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Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

Alena Gomes Rodrigues

167 episodes

1 week ago

Send us a text Your child’s best friend has started crossing lines: the teasing, the manipulation, the mixed signals... all hidden behind “friendship.” In this episode of The Zen Supermom Podcast, you’ll learn how to help your kids recognize and step away from toxic friendships without forcing, controlling, or breaking their trust. You’ll discover: The subtle ways toxic friends blur your child’s boundaries What to say (and what not to say) when they won’t listen How your own emotional pattern...

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Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness

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Send us a text Your child’s best friend has started crossing lines: the teasing, the manipulation, the mixed signals... all hidden behind “friendship.” In this episode of The Zen Supermom Podcast, you’ll learn how to help your kids recognize and step away from toxic friendships without forcing, controlling, or breaking their trust. You’ll discover: The subtle ways toxic friends blur your child’s boundaries What to say (and what not to say) when they won’t listen How your own emotional pattern...

Show more...

Self-Improvement,

Health & Fitness

Episodes (20/167)

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Your child’s best friend has started crossing lines: the teasing, the manipulation, the mixed signals... all hidden behind “friendship.” In this episode of The Zen Supermom Podcast, you’ll learn how to help your kids recognize and step away from toxic friendships without forcing, controlling, or breaking their trust. You’ll discover: The subtle ways toxic friends blur your child’s boundaries What to say (and what not to say) when they won’t listen How your own emotional pattern...

1 week ago

26 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Charlene thought she was a calm, gentle mom until the night she yelled at her baby. That “red mist” moment became her wake-up call. The shame. The fear. The realization that she couldn’t control her reactions anymore. In this week’s Zen Supermom Podcast, Charlene opens up about: The night she became her child’s “first bully” Why trying harder or reading more parenting books didn’t work How her people-pleasing and perfectionism were rooted in childhood What finally helped her he...

2 weeks ago

28 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text You don’t need more parenting tips. You need healing. In this episode, Alena shares the truth behind why relying on AI or quick fixes won’t stop your yelling, guilt, or emotional burnout. You’ll discover: Why AI can’t understand your generational trauma How your childhood shapes your reactions as a parent The real cost of trying to “save time” while losing connection Simple practices to break the yelling cycle, for good. This episode is a wake-up call for moms who feel ...

3 weeks ago

16 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

Ep 164: Why Even the Best Childhoods Create Reactive Parents

Send us a text Parenting techniques didn’t fail us, they broke us. Even moms with “happy childhoods,” therapy degrees, or calm voices can still find themselves yelling, shutting down, or people-pleasing. Why? Because most parenting methods focus on behavior, not the root: unhealed generational developmental trauma. In this raw and eye-opening episode, Alena Gomes Rodrigues, creator of Intergenerational Developmental Trauma Repatterning (IDTR) and author of I Yelled, I Cried, I Healed, explain...

1 month ago

14 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Are you tired of trying parenting tips, gentle parenting strategies, CBT, or talk therapy, and still find yourself yelling, shutting down, or people-pleasing when the pressure rises? In this episode of the Zen Supermom Podcast, Alena unpacks how to know whether you really need better parenting techniques, anger management, or deeper trauma healing. She introduces her unique method, Intergenerational Developmental Trauma Repatterning (IDTR), and explains why so many moms k...

1 month ago

32 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Are you a mom who has tried therapy, CBT, parenting tips, or gentle parenting, and you are still yelling at your kids? That was Suzanne’s story. She was a healthcare professional praised for her patience and calm before motherhood. But after two kids, sleep deprivation, moving houses, and the stress of the pandemic, she found herself stuck in the same yelling cycle she promised she would never repeat. The turning point came when Suzanne discovered Intergenerational Developmenta...

1 month ago

23 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text What happens when therapy doesn’t help you stop yelling — but something else does? This week’s Zen Supermom Podcast shares Monika’s journey. As an expatriate mom of a toddler, she often lost control of her emotions. When her daughter kicked or hit, Monika reacted with shouting, guilt, and frustration. Therapy didn’t help her break the cycle, and she feared she was passing on the same patterns she grew up with. Everything shifted when Monika discovered Intergenerational Developm...

1 month ago

36 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text What happens when a mom who looks “perfect” on the outside is actually drowning inside? In this episode, Sanja shares her journey from perfectionism, people-pleasing, hyper-achieving, and hidden rage to finally finding peace as a mom. Today she is one of the first Zen Supermom Coaches. Raised in war, shaped by generational trauma, and later praised as a professional in healthcare and tech, Sanja wore a polished mask. On the outside, she was successful. On the inside, she was bu...

1 month ago

34 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Can you set healthy boundaries without becoming too strict or too permissive? Can you stop yelling without letting your kids bulldoze over you? This week’s Zen Supermom Podcast shares Sanne’s powerful journey. She was once a yelling mom stuck in guilt and overwhelm. After joining the Zen Supermom program, she broke free from the cycle, healed the root of her triggers, and found a way to parent with both love and boundaries. Sanne’s transformation didn’t stop there. She became t...

1 month ago

36 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Can one emotionally healed parent give a child everything they need? In this powerful episode, Victoria shares her journey of leaving a toxic relationship, choosing to become a solo mom by choice, and raising her baby with more peace, presence, and authenticity than she ever thought possible. You’ll hear: Why staying in a toxic relationship “for the kids” is never the answerThe surprising patterns Victoria had to heal before becoming a momHow she rewired her inner critic,...

2 months ago

34 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text You’ve tried to stop yelling. You know what to do. So why does it still happen? If trying harder was the answer, you’d already be a Zen master by now. In this episode, I break down why willpower, discipline, and even brain science aren’t enough to stop the yelling—and what actually works instead. You’ll hear the story of a neuroscientist mom who knew exactly how the stress response worked… and still lost it with her daughter. Because yelling isn’t about knowing better. It’s abo...

2 months ago

19 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Are you tired of feeling like your kids are the reason you lose control? Here’s the truth: your yelling isn’t about the tantrums, the morning rush, or even the lack of support at home. The real cause lies in the patterns you’ve been carrying since your own childhood. In this episode, I’ll show you the fastest way to break the cycle: Step 1: Heal the childhood patterns showing up in your parenting. Step 2: Rewire the automatic habits of yelling, stressing, and snappi...

2 months ago

25 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Martina is a loving mom of three, living abroad with no support network. She had a “happy childhood.” A caring mom. No big trauma. So why did she keep yelling at her kids? Why did every small mess trigger a screaming match? And why couldn’t she stop—even though she hated how it felt? In this episode, Martina shares how things spiraled from gentle parenting intentions… to guilt, burnout, and near-daily explosions. She tried the parenting scripts. The podcasts. The logic. Nothing...

3 months ago

26 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text This one’s for the dads. Or the men you love who struggle with anger, withdrawal, or emotional shutdown around their kids. In this powerful anonymous conversation, a father of two shares what it was like to feel hijacked by explosive reactions—and why therapy, CBT, and intellectual insight weren’t enough. He opens up about the hidden roots of his triggers, the moment he chose to get help, and how he rewired his reactions without shame or a diagnosis. Whether you’re a dad who lo...

4 months ago

38 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text In this episode, I’m speaking to the mom who’s also a teacher, therapist, coach—or simply someone who feels called to help others—but is still struggling with yelling, burnout, or self-doubt at home. You know what to do. You’ve done the healing work. But there’s still that voice that whispers: “You’re not ready.” “Who are you to help anyone?” “You’re still messing it up at home…”I’ve been there too. In this episode, I share: My own story of pivoting from corporate coaching to h...

4 months ago

33 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text In this episode, I share something personal: what happened when I committed to writing my book… and then immediately felt the weight of it. This isn’t just about writing. It’s about that moment when a dream lights you up—then resistance pulls you down. You start asking: “Do I really have time for this?” “What if I fail?” “Who do I think I am?”Sound familiar? Whether it’s healing, parenting, or chasing a deeper purpose, we all hit that wall. And in this episode, I show you what ...

4 months ago

50 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text In this raw and emotional episode, Ruby — now part of my team — shares the truth behind her burnout, hidden guilt, and silent implosions as a mother. Unlike many Zen Supermom clients, Ruby didn’t explode at her kids — she disappeared. Emotionally checked out, exhausted, and stuck in chronic people-pleasing, she thought this was just who she was. Until she realized it wasn’t. Join us as she talks about what changed, how she rewired deep-rooted patterns from childhood, and how he...

5 months ago

46 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text Are you exhausted from trying gentle parenting techniques that just don't stick? If you've read all the books, learned the scripts, but still find yourself yelling at your kids when you're stressed or running late, this episode is for you. In this raw and honest conversation, I break down the 3 most common reasons why gentle parenting fails - and spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with your kids or needing better techniques. In this episode, you'll discover: Why you can't exec...

5 months ago

29 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text In this deeply moving interview, Jeanette shares one of the most powerful transformation stories I've ever witnessed - how healing her own childhood wounds completely freed her 7-year-old daughter's spirit in just three months. As a Mexican expatriate mom living in the Netherlands with no support system, Jeanette was trapped in an overwhelming cycle. Her daughter had begun hearing "voices" that told her not to trust her mom, to fight her brother, and that she was "silly" - the ...

5 months ago

25 minutes

Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

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

Send us a text In this powerful interview, Ines shares how she transformed from a constantly triggered, yelling mom to creating a peaceful home in just four months. As a working mom managing solo parenting during the week, Ines found herself screaming at her six-year-old son, her partner, and even colleagues at work. Despite trying mental load coaching, parenting books, and even inner child workbooks, nothing seemed to create lasting change. The breakthrough? Discovering that her uncontrollab...

5 months ago

38 minutes