Emotional Regulation for Moms with Kayla Huszar
You know you're supposed to regulate first. You're aware. That's not the problem.
The problem is that you can't. And you've been told to breathe through it so many times you want to throw the breathing exercise across the room.
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If this sounds like you
You can never just chill the f*ck out. And you're exhausted by that fact.
You've tried the breathing. The counting. The walks around the block. Sometimes it works. For about forty seconds. And then your kid says your name in that particular way and something in you just - goes.
You can explain the whole thing. You know what triggers you. You know you're depleted. You still can't stop it.
Knowing better doesn't mean you can do better. Not yet. Not when what's driving it hasn't been touched.
Here's what's on the other side
You stop being blindsided by your own reactions.
You still have hard moments. Your kids still push every button. But you know your patterns. You know what the signal actually means. You know what you need.
When you do lose it - because you will, everyone does - the recovery is faster. The guilt spiral is shorter. You stop spending the rest of the day in the aftermath of a moment that lasted forty-five seconds.
We might be a fit if this sounds familiar.
Is this right for you?
You're not looking for a meditation app. You've got three of them. You're not looking for someone to tell you to take a bath and call it self-care. You're looking for someone who will actually help you figure out why you can't turn it off - and what to do about it.
You're more irritable than you want to be. Snappier. The smallest things send you over the edge and you know - you know - the sock on the floor is not the actual problem. But you can't stop reacting to the sock like it's the actual problem.
You're trying desperately to take a breath and enjoy your life. You want to be present. You want to be calm. You just can't access any of it when you need it most - in the actual moment, with actual small people, when you're actually depleted.
Tools don't work when the thing underneath them is bigger than the tool. This work goes there. Not more strategies. The actual source.
You've been trying to regulate feelings that were never allowed to exist in the first place. That's a different problem. And it has a different solution.
This work goes deeper than coping.
It asks you to look at where the dysregulation comes from,
not just how to manage it in the moment.
If you're in active crisis, please reach out to your doctor or a crisis line first.
Kayla works with moms in AB, SK, and ON.
In person Leduc, AB | Virtual: AB, SK, ON
Meet your therapist
I'm Kayla Huszar.
I'm a registered social worker - featured in Maclean's Magazine (Apple News Best of 2025) and on CBC's The Current.
I have stood in my own kitchen unable to regulate. I know what it feels like to understand your dysregulation completely and still not be able to stop it. That's what shapes how I work. We don't start with tools. We start with what's underneath them.
If you're feeling drawn to this work, the next step is a free 20-minute conversation.
The next step
This is not a sales call.
We'll talk about what you're carrying and figure out together whether working with me makes sense - and if so, where to start.
Regardless of whether we work together, you'll leave with a clearer sense of what your next step is. Sometimes that's working with me. Sometimes it's something else. Either way, you'll know more than you do now.
two Ways to Get Support
You've got options
Mellow the Meltdowns - Free
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A free mini course for ADHD moms on getting through the meltdowns - yours and theirs. Start here if you need something right now.
Free. No strings. Go get it.
This is the ongoing work. We meet regularly - weekly or biweekly. In-person in Leduc, AB or virtually across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. First session is 90 minutes. After that, 60 minutes. Direct billing available through Telus eClaims.
For moms who are ready to get to the root of it.
Regular Counselling | from $195/session
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Not sure which is right for you? Book a free conversation and we'll figure it out together.
The shift this work creates
From white-knuckling it - to actually knowing what's happening.
Right now Can't chill out. Can't relax. Knows all the tools and can't use them when it counts. Spending the rest of the day in the aftermath.
After this work
Knows the signal. Knows what it's connected to. Recovers faster. The guilt spiral has an exit.
You've been trying to regulate feelings that were never allowed to exist in the first place. That's fixable. Not by adding more tools. By finally understanding what you're actually dealing with.