158. How to Handle Your Back-to-School Emotions Without Mom Guilt
158. How to Handle Your Back-to-School Emotions Without Mom Guilt  
Podcast: Leadership Parenting- Resilient Moms Raise Resilient Kids
Published On: Wed Aug 19 2026
Description: Send us Fan MailThe first day of school can feel like freedom and heartbreak in the same breath. You may feel sad that your kids are growing up, worried about how they'll adjust, relieved to have some time to yourself - and then guilty for feeling relieved. In this episode of the Leadership Parenting Podcast, I'm talking about how to handle back-to-school emotions without mom guilt. I'll explain why parenting transitions can feel so emotional, why your brain and nervous system react strongly to change, and why feeling guilt doesn't necessarily mean you've done something wrong. I'll also give you four simple emotional regulation tools to help you calm your body, understand what you're feeling, stop judging yourself for having mixed emotions, and move through motherhood transitions with more confidence. Because being a resilient mom doesn't mean having the 'right' feelings. It means learning how to hold more than one feeling at a time and keep going.If you'd like to get the show notes for this episode, head to: https://leighgermann.com