# Ep. 645 Chronic Stress and Dysregulation with Roseann Capanna-Hodge, Ed.D. | Stress, Emotional Dysregulation Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-645-chronic-stress-and-dysregulation-with-roseann-capanna-hodge-ed-d-stress-emotional-dysregulation Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-645-chronic-stress-and-dysregulation-with-roseann-capanna-hodge-ed-d-stress-emotional-dysregulation.md Podcast: [Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097) Published: 2026-09-23T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CTH4665835915.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CTH4665835915.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/episodes/ep-645-chronic-stress-and-dysregulation-with-roseann-capanna-hodge-ed-d-stress-emotional-dysregulation Duration seconds: 3021 ## Resource I’m thrilled to reconnect with Roseann Capanna-Hodge, Ed.D., today. She's a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified in neurofeedback, and mom of two neurodivergent children. She's also the author of the upcoming book, The Dysregulated Kid. Today, we discuss how midlife women become stressed and how stress is an event and dysregulation is a physiological state. We also explore emotional regulation, hypervigilance, midlife’s invisible load, strategies to stimulate the vagus nerve, and ways to address both over- and under-stimulated behavior. Stay tuned for today’s insightful and informative conversation with Roseann Capanna-Hodge. You’ll walk away with tangible strategies for yourself and your family members, too! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: How stress “creeps in” through everyday pressures and affects the nervous system Why some coping strategies that worked earlier in life may become less effective or maladaptive amid midlife hormonal and neurological changes  The value of practicing belly breathing and other regulation strategies in “micro little bits” throughout the day How emotional regulation can help change dysregulated patterns passed down through families. How explaining regulation through science can reduce shame and help children become more receptive to these strategies. Why caring for a dysregulated child can be especially triggering for parents with difficult childhoods or histories of dysregulated parenting How women carrying an “invisible load” can find small openings to practice regulation strategies throughout the day How nutrition can support emotional regulation and affect focus, motivation, irritability, anger, and hyperactivity How using brief regulation practices, movement, breathing, touch, and daily routines can help manage chro… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/episodes/ep-645-chronic-stress-and-dysregulation-with-roseann-capanna-hodge-ed-d-stress-emotional-dysregulation/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-645-chronic-stress-and-dysregulation-with-roseann-capanna-hodge-ed-d-stress-emotional-dysregulation.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.