way.

When you build the skills and teach your brain and body how to remain in a regulated state the constant thoughts decrease. The irritability goes away. The joy arrives. And the peace remains.

If you want that it’s waiting. I would love nothing more than to support you and your family into living a life of happiness and peace. Simply put its brain health.

If you want to learn more, DM me TELL ME MORE

And do me a favor. Share this with a friend. Because we have to do this together and support ourselves and the next generation.

Xoxo
Dr.B

11/20/2025

Let’s discuss sensory seeking. Sensory seekers are more than just kids who like to jump, crash, and play rough.

It's parents too.

The ones who can’t sit still. Who need to be doing something constantly. Who loved deep pressure, workouts, ⁣loud music, and strong food flavors.
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Parents (and children) who are sensory seekers generally are under responsive to sensory input, meaning they crave and need that stimulation with more intensity and/or frequency.

You may be “seeking” input from any of the senses including sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste, proprioception, vestibular.

Sometimes being a seeker can also mean you expend that energy, depleting your gas tank fast, leaving nothing left for your family and kids.

And then snapping.

So what do you do?
You learn how to recalibrate your nervous system.

You rewire your brain and teach it patterns to decrease the craving of constant input.

When you understand how your sensory system operates, you stop running yourself into the ground trying to get your needs met. You stop the cycle of seeking, depleting, snapping, and then hating yourself for it.

And how do you do that?
With ME.

You've been trying to manage this alone, thinking you just need more discipline or better strategies. But you need someone who actually understands how sensory seeking shows up in your body and what to do about it.

If you've followed me for a while, you know this is what we do. We help you decode what your nervous system is actually asking for so you can stop exhausting yourself and start having the capacity you need for your family.

Let's chat. It's time to stop the depletion cycle. Comment CHAT and I'll DM you to set up a call with me and my team.
Xo, Dr. B 💛

11/20/2025

When you're trying to fix your life, but when your ACTUAL human experience doesn't fit neatly into the structure of the program or therapy you are trying, you start to think something is wrong with you.

NOTHING is wrong with you. The model is broken. One size fits all is not gonna cut it.

My goal is to build capacity for YOUR nervous system to handle YOUR actual life.

Not the life you're supposed to want. Not the version where everything is calm and predictable.

The one where your mother-in-law shows up unannounced, your kid melts down at Target, and you have three deadlines hitting at once.

We're not teaching you skills you'll use once and forget. We're helping you develop an internal system of noticing, naming, and responding to what your body is doing in real time. That takes repetition. It takes coming back when things get hard again. It takes support that doesn't shame you for needing help more than once.

Traditional therapy wants you to graduate. Wellness programs want you to be fixed. I want you to have a place to come back to when life inevitably gets messy again.

Let's chat. Comment TELL ME MORE and I'll DM you to see what's going on in your world and how I can help 💛

Xo, Dr. B

11/19/2025

I get asked about screens constantly. And yeah, they're not great for kids' brains. The science is pretty clear on that. But I also let my kids use them because I live in 2025 and we don't live in a bunker.

Here's what I actually do: I limit exposure. I monitor what they're consuming. And no devices in bedrooms—that one's non-negotiable in our house.

Does this make me popular? Absolutely not. But it DOES give me peace of mind that I'm supporting their nervous system and helping the create healthy habits around media consumption.

It only gets harder as they get older. The peer pressure ramps up. The "everyone else has one" arguments get louder. But their brain is still developing the regulation skills they'll need for the rest of their lives.

So yeah, they're gonna be mad at you. And you're still gonna say I'm going to help you choose when, why and HOW we as a family use devices.

Because that's the beauty of parenting! We help create a space where our kids can practice regulation, resilience and patience, so they can have a regulated, resilient and calm future 💛

We got this! Xo, Dr. B

11/18/2025

Postpartum depression in the media tends to be wildly inaccurate.
Dr. Jessica Zucker, a renowned psychologist specializing in reproductive and maternal mental health, author of "I HAD A MISCARRIAGE" and "NORMALIZE IT," and creator of the campaign, is breaking down why the portrayals we see are almost always the most extreme versions. Postpartum psychosis instead of postpartum depression. Parents completely unable to function instead of the version that's actually MOST common.

What most people are experiencing looks nothing like what we see on screen. It's the parent who's technically functioning but barely holding on. The one who feels completely disconnected but still manages to show up. The one experiencing contradictory feelings at the same time and wondering if something is seriously wrong with them.

When we only see the dramatic extremes, parents who are struggling in quieter ways think their experience doesn't count or isn't "bad enough" to get support.

It absolutely DOES count. And you're not the only one feeling this way.
Comment PODCAST and I'll send you a link to listen/watch!

Xo, Dr. B 💛

11/18/2025

You took the day off last week and spent it doing nothing. You were supposed to feel better. Instead you felt guilty, anxious, and somehow more exhausted.

So you went back to pushing. You powered through the morning chaos, the never-ending to-do list, the bedtime routine that always takes twice as long as it should. You told yourself you'd feel accomplished once everything was done.

But you don't. You just feel more fried.

Now you're stuck. Rest doesn't restore you anymore. Pushing makes it worse. And you have no idea which one you're supposed to be doing.

The science I've studied for years explains this: you've been running on empty for so long that your body can't receive rest even when you give it. Your nervous system is so fried that a day off just leaves you wired and guilty instead of recharged.

When rest refuels you, when you actually feel more patient, more present, more like yourself, you're tackling life in a regulated state. It FEELS GOOD to take a break. Novel, right?

When pushing leaves you snapping at your kids over nothing, crying in your car, or lying awake at 2am replaying every conversation—stop. Your body is telling you it's done.

You've tried resting. You've tried pushing through. Neither one is working because you're too depleted to do this alone.

Feel like you need support but don't know where to start? Comment CHAT and I'll send you a link to book a 45-minute video discovery call. Let's see if we're the right fit to get you regulated and living your best (even if sometimes tired!) life.

Xo, Dr. B

11/17/2025

Early in my grief, someone complained to me that their grocery store was out of rotisserie chicken.

I wanted to throw something.

That mundane bu****it felt like an actual insult when I was drowning in real loss.

Fast forward to now. I can hold space for the rotisserie chicken meltdown without my whole body tensing up. I can listen to your work drama or your kid's tantrum story without wanting to scream "WHO CARES."

I did the work. I processed the grief instead of white-knuckling my way through it. I invested in real support when everything in me wanted to isolate and convince everyone I was fine.
When your nervous system is flooded with grief, you have zero capacity for other people's everyday struggles. Your body is using every ounce of energy just to keep you upright. Someone else's minor inconvenience feels offensive because you're in survival mode and they're complaining about being mildly uncomfortable.

Grief recalibrates your entire threat detection system. Everything that's not your specific loss registers as trivial or worse, a slap in the face.

Healing means slowly rebuilding the capacity to hold multiple experiences at once. To honor your massive pain AND make space for someone else's frustration about traffic or burnt toast or whatever small thing is genuinely hard for them today.

If you're early in grief and you can't handle other people's small stuff right now, you're doing exactly what your body needs to do to protect you. How are you supporting and protecting your body?

And if you're the person whose "small stuff" keeps getting dismissed by someone in deep grief? Have some grace (and send them this video). Their capacity will come back. The process can't be rushed.
But it can be supported.

If you're feeling like this is you, DM READY and I'll message you about how I can help.

Xo, Dr. B 💛

11/16/2025

Is this you? You keep showing up for the friend who never asks how you're doing.
You stay in the relationship where you're doing all the emotional labor.
You scroll for two hours every night even though you hate how it makes you feel.
You tolerate the job that's slowly killing you because the alternative feels scarier.

Every single time you do this, your brain is learning: this is acceptable. This is what we're worth. This is the baseline.

Your nervous system doesn't care if something is good for you or just easy. It only cares about what feels SAFE. When you keep choosing the path of least resistance, your brain reinforces that pattern.

Your nervous system has been running in survival mode so long that "comfortable" has become more valuable than "aligned with who you actually are."

You've taught your brain that tolerating bu****it is safer than disrupting it.

So now the thought of setting a boundary feels impossible. Leaving the draining situation feels like too much. Asking for what you actually need feels selfish.

Your brain has adjusted to the comfort of compromise. And the longer you stay there, the harder it gets to remember what YOU wanted in the first place.

Breaking this pattern means your nervous system has to feel SAFE enough to choose differently. To tolerate the discomfort of change instead of the familiarity of settling.

You can't think your way out of this. Your body needs to relearn what safety feels like when you're NOT compromising yourself.

Comment CHAT to book a discovery call and see what kind of support you need.
Xo, Dr. B 💛

11/16/2025

Most people who have hit the wall of burnout, or are drowning in overwhelm have the same scenario play out. You never feel steady, you feel like a yo-yo with your emotions and your capacity for the world around you.

You beat yourself up because no matter what you try, you can't find the thing that makes you feel okay, every time you need to feel okay.

You're stuck in the cycle of hope, frustration and ultimately shame.

The shame comes from thinking you should be consistent. That you should KNOW what you need and stick to it. But your nervous system doesn't work that way!

Your capacity shifts based on stress, sleep, hormone fluctuations, how many demands you've already fielded that day, whether you've eaten, if your kid had a meltdown this morning. ALL of it changes what your body can handle.

When you start tracking this connection instead of beating yourself up for being inconsistent, you get to work WITH your system instead of fighting it.

You stop trying to force yourself through the concert when your body is begging for quiet. You stop feeling guilty for needing the music loud when under-stimulation has you crawling out of your skin.
Your body has been giving you accurate data this whole time. You just didn't have the framework to understand it.

If you've followed me for a while, you know that this is what we do. We are with you 24/7, tracking your nervous system responses, your sensory sensitivities and triggers. We help you retrain your brain to have more consistent capacity for life's bu****it.

Let's chat. It's time to break the shame cycle. Comment CHAT and I'll DM you to set up a call with me and my team.

Xo, Dr. B 💛

11/15/2025

I’m turning 40!!!

And I have two choices…
I can cry into my gluten-free Wheaties (with dairy-free milk because Hashimoto’s sucks)…
OR I can celebrate!!!!!

I can own every experience, every decade, every trauma, every obstacle, and every wall I’ve bulldozed through to get here.

I’ve been through a lot.
Honestly? For 40, I’ve lived through more than most people will experience in a lifetime.

And I’m fu***ng proud of every moment.
Because without it, I wouldn’t be where I am today:
A thriving business.
A grounded, healthy relationship.
A beautiful connection with my children.
A life I truly love living.

So this year, to celebrate me, I’ve decided to celebrate you.

Every single one of you in this community has impacted my life in ways you will never fully understand.
For the millions who’ve been reached…
For the DMs where you’ve shared your deepest, darkest truths…
For those who come for the knowledge and stay for the fun…
For those who’ve watched me evolve over years…
For those who care, who trust, and who walk beside me—
Thank you.

Thank you for being part of my healing journey.
Thank you for showing me what it feels like to be fully loved for who I am.
Thank you for trusting me, believing in me, laughing with me, learning with me, and letting me be exactly who I am.
You’ve helped me find worth, healing, joy, strength, and so much more.

And as my way of giving back…

🎉 Every single service is discounted for the entire month of November.
• $1,000 off Thrive Like a Parent
• $1,000/month off any 1:1 service
• Your first month FREE in any Regulation Reset Collective

Thank you for being here. Thank you for being part of my story. Thank you for helping me become the woman I am turning 40 as.

Here’s to 40.
Here’s to healing.
Here’s to us. ❤️

Xoxo
Dr.B

11/15/2025

I talk often about co-regulation and how to support your family through your own regulation.
Your nervous system influences your kids' or or your partner's nervous systems. That's a fact.

Somewhere along the way though, that got twisted. Now you're feeling responsible for managing everyone's emotional state AT ALL TIMES.

You're walking on eggshells in your own house. Monitoring their face, their tone, their energy.
Making sure you're calm enough, patient enough, upbeat enough so everyone ELSE can be okay.

You're exhausted from holding the emotional temperature of the entire household on your shoulders.

NEWS FLASH!!! Co-regulation doesn't mean you have to be perfect or suppress how you're actually feeling. It means your body can help bring their body back to baseline when they're dysregulated.

You aren't responsible for everyone's feelings, but you can model what regulation looks like. You can't regulate anyone else when your own nervous system is fried from trying to control everyone's mood.

Your kids don't need you to be a emotional thermostat. They need you to be a REAL HUMAN who can model what it looks like to have feelings, acknowledge them, and still stay grounded.

the best way to support them is to SUPPORT YOURSELF. Gain the skills to feel good in your body, in your brain and in your soul, no matter what you are facing.

If you're tired of feeling stuck in the same patterns, let's talk. Comment CHAT and I'll DM you the details to schedule a video call so we can see how to best help you get back to yourself.

Xo, Dr. B 💛

11/14/2025

You know the feeling. You're fine one minute, then something small happens and you're suddenly flooded with rage. Or tears. Or complete shutdown. The intensity doesn't match the situation, and you hate yourself for it.

"Why can't I just keep it together?"
"Why do I always overreact?"
"What's wrong with me?"
NOTHING. Nothing is wrong with you.

When your body has been running in survival mode for too long, your brain loses access to the parts that help you regulate emotion. You're not choosing to be this reactive. Your nervous system is doing exactly what it's designed to do when it feels unsafe.

This is what burnout actually looks like. Not just exhaustion, but a complete loss of emotional control that makes you feel like a stranger to yourself.

The feelings are too big. They come too fast. You can't find the pause button between what happens and how you respond. Then, the shame you feel about it keeps your nervous system stuck in the same dysregulated loop.

You can't think your way out of emotional dysregulation. But you CAN support your nervous system back into a state where regulation becomes possible again.

Comment CHAT to book a discovery call and see what kind of support you need.

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