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Break The Reactivity Cycle
With Courtney JohannesenParenting is hard. And sometimes, despite your best intentions, you react in ways you later regret. You yell, you shut down, or you feel completely hijacked by frustration, and the guilt follows. This is a practical course for overwhelmed parents who want to understand why they react the way they do, learn to regulate their nervous system in the moment, and repair connection with their children when reactions happen. You’ll explore why reactivity is driven by your nervous system, not your love or discipline; how hidden triggers from past experiences influence your parenting today; simple, actionable tools to regulate before you react, even in high-stress moments; and compassionate repair strategies to reconnect after reactive moments and model emotional resilience for your children. This course is for parents who want to: respond instead of react, even when they’re stressed or sleep-deprived; understand their emotional triggers and nervous system patterns; reduce guilt and shame after moments of reactivity; and build calm, intentional, and connected parenting practices. You don’t need to be perfect. You need to understand yourself, regulate your nervous system, and practice repair. This course gives you the guidance, awareness, and strategies to do exactly that, so your parenting feels less reactive and more connected.
A parent’s guide to nervous system regulation and repair.
About this course
Parenting is hard. And sometimes, despite your best intentions, you react in ways you later regret. You yell, you shut down, or you feel completely hijacked by frustration, and the guilt follows. This is a practical course for overwhelmed parents who want to understand why they react the way they do, learn to regulate their nervous system in the moment, and repair connection with their children when reactions happen. You’ll explore why reactivity is driven by your nervous system, not your love or discipline; how hidden triggers from past experiences influence your parenting today; simple, actionable tools to regulate before you react, even in high-stress moments; and compassionate repair strategies to reconnect after reactive moments and model emotional resilience for your children. This course is for parents who want to: respond instead of react, even when they’re stressed or sleep-deprived; understand their emotional triggers and nervous system patterns; reduce guilt and shame after moments of reactivity; and build calm, intentional, and connected parenting practices. You don’t need to be perfect. You need to understand yourself, regulate your nervous system, and practice repair. This course gives you the guidance, awareness, and strategies to do exactly that, so your parenting feels less reactive and more connected.
Meet your Teacher
Courtney Johannesen is a conscious parenting educator who helps parents regulate their emotions, calm their nervous systems, and break reactive cycles. Her work blends mindfulness, breathwork, and nervous system awareness to support calm, connected parenting in real-life moments of stress and overwhelm. In addition to working directly with parents, Courtney partners with practitioners, schools, and organizations to teach emotional regulation and conscious communication practices. Through guided meditations, courses, and trainings, she supports both families and professionals in creating more regulated, compassionate environments.