Hey friend,

Do you feel anxious and overstimulated even when nothing big is happening?

Are you tired all the time but still wired at night?

Do you snap at your kids and then wonder why your body couldn’t calm down?

I’m Ashley — a mom living with chronic illness in a neurodivergent family. If you’re dealing with constant fatigue, brain fog, inflammation, and broken sleep while trying to keep up with your kids, you’re not alone.

This podcast is for chronic illness moms raising neurodivergent kids who want stress relief, better sleep, and simple, realistic habits to finally feel better in their bodies. Each episode shares nervous-system-friendly support to help you calm overwhelm, boost energy, and practice healthy habits that improve your symptoms — even in the middle of a full, demanding life.

If you feel anxious, overstimulated, and tired all the time — but can’t figure out why your body won’t calm down — your breathing pattern may be part of the problem.

In this episode, I explain how shallow breathing keeps your nervous system stuck in low-level fight-or-flight, why that leads to burnout symptoms, chronic stress, sleep disruption, and exhaustion, and how to use simple, repeatable resets to support your nervous system.

You’ll learn:

• How shallow breathing fuels anxiety and fatigue

• Why you feel wired and exhausted at the same time

• How to use the longer exhale reset during hard parenting moments

• A 2-minute floor reset to calm your nervous system

• How Air (Power 9) supports Stress and Rest naturally

If you’ve been asking, “Why am I so tired all the time?” — this episode connects the dots.

• Chronic Health Coaching https://ashleybraden.com/coaching

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• Lymphatic Cream HERE

• Natural Product store: https://payhip.com/hearthwellnaturals

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• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chronichealthmoms

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Next Steps:

• Join the Facebook group for support and community

• Book a 1:1 Chronic Health Coaching session