623: Jen Lumanlan: Taming Your Triggers In Motherhood

Published: Feb. 9, 2022, 8 a.m.

Jen Lumanlan holds a Masters in Psychology in Child Development and hosts the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, which is a reference guide for parents of children between the toddler and elementary years based on scientific research and the principles of respectful parenting.\xa0In each episode, she examines a topic related to parenting and child development from all sides to help parents understand how to make decisions about raising their children.\xa0She lives in California with her husband and daughter.\nThis is Jen\u2019s second time on the show.\xa0She is back this time to talk about taming your triggers in parenting, which is a very timely topic, like every parent I know is feeling especially spread thin and beyond exhausted after enduring the last two years.\xa0We dig into the concept of parenting triggers and then Jen coaches me about a trigger that is very front and center in my own parenting journey right now.\xa0Please enjoy hearing me get uncomfortable!\xa0\nListen in to hear Jen share:\n\nWhy you\u2019re feeling triggered by your child's behavior\n\nHow your parenting triggers might be connected to your own \u201clittle t\u201d traumas or \u201cbig T\u201d traumas of your past\n\nHow your own trauma of unmet needs impacts your parenting\n\nThe \u201cmagic bullet\u201d to help you manage guilt and shame in hard parenting moments\n\nCoaching me through raising an extrovert who likes to be really loud all the time\n\nScripts you can use to navigate conversations with your child so you can both get your needs met in hard moments\n\nThe connection between our parenting and smashing the patriarchy\n\nThe value in practicing repairing your relationship with your child after having a hard moment\n\nHow to work with her (and me!) in her 10-week workshop, Taming Your Triggers\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nSign up for Jen\u2019s free Masterclass on February 12th: How to Tame Your Triggers Around Your Child's Difficult Behavior: shamelessmom.com/triggers\n\n\nJoin me and enroll in Jen\u2019s 10-week workshop, Taming Your Triggers between February 13th-23rd: shamelessmom.com/taming\n\n\nBook: Set Boundaries, Find Peace\n\n\n\nPlease find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices