107. Staying Calm: Learning to Manage Stress, Teaching Kids How to Express Emotion and Co-Parenting without Communication with Dr. Alison Mitzner

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Alison Mitzner is a single mom of 2 (ages 8 and 10), board-certified pediatrician, family wellness and fitness expert, and passionate supporter of parents feeling calm, confident, and healthy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After attending medical school in Syracuse and completing her residency on Long Island, Dr. Mitzner worked at a private practice in Manhattan and is now a senior director at a major pharmaceutical company in worldwide safety and regulatory. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book, Calm and Confident Parenting where she shares proven strategies and tools for making small changes to your mindset, routine, and habits to help parents raise their children with calm confidence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Alison and I chatted about…</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she structures her day to be able to fit in her full-time career, 2 kids and side hustle as a single mom</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most important aspects moms should focus on to start feeling less burnout and stress: exercise and sleep</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Starting with working on yourself and learning how you deal with stressful situations</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to co-parent and keep consistency with your children when you barely communicate with the other co-parent</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Teaching kids how to express their emotions so that they can learn tools to stay calm</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Dr. Alison Mitzner at</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website: <a href= "http://www.dralisonmitzner.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.dralisonmitzner.com</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">IG: <a href= "https://instagram.com/dralisonmitzner" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@dralisonmitzner</a