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I'm here today with Carla Nomburg, PhD, who's a writer, speaker, and clinical social worker, and the author of How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Kids, a practical guide to becoming a calmer, happier parent. She's also the author of two other mindfulness books. She's contributed to the New York Times, The Washington Post, Huff Post, and Mindful Magazine. She currently lives with her husband and two daughters outside of Boston. Welcome, Carla.

Thanks so much for coming on moms.

Don't have time to read books.

I am so happy to be here.

Thank you for having me.

So I have to tell you, my daughter, who's five, no, she's six now, loves the title

of your book.

I think she thinks it's like the funniest thing.

And I told her this morning I was interviewing you, and she's like, oh my gosh, that's amazing. So she may sneak in at some point, but you have a lot of fans. Perhaps I lose my shit with my kids too often and they think it's funny, but just wanted you to know. One of my friends was reading this book and her daughter, who I think is in second grade found it and was like, when is she going to write a

book called How to Stop Losing Your Shit with Your Parents? That's the one I need.

Oh, that's funny. I like that. I thought that was cute. That is cute. So tell me how,

what how to stop losing your shit with your kids is about and what inspired you to write it.

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