Staying Calm in Hard Conversations

with Mandi Gardner

A live, 90-minute nervous-system primer for women who are ready to stop reacting, overexplaining, or disconnecting — and start responding with clarity and steadiness.

Live Online | Tuesday, January 20
6:00–7:30 PM (MT)
Investment: $47
Includes Live Session + Practice Companion PDF

When conversations matter, calm can disappear fast.

You might know this moment well.

You care about the relationship.
You want to communicate clearly.
You intend to stay grounded.

And then emotions rise.

Your body tightens.
Your thoughts race.
You overexplain, shut down, snap, or agree when you don’t mean to.

Afterward, you replay the conversation and wonder why it felt so hard to stay steady.

This isn’t because you lack communication skills.
It isn’t because you don’t understand boundaries.
And it isn’t because you’re “too emotional.”

It’s because your nervous system is overwhelmed.

This isn’t a communication problem.

It’s a regulation problem.

When emotions rise, your nervous system takes over before logic can lead.

That’s why:

• clarity disappears mid-conversation

• boundaries collapse under stress

• calm feels available one moment and unreachable the next

Trying harder in the moment doesn’t work — because calm doesn’t come from effort.

Calm comes from regulation.

And regulation has to be practiced before pressure hits.

What this primer offers

Staying Calm in Hard Conversations is a live, 90-minute space designed to help you experience steadiness in your body — not just understand it intellectually.

This is not a lecture.
It’s not therapy.
And it’s not about fixing yourself.

It’s an embodied, nervous-system-informed experience that helps you begin practicing regulation in real time.

During this session, we will:

• explore why reactivity happens even when you “know better”

• reframe the belief that calm is willpower or personality

• practice simple regulation techniques you can use before and during conversations

• experience what presence and steadiness actually feel like

You’ll leave with more clarity, less self-blame, and practical ways to support yourself in conversations that matter.

This space is for you if:

• you notice yourself reacting, overexplaining, or shutting down

• emotional intensity disrupts connection in your relationships

• you want steadiness without emotional suppression

• you’re ready to practice regulation, not just learn about it

• you value small, intentional spaces over large, anonymous events

You don’t need fixing.

You need a safe place to practice staying with yourself.

What’s included

• Live 90-minute online session

• Staying Calm in Hard Conversations — Practice Companion PDF
  A gentle, reusable resource to support regulation before, during, and after difficult conversations

This is a paid, intentionally small container to support presence and participation — not passive consumption.

Details

📍 Live Online
🗓 Tuesday, January 20
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM (MT)
💰 Investment: $47

A replay will be available for a limited time.

A gentle note before you decide

You don’t need to rush.

If reading this brings a quiet sense of recognition — not urgency, not pressure — trust that.

Calm doesn’t come from forcing readiness.
It comes from meeting yourself where you are.

(Space is intentionally limited to protect the quality of the container.)