Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast

Send us Fan Mail How to set, communicate, and keep your boundaries when you’re exhausted and angry because they ignore your asking for help and you're already carrying so much of responsibilities and an overloaded schedule? That's what you'll find out in this episode full of personal examples illustrating the step-by-step method I use to protect my time and sanity... Leave a comment...

Send us Fan Mail I could not even count how many times I felt judged, criticized, or compared to others as a mom.  And worse, how often I did that to myself, or to others... Struggling with something similar? Would you like to break free from judgment, criticism, and comparison? I'm going to break it down in this episode with you. So that you not only understand what's REALLY happening a...

Send us Fan Mail What would you do if you didn't care about what others will think about it/you? I'm serious. What would become possible once you stop worrying about what's expected from you? I'd love to hear about your dreams and your story. Here's mine, in this podcast episode, about why I keep cutting my hair so short. (And yes, don't worry, I did donate my long ha...

Send us Fan Mail Do you like taking those quick quizzes to find out what kind or type of something you are? I just created a simple one for this podcast. And because this is the Zen Supermom podcast, of course, it’s all about being a mom and the ability to stay zen – calm & patient no matter what. Try it out and let me know afterward what you took away from it. And if you’d like my help, type...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt helpless, criticized, and judged by others? This episode builds up on the previous Ep 11: From Victim to Victory and looks at your options from another perspective, using my own examples and real stories of my clients inside the Mental Fitness Gym. Sending you lots of strength and courage to keep your ears and heart open as you go with me on this journey. And I can'...

Send us Fan Mail Ever Struggled with Mommy Tantrums?  You know, those situations when you raise your voice at your kids and regret it afterward?  I used to feel super guilty and ashamed about it, never wanted anyone else to know… But then when I started working with moms, I realized most of us carry this same dark little secret inside. And we don’t want to talk about it to others, for the fear of...

Send us Fan Mail How to get back in control when it feels like you became the victim of your own life? Even if nothing/no one else around changes?   That’s what this episode is about, along with sharing a lot of my personal (dark-secrets-kind-of) examples, and a proven strategy that works. Not just for me, but for my busy superwoman clients as well.   So you really don’t have anything to lose by t...

Send us Fan Mail I used to feel guilty for not loving my daughter unconditionally. There… I just shared one of my most shameful secrets.   I was noticing what was wrong with her first – always looking for things to correct. Feeling overwhelming love usually came only after my daughter fell asleep and I could finally breathe out…  But how to be a mom who loves unconditionally? Who looks at what’s r...

Send us Fan Mail Babies don’t come with a manual. Heck, our entire lives don’t come with any. So how do you navigate the seasons when everything seems completely out of control and out of line?!   Well, if you’re anything like me, you’ll try to learn as much as possible. Parenting books, blogs, stress and self-care research, time management, and effective routine hacks, … Did you try to learn it a...

Send us Fan Mail If you don’t learn from your pain, you’re doomed to keep getting stuck in it over and over again. And it doesn’t matter if it’s physical or emotional, or if it’s about your relationships, parenting, or work.   THAT right there was one of the most powerful eye-openers I had in my trauma therapy training – even though I jumped into it thinking I had a happy childhood and no ‘big iss...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever struggled with food cravings? It got out of control for me when I had my daughter. And I just started eating anything I felt like. And when I tried to go back and stop eating so much sugar, my willpower and discipline only got me that far… So after I was done beating myself up over how weak and pathetic I was, I took another look. And I started playing with Mental Fi...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have those days when you already wake up stressed because there’s so much for you to do that you’d rather stay in bed if you could? Where do I even start with so many urgencies and responsibilities on my to-do list?! This used to be my life for years… Until I found a way to handle my hyper-achieving, multitasking brain more effectively. Want to know how and try it for yours...

Send us Fan Mail I always thought I was stressed because I had too much to do and not enough time. But what if there was another way to look at TIME? And what if there WAS something I COULD do about it? Join me in this episode as I share my aha moments and tips on how to stop creating your own time traps! Links mentioned in this episode: - Podcast Episode #4: Bring the Sparkle Back - Time Manageme...

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel like you lost your sparkle?  That in between all of your responsibilities and to-do lists as a busy mom, somehow you lost yourself?  Is it still me, this person I became?   If you’ve been feeling this way, please know that it’s completely normal and I don’t know a mom who wouldn’t go through this…  But that also doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. You don’t have to w...

Send us Fan Mail Do you also have that hyper-achiever voice in your head that makes you work really hard and push for your goals – but when the results don’t come fast and big enough, you start questioning yourself and/or the strategy and you quit? And how do you deal with goals that take time and you can’t just do it fast and move on to the next thing? Do you also get frustrated like I used to? I...

Send us Fan Mail “I don’t have enough time!” How often do you say or think this in a day? Do you feel like time is your biggest enemy? Then listen in and see if you’re trapped in one of the 3 most common mistakes busy moms make about time, and learn 3 questions you might want to ask yourself instead. Links and resources mentioned in this episode: -          The assessment of the voices in your hea...

Send us Fan Mail Would you love to be a supermom – and take care of everything and everyone, while staying calm and happy? Who wouldn't, right? I was struggling to get there. I wanted to have a family, career – and then business, live abroad, be a great mom but also do what I love… And I don't have to tell you that it didn't last long when I realized it was quite impossible. I was t...