Today we are talking about something that might not seem related to parenting. Your feelings. Specifically, how to pause & reset your emotions.
One of the goals of Calm Mama Parenting is practicing compassion with your kids and teaching them what to do with their feelings. But first, of course, you have to know what to do with yours!
I define Emotional Literacy as:
- You know what you’re feeling
- You know how to talk about those feelings
- You know what to do with those feelings
Most adults have no idea what to do with fear, sadness or anger. They stuff the feelings down and bury them under scrolling, binge watching, glasses of wine and gossip.
The most important thing you can do as a mom is process and manage your own emotions.
Because the more emotionally literate you are, the more emotionally literate your children will become.
And if you teach your kids what to do with their feelings, then when they grow up they won’t have to do destructive things with their feelings (like drugs, porn, over eating, over working, excessive shopping, over dieting, etc).
I think of this as healing the next generation in advance.
In this episode, I’ll walk you through what is really going on behind your feelings, a simple process to work through negative emotions and a personal example of what this looks like in real life.
You’ll Learn:
- The 2 emotions I see parents struggle with the most
- What happens when you “stuff” your feelings down (and clues to look for when you’re doing it)
- 3 simple steps to process a negative emotion so you can move through it
Also mentioned in this episode:
Free Resources:
Get your copy of the Stop Yelling Cheat Sheet at https://www.calmmamacoaching.com/stopyelling.
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!)
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