Why Hiding in the Bathroom to Calm Down Is Not Working (And What Mental Fitness Actually Is

Send us Fan MailHave you ever locked yourself in the bathroom to avoid losing it with your kids? Only for them to knock on the door two minutes later and make everything ten times worse?You are not alone. And it is not working because removing yourself was never the real solution.In this updated episode of the Zen Supermom podcast, Alena revisits the mental fitness topic she first introduced in Episode 18 back in February 2023, this time going deeper with a live exercise you can try right now and a breakdown of the specific stress coping patterns that are keeping you stuck.What you will learn in this episode:Why removing yourself from stressful situations with your kids often makes things worseWhere mental fitness originally came from and why it was developed for people under extreme professional pressureA live mental fitness exercise you can do right now anywhere without leaving the roomWhy parenting scripts, gentle parenting techniques, and ChatGPT advice all fail when your nervous system is dysregulatedThe step zero that every parenting course skips and why it is the only thing that will actually make the differenceHow to identify your specific stress coping pattern and where it came fromWhy your pattern goes directly back to whose approval you craved most as a childHow mental fitness creates the space between trigger and reaction that changes everythingAlena also shares details about a new 6-week beta mental fitness program she is designing. If you are interested, reach out directly.First introduced in Episode 18, February 2023: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2069721/episodes/12295782Next step: join Alena live in the free Mommy Tantrum Masterclass: https://zensupermom.easywebinar.live/mommy-tantrum-masterclassApply to be coached live on the podcast: https://form.jotform.com/261413211817347Free Mommy Tantrum Masterclass: https://zensupermom.easywebinar.live/mommy-tantrum-masterclass Website: alenagomesrodrigues.com Instagram: @alenagomesrodrigues Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/ZenSupermom Book — I Yelled I Cried I Healed: https://www.amazon.com/Yelled-Cried-Healed-Supermom-Tantrums-ebook/dp/B0FNS4QRNCTopics: mental fitness for moms, hiding in the bathroom mom, how to stop yelling at kids, step zero parenting, nervous system regulation, stress coping patterns, mommy tantrum, hyperachiever mom, people pleasing mom, calm parenting, generational trauma, zen supermom podcast.Support the show