The ONE thing to do when you’re about to lose your cool with your kids

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Pre-order my new book HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD CLEAN UP THEIR MENTAL MESS here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mentallyresilientkids.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ +Pre-order before August 8 to get access to bonus content! SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast (episode #498) and blog, I talk about what to do when you are feeling overwhelmed and you are about to lose your cool around your children. As I mentioned in my podcast on messy parenting, we all know that parenting is hard. As parents, we will make mistakes. We are only human, after all! Read the blog here: ⁠https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-one-thing-to-do-when-you-re-about-to-loose-your-cool-with-your-kids Sign up to Patreon to get access to full AD-FREE episodes, exclusive downloads, live Q&As, and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -ZOCDOC: Just go to Zocdoc.com/LEAF and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 2:00 What you can do when you are about to lose your cool in front of your children 2:30 What happens in the mind, brain & body when we feel like things are too much 5:40 How to calm your mind, brain & body when you feel like you are about to explode 8:35 The power of deep breathing 13:40 Why we need to work on our triggers as parents 16:50, 23:55 How to use mind management & the Neurocycle to change your reactions ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! - Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf *DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr. Caroline Leif and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mace.
0:10.8	In today's podcast, I'm going to talk about something that helped me so much.
0:15.6	And that is the one thing to do when you feel that you're about to lose your cool with
0:20.4	your kids or your child.
0:25.6	I tell you, this has come out of my own experience as a mom or four.
0:29.6	Okay, that will adults now, but even still my adult children come sometimes can make me
0:33.6	lose my cool and I still use this system and this technique that I'm going to walk
0:38.7	you with you on this podcast today that's going to help you.
0:41.1	Now, I've got a book coming out.
0:42.6	I'm sure you've heard by now.
0:44.0	If you've been listening to me coming out on August 8th called How to Help You Help
0:48.3	Your Child Clean Up their Mental Mace.
0:51.0	So it's how to help you as a parent, teacher, caregiver, whatever help you help your child
0:55.8	manage mental health.
0:58.0	And I'm literally by my pain marked with an example in here of what I'm going to talk
1:02.8	about today.
1:03.8	And you know, this has come out of parenting experience, clinical experience, clinical
1:09.0	application and research.
1:11.0	So this book is hands on.
1:12.5	It's easy to read.
1:13.8	It's full of practical stuff.
1:15.4	I'm finding myself constantly looking back at this thing and thinking, hey, that was
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