Are You Tired of Yelling, Snapping, or Shutting Down — and Then Feeling Crushed by Guilt?
You’re not a bad parent. You're just someone who's overwhelmed right now…and there is a way out.
One minute you’re fine.
The next, it’s like something snaps.
The voice you swore you’d never use.
The look on your child’s face you can’t forget.
The crushing guilt that follows and the silent promise: "Tomorrow will be different."
But no matter how hard you try to stay calm, the stress keeps building.
The reactions keep happening.
And you keep wondering... “What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I just get it together?”
Nothing is wrong with you. You don’t need more willpower. You need a new roadmap.
That’s what the 28-Day Tame Your Temper Challenge is here to give you:
A practical, real-world path to understanding your anger and changing your reactions in a way that’s kind, doable, and life-changing.
And your child deserves the parent you already are underneath the stress.
👉 Ready to begin your transformation?
"I Threw a Loaf of Bread Across the Kitchen. I Slammed a Knife So Hard, It Nearly Hit My Son."
It was one of the worst moments of my life.
And it was the moment that changed everything.
I wasn’t a bad mum.
I wasn’t crazy or heartless or failing.
I was drowning.
In stress. In pressure. In expectations I couldn’t meet.
In a mind that wouldn’t stop telling me I was failing.
The day it happened, I was holding my youngest on my hip, trying to stop my toddler from melting down, and desperately wishing I could just breathe for one second without being needed.
Instead, I snapped.
I screamed, “I HATE MY LIFE!”
I threw a loaf of bread across the room.
I slammed a bread knife on the bench so hard it bounced off, missing my son’s head by inches.
And then I ran to my bedroom, collapsed on the bed, and sobbed harder than I ever had in my life.
That day could have broken me.
Instead, it became the beginning of something I never expected:
The start of understanding anger and learning how to heal it.
Because in the depths of my shame and sadness, a voice inside me said:
"No one can change this for you. No one can change how you feel about your life. Only you can."
If you've ever had a moment you're ashamed of...
If you've ever promised yourself you’d do better — and then lost it again...
If you've ever wondered if your child will remember the worst parts of you...
You are not alone.
And you are not broken.
You’re a good parent who’s carrying too much without the tools to lighten the load.
The good news?
Those tools exist.
And if you’re ready, I would be honoured to show them to you.
The Truth About Your Anger
(That Nobody Ever Taught You)
You’ve probably been told that anger is a problem you need to control.
That if you just tried harder, stayed calmer, or were a "better" parent, you wouldn’t lose it.
But here’s the truth:
Anger isn’t the problem.
It’s a symptom.
It’s the final domino that falls after a whole chain reaction inside your brain — a reaction you were never taught to see, interrupt, or change.
Here’s what’s really happening behind the scenes:
An event happens — your child spills something, talks back, refuses to listen.
Your brain senses it through your five senses.
Then, without you even realising, your brain runs an evaluation process:
This evaluation pulls from old beliefs you picked up when you were little, about control, safety, success, love, and worth.
If your brain decides that this moment feels like failure, disrespect, loss of control, or danger...
it floods your body with emotions like anger, frustration, helplessness, or shame.
And without a new roadmap, your reactions come fast, fierce, and automatic.
Your anger is not a character flaw.
It’s a conflict between the story in your mind and the reality in front of you.
And just like any story, it can be rewritten.
You don't have to stay stuck in the cycle of trigger → anger → guilt → promises → more stress → another explosion.
You can learn to spot the cycle as it’s building.
You can change the wiring.
You can respond, instead of react.
That’s what we’ll start doing together in the 28-Day Tame Your Temper Challenge.
Introducing the 28-Day Tame Your Temper Challenge
A step-by-step journey to understand your anger, rewire your reactions, and reconnect with the parent you want to be.
This isn’t another "just stay calm" program.
(If it were that easy, you wouldn’t be here.)
The 28-Day Tame Your Temper Challenge is emotional education in real life, for real parents delivered in small, manageable steps you can actually use, even on your hardest days.
Over 28 days, you’ll learn how to shift the patterns that drive anger at the root, not just manage it after it explodes.
You’ll discover that your anger isn’t about your child’s behaviour, the mess, or the chaos of family life.
It’s about the meaning your mind gives those moments and how you can change that meaning to change your entire experience.
Inside this 28-day experience, you’ll:
And you’ll do it all with small daily lessons and weekly guided video lessons — no overwhelm, no judgment, no impossible homework.
Just real, honest support to help you break free from the anger cycle... one small, life-changing step at a time.
👉 Ready to start your 28-day transformation?
🎥 Watch this short video:
What the 28-Day Challenge is really about
(and how it can help you)
Before we dive into what you’ll learn each week, take a moment to hear from me personally about what the 28-Day Challenge is really all about and why it’s different from anything you might have tried before
What You’ll Learn During the 28-Day Challenge
Four weeks. One powerful shift from stressed and reactive to calm, connected, and in control.
You don’t need to be perfect to change your family’s story.
You just need the right tools and a little guidance, one step at a time.
Here’s how we’ll walk this path together:
Week 1 – What Really Causes Anger
👉 By the end of this week, you'll understand your anger like never before and start seeing it with compassion instead of shame.
Week 2 – Conflict with Reality — Why Stress Builds
👉 This week helps you loosen the old rules and judgments keeping you stuck and opens the door to more calm.
Week 3 – Logic vs Habit — Understanding Your Child’s Brain and Behaviour
👉 This week gives you a whole new lens to understand both yourself and your child and builds a stronger, more connected dynamic between you.
Week 4 – Practical Tools for Calm in the Heat of the Moment
👉 This week brings it all together — giving you real strategies, real mind shifts, and a real sense of empowerment.
Because taming your temper isn’t about controlling everything.
It’s about learning how to move through life’s ups and downs, with more peace, more presence, and more power in your own hands.
How the Challenge Works
Small daily steps. Lasting, life-changing shifts.
You don’t need hours a day. You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need a few minutes, a little willingness, and a lot of self-kindness.
Here’s how we’ll walk through your 28-day transformation:
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Daily Mindset Shifts
(5–10 minutes a day)
Each day, you’ll receive a bite-sized lesson to gently shift your thinking, calm your reactions, and rewire old stress patterns. (No giant workbooks. No "homework pressure." Just real, practical insights you can use that day.)
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Weekly Guided Video Lessons
Every week, you’ll unlock a core video lesson (about 45–60 minutes) where Jackie will personally guide you deeper into that week’s theme. You can watch (or rewatch) these anytime at your pace, on your schedule.
📓
Self-Reflection Journals and the Mind TRACK to Happiness Process
You'll be supported with simple reflection exercises that connect the dots between what you’re learning and how you’re living. Plus, you'll learn the Mind TRACK to Happiness: a 5-step process you can use for the rest of your parenting journey (and beyond).
🔓
Lifetime Access
Once you join, the program is yours forever. That means you can revisit the lessons anytime you need a reset — no pressure, no expiry dates, no "falling behind."
Because real change isn’t a race. It’s a rhythm.
👉 Ready to start your 28-day transformation?
Imagine 28 Days from Now...
You’re still a parent. Life’s still messy.
But something feels different — you feel different.
You’re breathing before reacting.
You’re seeing your child’s struggles instead of taking them personally.
You’re giving yourself compassion on the hard days, not punishment.
You’re finding your calm faster after the storm.
You’re feeling proud of the way you show up, even when things aren’t perfect.
And your child?
They’re starting to feel it too.
More safety.
More connection.
More of the parent they always needed — the one who was always inside you.
✨ This isn't about becoming some “perfect parent.”
It’s about becoming the calm, confident leader of your family even when life throws you curveballs.
It’s about finally getting off the guilt-shame-stress cycle…
and starting a new cycle: awareness → compassion → change.
This transformation is possible. And it can start today.
What other parents are saying
Real families. Real results.
Here’s what happens when parents finally feel supported, not judged.
Hear how this program changed Courtney’s parenting journey.
See how Dave found more calm, connection, and confidence with his kids.
Just some of the feedback we have received from parents just like you...
AMBER PURTELL
VIC
Amber Purtell Testimonial I recommend all families to get among the various programs available as we all have room for improvement in one way or another, and Jackie has a way of teaching skills that make sense and are so practical. I am a much happier and more confident parent and person after being apart of the Happy Mummy Handbook program and 28 Day Get My Child To Listen challenge
FIONA SCHENKEL
NT
Thanks so much Jackie. This has been transformational! I’ve really enjoyed your realistic, down to earth approach and candid videos, you deliver all this info in a way that people can really relate to. My mind has been blown repeatedly. I’m proud of the change I can feel in myself, and excited for the changes I can begin to see in my kids (and my husband)! Well done for creating such an amazing program. I truly believe you are doing such a wonderful thing for parents of future generations!!
KAREN SNAITH
VIC
Completing a course with the PSC was the best parenting decision I have ever made. Jackie offers her full support during the program and beyond. I have so much gratitude for Jackie and her incredible team at PSC – it’s changed our lives!
KATERINA ESTRELLA
NSW
With the roadmap Jackie has given me, I feel equipped to appropriately address whatever gets thrown my way. The tools Jackie shares have been priceless and are grounded in sound science. I would highly recommend this program to any parent wishing for deeper connection with and understanding of their child and a smoother, more joy-filled existence.
KATIE FIATORONE
NSW
The PSC has brought something to my family’s life that I can’t even begin to explain. There is no thankyou in the world big enough to say how grateful I am to Jackie and her team. The PSC’s advice and strategies are realistic and their ongoing support is invaluable. Jackie’s programs have been a real game changer for me! Thanks PSC!
NICOLE LEHMANN
VIC
When I had my second child I went to a dark place that I could not get myself out of. I knew I did not want to feel this way and had to do something. I thought I was failing in every aspect of my life and was just completely hopeless. Having completed the Postnatal depression & anxiety course i can say my life has been completely turned around. I have learnt to love & respect myself & to embrace every challenge in life. I am so much more understanding & compassionate towards others now. Iv learnt that my life will have ups & downs but I have the personal strength & knowledge to get through any experience.
Join the 28-Day Tame Your Temper Challenge Today
Start your transformation for just $297 — or 4 easy payments of $75.
💳 Your Investment:
(You choose the plan that works best for you!)
Because the truth is:
The cost of staying stuck in the stress, guilt, and yelling cycle is far greater than this small investment in yourself and your family’s future.
Every day you stay overwhelmed is a day your mind reinforces old habits.
Imagine spending the next 28 days building new patterns of calm, connection, and confidence, instead of guilt and regret.
You are worth this.
Your kids are worth this.
Your peace is worth this.
🔒 Try It 100% Risk-Free
We know life is busy.
We know you’ve probably tried other things before.
And we absolutely know how vulnerable it feels to hope for change.
That’s why we offer a simple, compassionate guarantee:
👉 Join today and try the program for 7 days.
👉 If you don’t feel a shift — even a small one — simply email us and we'll refund your payment. No hard feelings, no hoops to jump through.
We believe in this work.
But more importantly, we believe in you.
You deserve a path to calmer parenting without fear, guilt, or risk.
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Meet Jackie Hall
Mum.
Counsellor.
Mental Health Professional.
Creator of the 28-Day Tame Your Temper Challenge.
I'm Jackie, founder of the Parental Stress Centre, qualified counsellor, and mum of two boys who has personally walked through the fire of parenting stress, anger, and guilt.
Before I created this program, I lived the chaos of emotional overwhelm myself — from shouting matches in the kitchen to sobbing behind closed doors.
But that experience wasn’t the end of my story.
It became the beginning of a new mission:
To understand, heal, and teach other parents how to break free from the anger cycle too.
Professionally, I've spent the last 15+ years specialising in parental mental health, stress management, and trauma-informed emotional education.
I've supported over 40,000 parents worldwide through programs that are evidence-based, practical, and deeply compassionate.
I'm a qualified counsellor trained in understanding the complex emotional roots of anger, including how early trauma, belief systems, and brain wiring shape our reactions.
And I'm committed to helping you not just "manage" your anger but actually rewire the thinking patterns that create it.
This isn't just parenting advice.
It's real emotional and psychological transformation backed by both lived experience and professional expertise.
You don't have to figure this out alone.
You don’t have to stay stuck in shame, guilt, or confusion.
I'm here to walk with you through every messy, beautiful, powerful step of your journey back to yourself.
👉 Ready to take your first step toward a calmer, more connected version of yourself?
Frequently Asked Questions
No problem!
Each daily lesson takes just 5–10 minutes and you have total flexibility in how you learn.You can listen to the audio while you’re driving, out walking, or doing chores by simply Bluetooth-ing it to your device.
Or, if you prefer, you can read the transcript version over your morning coffee or in a quiet moment.
This is about fitting into your life, not adding more stress to it.
Yes — beautifully.
This program is like giving yourself the theory manual for understanding your own mind:
your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
You'll gain deep insight into your emotional patterns, which can massively speed up your progress in face-to-face therapy, saving you multiple sessions spent trying to figure things out from scratch.
Many participants find that this work powerfully complements and enhances the work they do with their personal therapist.
Not at all.
Once you enrol, you have lifetime access to all materials.
You can revisit the lessons, videos, and exercises anytime you need a refresher or a reset.
There's no falling behind — just moving forward at your own pace.
Absolutely.
We have both mums and dads relate deeply to the content of this program.
The straightforward, practical structure appeals to both parents, and the examples used throughout are relatable no matter which parent you are.
This is about parenting humans, not fitting a gender stereotype.
This program is suitable for parents of children of all ages — from toddlers right through to teenagers.
In Week 3 of the Challenge, we specifically explore the different stages of a child's brain development, so you can understand what’s happening for your child at their age and stop taking their behaviour so personally.
You'll learn what’s realistic to expect at different stages, how to approach challenges with more patience and confidence, and how to work with your child’s developing mind instead of against it.
No matter how old your child is, the emotional tools you'll learn for yourself and the understanding you’ll gain about them will be life-changing.
Yes, and often in ways you might not expect.
Sometimes, a child’s extreme behaviour is partly influenced by the relationship dynamics between parent and child — the patterns of stress, fear, and communication that have built up over time.This isn’t about blame.It’s about recognising that when we, as parents, are stuck in survival mode, it's harder to see what's really driving our child’s actions.
By learning how to calm your own emotional reactions and understand your own thought patterns, you naturally create more emotional safety — for both you and your child.You become more observant, more patient, and better able to read what your child's behaviour is really communicating underneath the surface.
Even when extreme behaviours have other causes (like trauma, neurodiversity, or outside stressors), bringing a calmer, clearer presence to the relationship can open up new possibilities for connection, healing, and change.
No. The entire program is self-paced.
All lessons and videos are pre-recorded and ready for you to access whenever it suits you.
There’s no pressure to "show up" at a certain time. You’re in full control of when and how you engage.
Yes.
If you join the program and, within 7 days, feel it's not the right fit for you, simply email us and we’ll issue a full refund — no questions, no hoops, no guilt.We stand behind the quality of this program, but we also believe you should feel fully supported to make the right decision for you.
You Don't Have to Stay Stuck in the Guilt and Stress Cycle.
It's not about perfection. It's about progress. And your next step starts today.
You don’t have to wake up tomorrow trapped in the same cycle of hoping, wishing, berating yourself, and wondering why it feels so hard.
You don't have to stay stuck in the guilt, the anger, or the silent shame that whispers you’re failing.
You’re not failing.
You’re learning.
You’re growing.
And you’re closer than you think.
This isn’t about getting it all right.
It’s about making small, powerful shifts — one step at a time — toward the parent you truly want to be.
There is a way forward.
It’s real.
It’s doable.
And it’s waiting for you right now.
Choose Your Payment Option and Join Today:
👉 Option 1:
One-time payment of $297 AUD
👉 Option 2:
4 Weekly payments of $75 AUD
🔒 7-Day Risk-Free Guarantee:
Try the 28-Day Tame Your Temper Challenge for 7 days.
If you don't feel a shift — even a small one — simply email us for a full refund.
No questions, no pressure, no guilt.
You're safe to say yes to yourself.
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