The 3 Minute Pause Podcast

Episode 11: You Push Through Everrything

Why can’t you rest even when you feel awful? If you struggle to rest, feel guilty slowing down, or worry about disappointing people, this will help you start giving yourself permission. This episode explores people pleasing, self negotiation, and the pressure to keep showing up, even when your body is telling you to stop.

Episode 10 - I Said I’d Never Be This Parent

Why do you yell at your child and feel out of control—even when you don’t want to? In this episode, we explore parenting triggers, nervous system responses, and why these moments aren’t actually about your child.

Episode 9 - Your Body Remembers Everything

Your nervous system is always remembering—and that’s why you feel dysregulated, even when nothing seems wrong. This episode explores why you keep reaching for distraction and what’s really driving those patterns.

Episode 7 -You Can’t Back Down

Why do arguments escalate so quickly in relationships? This episode explores emotional triggers, conflict patterns, and why it can feel impossible to back down once you’re activated. Learn what’s happening underneath the intensity and how to stop getting pulled into the cycle.

Episode 6 - It’s Not FOMO—It’s the Fear of Being Forgotten

What if it’s not FOMO—but the fear of being forgotten? This episode explores the urge to always show up for others, even at your own expense. Learn how people-pleasing, anxiety, and fear of abandonment drive your decisions—and how to pause so you can respond with clarity instead of reacting

Episode 5 - Small Changes Shouldn’t Feel This Big

Why does losing your daily routine trigger anxiety? In this episode of The 3 Minute Pause, discover how small rituals regulate your nervous system and why change can bring difficult emotions to the surface. Learn how feeling your emotions while soothing yourself builds real emotional resilience when life disrupts your habits.

Episode 4 — Panic or Growth?

You feel stuck, even though nothing is technically wrong. So the urge arrives: change everything. New job, new city, new direction. In this episode of The 3 Minute Pause, we explore why life transitions can trigger anxiety in the nervous system and how urgency can disguise itself as purpose. Learning to pause helps you tell the difference between panic pushing you to act and real growth asking you to stay.

Episode 3 — How Your Child’s Emotions Trigger You

Your child’s emotions explode and suddenly your body is reacting too. Your chest tightens and calm disappears in seconds. In this episode of The 3 Minute Pause, we explore why a child’s dysregulation can feel contagious and what happens inside your nervous system in that moment. Co-regulation isn’t fixing their feelings — it’s learning to stay present while the storm moves through.

Episode 2 — Why Small Things Trigger Big Fights

“I want you to want to.” It sounds small, but in relationships those moments can feel enormous. In this episode of The 3 Minute Pause, we explore why ordinary frustrations — dishes, sighs, asking for help — can suddenly turn into big emotional fights. Often it isn’t the chore at all. It’s the deeper fear of being unseen or alone inside the relationship.

Episode 1 — That Email Hit Harder Than It Should Have

An email lands at work and suddenly your chest tightens. You feel defensive, exposed, or the urge to explain yourself before you even know why. In this episode of The 3 Minute Pause, we explore why your body reacts before your thinking brain catches up, and how recognising that moment can create the space to respond differently.