Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast
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!
Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast
Ep 164: Why Even the Best Childhoods Create Reactive Parents
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, explains why even the most well-intentioned parents unconsciously pass on emotional wounds and how healing your nervous system changes everything. In this episode, you’ll discover:
- Why CBT and parenting scripts don’t rewire emotional patterns
- How “good childhoods” can still create people-pleasing, overachieving moms
- The hidden trauma psychologists aren’t trained to recognize
- Why stress, ADHD, or burnout aren’t the real reason for yelling
- How IDTR helps moms create emotional safety for their children without perfectionism
This is your invitation to stop parenting from trauma and start healing with compassion, clarity, and confidence.
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About the Author:
Hi, I’m Alena, also known as the Mommy Tantrum Specialist and founder of the Zen Supermom program. Once upon a time, I was the mom yelling at her daughter before breakfast and crying behind a closed door before lunch. Now I help overwhelmed moms uncover and heal the hidden roots of their yelling, so they can lead their families with peace and clarity.
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