Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

By Alena Gomes Rodrigues

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I'm not a supermom. But I always wanted to be one and have it all: family, career/business that I love, AND the time for myself. But that ambition without proper stress resistance and resilience killed my mom (cancer at 48) and drove me to the edge of burnout twice. Only when I saw the disastrous effects of my anger, stress, and resentment on my little daughter, I knew I had to change... Since then, not only have I healed but I also helped thousands of other women all around the world through trauma-informed therapy and mental fitness training. And I decided to share the most vulnerable and valuable pieces of my and their journey here. Because if we got out of that dark, stuck place of feeling like a terrible mom, YOU CAN DO IT TOO. So choose the episode that speaks to you and tune in!


Episode Date
How to Get a Lot Done on No Sleep Without Yelling at Your Kids (3 Steps That Actually Work)
Jun 05, 2026
Ep 186: Why You Cannot Enjoy Holidays With Your Kids (And It Has Nothing to Do With the Stress)
May 29, 2026
Ep 185: Why Nervous System Regulation for Kids Backfires (And What to Fix First)
May 22, 2026
Ep 184: Why You Feel Invisible on Mother's Day (And How to Stop Needing His Validation to Feel Worthy)
May 15, 2026
Ep 183: What's Dangerous About Using AI for Parenting Advice (And the Question You Should Be Asking Instead)
May 08, 2026
Ep 182: Why You Lose It at Home But Stay Calm at Work: The Root Cause Nobody Talks About
May 01, 2026
Ep 181: How to Help Your Child Heal From Trauma (Without Losing Yourself in the Process)
Apr 24, 2026
Ep 180: 3 Most Surprising Things Parenting Coaches Don't Want You to Find Out
Apr 17, 2026
Ep 179: Why Can’t I Calm Down Even When I Know Better? (Experiential episode)
Apr 03, 2026
Ep 178: How Do I Stop Other People’s Judgment and Unwanted Advice From Getting Under My Skin?
Mar 27, 2026
Ep 177: Why Do I Still Lose My Patience With My Kids Even After Therapy and Parenting Courses?
Mar 20, 2026
Ep 176: How Can I Stop Yelling When I’m Stressed and Overwhelmed? (And Why Stress Isn’t the Full Reason)
Mar 13, 2026
Ep 175: Why Parenting Techniques Don’t Work When Your Toddler Hits, Spits, or Throws Food
Mar 06, 2026
Ep 174: Why Knowing Why You Yell Still Doesn’t Stop the Yelling
Jan 30, 2026
Ep 173: She Looked Calm on the Outside but Was Exploding Inside: Jen’s Story of Rage, Shutdown, and Healing
Jan 23, 2026
Ep 172: "I Yelled at My 4-Month-Old”: The Real Story of Traumatic Birth, Postpartum Rage & Healing
Jan 16, 2026
Ep 171: Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work for Moms (and What to Do Instead)
Jan 09, 2026
Ep 170: She Was a Neuroscientist… and Still Yelling at Her 3-Year-Old: Mona’s Breakthrough Story
Dec 12, 2025
Ep 169: “I Don’t Need More Parenting Tips. I Need the Tools!” How to Stop Yelling Without More Books
Nov 28, 2025
Ep 168: “It’s My Responsibility to Make Everyone Happy” - Healing the Generational Pattern That Turns Your Strength Into Pain
Nov 21, 2025
Ep 167: How to Help Your Kids Get Out of Toxic Friendships Without Taking Over
Nov 07, 2025
Ep 166: She Promised She’d Never Yell… Until She Did: Charlene’s Empowering Story of Healing
Oct 31, 2025
Ep 165: Stop Asking AI How to Parent: Why ChatGPT Can’t Fix Your Kids
Oct 24, 2025
Ep 164: Why Even the Best Childhoods Create Reactive Parents
Oct 17, 2025
Ep 163: Parenting Tips Won’t Stop Your Yelling: What You Really Need to Heal
Oct 03, 2025
Ep 162: How Generational Healing Helped Suzanne Stop Yelling in Just 3 Months
Sep 26, 2025
Ep 159: Why Even Therapists and Mental Health Pros Struggle at Home: Sanja’s Story
Sep 19, 2025
Ep 160: How Therapy Didn’t Help — But Monika Finally Stopped Yelling at Her Daughter
Sep 19, 2025
Ep 161: Finding the Balance Between Gentle Parenting and Boundaries: Sanne’s Transformation
Sep 19, 2025
Ep 158: Choosing Single Motherhood: Breaking Cycles & Raising with Strength
Sep 12, 2025
Ep 157: If Trying Harder Worked, You’d Be Calm by Now
Sep 05, 2025
Ep 156: The Fastest Way Moms Can Stop Yelling (It’s Not About the Kids)
Aug 22, 2025
Ep 155: “I Had a Happy Childhood—So Why Was I So Angry?” Martina’s Story of Breaking the Cycle
Jul 25, 2025
Ep 154: Why Dads Snap — And How to Break the Cycle of Male Emotional Repression
Jul 11, 2025
Ep 153: “I’m Not Healed Enough to Help Others”: Healing the Inner Critic and Leading Anyway
Jun 27, 2025
Ep 152: Wouldn’t It Be Fun If…? How to Stop Pushing and Start Feeling Pulled
Jun 20, 2025
Ep 151: She Never Yelled. But She Was Dying Inside.
Jun 13, 2025
Ep 150: Why Gentle Parenting Triggers You: The Generational Trauma No One Talks About
Jun 06, 2025
Ep 149: "My Daughter Stopped Hearing Voices: How Healing My Childhood Wounds Freed Her Spirit"
May 30, 2025
Ep 148: The Generational Ripple Effect: How One Mom's Healing Changed Three Generations
May 23, 2025
Ep 147: Healing at the Roots: Why I Shaved My Head for 3 Years (And Why I'm Growing It Back)
May 16, 2025
Ep 146: You Have No 'Dark Side': How Your 'Worst' Parenting Moments Are Generational Healing Trying to Happen
May 09, 2025
Ep 145: Boundaries with Adult Bullies/Strangers (Personal Story)
May 02, 2025
Ep 144: Raging about dog and her ex... how did she became a Zen Supermom regardless?
Apr 11, 2025
Ep 143: Stopped Yelling in 3 Months and Now Enjoys Mornings & Evenings with her 3 Year Old Son!
Apr 04, 2025
Ep 142: Healthy Boundaries and Natural Consequences - Real Life Examples
Mar 28, 2025
Ep 141: How to Stay Calm Even Under Time Pressure
Mar 21, 2025
Ep 140: 4 months ago, I was a workaholic barking at my kids. And now...
Mar 14, 2025
Ep 139: Reacting Like a Child When Triggered? 2 Steps to Become a Focused Adult Again
Mar 07, 2025
EP 138: What a "Control-freak" Mom Did to Feel Lighter in 3-4 Months
Feb 21, 2025
Ep 137: You Don't Have to Wait to be Loved
Feb 14, 2025
Ep 136: I Did Inner Child in Therapy Before, But Was Still Exploding as a "Bomb"
Feb 07, 2025
Ep 135: It's Okay to Not Feel Okay
Jan 31, 2025
Ep 134: Feeling Responsible for Making Everyone Happy - Gift or a Curse?
Jan 17, 2025
Ep 133: "To-Stop" List: How to get what you want without any New Year resolutions
Jan 10, 2025
Ep 132: All You Ever Needed to Know About the Zen Supermom and Were Afraid to Ask
Dec 20, 2024
Ep 131: Survival Guide for Christmas Reunions with Family
Dec 13, 2024
Ep 130: How a Mom of 4 Boys Stopped Screaming and Fighting with Them
Dec 10, 2024
Ep 129: So if I don't need to be the "good girl" anymore, who am I?
Dec 06, 2024
Ep 128: What to Focus on NOW, To Have Happy Memories for Christmas 2024
Nov 29, 2024
Ep 127: My Parents Didn't Yell... Why Do I?
Nov 22, 2024
Ep 126: Mom Who Stopped Raging And Her Daughter Became Confident After The First Month
Nov 21, 2024
Ep 125: How Routines Make You Weak and Fragile
Nov 15, 2024
Ep 124: My Kids Listen More to Their Father! It's Not Fair!
Nov 08, 2024
Ep 123: "I Want a Quick Fix! Tell Me How to Make My Kids Listen NOW!"
Nov 01, 2024
Ep 122: Healing Sexual Abuse Trauma in 2 Sessions - Sharing of a Mom Who Became Free and at Peace
Oct 29, 2024
Ep 121: The Best Way to Protect Your Kids From Bullying
Oct 25, 2024
Ep 120: What If You Knew How To Heal Not Just Yourself But Others, Too?
Oct 18, 2024
Ep 119: Scared of Looking at Where Your Uncontrollable Anger Comes From?
Oct 11, 2024
Ep 118: From Shy/Quiet to Angry/Aggressive - Ever Felt Judged For Who You Are?
Oct 04, 2024
Ep 117: How a Restless, Controlling Mom Stopped Yelling and Starting to Enjoy Being a Mom - in just 3 months
Oct 03, 2024
Ep 116: "Get over it!" How to Help Your Kids When They Have a Big Drama Over a Small Thing
Sep 27, 2024
Ep 115: How To Get Authority and Respect Without Yelling or Needing To Be Liked
Sep 20, 2024
Ep 114: What If You've Already Forgiven Your Parents - or There's Nothing to Forgive Because You Had a Happy Childhood?
Sep 13, 2024
Ep 113: Taking Care of High-needs, High-sensitive Children, While Staying Calm (even when burnout, and gender identity shift get in the mix)
Sep 12, 2024
Ep 112: Recovering your Relationship: How to Find the Delicate Balance Between Giving Too Much and Having Boundaries
Sep 06, 2024
Ep 111: Inspirational Interview Series: Why Moms of Neurodivergent Kids Need More Than Just Getting Help for the Kids
Sep 05, 2024
Ep 110: Angel at school and the Opposite at Home? How to Handle Evening Meltdowns
Aug 30, 2024
Ep 109: Zen SuperDAD Case Study: How to Stop Feeling Emotionally Numb & Disconnected from Partner and Kids
Aug 29, 2024
Ep 108: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself to Have an Easier End of Summer
Aug 23, 2024
Ep 107: Healing Men's Emotional Numbness and Avoidance with Zen Superdad Trauma Coach Victor
Aug 21, 2024
Ep 106: 3 Most Painful Mistakes That Prevent Loving But Overwhelmed Moms Stop Yelling At Their Kids
Aug 16, 2024
Ep 105: HOW?! How Can I Make My Kids Listen Without Yelling?
Aug 02, 2024
Ep 104: I'm Worried I Damaged My Kids By Yelling... Can I Help Them Heal?
Jul 26, 2024
Ep 103: If You're Currently Harming Yourself (or Thinking About Doing It)
Jul 19, 2024
Ep 102: Less Is More: How to Have a Great Summer Without Burning Out
Jul 12, 2024
Ep 101: How Not to Yell or Shut Down When You're Overwhelmed and Overstimulated by The Noise of Your Kids
Jul 05, 2024
Ep 100: Perfectly Imperfect: Permission To Take Your Mask Off Granted!
Jun 28, 2024
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)
Jun 21, 2024
Ep 98: Doing Everything for Others Before They Even Ask? Why Your Empathy and Nurturing Turns Into Your Weakness and How to Heal It
Jun 14, 2024
Ep 97: How Resilience Looks Like: Story of a Woman Who Went Through Hell and Became a Zen Supermom Anyways
Jun 11, 2024
Ep 96: How To Have The Best Summer Ever, No Matter What
Jun 07, 2024
Ep 95: How Mom of a 2.5 Month Old Baby Decided to Heal Before She Starts Yelling
Jun 04, 2024
Ep 94: Why 1-1 Trauma Sessions Are Not Enough to Heal Your Uncontrollable Anger (Mental Fitness Intro)
May 31, 2024
Ep 93: Burnout, Emotional Eating, Smoking, Drinking... How a Full-time Working Expat Mom of 3 Became Happy & In Control
May 28, 2024
Ep 92: "Wouldn't it be fun if...?" - How to Stop Being a Self-sacrificing Victim of Your Life and Bring in More Fun
May 24, 2024
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?
May 21, 2024
Ep 90: Yelling vs. Emotional Numbness: How to Manage Big Emotions & Connect with Your Kids
May 17, 2024
Ep 89: Grew Up With Violent, Alcoholic Father, and Then Raged at Her Toddler Daughter for Hitting Her - How Is She Feeling Now?
May 14, 2024
Ep 88: About Self-harm, Boundaries, and Finding YOU After Kids With a Mom of 2 Boys
May 10, 2024
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)
May 07, 2024
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
May 03, 2024
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)
May 02, 2024
Ep 84: What To (Not) Do When Your Anxious Child Doesn't Want To Go Back To School After Holidays
Apr 26, 2024
Ep 83: Why I Know You're a Great Mom Already: The Comforting Reassurance You Need When You Feel Guilty About "Damaging" Your Kids
Apr 19, 2024
Ep 82: Yelling is BAD, But Bottling Up Anger is WORSE?! Here's Why..
Apr 12, 2024
Ep 81: I Used To Be My Daughter's First Bully
Apr 05, 2024
Ep 80: "Just Five More Minutes!" How to Stop the Screen Time Fights
Mar 29, 2024
Ep 79: Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet our first Zen SuperDAD Coach, Victor!
Mar 28, 2024
Ep 78: Why Zen Supermom Works Not Just For Moms
Mar 22, 2024
Ep 77: Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet our Community Manager Ellen!
Mar 21, 2024
Ep 76: Beyond Your Drama & Stress Addiction: How to Stop Reacting Like Your Parents
Mar 15, 2024
Ep 75: Busy Badge of Honor: Did being BUSY Become Part of Your Identity?
Mar 08, 2024
Ep 74: Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet our Client Success Manager, Sassy!
Mar 07, 2024
Ep 73: Police Woman and People-Pleaser vs Empowering Kids with Healthy Boundaries
Mar 01, 2024
Ep 72: The Zen Supermom Team is Growing - Meet Christine!
Feb 29, 2024
Ep 71: How to Stop the Mealtime Power Struggles and Make Your Picky Child Eat More and Different Foods
Feb 23, 2024
Ep 70: Does It Work For Dads Too?
Feb 16, 2024
Ep 69: ADHD Symptoms That Come From Childhood Trauma
Feb 09, 2024
Ep 68: Unconditional Love... Does It Even Exist? And Am I Worth It?
Feb 02, 2024
Ep 67: Gentle Parenting - How to Make It Work Without Yelling
Jan 26, 2024
The Best of Zen Supermom Podcast 2023
Jan 19, 2024
Ep 65: 4 Real Stories of Strength, Resilience, and Healing of the Zen Supermoms
Jan 12, 2024
Ep 64: How To Recover If Your Holidays Didn't Go As Expected
Jan 05, 2024
Ep 63: 2024 Prep: How to Become the Mom You Wish You Had
Dec 29, 2023
Ep 62: How to Survive Time With Your Family (without too much drama)
Dec 22, 2023
Ep 61: When You or Your Kids Get Sick
Dec 15, 2023
Ep 60: Your Stress-Free Christmas Plan
Dec 08, 2023
Ep 59: How to Calm Yourself Down Without Running Away From Your Clingy Child
Dec 03, 2023
Ep 58: 3 Steps To Stop Feeling The Need To Prove Yourself Constantly
Nov 24, 2023
Ep 57: How to Stay Calm When Kids Are Not Listening
Nov 17, 2023
Ep 56: Resentful and Angry With Your Partner, But a Part of You Still Loves Him? Do This…
Nov 10, 2023
Ep 55: How To Manage Time Pressure With Your Kids
Nov 03, 2023
Ep 54: How It Feels When Your Childhood Trauma is Healed And You No Longer Explode in Anger
Oct 27, 2023
Ep 53: How To Set Healthy Boundaries With Your Kids
Oct 20, 2023
Ep 52: The Zen Supermom Team is Growing: Meet Tina!
Oct 19, 2023
Ep 51: How To Heal Your Own Childhood Without Blaming Your Parents
Oct 13, 2023
Ep 50: How To Set Healthy Boundaries When Your Child Is Yelling At You
Oct 06, 2023
Ep 49: When Bad Things Turn Worse: How To Get Back In Control
Sep 29, 2023
Ep 48: The Missing Step in Dealing With Your Child’s Tantrums
Sep 22, 2023
Ep 47: Afraid of healing your past because it's painful? Do this...
Sep 15, 2023
Ep 46: 3 Steps To Stop Your Child From Hitting You - Without Yelling
Sep 08, 2023
Ep 45: The Zen Supermom Team is growing! Meet Silvia...
Sep 01, 2023
Ep 44: If you lost hope…
Aug 25, 2023
Ep 43: 3 Quick& Effective Ways For Busy Supermoms To Get The Stress Out Of Your Body
Aug 18, 2023
Ep 42: Is Anger Forbidden Emotion That I Should Avoid In Front of Kids?
Aug 11, 2023
Ep 41: Yes, but... (For those who'd love to join Zen Supermom but...)
Aug 03, 2023
Ep 40: Your Marriage - How to overcome disagreements about parenting
Jul 28, 2023
Ep 39: Sibling Jealousy: How to stop yelling at your firstborn when he/she asks for attention by not listening
Jul 21, 2023
Ep 38: Why You Over-React When Your Child Gets Hurt (Or Hurts You) And How To Stop It
Jul 14, 2023
Ep 37: 2 Steps To Turn Bedtime Into Your Favorite Moment Of The Day
Jul 07, 2023
Ep 36: Your Child Is Your Teacher (How to shift from being controlled by your anger into learning more about yourself)
Jun 30, 2023
Ep 35: Can’t Figure It Out Why You Keep Yelling at Your Kids, Though You Want To Stay Calm? (Generational Developmental Trauma Awareness)
Jun 23, 2023
Ep 34: To Be Or Not To Be A Supermom?
Jun 16, 2023
Ep 33: Are You Too Busy To Get Help And Stop Yelling At Your Kids?
Jun 09, 2023
Ep 32: Is Your Mother-In-Law Stealing Your Calm? (How To Stop Toxic Relationship Dynamic)
Jun 02, 2023
Ep#31: Do You Take Better Care of Your Kids Than Yourself? (Why & How to Stop That)
May 26, 2023
Ep #30: Guided Visualization for Calm & Peace (Instant Stress Relief)
May 19, 2023
Ep #29: When Your Parents Get Sick (How to not drown in pain if you can't help them)
May 12, 2023
Ep #28: Do This After You Yelled At Your Kids & Feel Guilty About It
May 05, 2023
Ep 27: Did Your Birth Go As Planned? (Trauma Healing)
Apr 28, 2023
Ep 26: From Stress To Calm: You Can't Improve What You Don't Measure
Apr 21, 2023
Ep 25: Behind the scenes - Insights from my day of healing trauma & rewiring brains of my clients :)
Apr 14, 2023
Ep 24: The ONE MISSING Step That No One Told You About (... and that's why you can't stop yelling at your kids)
Apr 07, 2023
Ep #23: Get 10% Calmer & Happier Without Spending Any Extra Time, Money, or Energy
Mar 31, 2023
Ep #22: 3 Signs You Have Unresolved Childhood Trauma (Spoiler Alert: That's why you can't stop yelling at your kids...)
Mar 24, 2023
Ep #21: Affirmations for Calm & Happy Mom (aka Reprogram your Sh#@! Self-Talk NOW)
Mar 17, 2023
Ep #20: Shift These 3 Beliefs to Stop Yelling At Your Kids (Mental Fitness Intro Part 3)
Mar 10, 2023
Ep #19: HOW?! How to stay CALM no matter what (Mental Fitness Intro: Part 2)
Mar 03, 2023
Ep #18: Want to control your emotions before they burst out? Start HERE! (Mental Fitness Intro Part 1)
Feb 24, 2023
Ep #17: Exhausted and tired of people not respecting your boundaries?
Feb 17, 2023
Ep #16: How to EFFECTIVELY deal with judgment, criticism, and comparisons
Feb 10, 2023
Ep #15: Worried About What Others Think Of You? (aka my hair story)
Feb 03, 2023
Ep #14: What Type Of Mom Are You (Mom Quiz)
Jan 27, 2023
Ep #13: The Chickenpox Hug (aka Another Way To Stop Being Stuck at the Victim Corner)
Jan 20, 2023
Ep #12: 3 Reasons/Mistakes Why I Kept Struggling with Mommy Tantrums
Jan 13, 2023
Ep #11: From Victim to Victory (How to Get Back in Control...)
Jan 06, 2023
Ep #10: How can you give unconditional love to others if you did not get enough of it yourself?
Dec 30, 2022
Ep #9: How much do you think you still need to learn before you finally feel you’re good enough?
Dec 23, 2022
Ep #8: What if Pain Was a Clue...?
Dec 16, 2022
Episode #7: The Only Way to Overcome Food Cravings Without Using Willpower
Dec 09, 2022
Episode #6: What To Do FIRST?!
Dec 02, 2022
Episode #5: How to stop creating your own time traps
Nov 25, 2022
Episode #4: 3 Steps To Get Your Sparkle Back
Nov 18, 2022
Episode #3: Weight-Loss and Mental Health: 7 Tips on How to Stop Quitting
Nov 11, 2022
Episode #2: "I don't have enough time!"
Nov 04, 2022
Episode #1: The Zen Supermom: How to Do It All Without Burning Out
Oct 28, 2022