Episode Details

In this Walk and Talk episode, I share a real-time experience of processing anger before I got home to my kids. My six-year-old woke up his younger brother after I explicitly told him not to, and I was livid. Instead of being home to yell at them, I was out on a walk pushing the stroller. I called my husband, validated how angry I was out loud, kept walking, and within five minutes the anger moved through my body. By the time I got home, I didn't need to yell. I could calmly address it without biting anyone's head off or having to apologize later. I talk about how emotions are just information about our thoughts, and sometimes we just need to give them attention for a few minutes and let them move through. Movement helps process that energy. When we do react in ways we don't want to, the most important thing is to apologize and not shame our humanness, because that only makes it worse.

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Takeaways:

Processing emotions is a vital skill in parenting.

Movement can help in regulating emotional energy.

Emotions provide information about our thoughts.

It's okay to feel angry; acknowledging it is key.

We should allow others to experience their emotions.

Yelling often leads to regret; awareness helps prevent it.

Self-compassion is crucial when reacting emotionally.

Emotions are temporary and can be processed.

Grace towards ourselves improves emotional responses.

Understanding emotions leads to better communication.

Sound bites:

"I am so angry about this."

"We're human, and that's okay."

"The awareness of it is key."

Chapters:

00:00 Processing Emotions in Daily Life

02:55 The Role of Movement in Emotional Regulation

05:50 Understanding Emotions as Information