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Episode 135

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17th Apr 2025

135. Journaling Through Mom Rage: 5 Min Journal Prompts

Ever felt anger bubble up so intensely as a mom that it scared you? You're not alone. In this honest 5-minute journaling episode, I'm tackling the taboo topic that many mothers experience but few talk about: mom rage.

As women, we're often conditioned to suppress anger or feel intense guilt when we experience it—especially as mothers. But what if your anger is actually trying to tell you something important? What if processing it properly could lead to deeper connections with yourself and your family?

🔥 In this episode, we explore:

  • The connection between your childhood experiences with anger and your current triggers
  • How to identify what's really beneath your rage moments
  • Practical ways to release anger energy without causing harm
  • Repairing relationships after anger episodes

I walk you through a powerful 5-prompt journal flow that starts by examining your relationship with anger from childhood, then guides you through processing recent rage moments, uncovering unrealistic expectations, finding healthy release methods, and repairing connections with loved ones.

Journal Prompts Included:

  1. How were big emotions handled in your childhood home? Were you allowed to express anger growing up?
  2. Think of a recent moment when you felt rage bubble up as a mom. What triggered it? How did you feel it in your body? What thoughts were you having?
  3. What expectations are you putting on yourself? What judgments are you feeling or making? Are these things true?
  4. How would you love to release your anger? (Get creative with this!)
  5. Is there anyone you would like to repair your relationship with after an anger episode?

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Give yourself these five minutes to acknowledge your anger without judgment. This is your permission slip to process this powerful emotion in a healthy way that leads to greater peace and connection.

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Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Beyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) is for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it.

You know you need to prioritize yourself, delegate more, set boundaries, stop bringing work home. You've tried therapy, coaching, retreats. You know the solution - but you either can't follow through, or when you DO, it doesn't stick.

Host Samantha Hawley helps business owners and executives earning $100k+ excavate the root beliefs underneath the execution gap. Why do you keep not doing the thing? Why doesn't it feel better when you do? Using strategic journaling and emotional excavation, we go beyond awareness into why you're actually stuck in the pattern.

This isn't about more tactics or tips. This is about understanding why awareness isn't enough and what actually needs to shift for you to change.

You'll hear about: decision fatigue, why you can't prioritize yourself, nervous system regulation, being present with your kids, root cause of overwhelm, why boundaries don't stick, self-sabotage patterns, and how your internal state impacts everything.

Perfect for: Female CFOs, VPs, directors, executives, business owners, and women in leadership who are tired of knowing what's wrong but not being able to change it.
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