In this episode I’m sharing with you my definition of CALM and giving you my go-to strategy for getting to calm using a tool I call The Pause Break.

You’ll Learn:

Why Mad Mom Syndrome happens
Why your kid’s behavior triggers such strong feelings
How your stress response influences your actions
The 3 simple steps of The Pause Break that you can do anytime, anywhere

The Pause Break allows you to access calm, even in the middle of a moment when you feel overwhelmed or angry.

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Before we get to that, let’s talk about what the absence of calm looks like.

I know you’ve been there, and so have I.

Get Calm with the Pause Break

Showing up when you aren’t feeling calm looks a little different for everyone, but you might find yourself:

yelling
saying mean things
making threats
rescuing
bribing
being rough with your kid's body
giving in to your kid's demands
feeling exhausted
lecturing
talking a lot
shutting down
not following through on consequences
not taking care of yourself
sleeping poorly
grumpiness that you can't shake
escalating things when your kid gets upset
shutting your kid down

…generally acting in ways you don’t love.

When you have a mad mom episode, it’s easy to beat yourself up and tell yourself things like I’m a bad mom or I’m messing up my kids. Which makes you feel guilty, embarrassed, ashamed, frustrated and confused.

The more negative thoughts you have, the more defeated, discouraged, and guilty you will feel. And when you feel bad, it’s hard to change your behavior.

So you end up yelling again.

I call this Mad Mom Syndrome, and it is a vicious cycle of negative thoughts leading to negative feelings leading to negative actions and then back again.

So how do you break that cycle?

That’s what we’re diving into for these 30 minutes.

The Pause Break is the single most important tool I teach. It is where all of your personal growth happens. It’s the space where change occurs.

If you only take one thing away from this podcast episode, I hope it’s this: You can always take a PAUSE BREAK. It’s the first, and most important, step towards CALM.

Listen to the full episode now for all the details.

Related Episodes:

Episode 8: Pause & Reset Your Body
Episode 9: Pause & Reset Your Emotions
Episode 10: Pause & Reset Your Mind

Free Resources:

Get your copy of the Stop Yelling Cheat Sheet!

In this free guide you’ll discover:

✨ A simple tool to stop yelling once you’ve started (This one thing will get you calm.)

✨ 40 things to do instead of yelling. (You only need to pick one!)

✨ Exactly why you yell. (And how to stop yourself from starting.)

✨A script to say to your kids when you yell. (So they don't follow you around!)

Download the Stop Yelling Cheat Sheet here

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