Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! This week, Meghan & Abi start the episode off talking about the recent losses of three celebrities who played formative roles in their upbringings - Betty White, Sidney Poitier, and Bob Saget. Then they segue into this week’s topic - anger and frustration. They start with some definitions clarifying the differences between anger and frustration before exploring their own relationships with both of those feelings and how they’ve been exacerbated by the pandemic. They look back at their childhood expressions of anger and frustration and what those expressions look like for them now as parents. They reframe how we look at healthy expressions of anger but are clear that manifesting anger in a hurtful way is never to be condoned. They talk about burnout, their anger and frustration triggers, recognizing escalating emotions, as well as outdated gender roles in expressions of anger and racist stereotypes that affect how Abi expresses anger and parents about anger. They also discuss how they strive to find positive things to do with their anger so that  expressing it can become a point of pride.

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Music: Evan Dysart (Spotify and Bandcamp; Extended Cut of Podcast Theme for Gaining Mom-entum)

Artwork: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com)

Resources:

Coronavirus Parenting: Managing Anger and Frustration (Child Mind Institute)

COVID Parenting Has Passed the Point of Absurdity (The Atlantic)

Managing Anger (Coping Skills for Kids)

7 Simple but Powerful Anger Management Activities for Kids (Parents with Confidence)

Anger Management for Kids: 14 Best Activities & Worksheets (PositivePsychology.com)

25 Famous Women on Anger (The Cut)

The Other Side of Anger (NPR)