Regulating & Raising

MaKenzie Byram
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Regulating & Raising is a podcast for moms who want to feel calm, aligned, and in control again. Hosted by MaKenzie, this show blends Human Design and nervous system support with real-life motherhood—so you can understand your energy, trust your decisions, and stop feeling like you’re constantly in survival mode. Each episode is a mix of honest solo conversations and expert interviews, covering everything from emotional regulation and identity shifts to clean living, holistic health, and raising a family in a way that actually feels good. This isn’t about doing more or getting it perfect. It’s about learning how to regulate yourself while raising your kids—and building a life that works for your season. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or like there has to be a better way… you’re in the right place.

  1. 15h ago

    You Can Love Your Baby and Grieve Your Birth: Both Can Be True | Nona Henson, LMFT

    In this episode of Regulating & Raising, I sit down with Nona Henson — licensed marriage and family therapist, professor, podcaster, speaker, intuitive, mother of three home-birthed babies, and the voice behind andbothcanbetrue.com. Nona holds two identities most of the world treats as opposites — the clinician and the intuitive — and she has built her entire life’s work around teaching women they do not have to pick a side of their own experience. In this conversation we cover: The moment Nona realized her female clients couldn’t answer “what do you want, need, and desire?”The three home births that threw her into “the most wild rollercoaster of judgments”How she discovered Human Design through Jenna Zoe on the Expanded Podcast“Intuition is the exhale. Fear is the spiral.” How to tell them apart.The grocery-bag-just-for-you exercise that reveals how deeply removed moms are from themselves“I have never had a man say cutting things to me the way that I have had women say them to me.”The postpartum lifeline list every mom should write BEFORE she needs itThe sentence from Nona that cracked something open in me on this oneConnect with Nona: 🌐 andbothcanbetrue.com 📱 @andbothcanbetrue + @NonaHensonMFT 🎧 Both Can Be True with Nona on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 💛 The Golden Hour Guide — $19 Connect with me: 🤍 Join The Clean Mom Edit Club (free): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/about 🧬 Get your Human Design chart breakdown: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJx 📱 @thecleanmomedit 🤍 Think of one mom in your life who has been quietly holding BOTH — the gratitude AND the grief — and send her this episode. She needs to hear it. ⭐ And if you feel called, please leave a review wherever you’re listening. It helps other moms find Regulating & Raising who need to hear these conversations.

  2. Oct 26

    How to Talk to Your Kids About Mom’s Hard Days | Kendall Concini

    Today’s conversation is for the mom who has been quietly asking the questions she is scared to say out loud — and is finally ready to be met in them. I’m joined by Kendall Concini, mother, wife, children’s book author, and the creative behind Cloudy Day Chronicles. Her work is not written from a distance. It is written from inside her real, messy, magical family life — co-created with her kids, Alma and Max. Kendall lives with high-functioning depression. And instead of hiding it from her children, she gave them a language for it: the cloud. In this episode, we go into the mental health conversations that rarely make it to Instagram — the guilt, the identity shifts, the “do I even like being a mom today?” moments — and what it looks like to break generational cycles not by being perfect, but by being honest. What We CoverWhy Kendall didn’t want kids — and the shift that changed everythingThe “cloud” language she uses to describe her depression to her kidsThe difference between a light cloud, a storm cloud, and a tornadoHigh-functioning depression — what it actually looks like day to day“Children-pleasing” — the people-pleasing cycle no one is namingWhy your kids don’t remember the moment you yelled — they remember the repairHer daughter’s tornado method of releasing emotionsHuman Design + parenting — projector kids vs. manifester kidsWhy cycle breaking happens in micro moments, not big onesConnect with KendallKendall Concini is a mother, wife, and children’s book author normalizing mental health conversations through Cloudy Day Chronicles — a book series co-created with her own children. Instagram: @cloudydaychroniclesWebsite + books: cloudydaychronicles.orgUse code PODCASTLOVE at checkout for extra goodies inside your book 🤍Connect with MaKenzieMaKenzie Byram is a Human Design practitioner, gut health specialist, and nervous system regulation coach helping mothers come home to themselves through the wiring they were born with. She’s the host of Regulating and Raising and the founder of The Clean Mom Edit Club. Instagram: @thecleanmomeditWebsite: thecleanmomedit.comJoin The Clean Mom Edit Club (free community): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/aboutBook your Human Design chart breakdown with MaKenzie: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJxLoved this episode? Leave a review — it’s how more women find their way here. Screenshot it, share it to your stories, tag @thecleanmomedit, and I’ll send you a little thank-you 🤍

  3. Oct 19

    How Astrology Decodes Your Nervous System | Annie Bertrand

    Today’s conversation is for the mom who is doing all the inner work, running every regulation practice she’s read about, and still finds herself reacting in ways she does not understand — and is finally ready for a different kind of answer. I’m joined by Annie Bertrand, an ancestral astrologer, energy healer, and cycle-breaking mom who uses astrology as a daily nervous system diagnostic — not a once-a-year personality quiz. She weaves astrology, ancestral healing, and Human Design together so moms can finally understand why their body reacts the way it does, and what their individual wiring actually needs to come back into regulation. If you’ve ever been told to “just meditate” and felt more rage after than before — this one is for you. What We CoverWhy your Moon sign + Mercury sign are the actual basis of nervous system regulationThe four elemental signatures (fire, water, earth, air) — and what each one looks like when it hits dysregulationWhy meditation makes some of us MORE angry — and what to do insteadThe three free tools to pull your chart: Chani app, Astro-Seek, Time PassagesThe Lunar Return — why one week every month feels like a “mini-PMS”The IC line — the ancestral cycle you incarnated to break and heal for your familyYour child’s Mars sign and why connection beats checklistsWhy planning your business in six-month cycles (not monthly) finally worksThe full moon rule I follow with my own kidsConnect with AnnieAnnie Bertrand is an ancestral astrologer, energy healer, and cycle-breaking mom helping self-aware mothers heal what they inherited so their children do not have to. Instagram: @astrology_with_annieWebsite: anniebertrand.comFamily Karma Reading (live Zoom reading of your ancestral patterns): anniebertrand.com/family-readingConnect with MaKenzieMaKenzie Byram is a Human Design practitioner, gut health specialist, and nervous system regulation coach helping mothers come home to themselves through the wiring they were born with. She’s the host of Regulating and Raising and the founder of The Clean Mom Edit Club. Instagram: @thecleanmomeditJoin The Clean Mom Edit Club (free community): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/aboutBook your Human Design chart breakdown with MaKenzie: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJxLoved this episode? Leave a review — it’s how more women find their way here. Screenshot it, share it to your stories, tag @thecleanmomedit, and I’ll send you a little thank-you 🤍

  4. Oct 13

    How She Quit Her 6-Figure PA Career to Save Her Family | Kayla Licari

    Today’s conversation is for the mom who has been quietly building a life she did not fully choose — and is finally ready to walk away from what is no longer serving her, even when it does not make sense on paper. I’m joined by Kayla Licari, who spent 15 years making six figures as a physician assistant before walking away from her career in 2023. That decision saved her health, her marriage, and her relationship with her three kids. Now she and her husband are redefining what success actually means for their family — and doing the deep work of parenting through CPTSD, healing their marriage, and reclaiming their voices as they go. Kayla is a Manifesting Generator married to a Generator — and the way she talks about rupture, repair, and co-regulation inside a marriage is the kind of honesty most moms in her exact position are quietly begging for. What We CoverThe identity shift of walking away from a career that looked good on paperWhat chronic symptoms (migraines, fatigue, anxiety) were actually trying to tell herWhy PMS is the week your voice refuses to be held back any longerThe art of rupture and repair inside a marriage (and why avoiding the rupture is what breaks it)Grief as the “unexplained heavy weight” and how to move it through your bodyWhy perfectionism is a trauma response — not a personality traitHow Human Design shifted the way she and her husband communicateThe two free lifestyle changes with the biggest hormonal impact: consistent sleep/wake + 5-10 min of morning sunlightConnect with KaylaKayla Licari is a former physician assistant turned coach helping women and couples heal their nervous systems, their marriages, and their relationships with themselves. She and her husband are relaunching their coaching work for couples. Instagram: @kayla.licari (spot-check this handle before posting)Second account for couples content: @happywivesandhusbands (verify this is live)Free couples call: linked in her bioConnect with MaKenzieMaKenzie Byram is a Human Design practitioner, gut health specialist, and nervous system regulation coach helping mothers come home to themselves through the wiring they were born with. She’s the host of Regulating and Raising and the founder of The Clean Mom Edit Club. Instagram: @thecleanmomeditJoin The Clean Mom Edit Club (free community): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/aboutBook your Human Design chart breakdown with MaKenzie: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJxLoved this episode? Leave a review — it’s how more women find their way here. Screenshot it, share it to your stories, tag @thecleanmomedit, and I’ll send you a little thank-you 🤍

  5. Oct 6

    Why Your Nervous System Work Isn't Working | Taylor Cope

    Today’s conversation is for the woman who has done the breathwork, the journaling, and the nervous system tools — and still feels like her body is running the show. I’m joined by Taylor Cope, a somatic trauma resolution practitioner who helps highly self-aware women resolve — not just regulate — the dysregulated nervous system responses running their lives. We both open up about our own experiences with loss and survival mode, and Taylor breaks down why regulation alone keeps you managing the same patterns — and what it actually looks like to resolve them in the body. What We Cover The difference between regulating and resolving traumaWhat somatic resolution actually looks like in practiceOur personal journeys through trauma, loss, and survival modeWhy emotional connection and self-love are part of healingGrief and the non-linear journey of healingBody wellness vs. body obsessionWhy survival mode can be both protective and harmfulHow societal pressure shapes women’s healthConnect with Taylor Taylor Cope is a somatic trauma resolution practitioner helping highly self-aware women resolve the nervous system responses running their lives. Instagram & TikTok: @taylorcope_Free monthly somatic resolution training + session: sign up hereResources & Support If this episode brought up something heavy, please reach out: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988) · Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors (allianceofhope.org) Connect with MaKenzie MaKenzie Byram is a Human Design practitioner, gut health specialist, and nervous system regulation coach helping mothers come home to themselves through the wiring they were born with. She’s the host of Regulating and Raising and the founder of The Clean Mom Edit Club. Instagram: @thecleanmomeditJoin The Clean Mom Edit Club (free community): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/aboutBook your Human Design chart breakdown with MaKenzie: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJxLoved this episode? Leave a review — it’s how more women find their way here. Screenshot it, share it to your stories, tag @thecleanmomedit, and I’ll send you a little thank-you 🤍

  6. Sep 29

    Why You Don't Feel Like Yourself Postpartum — Even Years Later | Amy Dave

    Today’s conversation is for the mom who still doesn’t feel like herself after having babies — whether that was six months ago or six years ago. I’m joined by Amy Dave, a physician assistant, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and women’s wellness coach who helps women decode what their bodies are actually telling them — through hormones, labs, nervous system work, and real food. What We Cover Why postpartum hormone shifts can linger for yearsNutrient deficiencies and the essential nutrients for recoverySigns you need more supportCortisol vs. progesterone: the stress connectionSimple practices for stress managementNavigating postpartum depression and the role of antidepressantsMaternity leave, support systems, and household systems for balancePersonal growth and cycle awarenessConnect with Amy Amy Dave is the founder of The Wealth of Wellness LLC, host of the This Incredible Mom Life podcast, and a mama who lives what she teaches. Website: thewealthofwellness.comInstagram: @thewealthofwellnessPodcast: This Incredible Mom Life — wherever you listenConnect with MaKenzie MaKenzie Byram is a Human Design practitioner, gut health specialist, and nervous system regulation coach helping mothers come home to themselves through the wiring they were born with. She’s the host of Regulating and Raising and the founder of The Clean Mom Edit Club. Instagram: @thecleanmomeditJoin The Clean Mom Edit Club (free community): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/aboutBook your Human Design chart breakdown with MaKenzie: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJxLoved this episode? Leave a review — it’s how more women find their way here. Screenshot it, share it to your stories, tag @thecleanmomedit, and I’ll send you a little thank-you 🤍

  7. Sep 25

    The 40K Email Empire That Runs While You Log Off | Melissa Seideman

    Today’s conversation is for the mom entrepreneur who wants her business to keep working while she logs off and shows up for her family. I’m joined by Melissa Seideman, an award-winning email marketing strategist who went from teacher to building a successful email marketing business. Melissa breaks down how automated email engines let you scale revenue without being glued to your phone — plus the simple strategies that actually get your emails opened and clicked. What We Cover Melissa’s journey from teacher to email marketingThe power of automated email engines for moms in businessStrategies for growing your email listThe tools she recommendsWriting effective emails and a welcome sequence that convertsThe rule of three: subject lines, links, and imagesPlanning and executing email campaignsEngagement and list maintenanceConnect with Melissa Melissa Seideman is the email marketing strategist behind Not Another Email Company. Instagram: @notanotheremailcompanyWebsite: notanotheremailcompany.comEmail Edge Membership: join hereConnect with MaKenzie MaKenzie Byram is a Human Design practitioner, gut health specialist, and nervous system regulation coach helping mothers come home to themselves through the wiring they were born with. She’s the host of Regulating and Raising and the founder of The Clean Mom Edit Club. Instagram: @thecleanmomeditJoin The Clean Mom Edit Club (free community): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/aboutBook your Human Design chart breakdown with MaKenzie: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJxLoved this episode? Leave a review — it’s how more women find their way here. Screenshot it, share it to your stories, tag @thecleanmomedit, and I’ll send you a little thank-you 🤍

  8. Sep 20

    The One Question That Told Me My Ambition Wasn't Mine | Dr. Sandra Fernandes

    Today’s conversation is for the ambitious mom who looks completely fine on paper — and is quietly running on empty. I’m joined by Dr. Sandra Fernandes, a family physician turned burnout coach. She once went an entire workday without stopping to pee — and didn’t notice until her husband asked what was wrong. That’s what high-functioning burnout looks like from the inside. What We Cover The three real signs of burnout hiding inside a life that still looks successfulWhy “sleep more, do less” advice keeps failing ambitious momsWhy discipline was never the problemThe gut-check question to ask before any big decision: if nobody expected this of you, would you still choose it?Connect with Dr. Sandra Dr. Sandra Fernandes is a family physician turned burnout coach helping ambitious women build success that’s sustainable. Instagram: @SandraFernandesMDSustainable Success Workbook: sandrafernandes.com/sustainablesuccessworkbookConnect with MaKenzie MaKenzie Byram is a Human Design practitioner, gut health specialist, and nervous system regulation coach helping mothers come home to themselves through the wiring they were born with. She’s the host of Regulating and Raising and the founder of The Clean Mom Edit Club. Instagram: @thecleanmomeditJoin The Clean Mom Edit Club (free community): https://www.skool.com/the-soft-motherhood-collective-8849/aboutBook your Human Design chart breakdown with MaKenzie: https://claude.ai/artifact/FDYwpP9uJSadfrYGpP8wJxLoved this episode? Leave a review — it’s how more women find their way here. Screenshot it, share it to your stories, tag @thecleanmomedit, and I’ll send you a little thank-you 🤍

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Regulating & Raising is a podcast for moms who want to feel calm, aligned, and in control again. Hosted by MaKenzie, this show blends Human Design and nervous system support with real-life motherhood—so you can understand your energy, trust your decisions, and stop feeling like you’re constantly in survival mode. Each episode is a mix of honest solo conversations and expert interviews, covering everything from emotional regulation and identity shifts to clean living, holistic health, and raising a family in a way that actually feels good. This isn’t about doing more or getting it perfect. It’s about learning how to regulate yourself while raising your kids—and building a life that works for your season. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or like there has to be a better way… you’re in the right place.

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  • Creator
    MaKenzie Byram
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 MaKenzie Byram
  • Show Website
    Regulating & Raising