Hi, I’m Alena.
To be fully transparent, I’m a bit of a hyper-achiever.
And I used to be proud of it because it got me where I wanted: from a girl in a small village in the Czech mountains, I got to leadership positions in the corporate world and lived & traveled around the world. Workaholic, hard-working, and passionate about learning and improving my skills.
Only after I became a mom, I realized those same strengths were killing my mental health. I got stressed, frustrated, and resentful that I was not able to fit my daughter into the life I used to have.
And because my daughter has been my priority #1, everything else in my life started shifting and I was looking for the answers…
So how do you do it all - take care of everyone and everything, including your family, work, having time for yourself - without burning out, getting stressed, angry, or resentful?
Stress, overwhelm, and resentment are all just symptoms. Focusing only on self-care, time management, and routines won’t get you far… because you’re not addressing the real cause of WHY you keep getting stuck.
official bio
Alena Gomes Rodrigues is a trauma-informed mental fitness coach, expatriate, former corporate HR leader, and a proud mom & wife.
Living and working abroad since 2006, starting her first coaching business in 2015 and becoming a mom a couple of years later, Alena is passionate about helping supermoms do it all without burning out, even if they don’t have much help around.
Currently based in Paris, Alena and her team work with English-speaking women all around the world.
Alena is a proud mom of a quadrilingual sunshine girl, a humble student of Ashtanga yoga, and a chai tea addict.
Read the full story here.
PS: Don’t worry about my hair (or lack of it), it’s my choice. I explain it all here: watch on Youtube.