Leadership Parenting- Resilient Moms Raise Resilient Kids
Welcome to Leadership Parenting, the podcast for the mom who wants to stop yelling, feel less overwhelmed, and show up as the calm, connected parent she knows she can be: a resilient mom who raises resilient kids.
Hosted by Leigh Germann, licensed therapist, resilience coach, and mom of five grown children, this show is your weekly guide to building emotional strength, navigating tough moments, and leading your family with confidence. With over 30 years of experience helping thousands of women, Leigh brings you practical tools, compassionate insights, and the science of resilience—so you can feel better, parent smarter, and model strength to your children.
Here, we talk about the real stuff: how to manage stress, anxiety, anger, and self-doubt… without losing yourself in the process. You’ll learn how to care for your mind and body, set healthy boundaries, and rise strong through the challenges of motherhood. Most importantly, you’ll discover how to teach your kids these same life-changing skills so they can grow into confident, capable, and emotionally healthy adults.
If you're ready to be a better mom without trying harder- you're in the right place.
Resilient moms raise resilient kids—and Leadership Parenting shows you how. Hit subscribe, and let’s walk this path together.
Episodes
147 episodes
147. How to Get Back on the Same Side as Your Body
So many of us moms are trying to build resilience while living completely disconnected from our own bodies. We push through stress, override exhaustion, ignore anxiety, and keep functioning until our nervous systems finally demand our attention...
146. How to Stop Letting Shame Control Your Life
Shame doesn’t usually show up as a clear thought. It shows up as a heavy feeling that tells you you’re the problem, and it can take one messy parenting moment and turn it into a whole identity. In this episode, we slow that process down a...
145. How to Make Peace With How Motherhood Changes You
Becoming a mother doesn't just change your life — it permanently enhances your brain, expands your identity, and reshapes the way you move through the world. In this tender Mother's Day episode, I walk through the concept of matrescence — the p...
144. The Self-Talk That's Running Your Parenting — And How to Rewrite It
There is a story running quietly in the background of your parenting. You may not even know it's there. But it's shaping everything — how you respond in hard moments, how you recover from mistakes, and what you believe you're capable of as a mo...
143. Why Resilient Moms Still Lose It — And How to Stop
If you want to stop yelling at your kids and be a calmer mom— this episode is where it starts.Every mom has had that moment — the reaction that came out of nowhere, bigger than the situation called for, that left you wondering what just ...
141. How to Say Yes to the Right Things
Do you ever find yourself doing all the things—laundry, carpool, volunteering, saying yes again—and feeling resentful, even though you care deeply about your family and your life?In this episode, I explore why the reason behind ...
140. How to Find More Peace in Parenting
If you've been parenting in performance mode — measuring yourself against impossible standards, running the replay of every imperfect moment, trying harder and feeling worse — this episode is your exhale. In this follow-up to Episo...
139. The Parenting Skill That Works Better Than Any Strategy
You've read the books. You've tried the strategies. And sometimes they work — and sometimes, for reasons you can't quite explain, they completely fall flat. In this episode, Leigh Germann reveals why: because the most important parenting skill ...
138. How to Feel Your Feelings Instead of Avoiding Them
You can cry easily, snap quickly, or feel “flooded” all day and still not be truly feeling your feelings. That sounds backwards, but it explains why so many of us walk around exhausted, reactive, and secretly ashamed of how big our emotions get...
137. How to Get Kids to Listen the First Time
If you’ve ever found yourself repeating the same instruction three, four, or five times while your child seems to completely ignore you, you’re not alone. In this episode, I walk you through a brain-first parenting framework that helps children...
135. How Moms Can Break Free From the Perfectionism Trap
What if you could keep your high standards as a mom and lose the constant pressure that says you’re never enough? That’s the promise of a research-backed shift from perfectionism’s heavy “concerns” to its healthy “strivings,” and it can change ...
134. What to Do When Survival Becomes Your New Normal
Some seasons of life are meant to be intense—but temporary. We tell ourselves, I can do this for a little while, and we push through on adrenaline, determination, and grit. But what happens when that season doesn’t end?In this e...
133. Do You Know The 2 kinds of Love Every Child Needs?
We have two jobs as parents — loving and teaching — and most of us blur them together without realizing it. When you understand which job you're doing in the moment, everything shifts. Parenting becomes clearer, calmer, and so much more connect...
132. Drowning in family chaos? Here's what actually helps.
If your home feels endlessly chaotic — toys everywhere, dishes piling up, laundry that never ends — and it leaves you feeling overstimulated, irritable, or ashamed, you’re not alone. In this episode, I break down why this experience has nothing...
131. How to Quiet Your Inner Critic
When your inner critic gets loud, it doesn’t feel like a thought—it feels like reality.It feels urgent, convincing, and personal.In this episode of the Leadership Parenting Podcast, I’m breaking down why the inner cri...
130. How to Feel Better When Everything Feels Bad
Do you ever have a day when everything suddenly feels wrong?Your mood dips, your thoughts darken, and even the smallest things feel overwhelming. I want you to know—there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re not losing it, and you’re n...
129. How To Create Inner Security And Stop Being Offended
Do you ever find yourself feeling offended, hurt, or misunderstood — even by the people you love?Welcome to the human experience.In this episode, we’re exploring why offended feelings arise so quickly, why they feel so personal, and ...
128. How To Calm Down Fast When You Feel Overwhelmed
In this episode of the Leadership Parenting Podcast, I’m talking about something almost every mom experiences but rarely feels safe admitting: moments when your emotions feel so big that you wonder, “What is wrong with me?”I exp...
127. How to Create Resilient Habits That Really Stick
In this episode, I’m talking about the kind of fresh start we actually need as moms—not a giant life overhaul, but a few small, intentional habits that truly support the mom we want to be. Instead of calling our patterns “bad habits” and shamin...
126. What to Do the Night Before Anything Important
In this episode, I share a gentle message for the night before anything important—a wedding, a holiday, a celebration, or any meaningful day we’ve worked so hard to create. I walk you through how our nervous system reacts before big moments, wh...
125. How To Help Your Mind Stop Racing At Bedtime
This episode is for any mom who lies in bed overthinking, worrying, planning, replaying, or feeling unable to “turn off.” We talk about why racing thoughts happen, especially for moms, and why this doesn’t mean something is wrong with yo...
124. How to Choose Peace During the Holidays
Today we're talking about something so many of us need during the holidays: permission to let go of perfection and choose peace instead. I walk you through the hidden pressures that turn this season into an emotional marathon, the “should” thin...
123. How to Raise Kids Who Want to Give
In this episode, I’m talking about something many moms quietly worry about during the holidays: “Am I raising a selfish child?” I walk you through what’s really happening inside your child’s developing brain — the loud wanting and the ...