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Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast — 193 episodes

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Why being successful at work doesn't make motherhood easier

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How to deal with a strong-willed child without yelling

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Why is it so hard to say no to your kids without feeling guilty?

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Why You Swing Between Too Nice and Too Strict With Your Kids (And How to Finally Stop)

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

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Why You Sound Like Your Mum When You Lose It (And How to Finally Stop)

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How to Get a Lot Done on No Sleep Without Yelling at Your Kids (3 Steps That Actually Work)

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Ep 186: Why You Cannot Enjoy Holidays With Your Kids (And It Has Nothing to Do With the Stress)

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Ep 185: Why Nervous System Regulation for Kids Backfires (And What to Fix First)

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Ep 184: Why You Feel Invisible on Mother's Day (And How to Stop Needing His Validation to Feel Worthy)

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Ep 183: What's Dangerous About Using AI for Parenting Advice (And the Question You Should Be Asking Instead)

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Ep 182: Why You Lose It at Home But Stay Calm at Work: The Root Cause Nobody Talks About

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Ep 181: How to Help Your Child Heal From Trauma (Without Losing Yourself in the Process)

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Ep 180: 3 Most Surprising Things Parenting Coaches Don't Want You to Find Out

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Ep 179: Why Can’t I Calm Down Even When I Know Better? (Experiential episode)

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Ep 178: How Do I Stop Other People’s Judgment and Unwanted Advice From Getting Under My Skin?

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Ep 177: Why Do I Still Lose My Patience With My Kids Even After Therapy and Parenting Courses?

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Ep 176: How Can I Stop Yelling When I’m Stressed and Overwhelmed? (And Why Stress Isn’t the Full Reason)

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Ep 175: Why Parenting Techniques Don’t Work When Your Toddler Hits, Spits, or Throws Food

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Ep 174: Why Knowing Why You Yell Still Doesn’t Stop the Yelling

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Ep 173: She Looked Calm on the Outside but Was Exploding Inside: Jen’s Story of Rage, Shutdown, and Healing

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Ep 172: "I Yelled at My 4-Month-Old”: The Real Story of Traumatic Birth, Postpartum Rage & Healing

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Ep 171: Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work for Moms (and What to Do Instead)

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Ep 170: She Was a Neuroscientist… and Still Yelling at Her 3-Year-Old: Mona’s Breakthrough Story

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Ep 169: “I Don’t Need More Parenting Tips. I Need the Tools!” How to Stop Yelling Without More Books

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Ep 168: “It’s My Responsibility to Make Everyone Happy” - Healing the Generational Pattern That Turns Your Strength Into Pain

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Ep 167: How to Help Your Kids Get Out of Toxic Friendships Without Taking Over

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Ep 166: She Promised She’d Never Yell… Until She Did: Charlene’s Empowering Story of Healing

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Ep 165: Stop Asking AI How to Parent: Why ChatGPT Can’t Fix Your Kids

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Ep 164: Why Even the Best Childhoods Create Reactive Parents

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Ep 163: Parenting Tips Won’t Stop Your Yelling: What You Really Need to Heal

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Ep 162: How Generational Healing Helped Suzanne Stop Yelling in Just 3 Months

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Ep 161: Finding the Balance Between Gentle Parenting and Boundaries: Sanne’s Transformation

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Ep 160: How Therapy Didn’t Help — But Monika Finally Stopped Yelling at Her Daughter

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Ep 159: Why Even Therapists and Mental Health Pros Struggle at Home: Sanja’s Story

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Ep 158: Choosing Single Motherhood: Breaking Cycles & Raising with Strength

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Ep 157: If Trying Harder Worked, You’d Be Calm by Now

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Ep 156: The Fastest Way Moms Can Stop Yelling (It’s Not About the Kids)

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Ep 155: “I Had a Happy Childhood—So Why Was I So Angry?” Martina’s Story of Breaking the Cycle

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Ep 154: Why Dads Snap — And How to Break the Cycle of Male Emotional Repression

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Ep 153: “I’m Not Healed Enough to Help Others”: Healing the Inner Critic and Leading Anyway

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Ep 152: Wouldn’t It Be Fun If…? How to Stop Pushing and Start Feeling Pulled

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Ep 151: She Never Yelled. But She Was Dying Inside.

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Ep 150: Why Gentle Parenting Triggers You: The Generational Trauma No One Talks About

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Ep 149: "My Daughter Stopped Hearing Voices: How Healing My Childhood Wounds Freed Her Spirit"

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Ep 148: The Generational Ripple Effect: How One Mom's Healing Changed Three Generations

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Ep 147: Healing at the Roots: Why I Shaved My Head for 3 Years (And Why I'm Growing It Back)

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Ep 146: You Have No 'Dark Side': How Your 'Worst' Parenting Moments Are Generational Healing Trying to Happen

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Ep 145: Boundaries with Adult Bullies/Strangers (Personal Story)

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Ep 144: Raging about dog and her ex... how did she became a Zen Supermom regardless?

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Ep 143: Stopped Yelling in 3 Months and Now Enjoys Mornings & Evenings with her 3 Year Old Son!

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Ep 142: Healthy Boundaries and Natural Consequences - Real Life Examples

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Ep 141: How to Stay Calm Even Under Time Pressure

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Ep 140: 4 months ago, I was a workaholic barking at my kids. And now...

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Ep 139: Reacting Like a Child When Triggered? 2 Steps to Become a Focused Adult Again

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EP 138: What a "Control-freak" Mom Did to Feel Lighter in 3-4 Months

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Ep 137: You Don't Have to Wait to be Loved

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Ep 136: I Did Inner Child in Therapy Before, But Was Still Exploding as a "Bomb"

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Ep 135: It's Okay to Not Feel Okay

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Ep 134: Feeling Responsible for Making Everyone Happy - Gift or a Curse?

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Ep 133: "To-Stop" List: How to get what you want without any New Year resolutions

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Ep 132: All You Ever Needed to Know About the Zen Supermom and Were Afraid to Ask

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Ep 131: Survival Guide for Christmas Reunions with Family

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Ep 130: How a Mom of 4 Boys Stopped Screaming and Fighting with Them

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Ep 129: So if I don't need to be the "good girl" anymore, who am I?

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Ep 128: What to Focus on NOW, To Have Happy Memories for Christmas 2024

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Ep 127: My Parents Didn't Yell... Why Do I?

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Ep 126: Mom Who Stopped Raging And Her Daughter Became Confident After The First Month

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Ep 125: How Routines Make You Weak and Fragile

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Ep 124: My Kids Listen More to Their Father! It's Not Fair!

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Ep 123: "I Want a Quick Fix! Tell Me How to Make My Kids Listen NOW!"

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Ep 122: Healing Sexual Abuse Trauma in 2 Sessions - Sharing of a Mom Who Became Free and at Peace

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Ep 121: The Best Way to Protect Your Kids From Bullying

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Ep 120: What If You Knew How To Heal Not Just Yourself But Others, Too?

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Ep 119: Scared of Looking at Where Your Uncontrollable Anger Comes From?

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Ep 118: From Shy/Quiet to Angry/Aggressive - Ever Felt Judged For Who You Are?

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Ep 117: How a Restless, Controlling Mom Stopped Yelling and Starting to Enjoy Being a Mom - in just 3 months

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Ep 116: "Get over it!" How to Help Your Kids When They Have a Big Drama Over a Small Thing

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Ep 115: How To Get Authority and Respect Without Yelling or Needing To Be Liked

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Ep 114: What If You've Already Forgiven Your Parents - or There's Nothing to Forgive Because You Had a Happy Childhood?

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Ep 113: Taking Care of High-needs, High-sensitive Children, While Staying Calm (even when burnout, and gender identity shift get in the mix)

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Ep 112: Recovering your Relationship: How to Find the Delicate Balance Between Giving Too Much and Having Boundaries

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Ep 111: Inspirational Interview Series: Why Moms of Neurodivergent Kids Need More Than Just Getting Help for the Kids

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Ep 110: Angel at school and the Opposite at Home? How to Handle Evening Meltdowns

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Ep 109: Zen SuperDAD Case Study: How to Stop Feeling Emotionally Numb & Disconnected from Partner and Kids

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Ep 108: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself to Have an Easier End of Summer

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Ep 107: Healing Men's Emotional Numbness and Avoidance with Zen Superdad Trauma Coach Victor

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Ep 106: 3 Most Painful Mistakes That Prevent Loving But Overwhelmed Moms Stop Yelling At Their Kids

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Ep 105: HOW?! How Can I Make My Kids Listen Without Yelling?

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Ep 104: I'm Worried I Damaged My Kids By Yelling... Can I Help Them Heal?

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Ep 103: If You're Currently Harming Yourself (or Thinking About Doing It)

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Ep 102: Less Is More: How to Have a Great Summer Without Burning Out

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Ep 101: How Not to Yell or Shut Down When You're Overwhelmed and Overstimulated by The Noise of Your Kids

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Ep 100: Perfectly Imperfect: Permission To Take Your Mask Off Granted!

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Ep 99: I'm Triggered by My Kid Because He/She Got the "Genes" of My Spouse! (aka How Trauma Often Shows in Two Extreme Opposites)

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Ep 98: Doing Everything for Others Before They Even Ask? Why Your Empathy and Nurturing Turns Into Your Weakness and How to Heal It

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Ep 97: How Resilience Looks Like: Story of a Woman Who Went Through Hell and Became a Zen Supermom Anyways

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Ep 96: How To Have The Best Summer Ever, No Matter What

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Ep 95: How Mom of a 2.5 Month Old Baby Decided to Heal Before She Starts Yelling

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Ep 94: Why 1-1 Trauma Sessions Are Not Enough to Heal Your Uncontrollable Anger (Mental Fitness Intro)

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Ep 93: Burnout, Emotional Eating, Smoking, Drinking... How a Full-time Working Expat Mom of 3 Became Happy & In Control

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Ep 92: "Wouldn't it be fun if...?" - How to Stop Being a Self-sacrificing Victim of Your Life and Bring in More Fun

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Ep 91: Did She Hire a Psychologist For Her Jealous Firstborn, or ... How Did She Become a Calm, Happy, Expat Mom of 2 Working Full-time?

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Ep 90: Yelling vs. Emotional Numbness: How to Manage Big Emotions & Connect with Your Kids

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Ep 89: Grew Up With Violent, Alcoholic Father, and Then Raged at Her Toddler Daughter for Hitting Her - How Is She Feeling Now?

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Ep 88: About Self-harm, Boundaries, and Finding YOU After Kids With a Mom of 2 Boys

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Ep 87: How a Single Expat Mom of 2 Healed Herself & Her Teenage Daughter of Feeling Like a Victim of Her Life (Inspirational Interview Series)

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Ep 86: If You Feel Like Ripping People's Head Off When Your Hormones Hit, and Therefore You Can't Be a Calm, Patient Mom... This is What You've Been Missing

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Ep 85: How a Mom of 2 Stopped Raging and Yelling After 4 Months, When Even 15 Years of Therapy Did Not Help Before (Inspirational Interview Series)

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Ep 84: What To (Not) Do When Your Anxious Child Doesn't Want To Go Back To School After Holidays

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Ep 83: Why I Know You're a Great Mom Already: The Comforting Reassurance You Need When You Feel Guilty About "Damaging" Your Kids

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Ep 82: Yelling is BAD, But Bottling Up Anger is WORSE?! Here's Why..

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Ep 81: I Used To Be My Daughter's First Bully

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Ep 80: "Just Five More Minutes!" How to Stop the Screen Time Fights

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Ep 79: Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet our first Zen SuperDAD Coach, Victor!

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Ep 78: Why Zen Supermom Works Not Just For Moms

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Ep 77: Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet our Community Manager Ellen!

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Ep 76: Beyond Your Drama & Stress Addiction: How to Stop Reacting Like Your Parents

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Ep 75: Busy Badge of Honor: Did being BUSY Become Part of Your Identity?

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Ep 74: Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet our Client Success Manager, Sassy!

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Ep 73: Police Woman and People-Pleaser vs Empowering Kids with Healthy Boundaries

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Ep 72: The Zen Supermom Team is Growing - Meet Christine!

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Ep 71: How to Stop the Mealtime Power Struggles and Make Your Picky Child Eat More and Different Foods

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Ep 70: Does It Work For Dads Too?

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Ep 69: ADHD Symptoms That Come From Childhood Trauma

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Ep 68: Unconditional Love... Does It Even Exist? And Am I Worth It?

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Ep 67: Gentle Parenting - How to Make It Work Without Yelling

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The Best of Zen Supermom Podcast 2023

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Ep 65: 4 Real Stories of Strength, Resilience, and Healing of the Zen Supermoms

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Ep 64: How To Recover If Your Holidays Didn't Go As Expected

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Ep 63: 2024 Prep: How to Become the Mom You Wish You Had

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Ep 62: How to Survive Time With Your Family (without too much drama)

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Ep 61: When You or Your Kids Get Sick

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Ep 60: Your Stress-Free Christmas Plan

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Ep 59: How to Calm Yourself Down Without Running Away From Your Clingy Child

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Ep 58: 3 Steps To Stop Feeling The Need To Prove Yourself Constantly

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Ep 57: How to Stay Calm When Kids Are Not Listening

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Ep 56: Resentful and Angry With Your Partner, But a Part of You Still Loves Him? Do This…

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Ep 55: How To Manage Time Pressure With Your Kids

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Ep 54: How It Feels When Your Childhood Trauma is Healed And You No Longer Explode in Anger

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Ep 53: How To Set Healthy Boundaries With Your Kids

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Ep 52: The Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet Tina!

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Ep 51: How To Heal Your Own Childhood Without Blaming Your Parents

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Ep 50: How To Set Healthy Boundaries When Your Child Is Yelling At You

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Ep 49: When Bad Things Turn Worse: How To Get Back In Control

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Ep 48: The Missing Step in Dealing With Your Child’s Tantrums

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Ep 47: Afraid of healing your past because it's painful? Do this...

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Ep 46: 3 Steps To Stop Your Child From Hitting You - Without Yelling

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Ep 45: The Zen Supermom Team is growing! Meet Silvia...

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Ep 44: If you lost hope…

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Ep 43: 3 Quick& Effective Ways For Busy Supermoms To Get The Stress Out Of Your Body

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Ep 42: Is Anger Forbidden Emotion That I Should Avoid In Front of Kids?

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Ep 41: Yes, but... (For those who'd love to join Zen Supermom but...)

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Ep 40: Your Marriage - How to overcome disagreements about parenting

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Ep 39: Sibling Jealousy: How to stop yelling at your firstborn when he/she asks for attention by not listening

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Ep 38: Why You Over-React When Your Child Gets Hurt (Or Hurts You) And How To Stop It

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Ep 37: 2 Steps To Turn Bedtime Into Your Favorite Moment Of The Day

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Ep 36: Your Child Is Your Teacher (How to shift from being controlled by your anger into learning more about yourself)

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Ep 35: Can’t Figure It Out Why You Keep Yelling at Your Kids, Though You Want To Stay Calm? (Generational Developmental Trauma Awareness)

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Ep 34: To Be Or Not To Be A Supermom?

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Ep 33: Are You Too Busy To Get Help And Stop Yelling At Your Kids?

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Ep 32: Is Your Mother-In-Law Stealing Your Calm? (How To Stop Toxic Relationship Dynamic)

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Ep#31: Do You Take Better Care of Your Kids Than Yourself? (Why & How to Stop That)

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Ep #30: Guided Visualization for Calm & Peace (Instant Stress Relief)

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Ep #29: When Your Parents Get Sick (How to not drown in pain if you can't help them)

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Ep #28: Do This After You Yelled At Your Kids & Feel Guilty About It

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Ep 27: Did Your Birth Go As Planned? (Trauma Healing)

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Ep 26: From Stress To Calm: You Can't Improve What You Don't Measure

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Ep 25: Behind the scenes - Insights from my day of healing trauma & rewiring brains of my clients :)

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Ep 24: The ONE MISSING Step That No One Told You About (... and that's why you can't stop yelling at your kids)

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Ep #23: Get 10% Calmer & Happier Without Spending Any Extra Time, Money, or Energy

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Ep #22: 3 Signs You Have Unresolved Childhood Trauma (Spoiler Alert: That's why you can't stop yelling at your kids...)

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Ep #21: Affirmations for Calm & Happy Mom (aka Reprogram your Sh#@! Self-Talk NOW)

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Ep #20: Shift These 3 Beliefs to Stop Yelling At Your Kids (Mental Fitness Intro Part 3)

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Ep #19: HOW?! How to stay CALM no matter what (Mental Fitness Intro: Part 2)

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Ep #18: Want to control your emotions before they burst out? Start HERE! (Mental Fitness Intro Part 1)

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Ep #17: Exhausted and tired of people not respecting your boundaries?

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Ep #16: How to EFFECTIVELY deal with judgment, criticism, and comparisons

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Ep #15: Worried About What Others Think Of You? (aka my hair story)

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Ep #14: What Type Of Mom Are You (Mom Quiz)

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Ep #13: The Chickenpox Hug (aka Another Way To Stop Being Stuck at the Victim Corner)

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Ep #12: 3 Reasons/Mistakes Why I Kept Struggling with Mommy Tantrums

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Ep #11: From Victim to Victory (How to Get Back in Control...)

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Ep #10: How can you give unconditional love to others if you did not get enough of it yourself?

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Ep #9: How much do you think you still need to learn before you finally feel you’re good enough?

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Ep #8: What if Pain Was a Clue...?

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Episode #7: The Only Way to Overcome Food Cravings Without Using Willpower

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Episode #6: What To Do FIRST?!

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Episode #5: How to stop creating your own time traps

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Episode #4: 3 Steps To Get Your Sparkle Back

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Episode #3: Weight-Loss and Mental Health: 7 Tips on How to Stop Quitting

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Episode #2: "I don't have enough time!"

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Episode #1: The Zen Supermom: How to Do It All Without Burning Out