Zen Supermom: The Mental Fitness Podcast
Ep 168: “It’s My Responsibility to Make Everyone Happy” - Healing the Generational Pattern That Turns Your Strength Into Pain
21 Nov 2025
Send us a textHave you ever told yourself,“It’s my responsibility to make everyone happy”?If so, this episode is for you.Because that sentence isn’t your personality.It’s not your “strength.”And it’s definitely not your purpose.It’s a generational trauma pattern that turned your empathy into over-responsibility…your intuition into hypervigilance…and your caring nature into exhaustion.In this episode, we go deep into the truth behind this pattern: Why you feel responsible for everyone’s emotions Why you’re pulled to help people who don’t want help Why your kindness sometimes gets rejected or resented Why you can see other people’s patterns… but can’t stop yours And how to finally break free - without becoming “cold” or “selfish”You’ll hear: Why high-achieving, self-aware, ultra-sensitive women fall into this trap How childhood roles (parentification, emotional caretaking, walking on eggshells) shape adult behavior Why knowledge is not enough to stop the cycle The moment your helping turns into proving, or saving, or trying to earn worth And the exact place where healing must beginIf you’ve ever felt drained, unseen, unappreciated, or resentful despite your big heart and good intentions - this episode will hit home.This isn’t about stopping your empathy.It’s about rewiring the pattern that uses your gifts against you. Listen/watch now and learn how to turn your sensitivity back into your superpower - without sacrificing yourself.Support the showPrefer watching this podcast on video? Find us on YouTube!Zen Supermom YouTube Channel About the Author:Alena Gomes Rodrigues is a mommy tantrum specialist and the founder of the Zen Supermom method. She's definitely NOT a supermom. But through her own journey as a recovering perfectionist, hyper-achiever, and a 'Momzilla', she discovered the most effective strategy and tools to help busy moms stop yelling at their kids and set & keap healthy boundaries so that they stay calm, at peace, and happy no matter how stressful their life gets.Want to know HOW? And WHY you can't stop yelling/stressing? Get the new Yelling Breakthrough here. Have feedback & comments? Email [email protected] more about the Zen Supermom Method and the author of this podcast on the Zen Supermom webZen Supermom Cafe FB Community: JOIN US HERE Music by HarumachiMusic from ...
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