# The Neuroscience of Motherhood and Connection with Kate Kripke

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Podcast: [Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments](https://stenobird.com/podcast/peace-and-parenting-how-to-parent-without-punishments-91372)
Published: 2025-05-27T09:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

Do you find yourself constantly striving for perfection in your parenting? Does the idea of not having all the answers or losing control fill you with anxiety? If you're a high-achieving parent who wants deep connection but finds yourself stuck in a "fix-it" or "control" mindset, this episode is for you. Today, I have a truly insightful conversation with Kate Kripke, a licensed clinical social worker and perinatal mental health counselor. We dive into the neuroscience behind why many high-achieving women, like us, approach motherhood with a desire for control and achievement, and why that very approach can hinder the deep connection we crave. We discuss how our own need to feel in control stems from a fundamental need for safety. Kate and I explore the critical difference between control and influence, emphasizing that true positive influence comes from a place of inner steadiness and emotional regulation, not external demands. This episode is a powerful invitation to release the "shoulds" of parenting and lean into grace, presence, and heart-centered connection. In This Episode 👉 Understanding the brain's role in mothering 👉 How to differentiate control from influence 👉 How to address fear-based parenting 👉 Releasing the need to "fix it" 👉 Embracing the discomfort of not knowing 👉 Prioritizing inner steadiness for connection ======== 📲 Follow Kate on Instagram @katekripke 🔗 Interested in group or 1:1 Coaching? Book a Discovery Call today. 💌 Enjoy today’s episode? Please share it with a fellow parent or leave a rating and a review. 📖 Check out my book UNPUNISHED ! Follow Peace and Parenting : YouTube: @peaceandparentingla Instagram: @peaceandparenting Facebook: @peaceandparentingla Peace and Parenting Facebook Group Feeling called to bring this work to other parents? O…

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