ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.
Listen "149. How Not Lose It with Your Kids with Carla Naumburg"
Episode Synopsis
Summer is here, which for parents means Season Two of pandemic parenting. Parent tempers are triggered in so many ways now and we’ve lost access to the time and space that we need to calm our buttons. If you’re a parent and losing your cool more than you’d like with your kids, join Yael for an engaging and refreshingly irreverent interview with Dr. Carla Naumburg, author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent. Spoiler alert: This episode’s chock-full of advice for how to make temper buttons less pushable and practical skills for what to do when you’re ready to explode at your kids!
Listen and Learn:
Carla’s 5 basic truths about losing it with our kids
Owning our triggers
Why kids are button pushers and not triggers
Specific practices to “calm” our buttons
Why self-compassion is key, especially now, and how to engage it
Best practices to apply after losing it with your kids/after the sh*t storm
About Dr. Carla Naumburg:
Dr. Carla Naumburg
Carla Naumburg, Ph.D., is a writer, mother, and clinical social worker. She is the author of three parenting books: the bestselling How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids (Workman, 2019), Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family (New Harbinger, 2015), and Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters (Parallax, 2014). Carla has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, CNN, and Mindful Magazine, among other places. Carla lives outside of Boston with her husband, daughters, and two totally insane cats.
Resources:
How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent by Carla Naumburg
Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family by Carla Naumburg
Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters by Carla Naumburg
Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child By Caring for Yourself by Susan Pollack
113. Self-Compassion for Parents with Dr. Susan Pollak
123. Tantrum Survival Guide with Dr. Schrag Hershberg
Listen and Learn:
Carla’s 5 basic truths about losing it with our kids
Owning our triggers
Why kids are button pushers and not triggers
Specific practices to “calm” our buttons
Why self-compassion is key, especially now, and how to engage it
Best practices to apply after losing it with your kids/after the sh*t storm
About Dr. Carla Naumburg:
Dr. Carla Naumburg
Carla Naumburg, Ph.D., is a writer, mother, and clinical social worker. She is the author of three parenting books: the bestselling How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids (Workman, 2019), Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family (New Harbinger, 2015), and Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters (Parallax, 2014). Carla has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, CNN, and Mindful Magazine, among other places. Carla lives outside of Boston with her husband, daughters, and two totally insane cats.
Resources:
How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent by Carla Naumburg
Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family by Carla Naumburg
Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters by Carla Naumburg
Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child By Caring for Yourself by Susan Pollack
113. Self-Compassion for Parents with Dr. Susan Pollak
123. Tantrum Survival Guide with Dr. Schrag Hershberg
More episodes of the podcast Transcripts
429. May Contain Lies with Alex Edmans
15/10/2025
423. Collective Edge with Colin Fisher
03/09/2025
422. Mindwise with Nicholas Epley
27/08/2025
In God we trust