If you have ever told yourself “I really need to fix my posture” and then completely forgot about it 12 seconds later - welcome to being human! And you may have tried setting reminders, alarms, sticky notes, or apps that nag you to “sit up straight" yet your body still collapses by 2 pm … There is a reason it doesn’t work. And it has nothing to do with willpower. High-achieving moms like you don’t need more reminders. You need resets that are tiny shifts that teach your body what to do automatically, without you thinking about it. In this blog, lets break this down in a way that feels like a breath of relief instead of another thing to “fix.”
Why Posture Reminders Fail (Its Not You!):
When your nervous system is in go-mode, juggling work, stress, logistics, kids, deadlines, emotions, and all the invisible load your brain isn’t prioritising posture. Your brain is prioritising survival. So even if a reminder pops up saying “Sit up straight! Fix your shoulders! Or Stop slouching!” … its asking you to add one more decision to an already overloaded system. And the body simply cannot hold a position it hasn’t been trained to support. So you “correct” your posture for a moment, then your muscles fatigue and your body drops right back into the posture it knows best. This isn’t failure. It is physiology!
Why Posture Resets Actually Work:
A reset is not a position. It’s a pattern - a brief, intentional shift that:
✨ unloads the spine
✨ wakes up the support muscles
✨ reduces neurological tension
✨ brings your system out of guard-mode
✨ creates alignment from the inside out
✨ wakes up the support muscles
✨ reduces neurological tension
✨ brings your system out of guard-mode
✨ creates alignment from the inside out
A posture reset hardly takes 5–10 seconds.But the impact lasts because it changes the baseline your body returns to, not just the shape you force it into.
Here’s the magic of resets:
✨They reconnect you to your body.
You’re not “forcing” a posture …. You are waking up awareness and letting the body find neutral.
✨They calm the nervous system.
When alignment improves, tension decreases… and the brain stops bracing.
✨They train your muscles gently, all day long.
Think of resets as “micro-reps” for better posture.
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You don’t need 60 minutes of perfect posture. You need 5-10 seconds of a reset, repeated a few times a day. That’s how change actually sticks. You need practices that make your body feel safe, strong, and spacious again … without the additional pressure. If you want a few of my favourite posture resets (the ones my executive moms swear by).
So the bottom line is that posture reminders demand something from you yet posture resets support you. And when you are a mom who’s already holding the world up with one hand, the last thing you need is another demand.
Here is a free guide on how to maintain a good posture while working from home. You can use this as an easy yet effective postural correction guide in your everyday life.
Your body doesn’t need perfection. It just needs a reset. 💛
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