Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: Recent Episodes
Christy Thomas
Listen for coaching on how to care for yourself while mothering. You ARE the right mom for your kids. Motherhood is too important to do alone and too serious to be so serious all the time. You deserve self-care that isn't hygiene every day. You are a world changer. I am so glad you're here on Earth.
The podcast is by Christy Thomas of www.keepcalmmotheron.com
In this heartfelt episode, I’m sharing some exciting updates and a little news: the podcast is going on a temporary hiatus. But don’t worry—this pause is happening for all the best reasons. I’m leaning into a season of rest, reflection, and “wintering” as I prepare to celebrate my oldest child’s high school graduation and navigate a full season at work.
During this pause, I encourage you to revisit your favorite episodes—especially Breathe with Me, a beautiful reminder that you are exactly the right mom for your kids. I’ll still be sharing inspiration and updates on Instagram (@Everyday_christy) and Facebook so be sure to follow me there!
This isn’t goodbye—it’s just a “see you later.” When the podcast returns, it will be with new energy, exciting ideas, and more ways to connect as a community. Until then, care for yourself daily, especially when life feels chaotic. You are so deeply loved, and the work you do as a mom is world-changing. Subscribe now so you don't miss the return.
Thank you for listening and sharing this journey with me since 2018. Let’s breathe together, reflect together, and look forward to what’s to come.
Links & Resources:
- Follow me on Instagram: @Everyday_christy
- Join me on Facebook: Good Enough Mom
- Read my book: You're The Right Mom
- Listen to the “Breathe with Me” episode: Over 200 Breathe With Me Episodes can be found here.
Guided Breathing Moment: At the end of this episode, I guide you through a calming breathing exercise to remind you of your strength and worth as a mom. Take a moment for yourself and breathe with me—you deserve it.
Stay Connected: Even though the podcast is pausing, I’m still here for you. Join me on social media for updates, reflections, and community support during this season of rest.
Thank You: Since 2018, we’ve shared countless conversations, and I’m so grateful for every one of them. You’ve made this podcast such a joy to create, and I can’t wait to come back refreshed and ready for the next chapter.
Let’s keep in touch—see you soon!
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
- Roots & Growth: Parent Coaching with Sarah R. Moore.
Sarah R. Moore is totally a good enough mom and a calm anchor in my life. She is a certified Master Parenting Trainer, an author, an armchair neuroscientist, and, most importantly, a Mama. She’s a lifelong learner with formal training in child development, improv comedy, trauma recovery, and interpersonal neurobiology. Reach out to Sarah if you have any questions or want to take one of her amazing 12-week parent coaching groups.
https://www.instagram.com/dandelionseedspositiveliving/
https://dandelion-seeds.com/
https://dandelion-seeds.com/positive-parenting/coaching/
Check out previous episodes with Sarah:
https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/355-peaceful-discipline-with-sarah-moore
https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/what-should-you-do-with-bad-parenting-advice-with-sarah-r-moore
Self-Care: Sarah is practicing going to bed when she is tired.
Family Fun: Sing songs together as a family. Swing together and enjoy the sky.
https://slate.com/culture/2011/02/john-constable-s-cloud-obsession-on-display-at-the-yale-center-for-british-art.html
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
A moment to reflect on another year well loved.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
- Let's have a chat about my favorite genre of books-- UP LIT.
Family Fun: Borrow a copy of the book The Rabbit Listened from the library and enjoy it as a family.
Self-Care: Read Anxious People or The House in the Cerulean Sea and then email me about it.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
Let's have a chat about mom guilt
Family Fun & Self-Care: Make it a 12 hug day.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
Can you reflect on your day and find the tiny moments of peace? Want to hear more about this listen to episode #389. https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/389-31-moments-of-peace
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
- 31 Moments of Peace
Let's have a chat about celebrating my birthday all month long.
Family Fun: Take a quiet listening walk. When you hear something make jazz hands and compare what you hear with your kids.
Self-Care: Text three people that you love them.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
Christy shares her best tricks, tips, and books she read this summer.
Family Fun & Self Care: READ
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
Can you create a bouquet of blooms in your heart with your breath?
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
- Safety plus Kindness equals the opportunity to chose to have fun.
Let's have a parking lot chat about honor codes, kindness and living in community.
Check out the picture book The Cool Bean: https://amzn.to/3zhVQhT (affiliate link)
Family Fun & Self-Care: Talk to strangers together.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
Can you connect the imaginary dots to center yourself?
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
- Have you heard of the viral tiktok trend of Dopamine Menus?
Learn about Dopamine from Jessica at How to ADHD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_P6sNFjLzI
Family Fun & Self-Care: Make a dopmaine menu and try it out as a family.
Apetizers (10 minutes or less)
Main Dish (30 minutes to three hours)
Sides (Can be done with boring tasks)
Specials (big events like sports, concerts, vacations, shows)
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
How can you feel more appreciation vs agnst?
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW, is a clinical social worker, and mother.
Carla’s writing has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Mindful Magazine, Slate.com, Psychology Today, WBUR’s Cognoscenti Blog, Brain, Child, Motherwell, Parents.com, PsychCentral, and Today Moms.
Carla completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Middlebury College, a master’s degree in social work from Smith College, and a PhD in clinical social work from Simmons College in Boston. Carla grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Bay Area of California, and she currently lives outside of Boston with her husband and two daughters.
Preorder now: https://a.co/d/5j7gpPQ
Home - Carla Naumburg, PhD
Self-Care: SLEEP
Family Fun: They end the day with a funny TV show. They've watched Ted Lasso, Psych, and Brooklynn 99, and they will always watch Bluey! Christy and her family really enjoy music videos.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
- Tia Levings on Mothering
I have been waiting years for this one. I met Tia in 2016 at BraveWriter homeschool conference. Since then our friendship has developed and I count her as a mentor in my circle of trust. I am so excited that this episode means her memoir is out in the world and it is a NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER.
Purchase it here: https://a.co/d/2kkE7tK (affiliate link)
Tia Levings grew up in a Southern Baptist megachurch, was recruited into fundamentalism by mentors following Bill Gothard's IBLP (Institute of Basic Life Principles), and eventually landed in a high control group (cult) that taught Federalist Marriage: the idea that husbands are responsible for their wives before God, and so are accountable to lead and discipline them as children. She was excommunicated and formally shunned in 2007 and narrowly escaped that violent marriage with her 4 children later that year. She started trauma therapy for CPTSD in 2008. Today she's an author & advocate who supports survivors of religious trauma and educates on the abuses in Christian Fundamentalism. Tia believes that how the fundamentalists run their homes is how they want run the country ––and that's why it's vital to understand what it's really like to live that way.
https://www.instagram.com/tialevingswriter
Facebook--Tia Levings
The Anti-Fundamentalist | Tia Levings | Substack
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy. Coming August 6th, 2024 - TIA LEVINGS
Self-Care: Sit down on the ground
Family Fun: Internatinal group chat of family members on WhatsApp
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
Join us as I guide you through a series of fill-in-the-blank affirmations that allow you to create a deeply personal and empowering experience. Whether you’re seeking peace, patience, or strength, this meditation will help you find what you need in the present moment.
Take a few minutes to breathe, reflect, and affirm your worth and strength as a mom. This episode is perfect for a quick reset during a busy day or as part of your morning or evening routine.
In this episode, you’ll experience:
- Deep breathing exercises to help you relax and center yourself.
- A series of customizable affirmations designed to uplift and empower.
- A peaceful space to reconnect with yourself and your intentions as a mom.
Tune in and take this time for you—you deserve it.
- You Have a Fire Within You with Rachel Marie Martin, Finding Joy Rachel believes in the power of the human spirit to overcome, to thrive and to find deep joy and because of that she pours out her heart via these platforms: she is the writer behind the site FindingJoy.net and author of Get Your Spark Back (releasing 8/27/24), Mom Enough and The Brave Art of Motherhood and a founding partner in Audience Industries – a company designed to train and equip entrepreneurs in their ventures. Her articles have been translated into over 25 languages, her site reaches millions of visitors per month and she has a robust, engaged Facebook community.
Her content has been featured in The Today Show, Good Morning America, NPR, The Huffington Post, Tiny Buddha, iVillage, Stuff New Zealand, John Tesh, PopSugar, Motherly, Parents, What to Expect, Star Tribune, Independent Journal Review, Dr. Greene, Power of Positivity, Her View From Home, and many more. She speaks worldwide encouringg others to live each day with purpose and drive. Beyond that, she’s a mom to seven, and calls Nashville, Tennessee, her home.
- Finding Joy
- Rachel Marie Martin (@finding_joy) • Instagram photos and videos
Pre-Order: Get Your Spark Back
SelfCare: Read Rachel's book. Carve out personal time with yourself.
Family Fun: Hikes!
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. I hope your whole body feels relaxed after this one.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
Back 2 School Anchors-- Staying Connected in the Busy
- Sunday. Reset your spirit. Brunch and calender check. Take care of yourself. Do something nice for Monday Morning you.
https://passionatepennypincher.com/best-chocolate-chip-cookies
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Daily Anchors. Dinners together. Walks. 1:1 Time. Be a potted plant. Dance Parties. Lullabies.
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Weekly Anchors. Movie Nights. Games Nights. Text memes.
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Monthly Anchors. Invest in community-- sleepovers, dinners, lunches out. volunteering. Email your kids teachers notes of thanks.
Self-Care: Try out treating Monday morning you with kindness.
Family Fun: Pick a song of the month to learn a dance routine too.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
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Host a Book Swap!
Links:
How to host a book swap - Em for Marvelous -
Take a Book. Share a Book. - Little Free Library
Self-Care: Make plans to meet up with other grown-ups this week.
Family Fun: Be silly and makeup pretend Olympic games or a massive reading fort.
In this episode, Christy Thomas a life coach and positive discipline educator, explores the importance of moms connecting with their whole selves—beyond just the role of motherhood. Discover daily habits that focus on the head (brain), heart (people and passions), soul (spirit), and body (health) to help you nurture every part of who you are.
Key Takeaways:
- Head (Brain): Start your day with mindfulness and dedicate time to learning something new.
- Heart (People and Passions): Make intentional connections with loved ones and carve out time for your passions.
- Soul (Spirit): Incorporate quiet reflection, prayer, or affirmations to nourish your inner self.
- Body (Health): Prioritize physical activity and mindful eating to maintain your health
Self-Care: Do a one-minute task for each of the four ways to be a friend to yourself Head, Heart, Soul and Body.
Family Fun:
"Head, Heart, Soul, Body Bingo."
How to Play: 1. Create Bingo Cards:
* Make bingo cards with four columns labeled "Head," "Heart," "Soul," and "Body."
* Under each column, list different activities or actions related to each category. For example:
+ Head: Read a new fact, solve a riddle, share something you learned today.
+ Heart: Give someone a compliment, share a favorite memory, do something kind for a family member.
+ Soul: Share something you’re grateful for, do a mindfulness activity, talk about a favorite hobby.
+ Body: Do 10 jumping jacks, eat a healthy snack, take a walk together.
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Set a Time Frame:
- Decide whether you'll play the game over an afternoon, a day, or a week.
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Complete Activities:
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Each family member works to complete activities from each category. When they complete an activity, they mark off that square on their bingo card.
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First to Bingo:
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The first person to complete a row, column, or diagonal wins, but the real focus is on everyone engaging with activities that nourish their whole selves.
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Reflection:
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At the end of the game, gather together to share which activities everyone enjoyed the most and how it made them feel connected to their whole self.
This game encourages mindfulness, connection, and physical activity, all while making it fun for the whole family!
Grab a copy of Christy's Book-- You are the Right Mom: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You: https://amzn.to/3RnNQBY
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. You can add deep breathing into your days with simple ideas, try out my doorway practice.
You are on a journey. You get to grow and change too. You get to reach for the stars.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. What went right today because of you? Where can you give yourself credit?
You are on a journey. You get to grow and change too. You get to reach for the stars.
You are doing the best you can. You're exactly the right mom for your kids.
Summer Slowdown: The Ultimate Flex for Moms - 3 Simple Ideas to Embrace the Season
- Get sunshine early-- Forest Bathe.
- Read FICTION. It all counts.
- Go on walks, do you really need hard-core cardio?
- Break out the art supplies that make your soul sing.
Family Fun
- Popsicle walk
- Keepy Uppy on dry land or the pool
- Make flag cake for Fourth of July if you live in the USA.
You are exactly the right human to be alive right now. I am so glad you are here.
Christy
Grab a copy of Christy's Book-- You are the Right Mom: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You: https://amzn.to/3RnNQBY
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You can't do it all all the time. Let some of the rubber balls bounce.
Self-Care: Do you have decisions you are avoiding? Give yourself a due date, and remember done is better than perfect.
Family Fun: Yard Work! Ha!
You are exactly the right human to be alive right now. I am so glad you are here.
Christy
Grab a copy of Christy's Book-- You are the Right Mom: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You: https://amzn.to/3RnNQBY
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Don't hesitate to reach out for coaching with Christy: Coaching (christythomascoaching.com)
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug. Enjoy the early morning birds with me.
Learn more about doing a bird sit-- from the Audubon Society.
You are on a journey. You get to grow and change too. You get to reach for the stars.
You are doing the best you can with what you know and feel.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Want to try a coaching call-- sign up for a free 30-minute call: https://calendly.com/christythomas/exploratory-call-free
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can. Give yourself a hug.
To learn more about hugs listen to Friday episode #377
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: 377. More Hugs! (libsyn.com)
You are on a journey. You get to grow and change too. You get to reach for the stars.
You are doing the best you can with what you know and feel.
How do you feel about hugs?
Self-Care: Try out the Breathe With Me Episode #185
Family Fun: Hug Tag@
You are exactly the right human to be alive right now. I am so glad you are here.
Christy
Grab a copy of Christy's Book-- You are the Right Mom: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You: https://amzn.to/3RnNQBY
Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos . Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
You are doing the best you can with what you know and feel.
You are on a journey. You get to grow and change too. You get to reach for the stars.
You are doing the best you can with what you know and feel.
This episode was recorded on the couch with Christy having her morning coffee, heart to heart, shoulder to shoulder with you.
What would you do if you only had one day? One week? One month? One Year? One Decade?
You have exactly the right time for the work that is yours.
Self-Care: Journal on those questions. Let your heart show you what work is yours and only yours.
Family Fun: Learn about the eclipse! How are they made? Make one inside safely with an orange/apple, basketball and flashlight.
You are exactly the right human to be alive right now. I am so glad you are here.
Christy
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- I love you.
- I am proud of you. I am proud for you.
- You are special to me.
- You are smart!
- You are handsome. You are beautiful.
- You are so cool!
Family Fun-- Get outside and enjoy spring flowers!
Self-Care: Smile at yourself and say I love you whenever you see yourself in a mirror this week.
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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Use this meditation to take a nap.
- Read for Pleasure!
Find books that help you read for fun. Read shame free!
Not sure how to enjoy reading again? Start with picture books!
Get nostagic-- check out this list of books from Reading Rainbow. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/23986.Reading_Rainbow_Featured_Books
I read with Libby for free audiobooks from my library. I read with EverAnd which has a a monthly fee access to books my library doesn't have. I also use Audbile to read audiobooks with my kids.
https://libbyapp.com/interview/welcome#doYouHaveACard
EverAnd
Try out Audible for 30 days-- https://amzn.to/3vmYctA
I use these earbuds with noise canceling- I usually wear them with one earbud in at a time. Mine are mint green!
https://amzn.to/495a0Pc
I also read ebooks using the Libby or Kindle apps. Libby can send ebooks to my Kindle as a library loan. I own a Kindle Oasis that's about five years old.
Check out this Kindle Paperwhite-- it's waterproof! https://amzn.to/3TtzZdl
Self-Care Read for PLEASURE
Family Fun: Dance to the Bunny Hop song or play HeadsUp!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7rQVQNReAE
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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Look around and find a color and notice it like an alien that is brand new to planet Earth.
Key Points:
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Prioritize Self-Care: We emphasize the importance of prioritizing self-care as a foundation for balancing relaxation with caregiving. Self-care is not selfish; it's essential for maintaining physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
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Establish Boundaries: Setting boundaries around your time and energy is crucial for maintaining balance. Learn to say no to activities or commitments that drain your energy and prioritize activities that replenish you.
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Practice Mindfulness: Incorporate mindfulness practices into your daily routine to cultivate a sense of presence and awareness. Mindful activities such as meditation, deep breathing exercises, or simply being present in the moment can help reduce stress and promote relaxation.
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Schedule Downtime: Make time for intentional downtime during Spring Break. Block off periods in your schedule for relaxation activities such as reading, taking a bath, or simply doing nothing.
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Engage in Activities You Enjoy: Identify activities that bring you joy and make time for them during Spring Break. Whether it's spending time outdoors, pursuing a hobby, or connecting with loved ones, prioritize activities that nourish your soul.
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Delegate and Share Responsibilities: Don't hesitate to ask for help or delegate tasks to family members. Share caregiving responsibilities with your partner, children, or other caregivers to lighten your load and create space for relaxation.
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Set Realistic Expectations: Recognize that you can't do it all, and that's okay. Set realistic expectations for yourself and let go of perfectionism. Focus on what's truly important and give yourself permission to prioritize your well-being.
Conclusion: Finding balance between relaxation and caregiving is essential for moms during Spring Break. By prioritizing self-care, establishing boundaries, practicing mindfulness, and engaging in activities you enjoy, you can create a more fulfilling and balanced life for yourself and your family.
Additional Resources:
-- Breathe With Me Episodes every Tuesday!
Family Fun-- Plan a local adventure for Spring Break. Talk about it now and build anticipation.
Stay Connected: Follow us on social media (@everydaychristy) for more tips and resources on finding balance and relaxation as a mom. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast for future episodes on topics related to family wellness and self-care.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Practice sitting with feelings and cuddling a puppy and kitten.
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The Great Self-Care Experiement-- Float Tank
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219027/
Self-Care Decide and plan a brand new self-care moment in the next 60 days. DM me and tell me about it.
Family Fun: Celebreate Pi Day on March 14th!
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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Take a self-compassion break multiple times a day using timers and post-it notes.
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4 Hurdles to Being a Good Enough Mom
1-- You constantly doubt yourself. You don't have a belief that you are exactly the right mom for your kids
2-- Motherhood is serious all the time. You always strive for perfection for yourself and your family. You never let down your hair and admit to mistakes or have fun.
3--Motherhood is for lone wolves. You don't have community; you need community.
4--You think you're superwoman. You are human. Let yourself be human. Give yourself some slack.
Self-Care: Journal about all of the people you have in your life. Who is your community? Plan ideas on how to connect with those people in the next 30-90 days.
Family Fun: Creative Chaos-- Messy Art Day!
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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Take out your fingers and spell A-M-O-R-E
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
What do you appreciate about you?
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
This is a try on affirmations that lead us to see ourselves as wonderful exactly as we are.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
This is a practice where we envision a garden in our hearts.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just Fo
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Laughter Tracker
Love Note Tracker
Self-Care: Write love notes to yourself
Family Fun: Leave random hearts around your neighborhood sidewalks.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just Fo
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
This is a “breathing space” practice that you can use anytime, anywhere, to regain calm, clarity and confidence.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Tap your thumb to your fingers and spell the word light. L-A-U-G-H
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Whatever your internal weather you can whether your weather.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Read more about humor and hibernation for moms to start 2024 rested and relaxed.
Family Fun: Snowball fight!
Self-Care: What would be fun to read?
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Laughter is the BEST medicine.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
New Year but same me. I'm going to love myself more. Let myself feel seen. Help my body and mind and soul be safe. I am going to be secure that I am just the right human to be alive right now.
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
Move into 2024 with a Plan
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When I say plan I mean make room for anticipation. We have all had an unplanned day and wondered where all the hours went.
You are a fantastic mom and an amazing human. You have so many choices, and I love moving because it reminds me of all the options I have in life.
We are MOVING into a new year. Let’s take a few tips from moving cross country to help us
- Review Your stuff
–Look at your photos of 2023. What needs printing? What’s the theme? What was the best of the best each month?
- Tend to important documents
–Transfer your calendar/ planner. Take yourself on a date for this task.
- Dream– Talk about the upcoming year with others.
When you move, the fun part is all of the options. The overwhelming part is the options, too, so take the time to figure out what matters to you. Will a word of the year help? Big, scary goals like 75 hard or running streak or a giant book goal?
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Anticipate and sign up. There are no big giant goals this year. 30-day stretches with intention. My word this year is process. You can use that word in many ways, and I want to use it in all of the ways. But for now. I’m leaning into process vs outcome. I can control so few things in life. That's what 2023 taught me. How little I have control and how fun it is to have your hands wide open.
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Jump in– Be a beginner– get lost. Make mistakes. Get messy.
The goal of 2024 isn’t an outcome but the becoming.
January 30 day goal– Laughter every day. This one has been on my list for a while and I saved it for the most serious month I know. It is the month where everyone wants to go hard and improve themselves. I want to laugh. I have a book to read, articles picked out, a couple of YouTube videos, and some family-friendly comedy specials. Motherhood is way too serious to be serious all of the time.
Goal– Laugh every day – if I don’t feel like laughing, my option is to practice laughing for 5 minutes.
Children 300 times a day, adults 17.5
Family Fun: Watch a funny movie or TV show. Let your kids see you let down your hair. Ask them if they know if you like silly things.
Self-Care: Review your photos from 2023 and sign up for 30 Days of laughter. https://christythomascoaching.com/landing/january24
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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Tap your thumb to your fingers and spell the word heart. H-E-A-R-T
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Tap your thumb to your fingers and spell the word light. L-I-G-H-T
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
- Rizz Up A Mom
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The 2023 word of the year is Rizz. Have you heard of it? It's charisma but shorter and trendier. Rizz named word of the year 2023 by Oxford University Press (bbc.com)
Let’s start rebuilding the village. Acknowledge the mom’s you see out in public with a peace sign or a nod. We have more in common than we think.
Self-Care: Doodle who is on your Mom Club Team. Bonus points if you reach out to them and tell them thank you.
Play Idea: Do something as a family that gives back to nature-- Make birdfeeders? Pick up trash?
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You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Tap your thumb to your fingers and spell the word peace. P-E-A-C-E
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
- Prep for the Holidays
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--Sticky Brains and looking for the good
--Holidays and Tantrums
--What to do with bad parenting advice
--What if it's not the Christmas you want
Self-Care: Look for ordinary moments of awe today. Today take a photo from a high angle.
Family Fun: Drive around and look at holiday lights with hot cocoa and listen to The Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Who helped you become the human you are today?
You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: Bite Size Pep Talks Just For You by Christy Thomas
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- YOU'RE THE RIGHT MOM: Bite-size pep talks just for you by Christy Thomas
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My name is Christy. I am a teacher and have worked with kids and parents for 30 years.
It has never been easy for me to mother. We’ve had quite a few unexpected hurdles. Through that experience, I’ve learned self-compassion, mindfulness, and human-centered mothering that sees me as a person with needs and priorities.
In November 2018, we moved again to a new town where I didn’t know anyone. On a whim, I recorded a podcast and uploaded it before we headed off to the children's science museum. This book is a celebration of that boldness. When it started, it was called Everyday Motherhood. During the great shutdown of 2020, I changed the title to Keep Calm Mother On. Each episode has always ended with a self-care and family connection play idea. I want it to be practical and helpful for you, the voice I wish I had found when my husband was on his first deployment, and I had two toddlers at home.
Put your hand on your heart with me and breathe. You are doing a good enough job.
Don’t give up. I am so lucky to mother shoulder to shoulder with you right now. I am glad you are here.
Self-Care: What would it look like to play? For 5 minutes? 10? 60? 90? What does play look like for you and not your kids.
Family Fun: Go grocery shopping as a family to buy food to donate to others.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Count your steps to help you breathe deeper and more mindfully.
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5 Small Acts of Self-Compassion to do before December!
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Move your body in a way that feels good: dancing, stretching, running, biking, yoga.
- Laugh! Motherhood is way too serious to be serious all the time
- Clean out your socks, underwear, and bras. What do you need? I mention pjs-- I love these Joyspun Women's Ribbed Velour Top and Pants Pajama Set with Oversized Scrunchie, 3-Piece, Sizes S to 3X - Walmart.com
- Have a 1:1 with each person in your house to know what tradition matters, you'll be left with a manageable, meaningful list.
- Be still with yourself for 10 minutes. Still and silent. Let yourself notice your light. “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman
Family Fun: Play the keepy uppy game with a balloon and Christmas songs.
Self-Care: Clean your purse and prep it for the cold weather season. Mini Kleenex, lip balm, hand lotion, hand gell, coins for the bell ringers? Take care of future you.
Pre-order the Kindle version of my book, You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: https://amzn.to/47x6w7Z (affiliate link)
It comes out in paper on December 5, 2023.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Go on a walk and use it to check in with your whole body from toes to head.
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- YOU'RE THE RIGHT MOM by Christy Thomas
About Christy:
My name is Christy. I am a teacher and have worked with kids and parents for 30 years.
It has never been easy for me to mother. We’ve had quite a few unexpected hurdles. Through that experience, I’ve learned self-compassion, mindfulness, and human-centered mothering that sees me as a person with needs and priorities.
In November 2018, we moved again to a new town where I didn’t know anyone. On a whim, I recorded a podcast and uploaded it before we headed off to the children's science museum. This book is a celebration of that boldness. When it started, it was called Everyday Motherhood. During the great shutdown of 2020, I changed the title to Keep Calm Mother On. Each episode has always ended with a self-care and family connection play idea. I want it to be practical and helpful for you, the voice I wish I had found when my husband was on his first deployment and I had two toddlers at home.
Put your hand on your heart with me and breathe. You are doing a good enough job.
Don’t give up. I am so lucky to mother shoulder to shoulder with you right now. I am glad you are here.
Self-Care: Give yourself a deep hug and take credit for all of the ways you love your life and your children. You love so generously and in so many ways that you don't even notice it any more. So take a moment and celebrate your journey and your path.
Family Fun: Placemats! Weave paper placemats for Thanksgiving this week. Not sure how? Here's a link to this very simple craft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5MJQA8xeX0
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Nowhere to go. Nothing to do. No one to be.
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- Changing Generational Patterns with Lynsey Retzlaff Lynsey Retzlaff, MSW, LCSW is a Mental Wellness expert, keynote speaker, working mom coach, licensed psychotherapist, and mother of two. She has formal training in multiple evidence-based treatment modalities and over 10 years of experience as a psychotherapist. Lynsey has worked at one of the few evidence-based trauma (PTSD) residential programs in the United States and has worked with over 1,000 clients. She works with individuals, leaders, corporations, and churches who recognize that any personal or business goals can only be completed with self-aware, safe, and mentally healthy individuals and leaders. Her insights can be seen in Parade Magazine. She changed her life narrative to one of growth, happiness, and mental wellness after experiencing her own mental health struggles. Through learning what keeps her clients stagnant with their goals and implementing methods that changed her own life for the better, Lynsey created the C.L.E.A.R. Method to Renewed Living™ to teach others how to feel fulfilled and effectively progress in their personal and professional goals. She is passionate about helping individuals change their life narratives by challenging core childhood beliefs through safe environments and emotionally intelligent individuals. Home | Lynsey Retzlaff, LCSW | Speaker, Working Mom Coach, Therapist
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1) How do generational patterns form? 2) How do these patterns affect mom and child, i.e. parenting styles? 3) What are the benefits of challenging core belief systems for mom and child? 4) How do you change the belief systems? Self-Care: Lynsey likes to try out luxury items like a hotel alone and a facial at a spa. But also, she enjoys a solid nightime routine where she nourishes herself.
Family Fun: Change up the enviroment! Eat dinner on the trampoline or under the table. Look for ways to add novelty to your daily family life.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Let's go on a walk each week together in November. Today let's figure out how we know we are walking. How can we be mindful as we do it?
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- The Nurture Revolution-- How Brains Change with Every Baby with Greer Kirshenbaum
Meet Greer Kirshenbaum, Ph.D.
Greer is a Neuroscientist, Doula, Infant and Family Sleep Specialist, Life Coach, and mother to an amazing son. Her mission is to teach the science and support the art of nurturing infants so families can use sound science to enhance every single day of their children's lives. Early life experience is so paramount and foundational to creating a healthy brain, mind and body; she can't imagine knowing about this work and not sharing it with the world.
manage the stressors and triggers of parenting — Nurture Neuroscience (nurture-neuroscience.com)
QUESTIONS FOR A NURTURING PRESENCE — Nurture Neuroscience (nurture-neuroscience.com)
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Self-Care: Greer likes to tend to plants slowly as self-care and goes on hiking dates with friends twice a week.
Family Fun: Their family really enjoyed canoeing together when the seasons allowed.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Breathing in, I feel happy. Breathing out, I feel happy. (Repeat 10 times or more)
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- Take Action To Be Happy-- Birthday Reflections
It is an amazing gift to age.
- Be social-- in real life
- Sleep is important
- Be in the now,
- Go slow to go fast
- Movement
- Moments of AWE
Ask yourself which one is the hardest, and try that in the kindest way possible.
7 Ways to Be Happier, According to Yale Professor of Well-Being | NowThis - YouTube0
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: Negative Thoughts & Sticky Brains with Nicole Libin, PhD (libsyn.com)
Self-Care: Do a task without multi-tasking this weekend.
Family Fun: All the pumpkins! Carve them, bake them, eat them, and give treats as gifts. Read the book Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White. https://amzn.to/49bMz7V (affiliate link)
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Inhale good. Exhale the bad.
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- Money Fit Moms with Lisa Schader
Meet Lisa!
- Financial Coach and Educator (I love Instagram + TikTok!)
- Mom of three busy boys
- Love travel, concerts, hiking, and dance parties
- Huge nerd (and proud of it).
- My husband and I hit “Everyday Millionaire” status in our early 30s through boring (simple!) investing
https://moneyfitmoms.com/
Self-Care: Lisa meditates every afternoon before her kids come home from school. Sometimes that turns into a nap.
Family Fun: Travel and quarterly late nights with her kids 1:1. They play games and eat special snacks.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Inhale readiness, Exhale contentment.
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- The Strong Family Project with Joe and Mell The Hashey family was living a normal life. Joe was a high school teacher and business owner. Mell was a former social worker turned stay-at-home mom of three. Then 2020 happened and turned their family upside down.
They found themselves giving up their "dream home” and moving 2,000 miles away to a town where they didn’t know anybody.
It was the best thing that could have happened for their family.
Joe and Mell used their experience to build the Strong Family Co. framework that any family can use to establish values and stress-free family leadership.
Strong Family Co (strongfamilyproject.com)
Check out their YouTube channel: Strong Family Project - YouTube
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Self-Care: Joe, self-care is something that I do that doesn't harm me—exercise, reading, meditation. Mel likes waking up early and having a quiet space first.
Family Fun: Back-and-forth journal with her kids. What do you want to do? Who do you want to hang out with? What do you want to learn? Special times in the ordinary day. What's the best book you've read recently? Joe- The Go-Giver Mel- Rich Kid, Smart Kid Christy- The Nurture Revolution
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Inhale energy, exhale relaxation.
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6 Anchors for Daily Connection
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Morning Wake Up
- Cuddle
- Driving
- Meal
- Bath/Clean Up
- Bedtime
Family Fun--- Sketchbook prompts after dinner Self-Care-- October Daily Challenge a poem a day Join us for Lunch and Learn! Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos. Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today, let's three micro-practices:
1--Notice your bare feet and grow roots
2-Watch a candle flame
3- Eat a raisin very very slowly
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- Do the Damn Thing With Bevin Farrand Book Bonuses! : https://bevinfarrand.com/your-damn-manifesto
In 2019, after an unexpected loss just 5 days after she returned from a whirlwind trip to France with her husband, Bevin Farrand founded the Take the DAMN Chance movement and created the Do the DAMN Thing Method. Her DAMN framework has inspired thousands to connect with the people that they love, do the “crazy thing” that makes all the difference and, when given a choice, to take the damn chance. She is the author of Your DAMN Manifesto: Discover the Keys to Personal Transformation and Bringing Your Biggest Dreams to Life and a coach that supports women in achieving their goals, even after going through deeply challenging experiences. EMAIL: bevinspeaks@gmail.com
WEBSITE: https://www.bevinfarrand.com
PODCAST: https://bevinfarrand.com/podcast
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BevinFarrand
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/takethedamntrip
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bevinfarrand/ INSTAGRAM: @bevinfarrand https://www.instagram.com/bevinfarrand/
Book Bonuses! : https://bevinfarrand.com/your-damn-manifesto
Self-Care Idea: Read the book and make a Damn Thing Manifesto! Find support and schedule a time when someone else cares for your children. Family Fun Idea: Dance parties!! Enjoy the ordinary with your kids like having ice cream and playing at the park. Join us for Lunch and Learn! Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos. Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today, let's three micro-practices:
1--Draw a circle in the air, inhale as you move your arm to the top of the circle, and exhale as you go down.
2-Pat the Baby (https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxJPEDrJnkf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
3-Draw a squiggle and color (https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxT8PfRJB28/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
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- Go Mom Yourself with Dr. Morgan Cutlip Dr. Morgan Cutlip, Ph.D. in Psychology and highly sought-after relationship expert, knows what it feels like to lose yourself in motherhood, and she’s determined to help mothers navigate it better. Throughout her career, she has helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide learn how to form and maintain healthy relationships. Dr. Morgan has been a featured relationship expert with Good Morning America, Teen Vogue, The New York Times, Women’s Health Magazine, MOPS International, Loveology, and Flo, the #1 app in health and fitness. Her new book, Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself, is available for preorder now! Order her book on Amazon (affiliate link) -- https://amzn.to/44SDDRu Hello, I'm Dr. Morgan Cutlip (drmorgancutlip.com) Dr. Morgan Cutlip | Mental Load & Burnout Support (@drmorgancutlip) • Instagram photos and videos Self-Care Idea: Know the season you are in and talk to yourself kindly if you're in a season of overwork and burnout. Family Fun Idea: Swimming, Adventures, Mr. Bean! Join us for Lunch and Learn! Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos. Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today, let's three micro-practices:
1--Listen for 3 Quiet Sounds
2-Listen until the sound is gone--- chime, bell, piano
3-Drink a cold glass of water slowly and with all of your attention
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- Peaceful Discipline with Sarah Moore
Check out Sarah's Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/45Dh2tj (This is an affiliate link)
Sarah R. Moore is the author of Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science & Better Behavior and founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting. As a Master Trainer in conscious parenting and Board Member for the American Society for the Positive Care of Children, she’s also a public speaker, armchair neuroscientist, and most importantly, a Mama. With training in child development, trauma recovery, interpersonal neurobiology, improv comedy and play, her work supports parents and caregivers around the globe. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and Twitter.
Check out her website:
https://dandelion-seeds.com/
Sarah R. Moore 🌟 Author & Conscious Parenting Trainer (@dandelionseedspositiveliving) • Instagram photos and videos
Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting - YouTube
Self-Care: Bodywork. More than a massage-- stretching, mini-trampoline, Spiritual mindfulness. Listen to your body-- ask what it needs and eat pizza and if that's what it tells you. Family Fun Kitten play! Socialize and enjoy where you live and get to know new people. Join us for Lunch and Learn! Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos. Don't forget to leave a rating or review.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today, let's three micro-practices:
1--Wash your hands
2-Here and Now Stone
3-Breathing with Hand motions
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- My Parenting Superpower is Mindfulness
Mindfulness Defined: "Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally. "Jon Kabat-Zinn
Books that helped Christy (These are Amazon Affilate Links)
Mindfullness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Sitting Still Like A Frog by Eline Snel
You have 4 Minutes by Rebekah Borucki
Soul Shift by Rachel Macy Stafford
You are not a shitty parent by Carla Naumburg
How to stop losing your shit with your kids by Carla Naumburg
Tiny Practice Ideas:
Talking to yourself while you wash your hands
Slowly making coffee or tea
Taking photos of moments of awe in nature
Shh the baby by breathing and patting your shoulder
Painting circles
Block Breathing
Lighting a candle and sitting with it for four minutes
Sitting to eat and putting your fork down between bites
Self-Care: Join me for as many mindful moments as you can this month on my socials.
Instagram:
TikTok:
Facebook:
Family Fun: Watercolor art together. Trick use a spray bottle to activate the paints before using.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together and practice a new thought.
Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm.
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353. Positive Childhood Experience Score
Learn about the Adverse Childhood Experiences: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (cdc.gov)
The 7 Positive Childhood Experiences:
- Being Able to Share Their Feelings with Family 2. Feeling Supported by Family During Difficult Times 3. Enjoying Participation in Community Traditions 4. Feeling a Sense of Belonging in High School 5. Feeling Supported by Friends 6. Having at Least Two Non-Parent Adults Who Genuinely Care 7. Feeling Safe and Protected by an Adult at Home * Individuals reporting six to seven PCEs had a 72% lower chance of reporting depression or poor mental health as an adult when compared with those reporting zero to two PCEs.
- Individuals reporting three to five PCEs had a 52% lower chance of reporting depression or poor mental health as an adult when compared with those reporting zero to two PCEs.
The Nurture Revolution Questions from Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum
QUESTIONS FOR A NURTURING PRESENCE — Nurture Neuroscience (nurture-neuroscience.com)
Self-Care: Make yourself a delicious salad that you love. Here is mine:
Family Fun: Sensory Play or Balance Play
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Nurture the WOW
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12352. Parenting Boys Tosha Schore is on a mission to create a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time by supporting you to care for yourself, connect with your boy deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly! She brings a burst of energy and optimism to parenting, and is an expert at simple solutions to what feel like overwhelmingly complicated problems. Through her online community and courses, Tosha helps break the isolation of modern parenting and lifts your confidence so you're better equipped to face the challenges of raising young boys. Tosha is the creator of all things Parenting Boys Peacefully, including her signature course, Out With Aggression, a six-week sprint to stop your boy’s explosions and lift your parenting confidence. She is also co-author of Listen: Five Simple Tools to Meet Your Everyday Parenting Challenges, and a frequent guest expert on podcasts and at online and in-person conferences. You can find her at www.parentingboyspeacefully.com Try out her 10 day Reconnection Challenge: https://parentingboyspeacefully.com/reconnect/ Self-Care: Tosha priotizes travel to take care of herself. Family Fun: Be silly and be physical. Rough house, play the sock game. Listen to ideas from episode #328 (https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/328-rough-housing-is-good-with-lawrence-cohen-phd) Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together and practice a new thought.
“We liberate children not by making them work for our love but by letting them rest in it.” –Gordon Neufeld
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351. Middle School is Super with Phyllis Fagell Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC is a nationally board certified school counselor, a therapist who works with kids and families in private practice at The Chrysalis Group in Bethesda, Maryland, an educational consultant, and an author and journalist. Her Website: https://phyllisfagell.com/ Her Books: Middle School Superpowers: https://amzn.to/3sczDxr Middle School Matters: https://amzn.to/3DPu2Qz Socials: https://www.facebook.com/phyllislfagell/ https://twitter.com/Pfagell https://www.instagram.com/pfagell/ Self-Care is getting up time in with a good friend that she can emotionally connect to.
Family Fun is creating a routine where they brainstorm ideas of things they want to share and do together and then draw slips from a bag or a hat so that all voices are heard. Her family enjoys that new things are tried. Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos
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“If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.” ― Bob Dylan
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- Lunch and Learn with Christy
Check out this book for next week's episode: Middle School Superpowers by Phyliss Fagell https://amzn.to/3QpMdDC *Amazon Affilate Link
https://christythomascoaching.com/landing/lunch-and-learn
You get to learn and grow and love until your very last breath.
Self-Care: Invest in yourself. Sign up for Lunch and Learn with Christy. The first meetup is August 21. www.christythomascoaching.com/landing/lunch-and-learn
Family Fun: Ask your kids how they like to have fun with you. Drop the expectations and love the kid you are with.
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- Lunch and Learn with Christy
Check out this book for next week's episode: Middle School Superpowers by Phyliss Fagell https://amzn.to/3QpMdDC *Amazon Affilate Link
https://christythomascoaching.com/landing/lunch-and-learn
You get to learn and grow and love until your very last breath.
Self-Care: Invest in yourself. Sign up for Lunch and Learn with Christy. The first meetup is August 21. www.christythomascoaching.com/landing/lunch-and-learn
Family Fun: Ask your kids how they like to have fun with you. Drop the expectations and love the kid you are with.
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"I like you just the way you are" Fred Rogers
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349. Summer Fun with Bluey Bluey is a cartoon dog family that is streamed on Disney+ but can also be found on Youtube. The parents are Bandit and Chili, and they have two daughters, Bluey (6) and Bingo (4) Bluey - Official Channel - YouTube Bluey (@officialblueytv) • Instagram photos and videos Games: Magic Xylophone Keey Uppy Shadowland Copycat Chess Rag Doll Musical Statues Grannies Uni-Horse/ Marv the Moose Self-Care is having a dance party to a song that was popular during your highschool or college days.
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“I am here for all of it." inspired by the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdvIl5aGusE
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348. Live Simplicity with Stephanie O'Dea Stephanie is a New York Times best-selling author and the host of the Slow Living podcast. She is a success coach and mindset mentor who writes, coaches, teaches, and speaks about how to make your dreams come true without hype or hustle. Check out her podcast: Podcast - Stephanie O'Dea (stephanieodea.com) Her Website: Stephanie O'Dea - Live Slowly. Live Purposefully. (stephanieodea.com) Her Books: Amazon.com: Stephanie O'Dea: books, biography, the latest updates Self-Care is getting up early to a quiet house, journaling, meditating, and yoga. Daily Journaling - Stephanie O'Dea (stephanieodea.com)
Family Fun puzzles and a dedicated puzzle board! Dial back the urgency. It's all going to be okay. Find me on Instagram: Christy Thomas — Coach for Exhausted Moms (@everyday_christy) • Instagram photos and videos
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“Creativity takes courage." Henri Matisse
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Remember
There are things you can control
There are things you can influence
AND there are things you have no control or influence on.
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Self-Care: Pick one fiction book and one non-fiction book to read. I recommend Abby Jiminez for fiction and Thrivers, Unselfie, or Energy Bus for non-fiction.
Family Fun: Go get popsicles and go on family walks.
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“You deserve your attention."
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"Let’s talk Spiraling Up”
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Picture book of a downward spiral- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day To learn more about “Spiraling Up” https://www.bodykindnessbook.com/ Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield RDN
Self-Care Action
Grab paper & pencil and write a spiral up of self-respect, kindness, and love for your week.
Play Idea:
Grab the flashlights and glow-sticks and play tag or hide and seek in the dark.
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Just because it's simple, doesn't mean that it's easy. But you can do it!
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Summer Audiobooks for Mom
Fiction Edition:
Disclaimer --Christy only likes light fluffy books that won't haunt her dreams or cause her to panic when she's home alone due to her husband's military deployments. :)
- Books by Sophia Kinsella
- Books by Katherine Center
- Books by Graeme Simsion
- Books by Liane Moriarity (What Alice Forgot)
- Classic Books with Hollywood Star Narrators
- Books by Laura Weisberger
Links to all the books can be found at www.christythomascoaching.om
Want to know my favorite Parenting Books? Check Out Episode 8.
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Self-care: Wear a face mask. Make a homemade concoction and buy one from the store. I find it impossible to be busy when I'm wearing one.
Play: Get out balloons and make an obstacle course.
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“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ― Anne Lamott
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You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you. --CT
344. What the HECK is Positive Discipline?
Don't miss this gift from Julietta for sibling conflict.
Sibling Conflict Help Is Here
Julietta Skoog is a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling from Seattle University, with over 20 years of experience helping families. She is the Early Years Lead and co-founder of Sproutable, which offers grown ups the tools, systems and strategies they need to cultivate powerful relationships, teach social-emotional skills, and set healthy limits and boundaries with all kids, from babies to teens. Her trauma-informed expertise includes early child development, autism, learning disabilities, anxiety, behavior disorders, Positive Discipline, Social Thinking, and mindfulness. Julietta draws from her real life practical experience working with thousands of students with a variety of needs and her own three children when coaching parents, bringing a unique ability to translate research, child development and Positive Discipline principles into everyday solutions. Her popular keynote speeches, classes, and workshops have been described as rejuvenating, motivating, and inspiring.
Check out their website and social media links:
Sproutable | Positive Discipline | Online classes, workshops, individual training, nanny certification (besproutable.com)
Sproutable (@besproutable) • Instagram photos and videos
Joyful Courage - A Conscious Parenting Podcast on Apple Podcasts
Sproutable - YouTube
Self-Care: Setting Boundaries is Julietta's best self-care practice. She can't do it all and doesn't try to.
Family Fun: Game Night! Julietta's family enjoys Exploding Kittens, Forbidden Island, Rummikub, Sequence, and Salad Bowl Charades.
Don't miss this gift from Julietta for sibling conflict.
Sibling Conflict Help Is Here
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Good enough is good enough.
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Virginia Sole-Smith is the author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture and The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. Her reporting on diet culture, health and parenting has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, and many other publications. She also writes the popular anti-diet newsletter Burnt Toast and hosts the Burnt Toast Podcast. Grab her book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3PalAlH Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith | Substack Self-Care: Virginia loves to do jiggle saw puzzles as a main self-care activity. She does not let her kids put in the last piece. She loves discrete objects on a colorful background. She's not striving for puzzle excellence; she is just doing it for enjoyment. Family Fun-- Watching Gilmore Girls with her nine-year-old. Family walks in the woods, gardening, and kids play in proximity near her. Find me on Instagram: Happiest Mom You Know (@everyday_runner_christy) • Instagram photos and videos
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This is a wonderful moment of calm.
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You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you. --CT
342. Take a Sabitacal from Comparission
When you compare yourself-- you are trapping yourself in a box. It is "normal to do, but it's not helpful. There will always be someone better than you. Technology is constantly being changed and upgraded. Records are being broken.
You are an inviddual-- you can only compare yourself to yourself.
Notice when you want to compare yourself to other moms-- What are they better at? What are you jealous of? Why does it matter to you? What action can you take? Focus back on what you can work on. Dig into it-- and find the smallest step.
Somedays you won't be better than yesterday-- that's normal too. Be kind to yourself. Let yourself be more honest. Be softer. Be more you.
Self-Care: Paint the shadow of a flower.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cs93qCog_it/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA
Family Fun: Play a game of hide and seek, count to 100.
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Mistakes happen because I am still learning.
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- The Orange Rhino: Not Yelling & Growing as a Mom
The Orange Rhino, also known as Sheila, is a mother to 4 boys and the author of "Yell Less, Love More: How The Orange Rhino Mom Stopped Yelling at Her Kids and How You Can Too!" Winner of PARENTS magazine "blog most likely to help you achieve your goal" and author of viral Huffington Post Article, "10 Things I learned When I Stopped Yelling at My Kids," Sheila shares honest and vulnerable stories from her successful 520-day journey of not yelling at her kids...and all the days after where she yells less and because while she is The Orange Rhino, she is still human and yells happen! While her journey started when her boys were 5 and under, she quickly realized that the insights, tips, and tricks she learned to not yell at her young kids absolutely still apply to her now teenagers (and to herself.) She invites you to join her on the journey to be an Orange Rhino: a parent who remains cool and composed and responds warmly and thoughtfully instead of charging vis-a-vis yelling.
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www.TheOrangeRhino.com
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Try out the practice of saying, "At Least..." "Let me see something else..."
Self-Care: Shelia goes on a walk outside every single day.
Family Fun: Fun looks like playing games like Scatergoies and Dance Parties. Shelia also enjoys acting like a total goofball and dork for their entertainment.
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I do not regret kindness.
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- Rest, Delight, Nourish with Lisa McCrohan Lisa McCrohan is a Somatic Experiencing Psychotherapist, Integrative Coach, Author, and Poet. She works with clients 1:1 online and in her office. She consults with organizations to invest in the well-being of their greatest asset -their people. She advises leaders and entrepreneurs on how to live and work in a way that empowers them to thrive. Lisa is the author of two books: Gems of Delight and Your Light is Rising. She started a podcast last year called Delightful, where she helps listeners live a life they deeply love and follow what delights their heart. She is a mom to two teenagers. She and her family live in Maryland with their dog, Sherlock, and the mountains outside their backdoor. Check out Lisa's Podcast: https://www.lisamccrohan.com/category/delightful-podcast/
https://www.lisamccrohan.com/
Bonus-- try out poetry after listening to Lisa talk about her Sandwich Board in her yard.
Self-Care: Ask yourself how you can nourish yourself. Lisa tries not to stack activities right on top of themselves; she likes to pause and breathe. Hand on the heart-- focusing on the exhale.
Family Fun: Go on Adventures with your family! Invest in time together and gear.
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Miracles are everywhere I look.
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- Break the Taboo About Pelvic Floor Julie Demers is an experienced holistic pelvic floor therapist. She is on a mission to stop the silent struggle many women experience with symptoms like urine leaks or organ descent. She is the creator of the holistic program “Pelvic Floor Simplified” to help women regain lasting control down there with simple daily actions. Julie Demers Pelvic Floor Connection | Facebook
Julie Demers
Self-Care: Breathing Exercises! Breathing helps your pelvic floor. Reconnect to your whole body and get out of your head.
Family Fun: Julie and her family enjoy hikes and camping. They are an outdoorsy family that enjoys a connection with nature.
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The grass is greener where I water it.
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338. Choose Your Mother's Day
Let's have a short chat about how to choose your own Mother's Day.
1) Stay off of Social Media
2) Collect the Evidence You Want
Thought-- Feeling-- Words we Speak-- Actions
If Mother's Day is complicated for you, please check out the poem book by Bunmi Laditan, The Honest Toddler.
https://www.bunmiladitan.com/product-page/mother-s-day-blues-ebook
Self-Care: Journal. Read Poems
Family Fun: Take Photos with your Kids.
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- An Enough is Enough Story with Stef Tousigant of Parent Differently with Gratitude.
This is a two-part episode, part one aired on Stef's podcast. You can listen out of order; just make sure you listen to both.
Stef Tousignant is a parenting expert and gratitude nerd. A former professional nanny for two decades and the author of the award-winning bedtime book The Middle of the Night Book, burned-out parents everywhere rely on her mindfulness tools and honest blog posts. Head to ParentDifferently.com to join her monthly Gratitude Circle for mothers.
Patience is something you grow with mindfulness.
Self-Care: Stef takes one night off a week. That includes the bedtime routine. Sometimes she even sits in the car so she has space.
Family Fun: A lot of forced hikes. Gratitude Prompts at dinner.
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I am a vessel of love.
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- Connecting with Kids with Trevor Romain
https://www.comfortcrew.org/militaryheroes.html
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For more than 30 years, Trevor Romain has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring both children and adults with his best-selling books, award-winning animation series, as a keynote speaker, and an incredible storyteller. Being South African born and American by choice, Trevor has written over 50 books that have sold more than a million copies worldwide and published in 24 different languages. Thousands of educators have used Trevor’s materials to help kids that are facing some difficult situations such as bullying, divorce, deployment, grief/trauma, homework to name a few. As the Washington Post has said, “His rapport with kids is a stunning thing to watch.” He has traveled to schools, hospitals, orphanages, refugee camps, and military bases worldwide, delivering his unique heartfelt self-messages of resilience, compassion and the ability for kids to safely express themselves.
Self-Care: Trevor uses daily affirmations to help guide him. He shared four of them during the episode. He also goes on runs.
Family Fun: Draw with your kids. Let them know you are terrible at it and do it anyways.
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful and just stand.
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- Partners in Promise// Military Kids and Special Education
https://thepromiseact.org/
Partners in PROMISE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of military children in special education and the military's Exceptional Family Member Program. Jennifer Barnhill is the Chief Operating Officer and Lead Researcher for Partners in PROMISE. In addition to her role at Partners in PROMISE, Jennifer is a freelance reporter and researcher who writes a monthly column covering military family policy issues for military.com. Michelle Norman is the founder and Executive Director for PIP. She is a Navy spouse of over 25 years and mother of a 18-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and many other medical diagnoses. After years of successfully advocating and winning multiple legal cases to ensure her daughter receives the minimum education required by law, Michelle observed that military children with special needs and their families were in need of an advocate. She founded PIP along with four other military mothers to help close this gap. https://thepromiseact.org/
Self-Care: Michelle suggests taking respite care if it's available to you. Go to Target in your PJs and wander the aisles. Go on date nights. Take time for yourself. Jennifer suggests taking time away from your spouse for things you love. She also uses habit stacking to build routines that fill her cup all day long.
Family Fun: Michelle's family loves watching TV shows together, eating dinner most nights, and taking family vacations. Jeniffer's family enjoys cheering on each other in baseball and softball games. Go team!
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful. Today we're going to offer to sit with our teen or our inner teenager and practice finding peace.
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- Be a Spartan! Character Does Matter
"If not me, then who?" Travis Manion
Be big in the small things.
www.travismanion.org
Character Development Programs - Veterans Mentoring Youth - Travis Manion
Tonya Murphy is the Senior Manager of Advancement for Travis Manion Foundation, utilizing her top five character strengths of humor, fairness, teamwork, kindness and creativity to support corporate partners, connect with employee resource groups, and build relationships. In her nearly 20 years of experience serving the military community through volunteer and nonprofit work, she has engaged with the community through a variety of roles, including mentor, advocate, programmatic manager, and fundraiser. As a Navy spouse, Tonya’s passion for supporting the military community is both personal and professional. Tonya is the 2023 Navy Spouse of the Year. Tonya believes that learning, both formal and informal, is a lifelong endeavor. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of Science degree in Counseling from University of Memphis, a Post-Master’s Certificate in Counseling from The George Washington University, and is constantly pursuing opportunities to expand her knowledge through individual courses and certifications. Tonya’s favorite thing in the world is enjoying a good belly laugh, and outside of work you can most likely find her doing just that with her husband, three sons, and their ridiculously spoiled goldendoodles and cat. Self-Care: Be aware if you are spread really thin, and take a step back and remind yourself to take care of yourself. Take long meandering walks. Move your body and soothe your mind. Motion changes emotion.
Family Fun: Game Night. Movie Night with Disney favorites. Play with their pets together. Try out new restaurants together.
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful. What weather do you feel in your body today?
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- BLOOM Military Teens
Today I want you to meet BLOOM. BLOOM is powered by the National Military Foundation but run by Military Teens all around the world. On today's episode, you'll meet Jessica and Alyssa.
Bloom is proud to be the leading organization dedicated to elevating the authentic voices of military teens. Through content creation, advocacy, and community, we are here to empower, inspire, and connect our peers.
As a Mom to two military teens, I need you to read The Field Guide to the Military Teen | BLOOM (bloommilitaryteens.org). Send this to your local schools and share it with your doctors.
Self-Care: Journaling & Wandering.
Family Fun: Family Dinners, Family Walks, Family Adventures.
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful instead of aiming of loving kindness can you aim for warm and friendly?
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- The Truth About Resilience and Thriving
Dr. Michele Borba is an educational psychologist, best-selling author, and TODAY show contributor who has spoken to over one million participants on five continents and to countless media about child development issues. She blends 40 years of teaching and consulting experience with latest science to offer sound, realistic advice to parents teachers and child advocates about helping children thrive.
Michele Borba, Ed.D.
Amazon.com: Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine (Audible Audio Edition): Michele Borba, Michele Borba, Penguin Audio: Audible Books & Originals
Self-Care: Baking! Dr. Borba really loves looking at the pictures in the cookbooks too.
Family Fun: Do whatever feels like destressing-- board games, reading forts, drawing projects for the process.
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful. Have you ever tried to another sound breathing technique-- BUZZ like a bee.
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- Low Demand Parenting
Amanda Diekman is a late-diagnosed autistic adult and parent coach in the area of low-demand parenting. Known online as "low demand Amanda," Amanda promotes a parenting approach of dropping demands and aligning expectations to surround our kids with radical love and acceptance.
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowdemandamanda/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lowdemandamanda
- www.lowdemandparentingsummit.com
Self-Care: Amanda uses a ritual with a glass of cold ice water to reset her system. So gentle, so simple. It counts.
Family Fun: Rough Housing!
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful. Have you ever tried to breathe with your feet?
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- The Impact of a Legacy Letter with Blake Brewer
Check out the landing page Blake set up just for Keep Calm Mother On:
https://www.legacyletterchallenge.com/kcmo
Blake is on a mission to help 1 million dads and moms leave a lasting legacy for their children.
Blake has a wonderful wife and loves being a father to his three children, all under 8. As he leads his family, he draws from many mentors, but none more important than his late father, Larry Brewer.
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legacy_letter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legacyletterchallenge
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakecbrewer/
Self-Care: Gratitude Journaling
Family Fun: Dance Party with Kids Bop!
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me. Let's be mindful.
Can we make our breath sound like the ocean?
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- Stick a Fork In Me- I'm Done
Solo Show with Christy sharing that we all have feelings and that it's important to show our kids how to label them and how we process them. Feel don't conceal. Our kids want the best for us just like we want the best for them.
Are you unsure how to label feelings more than glad, sad, and mad? Check out this feelings wheel.
There are zero ways for you to be a perfect mom, so be honest and fail a little better every time. Your kids benefit from watching you repair their relationship with them. You are in charge of your relationship with your kids and yourself. Show them what it means to live with self-compassion and a full spectrum of feelings.
Self-Care: Take 90 seconds and lie down on your bed or the floor. Don't hold your phone while you do this. Lay down and be. Check-in with yourself-- you are valuable and loved.
Family Fun: Have a dance party or freeze dance game where people dance like a dog getting out of the water. Research shows shaking releases muscular tension, burns excess adrenaline, calms the nervous system and helps neutralize stress.
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"What do I notice right now that I've never noticed before?
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- Rough Housing is Good!
Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., is the author of Playful Parenting, an award-winning book that has been translated into 18 languages. He is also the author of The Opposite of Worry, which addresses the anxieties and fears of children (and parents). Larry is also the co-author of two books on children’s social development: Best Friends Worst Enemies and Mom They’re Teasing Me. His most recent book, co-authored with Anthony DeBenedet, is Unplug and Play: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Roughhousing with Your Kids.
Playfulparenting.com
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Self-Care: Larry does yoga and chi-gong. His favorite 10-second self-care is called pat the baby. Pretend you have a baby on your shoulder and pat the fussy baby.
Play: Rough House! Sit with your family in a circle, with all the feet towards each other. Socks on, no shoes. 1-2-3- go. Your goal is to keep the socks on your feet, get everyone else's socks off, and have fun!
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today let's try a Breathe With Me that we can do with our kids. Notice the colors that are around you, it's really that simple
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- How She Does It All -- The Time-Saving Mom
Meet Crystal!
Crystal Paine is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of The Crystal Paine Show podcast, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her desire is to help women across the globe live with more joy, purpose, and intention in their everyday lives. She lives with her husband and six kids in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. Her biggest passions are raising awareness for foster care, going on adventures with her family (locally, domestically, and internationally), finding great deals at the grocery store, having heartfelt conversations, and trying to read too many books at one time!
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Money Saving Mom® | Saving Families Money Since 2007
Time Saving Mom
Self-Care: Crystal loves her habit tracker. Here's a blog post where she explains it more:
A Peek Into This Past Week (+ an update on my goals & habit tracker) | Money Saving Mom®
Family Fun: Getting out with her three big kids and her husband to have fun. They are planning outings and savoring the anticipation of events like laser tag.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today let's try a Breathe With Me. We can teach our kids a breathing strategy by sitting back to back with each other.
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Sleep for the WHOLE FAMILY with Dr. Kelsey Alford
Dr. Kelsey Alford is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who trained in sleep medicine and started Nested Sleep with the goal of helping children get the best sleep possible She is a mama of two, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, a certified positive discipline parent educator, and a trained professional in sleep.
Find Kelsey at https://nestedsleep.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/nestedsleep/
Here are great links to expand on what we talked about:
Hatch for sleep restore clock Insomnia blog Bedtime fears blog Free bedtime routine chart Self-Care Idea: Kelsey does many five-minute snip-its of stretching, reading, and rest. I can't wait to find eucalyptus for our shower
Family Fun Idea: They enjoy games as a family. They play a lot of UNO and War.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today let's try a Breathe With Me we can teach our kids that involves simple counting
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Sensory Needs and Communication
Today's episode features Jessie Ginsburg. She is a Sensory Integration trained speech-language pathologist and CEO of Pediatric Therapy Playhouse, a top-rated clinic in Los Angeles. She is an international speaker, creator of the global Inside Out Sensory Communication Programs for parents and professionals, and soon-to-be mom of 4 boys.
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https://www.pediatrictherapyplayhouse.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sensory.slp/
https://www.youtube.com/@SpeechDudeJessieGinsburg
Self-Care Idea: Jessie's tip is to let go of the guilt. Let other people have joy and feel good using your village.
Family Fun Idea: Less is more. (Go watch the Minimalism documentary on Netflix) The things aren't what bring happiness, it's the connection.
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Today let's try a Breathe With Me we can teach our kids.
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Getting to the NEED with Jen Lumanlan
Jen Lumanlan holds an M.S. in Psychology (Child Development) and an M.Ed., and hosts the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, which is a reference guide for parents of children under the age of 10 based on scientific research and the principles of respectful parenting. In each issue, she examines a topic related to parenting and child development from all sides to help parents understand how to make decisions about raising their children. She lives in California with her husband and daughter.
Research Based Ideas to Help Kids Thrive | Your Parenting Mojo
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13 Reasons Why Your Child Does Not Listen | Your Parenting Mojo
Self-Care Idea: Spending time in nature. Slowing and softening while she looks for mushrooms with her daughter.
Family Fun Idea: Many things can be fun if you are not multi-tasking. Give your full presence; it's a gift.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today let's get our face wet.
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How do you notice your kids' growth? Practice being a potted plant around them and just watching. Then, give them direct praise telling them what you see.
“When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else’s child, do your eyes light up? That’s what they’re looking for.” — Toni Morrison
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Self-Care: Take a walk alone. Outside if you can. One of my favorite tricks is to set a 5 or 7.5-minute timer to get you started and then turn around.
Family Fun: I want you to schedule some potted plant time during your day. Notice, Observer, and Savor the kids you have at this moment.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today we are going to notice the feelings, the sensations of breathing.
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4 Hurdles to Being a Good Enough Mom
1-- You constantly doubt yourself. You don't have belief that you are exactly the right mom for your kids
2-- Motherhood is serious all the time. You always strive for perfection for yourself and your family. You never let down your hair and admit to mistakes or have fun.
3--Motherhood is for lone wolves. You don't have community; you need community.
4--You think you're superwoman. You are human. Let yourself be human. Give yourself some slack.
Self-Care: Text another mom and remind them that they are part of your community and that they are exactly the right mom for their kids. Bonus-- send them this episode too!
Family Fun: Have an indoor snowball fight using balls of socks.
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Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
Today you'll practice breathing, and learn why it matters to notice it.
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Sometimes we don't like our kids, spouse, mom, dad, siblings, friends, or strangers. Today let's talk about what to do when that happens with someone in our house.
Write a list of 25 things you love about the person who feels like sandpaper to you.
Write a list of 25 things you like about yourself. If it's hard, look at a photo of you as a kid.
Remember your thoughts impact on you feel, how you feel impacts what you do. What you do or don't do impacts your thoughts and around and around the cycle goes.
Self-Care: Try a mobility workout on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yETVwvvvjQ
Family Fun: Play games with balloons! Check out these Minute to Win It ideas: https://funpartypop.com/minute-to-win-it-balloon-games/
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Everywhere I look, I see miracles.
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New Year, Same Me, but I'm going to love her better than ever. Jess Johnston
Christy suggests these ideas to take care of yourself, you rockin' Queen! Don't forget when to close the drawbridge and give yourself space and ease.
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Body: Your body takes care of you. Work towards being neutral about the things you don't like. Thank her for the work she does with you. Love her more
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Mind: Your mind helps you find danger and problem-solve. Be curious and google things with your kids. Acknowledge the mindless care tasks and try to engage in them with music and audiobooks. Daydream and try new things.
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Soul: Give your soul the gift of one minute of stillness and breathing. Try it. When you do it, message me and I'll celebrate you!
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Heart: Motherhood is too important to do alone. Find a community that is focused on common actions (knitting, book clubs, volunteering, choir).
You are not a project. You are already a full human that is wonderfully made, and I am lucky to live in the same moment as you! You are loved and loveable.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids.
Self-Care: Prep food for yourself like you do for your kids. You spend a lot of energy feeding your kids. Take time to nourish yourself with food you enjoy and feel good about.
Family Fun: Kitchen Band! Have fun! Bang on the pots and pans, drum on bowls, fill glasses with varying levels of water and see what happens when you tap them with a spoon. Be silly!
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New Year, Same Me, but I'm going to love her better than ever. Jess Johnston
Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
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Christy suggests these ideas to wrap up and reflect on 2022.
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Scroll all the photos on your camera. Notice what mattered to you. What feelings do you feel?
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Pick a word or a sentence to summarize 2022.
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Pick a theme for 2023, Christy's is "Everywhere I look I see miracles."
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List 10 simple joys that you loved in 2022
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List 10 random acts of kindness you can do by the end of January 2023.
Self-Care: Try one or all of the five ideas above.
Family Fun: Plan for New Year-- Milk and cookies? Games? Activities on the hour?
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May You Hold Serenity and Peace
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Self-Care Tip: Set an intention of the energy you want to bring with you this holiday weekend. Mine is enjoyment and remembering that Motherhood is too serious to be serious all the time. I want to enjoy whatever comes my way.
Family Fun Idea: Move Your Bodies Together. Motion Changes Emotion.
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Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp!
Christmas Day will always be, just as long, as we have we!
Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand!”
–Dr. Seuss
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Here are the things I think about for cold and flu season:
- Thermometers
- Wash Basins for a Vomit Kit
- Beach Towels
- Check your medicine cabinet (PS. Double check your safety plan)
- Foods (crackers, apple sauce squeezer, cup of noodles, soups, mac and cheese)
- Hydration (ginger ale, sprite, sports drink, teas, juice boxes)
- Wish List of TV and Movies
- Audiobooks (( Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and The Penderwicks)
- Waterproof playing cards
Oh my goodness, I forgot to mention tissues-- check your stock of tissues and toilet paper.
Self-Care: Take a long slow breath and drink tea outside
Family Fun: Have a Grinch Day! Watch the movie, listen to music, make snacks.
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“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.” ― Buddha.
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Moms need to recover, not rest.
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Rest in the dictionary--https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest
Recovery in the dictionary--https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recovery
"Release the desire to be a superhero this holiday season, and strive to be the most well-taken care of version of you." Michelle Maros
Use your five senses to plan recovery.
What does recovery feel like? What does recovery sound like? What does recovery taste like? What does recovery smell like? What does recovery look like?
Self-Care: Make a delicious, nutrient-dense lunch for yourself. Sit down and savor it.
Family Fun Idea: Can your kids move m&m's from one plate to another with only a straw? How about a marshmallow toss? A free dance?
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"Love is the light that brightens every heart's darkness.” ― Bryant McGill, from the book Simple Reminders https://amzn.to/3ustkDT
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Moms Need Holiday Magic Too!
Remember which balls are glass and which are plastic. The glass shatter, and the plastic bounce.
https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Nora-Ephron-keeps-the-the-ball-in-the-air-3108131.php
Christy's Holiday Magic Tips:
- Drink coffee in the morning by the light of the tree
- Listen to good holiday music; here's my Spotify list. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7J2nnRjaK49WOU5bBJmSl0?si=7891688b5c33443a
- Light Pine Tree scented candles
- Buy marshmallows all month long and drink lots of hot chocolate
- Look for Christmas Lights every chance possible. Ooh and Ahh
- Narrow down to your favorite cookies and try only one new one
- Cuddle with Christmas Movies and books
- Read a holiday-themed novel
- Keep it simple so that you have joy!
Self-Care: Set a goal to watch Christmas Movies and cuddle this month. Christy set a big goal of 20 movies. (Even the 30-minute ones count!) Bonus: Try out reading Christmas-themed novels; Christy is reading the Christmas Street Series by Elin Hilderbrandt.
Family Fun: Pick out a Christmas Song to be known for-- my two are Dominic the Christmas Donkey and I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. Sing them loudly and often as a family.
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“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” -Hamilton Wright Mabie Are you holding your breath? Let's pause for a moment and check in with our bodies together.
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Mantra: Help, Thanks, Wow
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Thanksgiving Tips-
- Have a code word with your kids so they can ask for a break
- Give them pie
There are 4 Stages of Communication
A Speaker has 2 Stages--
1) What do I mean to say?
2) What I actually say.
A Listener has 2 Stages--
3) What did I hear the Speaker say?
4) What did the Speaker mean?
Quotes:
"Showing your kids you love them is 2% effort and 98% putting your phone down. Put your phones down and hug your kids." Collin Kartchner
"The art of listening is not to hear what someone says, but to hear how they feel." Bob Chapman
Self-Care Idea: Put your legs up against the wall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQEIiZLY-0&list=PLgdPtoxTXmO7mNt-I9aqGIh_8fAr_yX3T&index=161
Family Play Idea: Break out a classic game and leave it out so it can be played daily.
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You can feed your family. Heather Campbell will help you unpack what a GOOD meal for your family is and how to feed yourself.
Heather Campbell Dietitian | Nutrition Expert (@glorynutrition) • Instagram photos and videos
http://www.glory-nutrition.com/
Heather S. Campbell MS, RDN - Greater Fairbanks Area | Professional Profile | LinkedIn
What makes a Good Meal
- Staying Power (Fat, Protein, Fiber) & Veggie and Fruit.
- Always make sure there is something familiar you know that they like and that you want them to eat.
- The food we're still learning to like-- not foods we don't like.
How to Cut Costs:
- Look for the product that is in season in the area where you are. Froze and Canned vegetables are processed at peak nutrition.
- Pay attention to meat cuts and prices. Get familiar with chicken thighs
- Meatless meals that focus on eggs and milk
- Notice and be aware of portion sizes
How Heather Plans:
- She plans five days, not 7.
- They have a Taco Tuesday every week.
- Look at your calendar and figure out how much time you have to make food.
Try out this recipe but use pre-made nuggets: Chicken and Waffles Casserole - Frugal Mom Eh!
KC Davis (strugglecare.com)
Self-Care: Block out 3 hours once a week for rest and restoration. It could be housework, reading, a walk, or TV.
Family Fun: Finding ways to enjoy each other. Going out to dinner for a family date.
An early morning breathe with me session--
The air becomes breath, and that means I'm alive.
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https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_harris_the_benefits_of_not_being_a_jerk_to_yourself?language=en
lov·ing·kind·ness noun: **loving kindness**; noun: **loving-kindness** tenderness and consideration toward others. Breathe With Me Episode about Loving Kindness: https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/breathe-with-me-99-loving-kindness-for-yourself I invite you to join me on Instagram for a daily challenge in November 2022. You'll here the behind the scene reasons why I picked that task and be nudged to join in. https://www.instagram.com/everyday\_runner\_christy/ Family Fun Idea: Make a thanksgiving decoration. I vote for this one using paper plates. https://www.redtedart.com/autumn-tree-paper-plate-whirligig/ Self-Care Idea: Block breathing for at least one minute and join me with the 30-day challenge. **You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.**
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Breathe With Me: 5-5 Breathing
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https://amzn.to/3fh4xifEmily Francis is a high school ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher at Concord High School in Concord, North Carolina. Her experience as an immigrant from Guatemala and English Language Learner inspired her to become an ESL teacher and equipped her with a deep understanding of the challenges her immigrant students must overcome to find success. Cabarrus County Board of Education’s Teacher of the Year in 2016, she serves as a professional development facilitator, motivational speaker, and board member for the Carolina TESOL.
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Family Fun: Looks like soccer games and enjoying their daughter play. Cheer loudly and have fun outside in nature. Emily finds things that her daughter likes to do she plans activies that make her daughter happy.
Self-Care: Read! She is currently reading
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Garcia. https://amzn.to/3gSdRtv
We Are Not From Here from Jenny Sanchez. https://amzn.to/3fh4xif
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Breathe With Me: Inhale Kindness Exhale Connection
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Self-Care: Drink a copycat Starbucks Medicine Ball Tea checkout Christy's directions on Instagram Happiest Mom You Know (@everyday_runner_christy) • Instagram photos and videos
Family Fun: Go for a nighttime walk to appreciate the Halloween Decorations in your neighborhood. Free Printable Neighborhood Halloween Scavenger Hunt (heyletsmakestuff.com)
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Breathe With Me: Let's practice breathing after we make a mistake.
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There was a viral opinion piece from Omaha about why you shouldn't high-five your kids. This is my defense of the highfive. I will not link the article here, I don't want to give it more clicks and views.
http://parentinghigh5.com/
Family Fun Idea: Come up with your own way to high-five. Do a high-five flash mob. I'd love it if you email me your family's high-five routine.
Self-Care: Trace your hand and give yourself credit by writing all the things you can high-five yourself for. OR take a photo of a high-five and tag me in it on social media.
Send Christy a SpeakPipe message asking her questions or giving feedback.
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Breathe With Me: Let's practice a new way to breathe.
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Outside my window..
I'm listening to...
I am wearing.. https://brickhouseinthecity.com https://amzn.to/3ymEOLy
I am grateful for...
I'm pondering.. 'You have no idea what your legacy will be because your legacy is every life you touch.' Maya Angelou
I'm reading..
Birchbark House
Rules
Spirit Animals
40 Autumns
True Search for Happiness
I'm thinking about...
I am creating... Here's the free printable I use
https://print-a-calendar.com/printable-calendars/one-page-per-month
I'm listening to on Spotify... KK Slider, JJ Heller, and this artist
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Towards a Real Education... www.chess.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/gothamchess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ILdW5i0L4
Towards Rhythm and Beauty...
To Live the Liturgy... We watched Fatima on Netflix.
I am hoping and praying...
In the garden...
Around the House... (Christy starts her morning with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 5 minutes of breathing, sometimes journaling, then dishwasher and laundry, and pulls the meat for dinner if needed. Then I light a candle and play classical music)
From the Kitchen ...
https://thecozycook.com/baked-tacos/
https://www.iheartnaptime.net/mozzarella-stuffed-meatballs/
One of my favorite things ...
A few plans for the rest of the week...
Self-Care: Lay down on the floor for a minute. Let yourself rest.
Family Fun Idea: Go watch the clouds and find animals.
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Breathe With Me: Enough
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This episode is inspired by a conversation I had with Heather Campbell Dietitian | Nutrition Expert (@glorynutrition) • Instagram photos and videos
Self-Care Idea: Try out any of the over 120 Breathe With Me episodes. Practice coming home to your breath.
Family Fun Idea: Pass the paper drawing game. Don't forget to Rabbit Rabbit your kids tomorrow on October 1st.
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Breathe With Me:
I am very ____
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Meet Carla!
Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW, is a clinical social worker, and mother. She’s the author of five non-fiction books, including her international bestseller, How to Stop Losing Your Sht With Your Kids (Workman, 2019), as well as You Are Not a Shtty Parent, and the forthcoming How to Stop Freaking Out, the (completely swear-free) middle-grade adaptation of How to Stop Losing Your Sht With Your Kids.*
Carla’s writing has appeared in a variety of online and print publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Mindful Magazine, Slate.com, Psychology Today, WBUR’s Cognoscenti Blog, Brain, Child, Motherwell, Parents.com, PsychCentral, and Today Moms.
Carla completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Middlebury College, a master’s degree in social work from Smith College, and a PhD in clinical social work from Simmons College in Boston. Carla grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Bay Area of California and she currently lives outside of Boston with her husband and two daughters.
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Self-Care: Carla's Peloton! Also, watching Downton Abby from the beginning. Christy loves the Peloton and painting. Ukele is another project.
Family Fun: They end the day with a funny TV show. They've watched Psych, Brooklynn 99, and now are watching Bluey! They also play hearts. Christy and her family play Mario Kart and Uno Flip or Uno Dare.
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This is a Breathe With Me:
I am in my heart. I am in my body. I am safe in my heart. I am safe in my body.
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Camille Smithson lives in Utah with her fantastic husband, four energetic kids, and a clever fish, named Holly. She loves writing adventure stories, where the ‘happily ever after’ only happens after things get really crazy. When she isn’t writing (or reading), Camille is a self-proclaimed science geek—who has rarely endangered her kids with all her science experiments.
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Check out her book Dragon Box!
Self-Care: Going outside. Put your feet in the grass and feel the sun. Bonus if you put your feet in the grass with the sun shining on you and read a book.
Family Fun: We love to mountain bike! Make a homemade game of charades-- flying a kite, helicopter, animals, or super-heroes.
This is a Breathe With Me:
Plant a seed of kindness and calm each time you notice your full inhale and exhale.
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Natalie Silverstein is an author, speaker, consultant and passionate advocate for family and youth service. Her first book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back, was published in 2019 and was named one of the Top Books for parents who want to raise kind kids by the HuffPost. Her second book, The Busy Teen’s Guide to Making a Difference, launched on July 12th. After a successful career in healthcare administration and as a non-profit founder, Natalie became the New York coordinator of Doing Good Together, an organization with the mission of helping parents raise kids who care and contribute. In this role, she curates a free monthly e-mail listing of family-friendly service opportunities that is distributed to thousands of subscribers. Her personal essays on parenting, grief and loss have been published on several national platforms including Medium, Grown and Flown and Motherwell. Along with her husband, she is the co-founder of The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA, a non-profit focused on finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease in GBA mutation carriers. As a philanthropist, she is a member of Impact 100 NYC and Legacy Collective, two giving circles that make grants to nonprofits making a transformative impact on their communities. Natalie holds a master’s degree in public health from Yale University. She lives in New York City with her husband and three teenagers. Simple Acts Guide (@simpleactsguide) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/simpleactsguide/ Simple Acts, Big Impact - Podcast Addict Simple Acts Guide - Value of Service Natalie's Self-Care: Reading a lot this year. She made a goal to read 22 books in 2022 in various voices. She sews and shares her creativity and is working on meeting more with friends. Text someone on your phone you haven't heard from in a while. Make a date and get it on the calendar. Stay connected and be authentic. Family Fun Idea: One on One time with her kids. Meals and movies are quality time. This is the fun here. Bonus--Start a family kindness practice - one small, intentional act of kindness each day (or each day for the days leading up to a birthday, milestone, etc.). For younger kids, try a "scavenger hunt" type kindness challenge. You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
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This episode is inspired by a passage called Warm in the Comfort Book by Matt Haig.
This is a Breathe With Me:
This person wants you to know how glad they are that we are both alive and breathing in this moment.
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This episode is inspired by https://drdansiegel.com/healthy-mind-platter/
- Sleep Time
- Downtime
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Time In (Meditation-- Check out these resources https://www.calm.com/ https://insighttimer.com/ https://mobile.va.gov/app/mindfulness-coach https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=Breathe+With+Me
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Physical Time
- Connecting Time
- Playtime (What if I hate pretend play? 7 Patterns of Play Playfulness and Mental Heath )
- Focus Time
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Breathe With Me-- May I
May I accept myself as I am
May I be kind to myself, unconditionally
May I have courage
May I remember that we are all human
May I remember that I am just a human
May I know that others struggle along with me
May I give myself the compassion I need
May I give others the compassion they need
May I care for myself
May I cherish myself
May I have peace with every breath
May I remember that today is a good day to have a good enough day
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The nervous mom
The new to the town/school mom
The excited mom
The homeschool mom
You are the lighthouse of calm. The backbone of peaceful energy for your kids, protect your energy before and after school so you can help guide them.
Concerned about your kid's study skills? Check out this episode with Dr. Jannot. Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: 277. Struggling but Smart & Falling Apart -- helping kids flourish (libsyn.com)
Self-Care: Stretch! Try out longer stretches on youtube that are 20 minutes, or message Christy on IG for a Peloton Buddy pass.
Family Fun: Make chocolate chip cookies together. We used this one, I think the trick is butter-flavored Crisco. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER (Your family will love these!) (passionatepennypincher.com)
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This episode is inspired by a passage called Warm in the Comfort Book by Matt Haig.
This is a Breathe With Me:
Be Warm. Today's a really good day to be warm today.
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Do you love stories? Today's guest is a professional storyteller for adults (news) and children (global stories).
Rebecca Sheir is the author of the Circle Round books The Unwelcome Guest and A Taste of Honey, and the host, writer, and producer of the Circle Round storytelling podcast for kids and the grown-ups they love. Distributed by WBUR (Boston's NPR station), Circle Round is heard in all 50 states and nearly 200 countries, and has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and TIME. Sheir holds a BA in Film Studies from Columbia University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Iowa. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and son.
Rebecca Sheir - Storey Publishing
Circle Round (wbur.org)
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Self-Care: Rebecca loves to read essays for fun. The real-life personal stories and the turns of phrase fascinate her when she breaks from gathering stories from all around the world.
Family Fun: Rebecca and her husband are diving into the passions of their son this summer. Dinosaurs, airplanes, ferries. Make time to explore what lights your kids up with questions and joy.
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This is a Pep Talk & A Breathe With Me:
I can change, I can grow, and I can be flexible. I can offer grace and self-compassion. Transitions of growth can be sweet, peaceful, and have beauty.
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What it takes to make a friend.
It's back to school time, so I've talked about friendship with my kids this week. I've also talked with other women about loneliness this week. You're not alone; let's nudge it up a bit.
Episode 300 and 70
This podcast was inspired by the TEDx Talk by Shasta Nelson. https://www.ted.com/talks/shasta_nelson_frientimacy_the_3_requirements_of_all_healthy_friendships?language=en
Friendship Intimacy is where you feel seen and safe in a satisfying way.
How close do you feel to your friends right now? 1-10. 70% of us rate 5 or below.
We are hungry for closeness, the answer is not to make more friends.
3 Common Dominators Connect All Friends
- Positivity—joy, affirmation, gratitude, fun. 5 positive to negative
- Consistency—hours logged, time put in together, where you build your story. This is why school friendships where easy.
- Vulnerability—where you are seen and talking about what is going right and wrong. Hardships and big dreams. You can only feel known if you share your big thoughts.
The more time we spend, the stronger the friendship triangle. When we are lonely, we need to move some people up the triangle and not meet new people. This triangle is about how much we practice.
When we have high positivity, we feel satisfied.
When we have high consistency, we feel safe.
When we have high vulnerability, we feel seen.
Self-Care: Reach out to an old friend and ratchet up the consistency factor.
Play Idea: Use YouTube to find karaoke tracks and have a family sing-off.
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Love is the way of life. Efficiency is how we love.
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You are a full human.
Self-Care: Set up a date with a friend or your partner. Linger in conversation and connection.
Family Fun: Try out a tournament of Tic-Tac-Toe.
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Let's Practice Breathing Together. We can practice growing joy and happiness instead of growing overwhelming and negative.
Show up for happiness and joy.
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Let's talk kids and smartphones. Today we're going to chat about a brand new book called First Phone by Dr Catherine Pearlman written for kids.
Dr. Catherine Pearlman is the founder of The Family Coach and a licensed clinical social worker who has been working with children and families for more than 25 years. She holds a PhD in Social Welfare from Yeshiva University and a Masters of Social Work from New York University. Catherine also the author of Ignore It: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction (TarcherPerigee, 2017) and First Phone: A Child’s Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety and Etiquette. She is regularly called upon to provide expert opinion for newspaper and magazine articles, speaking engagements, radio and television. Her writing has appeared in CNN, Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, Grown & Flown, Your Teen Magazine and on many parenting websites around the world. Catherine lives in California with her sports-writing husband Jeff, their two kids and puppy Poppy.
http://thefamilycoach.com/
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Self-Care: Going outside in nature is always a reset. Another act of self-care is setting boundaries with phone use around bedtime.
Family-Fun Idea: Fuss over family pets together.
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Today's affirmation:
"Being loving is more important than loving every moment."
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Today's guest made our new home feel like home faster because of her local Washington DC family travel guides.
I am so excited for you to meet Jennifer Liao. Jennifer runs a great blog Family Trip Guides - Family Travel DC and Beyond! and a very active Instagram page for the Northern Virginia/DC Metro area.
Here is her Instagram Page: Jennifer | DC Family Travel (@familytripguides) • Instagram photos and videos
Tips from Jennifer-
- Set the expectation that adventures can be challenging but worth it
- Use Google Maps to find a hidden gem
- Visit the Post Office Museum!
- VIsit neighborhoods (Use google maps to find a playground and a restaurant)
Self-Care: Use a line-a-day journal. Record the moments in real-time.
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Family Fun Idea: Jennifer has stickers in her bag when her family has to wait.
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Affirmation: I might not see it now, but the time I’m investing does matter.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26.
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I've worked really hard to help my kids live and breathe in a house where growth mindset is the normal idea. Here is the book that started it for me: https://amzn.to/3ORmyAb
Parenting Kids With Anxiety - The Atlantic
Big Life Journal Posters (I hang these in my kids bathroom and by their bedroom doors)
Self-Care: Wash your face and celebrate yourself.
Family Fun Idea: Dance to the Baby Shark Song, it's the new YMCA.
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Affirmation: I can be instead of doing more.
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Today is a good day for you to meet Teresa Ramirez. She calls herself a Kindness Ambassador and wants to inspire you to become one too. Follow Teresa on Facebook, Journey In Kindness with Teresa Ramirez | Facebook
Teresa developed the KIND program.
- K - Kind to you – Put you first. In order to share with others, you have to be strong and healthy.
- I- Instill kindness in your children – Kindness starts in the home with simple everyday actions. Cultivating kindness in the home creates compassionate and confident children.
- N – Name yourself CEO of your family - build a family culture of kindness. Empowering your family to be kind thru the day to day life experiences.
- D – Deliver Kindness – to the planet. Creating a healthier environment by reducing waste in landfills and water systems, establishes a cleaner environment for you and your family to live in. Self-Care Task: Teresa likes to go outside with her dog early in the morning at a local park very close to her house.
Family Fun: Play kickball!
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Affirmation: I am here in the present moment, with kindness and curiosity.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
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Kc Davis (@domesticblisters) Official TikTok | Watch Kc Davis's Newest TikTok Videos
If you don't know KC you need too. She's a TikTok star and an author of a great new book.
KC Davis (strugglecare.com)
Amazon.com: How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing eBook : Davis, KC: Kindle Store
"You can be doing all the things that need to be done, and no one seems to notice that the mom is drowning."
"My kids and I deserve a functional home. I don't exhist to serve this house, this house exhists to serve me."
"Its okay for our house to look like we live in it."
"There are dishes in your sink, so that means you fed your family.
"What can I let go of? What can I minimize, if I'm lacking in the capacity to be the parent I want to be. Where can I reclaim it? I need to do less, so I have more capacity wtih parenting."
Care tasks are morally neutral.
Self-Care Task: Kc Davis enjoys decorating for the holidays. She likes buying herself grocery store flowers. She goes to therapy. You are worth the work even when you're not in crisis.ly/ Making TikTok and work make her a happier person and better person for her family.
Family Fun: Going to the beach. Try something fun with your kids even if you're scared.
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Breathe With Me Affirmation--Emergency Calm Strategy
I can soften my thoughts.
I can soften my words.
I can soften my tone.
I can soften my body.
I can soften my gaze.
I can soften my heart.
I can soften my thoughts.
I can soften my energy.
I can soften my whole being.
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Stay connected to Nicole by reading her awesome book.
https://www.amazon.com/Starts-You-Imperfect-Parents-Connection/dp/1506472478
and check out her website.
www.imperfectfamilies.com
Self-Care Task: Once a week or once a month ask yourself if you are treating yourself like you would treat a friend. If you are keep doing it, if you're not what can you do to make a teeny tiny shift towards kindness and compassion. What would you tell your friend or your kids?
Family Fun: Bond over memes and music.
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Find Rebecca on the internet: Home - Rebecca Rolland
Rebecca's book is called The Art of Talking With Children.
The 3 E's
Engage, Expand, Evaluate
The ABC's
Adaptable, Back and Forth, Child Driven
Self-Care: Go on a walk. Rebecca enjoys two different types of walks each day. One with no technology about ten minutes long and the other listenting to a fun read. She's currently working her way through the book Goldfinch.
Family Fun Idea: Swim! Swimming can be fun for everyone. In Rebecca's family, her daughter is taking on the role of swim coach for her younger brother. It's simple, easy, and building a strong sibbling realtionship.
Let's sit outside together.
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2022/03/01/exposure-great-outdoors-reduced-risk-depression-anxiety-during-pandemic
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Have you seen photos from the Queen's Platinum Jubilee? It's been a week of Mom shaming all around the world. Kids are often put into lousy local conditions that aren't designed with their whole bodies in mind. Heart, Soul, Mind, Body, Sensory Needs.
What would you say to best friend if it was them in these photos? Motherhood is too important to spend time judnging other moms.
Want to hear more on this idea?
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: 282. Judging Another Mom (& Ourselves) (libsyn.com)
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: To The Mom At the Grocery Store - Episode 50 (libsyn.com)
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: You Can't F Up Your Kids (Even During Social Distancing ) with Lindsay Powers (libsyn.com)
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: 251. The Hard Moments of Motherhood are Opportunities to Grow (libsyn.com)
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids (libsyn.com)
Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas: 249. Parenting Spicy Children & Teens With Mary Van Geffen (libsyn.com)
Self-Care: Find a video to watch to lean into laughter. Laugh until you cry.
Family Fun: Have a family contest to "Rick Roll" each other.
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Sit and listen for as long as you can.
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A Memo For Summer
-- color coded lists, time blocking, themes, daily ideas.
Waste time with your children so they know that love is free-- Pope Francis.
Self-Care: Find a swimsuit you can play in.
Family Fun: Whipped Cream Pies!
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This moment is inspired by Cassie Stephens, an art teacher on Instagram. Watch her reel here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdWrW6wgdEg/
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289. Kindness to Yourself Right Now The world is full of tsunamis of tragedy, as we pause to morn Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY-- as we try to help feed the babies with the formula shortage, as we heal against other things unseen and unspoken let us be tender and gentle and kind to ourselves.
My four go-to strategies:
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take pictures of flowers, text them to people
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hug more and longer
-get good sleep
-stay connected to other humans.
Self-Care: Make a list of what helps you be grounded and share it with Christy on Instagram. <3
Family Fun Idea: Have the best ice cream sundaes ever. Live exuberantly. Pick a family theme song-- I love the song 1-2-3-count on me by Bruno Mars.
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Practice noticing the space you're in. Grab a pencil and paper before we begin.
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What Can I Say?: A Kid's Guide to Super-Useful Social Skills to Help You Get Along and Express Yourself Join me in talking with the author, Catherine Newman. Find Catherine on her website
https://www.catherinenewmanwriter.com/
Preorder before May 24th for stickers! #awkard
Self-Care: Volunteer.
Play Idea: Join a sticker club! https://www.patreon.com/pommopress
https://www.instagram.com/POMMOpress/
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Practice stretching and feeling your body. Let's be starfish.
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Christy has a chance to brainstorm about how to pause and not push during the last few weeks of the public school year. Pause, Don't Push. Today's a good day to just be good enough.
Self-Care: Cuddle your kids and watch Bluey. Watch Bluey even without your kids. It's so tender.
Family Fun: Play the Keepy Uppy game with a balloon. https://youtu.be/EJkn-r-rJJY
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Practice regulating your body by holding a tinman posture and then letting your body be wiggly like cooked spaghetti.
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Today's show features the author and amazing human-- Nicole Zasowski is a licensed marriage and family therapist and author of What If It’s Wonderful? and From Lost to Found. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three young children. Nicole would love to connect with you on her website: www.nicolezasowski.com where you can download a free guide to help you navigate your own “What if…?” questions.
You can also find her on Instagram.
Self-Care: Take a hot hot bath
Family Fun: Start collecting something as a family. Nicole's family collects sea glass multiple times a week.
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Breathe With Me #110: Practice finding your rose (good moment of the day), thorn (the sharp moment of the day), and bud (what you're looking forward to).
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This episode is inspired by both Emily Freeman and Anne Bogel (Modern Mrs. Darcy) The practice is to write down things that are making you happier and your life better. It's easy to know what's slowly killing you by 1,000 papercuts. But what is saving your life right now? https://modernmrsdarcy.com/saving-your-life/
#1-- Page a Day Calenders at Dinner
We read from 3. Life Hacks, Trivia a Day, Word a Day.
#2-- Precut fruit and veggie trays.
#3- 5 minutes outside sitting no matter the weather.
#4- The Merlin Bird ID App. I love the fact it can record the sounds around you and tell you the birds you hear in real-time.
#5-- Two Types of Tiny Notes. 1) I bought lunch box jokes on Amazon and slip them into my girls lunchboxes everyday. I didn't think they cared, until I was told that I forgot. So now, I make surenot to miss a day. 2) On Thursday's I have an alarm that goes off on my phone to remind me to write a sticky note of appreciation for everyone in my house. I make sure not to forget myself. What you water grows
#6- Oven Tricks. Oven grilled cheese, oven scrambled eggs, oven pancake bars. So much easier and everyone gets to eat at the same time.
#7-- PopSocket on my kindle.
Family Fun Idea: Go on a nature walk
Self-Care Idea: Write your own what's saving your life right now list.
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Breathe With Me #110: Muscle Relaxation
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Self-Care: Sit and breathe for 30 seconds. Family Fun Idea: Sing your favorite songs loudly while you draw with chalk. Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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Let's name a feeling we're chasing and find a color to remind us all day long.
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Oh My Gosh Becky-- look at her..
Self-Care: Give yourself credit for being you. There's no one else like you and I'm so glad you are here on Earth. Make a list of songs that make you feel good. Find a prayer that helps you turn towards love. Family Fun Idea: Do as many egg hunts as possible. Pinterest has tons of ideas. Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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Breathe WIth Me: Joy is in your hands.
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Today's Mantra is movement.
Inhale. Stomp. Stomp. Blow
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Coaching for Confidence-- Helping Teens Flourish
Natalie Borrell is a school psychologist and an academic life coach for teenagers. She and her team of coaches help tweens and teens build their confidence, get grades that they are proud of, and reduce their stress.
Take away-- look for other kind adults to build your teen's view of the world. Surround them with as many positive role models as you can.
20 Way Strategies to Boost Your Teen's Confidence
Life Success For Teens Family Fun Idea: Cook! Try a version of Chopped and make food with random ingredients. For Natalie's family, the loser has to try the food creations.
Self Care Ideas:
- Try out a Mantra- "I choose peace"
- Countdown from 5 to ground yourself
5 things you can see right now
4 things you can hear
3 things you can feel
2 things you can say to yourself
1 thing you can taste or wish you could taste
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Today's Mantra is movement.
Inhale. Stomp. Stomp. Blow
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Welcome to the new Keep Calm Be Kid Podcast. Our Mom, Christy Thomas, is no longer the host of this show-- it's too much work. So we are taking it over.
April Fools' !!!
Family Fun: Watch the movie that made Lincoln cry with laughter-- Mr. Popper's Penguins. Or these other funny shows-- I Love Lucy, Phineas and Ferb, Curious George, or America's Funniest Video.
Self-Care: Enjoy motherhood. Life is too serious to be serious all the time.
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Today's Mantra is movement.
Inhale. Stomp. Stomp. Blow
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Want to help Christy? FIll out the listener survey. Marriage hiccups can drive you mad and carry over into motherhood.
For March Madness today, we're going to talk about shifting into Radical Generosity.
Kaley Klemp is coauthor of The 80/80 Marriage. She is also one of the nation's leading experts on small-group dynamics and leadership development, a TEDx speaker, and the author of three other books, The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, The Drama-Free Office, and 13 Guidelines for Effective Teams. A favorite with Young Presidents Organization (YPO) forums and chapters, Kaley has facilitated retreats for more than 400 member and spouse forums throughout the world. Kaley is a graduate of Stanford University, where she earned a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Sociology, with a focus on Organizational Behavior. Links for show notes: Website: https://www.8080marriage.com/ Instagram: @8080marriage Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaleyKlemp/ Twitter: @kaleyklemp Radical Generosity Starting Point- Post-it notes. Have a party filling out post-it notes with generosity and kindness. Leave a stack in the master bathroom to make it a habit. Go on a walk together. Self-Care: Go for a walk with a friend. Family Fun: Go skiing, or do something active together as a family. Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you. Today's Mantra: P-E-A-C-E
Trace your left hand with the right pointer finger. Label each finger a letter and breathe.
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Today's Guest is Sarah Appleman. What started as a career-driven by passion had turned personal when her son was born with health and developmental issues. He had spent a majority of his early years in Occupational Therapy to help with tightness in his legs, eye-hand coordination, and visual delays. He had also refused to eat many foods. With many years of OT and work on building his appetite, he is now an athletic, straight-A student. Her passion for Occupational Therapy and natural love of cooking have collided. She is now helping children overcome sensory issues, try new foods, and even enjoy helping in the kitchen. With 20+ years of experience under her belt, the activities in Play With Your Food are OT-tested and kid-approved! She knows you will enjoy the activities just as much as she enjoyed sharing her favorite tips. So get ready to make a mess, have fun, and Play With Your Food! www.playwithyourfoodbook.com Self-Care: Exercise early in the day Family Fun Idea: Use movies, holidays, and favorite books to make themed meals with your kids.
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Today's Mantra: I am in the moment. I feel the cold.
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March Madness-- School Stress
Dr. Jeannine Jannot is an academic coach and the author of The Disintegrating Student: Struggling But Smart, Falling Apart, and How To Turn It Around. She has over 25 years of experience working with children, teens, and young adults in both public and private school settings.
Jeannine has a master's degree in school psychology from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in child and developmental psychology from the University of Connecticut. She began teaching college psychology courses in 2010, and in 2014 she founded The Balanced Student.
Originally from Ohio, Jeannine lives in Milton, Georgia, with Tom. They have three children, Ryan, Maddie, and Kat. You can learn more about her at JeannineJannot.com
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Play is the glue for parents to see their children where they are and for who they are.
Remember-- progress not perfection. Aim for 5 minutes of play to work on getting a closer relationship. The time is going to pass anyway.
Self-Care: Find the sun early in the day. Seek it out and feel the superpower. It will help your sleep later in the day too.
Play Activity: The purple plate at dinner, rotate who has it, and share what you appreciate about them.
Bonus-- Watch America's Funniest Video and talk about the bloopers you have in your life.
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Today's Mantra: I am in this moment.
Use your sense of smell to bring yourself into the present moment.
This show was inspired by
Tips for Surviving Tantrums & the Holidays
Thank you to Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D.
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March Madness-- Screen Time Susan Arico is a Connecticut-based screen coach and writer who focuses on how phone use affects our souls. She's a mom to four tweens and teens, and she also supports families in healthy screen use. She has written the guide Reset: 21 Days to a New Relationship with Your Phone. You can follow her on Instagram at @susanbarico and find her work at www.susanbarico.com.
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Tips to Decrease Phone Use
Change your lock screen
Use Screen Limits
Consider making your phone grayscale
Identify your knee jerk app and limit it until afternoon, 12:00 PM
Learn more about Meaningful Leisure, Episode 20
Practice the Stop & Stare
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Remember-- progress not perfection. Aim for 5 minutes of play to work on getting a closer relationship. The time is going to pass anyway.
Self-Care: Read fiction, go run or walk and build puzzles.
The puzzles are called Wentworth Wooden Puzzles; they’re out of England. https://www.wentworthpuzzles.com/us/
Play Activity: We like to snowboard! It's an adventure and the memories are fun. Roadtrips are a family go to before coivd. Susan and her daughters also enjoy baking cookies and icing them.
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Today's Mantra: I am grounded. I am loved and supported.
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7 Ways Humans Play These patterns are from the National Institue for Play.
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Remember-- progress not perfection. Aim for 5 minutes of play to work on getting a closer relationship. The time is going to pass anyway.
Self-Care: Find a moment to sit in the sun and take a few deep breaths
Play Activity: Rough house! Turn your kid into a burrito or a pizza. Chase them. Eat them.
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Today's Mantra: I am breathing in. I am breathing out.
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Join the email list-- don't miss out on the latest and greatest news from Christy including pop-up Mom Time Out Zoom Meetups. https://www.subscribepage.com/kcmo Play is the glue for parents to see their children where they are and for who they are.
Remember-- progress not perfection. Aim for 5 minutes of play to work on getting a closer relationship. The time is going to pass anyway.
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Self-Care Task:
Take 5-15 minutes this week for ALONE time. Not exercise, not hygiene, not shopping for the family. This is time that is just for you. Is this hard? Message me on IG to learn about my new beta community to help women find calm.
Family Play Idea:
Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend.
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Today's Mantra: I like you just the way you are. What do YOU like about you?
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Episode One Remix --What is play?
Play is purposeless, all-consuming, and fun!
This episode is from 2018 but includes updates and new insights.
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Self-Care Task:
Facial Massage. Start at the middle of your forehead and work your way down towards your chin and neck. Relax with deep breaths and feel your touch.
Play Idea!
You'll need a sheet or towel today, and stuffed animals or balloons.
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Today's Mantra:
May I feel safe
and protected.
May I feel happy
and peaceful.
May I feel healthy
and strong.
May I live
with ease.
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Today's Show:
Step 1: A fall doesn't mean failure. You can't grow without failing. It's learning and good! Mindset Step 2: Pause and Check-In. A hug, a deep breath, compassion. Step 3: Reroute/ Rest Step 4: Apologize Self-Care: Write a letter to someone who has helped you after you've taken a "fall" Don't forget to send it. ;)
Family Fun: Learn the We Don't Talk about Bruno Dance on Youtube.
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Today's Mantra: I cherish myself.
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Today's Show:
Pre-Order Julie's Book--Raising Critical Thinkers-- that comes out February 1, 2022.
Julie Bogart is known for her common sense parenting and education advice. She’s the author of the beloved book The Brave Learner, which has brought joy and freedom to countless parents. Her online coaching community, Brave Learner Home, the Brave Writer podcast, and Julie’s popular Instagram account are lifelines for tens of thousands of weary parents all over the world. Find Julie on Instagram Julie’s also the creator of the award-winning, innovative online writing program called Brave Writer. She home educated her five children who are now globe-trotting adults. Julie lives in Cincinnati Ohio. www.bravewriter.com www.rasingcriticalthinkers.com Self-Care: Julie has a three-part plan for body, mind, and heart. Workout-- Julie feels really good with weightlifting. Mindless TV can be self-care. Third, she does Al-Anon work and 3 minutes of sitting every morning.
Family Fun: Breakout a board game or card game. Julie loves Sushi Go! I love it too!
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Today's Mantra: Feelings are a mixture of many things-- let your heart guide you.
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Today's episode is inspired by American Journalist, Adam Grant's Tweet: In toxic cultures, being a workaholic is normalized and sacrificing sleep is glorified. The best way to get ahead is to burn out. In healthy cultures, quality of life is expected and having a life is celebrated. You're encouraged to put your well-being above your work.
I then took a quick poll to see if American Motherhood fell into the "toxic" or "healthy" part of this definition. This podcast is my response.
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Self-Care: Look back on early photos from your time mothering. Tell yourself thank you for your radical optimism and hard work.
Family Fun: Have an art hour. Drag out all the art supplies and cover the dining room table or the floor. No phones allowed, just music, and the human characteristics of curiosity and creativity. Use the markers and crayons and stickers and watercolors all at the same time.
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Today's Mantra: Life is full of constant changes and motion. Let's notice nature and follow its lead.
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Today's Show Notes:
It turns out that resting and taking care of yourself is productive.
What does a "good mother' look like when you pause for 30 seconds?
Now-- consider if you are loving yourself as a good mother would.
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Self-Care: Use good hand lotion-- take care of yourself. I love the hand serum by Olive and June. Bonus--text a friend a compliment about why they matter to you. Remind them to take a rest too.
Family Fun: Play Monkey Do. Sit or stand across from each other and mimic each other's movements.
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Today's Mantra: Sometimes other humans get under our skins-- sometimes it's our partners, our kids, or a stranger on Instagram or the loud talker at the grocery store. Use this practice to offer compassion to yourself and that other human.
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Today's Show Notes:
Christy has her first in-studio full episode guest-- her Mom!
Listen for her favorite memories of being a mom, the best advice she ever got, a parenting strategy that didn't feel good, and the advice she wants her grandkids to know in 20 years.
The Hurried Child by David Elkind
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Self-Care: I love lavender salt bath soaks. No jacuzzi bubbles--it's too loud.
Family Fun: Have fun and make lots of memories. This week they played lots of games, made cookies, and went on snowy walks.
Church Window Cookies--- the recipe my mom makes with Lucy
Games: Starting Lines, Pizza Party Catan , Pokemon, 5 Second Rule, Spot it & Heads Up!
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Today's Mantra: Take a few deep breaths & decide something kind about yourself. Remember life is a practice-- not a perfect.
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Today's Show Notes:
New Home for the Holidays Part 4
Christmas Stitches
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Self-Care: Give yourself credit for leaving 2021 with something good inside of you. What is it? Message me on Instagram. Let's water flowers together.
Family Fun: {llay Eye Spy or Practice Animal Sounds. Remember a rabbit always says "too da lou"
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Today's Mantra: Let's take a moment to breathe and reflect on one good thing from each month we can give ourselves credit for. Remember life is a practice-- not a perfect.
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Today's Show Notes:
New Home for the Holidays Part 3
Unpacking & The First Week Feelings
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Self-Care: Ask yourself what you need-- try to do it for 90 seconds to 5 minutes. Say hello to your neighbors by name.
Family Fun: Play games, bake cookies, go on a walk--ask your kids what they want to do together and prioritize it.
I find a new list every year by looking on Google.
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Today's Mantra: Notice the joy. Do the JOY things, not just the hard things.
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Today's Show Notes:
New Home for the Holidays Part 2
Packing up and Loading out.
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Self-Care: Ask yourself what you need-- try to do it for 90 seconds to 5 minutes. Say hello to your neighbors by name.
Family Fun: Go on a Christmas/Holiday light scavenger hunt. Good luck finding a light-up snow globe.
I find a new list every year by looking on Google.
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Today's Mantra: You are a star. You are light.
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Today's Show Notes:
New Home for the Holidays
Getting Ready to Pack.
Declutter Like A Mother by Alli Cassaza
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Self-Care: Declutter and get rid of the excess in your bathrooms.
Family Fun: Make a list of the movies you want to watch for December. Do you have enough hot chocolate, marshmallows, and peppermint sticks?
Here are the games Christy's family has played this week:
Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Bop It!, Connect 4, King Domino, Cup Stack, Tenzi, Pie Face, Rockem' Sockem' Robots.
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Today's Show Notes:
Hold Both Joy and Stress with Open Hands
Self-Care: Check to see if you need new socks for the winter. Do you have cozy ones to wear only inside your house? Wool ones for boots? If you can't afford to buy them ask someone for Christmas socks.
Family Fun: Play a game hidden in your closet.
Here are the games Christy's family has played this week:
Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Bop It!, Connect 4, King Domino, Cup Stack, Tenzi, Pie Face, Rockem' Sockem' Robots.
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Today's Show Notes:
"Let love be easy"
7 Acts of Mercy
Self-Care: Model sitting down showing love and kindness to yourself and taking a rest. Text or call someone you love and tell them thank you for loving you.
Family Fun: Have 5 minutes with each kid this week and ask them what love looks like, what love feels like, what love does, what love sounds like.
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Today's Show Notes:
"Your kids need you to be the gentle giant and provide the loving limits."
Today Claire Lerner and Ie focused on why parents have trouble with limits--seeing it as love OR limits vs love AND limits.
You can find Claire online: https://lernerchilddevelopment.squarespace.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lernerchilddevelopment/
Don't forget to check out her new book: Why is my child in charge? https://amzn.to/3F5Svj2 (affiliate link)
Self-Care: What do you need to do to get back your evenings with bedtime? When you learn to be the loving limit center you have the time to take a bubble bath or watch Gilmore Girls.
Family Fun: Have a picnic in the car. or indoors on a blanket on the floor. Dance in the rain with your kids.
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Today's Show Notes:
How do you reset and show yourself kindness after moments that explode with joy?
Use the anchor question: "What do you need?"
1) Brain Dump
2) What does my heart need?
3) What does my mind need?
4) What work do my hands need to do?
5) Where is the joy of the day?
"Trust Your Body. Be kind to yourself. You are enough just as you are right now. Your joy matters. Please tell everyone you know."
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Self-Care: What do you need? Do you need a weekly circle?
Family Fun: Destroy your pumpkins together. Hammer golf tees into it. Drop it.
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Today's Show Notes:
You sent in questions-- I thought it would be a delight to answer 40 questions for my 40th birthday.
Thanks for the fun!
Self-Care: Take the time to answer the same questions I did, give yourself the gift of reflection.
Family Fun: Do the Monster Mash, or freeze dance. Move your bodies together as a family, this was inspired by Breathe With Me Episode 86.
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For this week's breathe with me, I invite you to find a song to dance to. Feel the breath in your body and find the song your soul needs. I invite you to email me, text me, or Instagram me the song you listened to.
I started a Spotify Playlist for us:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aT0OgaAAEJIkP6YuvcnJH?si=8c38ac63de724712
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Today's Show Notes:
Self-Compassion as taught by Dr. Kristin Neff has three parts.
1) Shared Humanity
2) Mindfullness
3) Self-Kindness
Editing Fact Check Correction: A typical toddler may fall from 15-20 times per hour depending on their skill level and age.
Toddlers fall often when they are learning to walk, they keep trying. They watch the models around them & know that's what they need to do next.
When learning self-compassion, keep trying. Look for models that help you learn a new way if you didn't see this growing up.
Self-Care: Lie on the floor for one minute and ask yourself what you need. Bonus challenge-- lie on the floor next to a wall and let your feet rest on the wall.
Family Fun: Tell the shared stories of Octobers passed. Funny moments, first moments, scary moments. Stories connect us and help your kids know that they are wanted and valued in your family.
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Breathe WIth Me: Pop in earbuds and go to your bathroom mirror. It's time to give yourself some encouragement.
"You may not feel like you've reached your goal, but look how far you've come!"
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Today's guest is Melinda Wenner Moyer. Melinda Wenner Moyer is a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine and a regular contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post, and other national magazines and newspapers. She is a faculty member in the Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her first book, How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, was published in July 2021.
Find her online at
https://www.melindawennermoyer.com/
https://melindawmoyer.substack.com/
Self-Care: Melinda is going for walks and reading fiction.
She just finished The Authenticity Project: A Novel by Clare Pooley
Family Fun: Cook food from different cultures and countries around the world.
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This week's episode is in honor of my Grandpa Holden. Thank you for the life you lived.
Breathe WIth Me: Notice and embrace the movement of your breath. Embrace the physical sesnations and let the feelings and thoughts drift by.
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Do you have a kid who plays an instrument, sport, dances, sings, or competitive academics?
"If you never felt fear, worry, or doubt -- that means you care about what you do. What we can do is teach our kids what they mean and where they are coming from."
Jay Thoft--a mental performance expert, coach, and teacher from Denver Colorado. He believes that if developing athletes and performers are provided high-quality mental performance resources earlier in their career.....they will be better positioned to maximize their potential.
https://www.trainwithperc.com/
https://www.trainwithperc.com/freeguide
Self-Care: Try out a Sauna!
Family Fun Idea: Go out for a walk/hike as a family. Disconnect from technology together. Reflect together.
Mindfulness-- count your breathing.
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Let's practice being human-- when you breathe are you taking deep breaths or shallow?
At the end, we paused to practice breathing in what we need more of. Then we exhaled what we need to let go
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September 30 was International Podcast Day, in honor of that I wanted to share my podcast feed and inspire you to listen to something new. I hope you enjoy it!-- Christy
Self-Care: Try out a new podcast
Play Idea: Use pumpkins and gourds for crazy memory making, not just carving. Do they float? Can it explode?
Parenting Podcasts:
Peace and Parenting- https://www.peaceandparentingla.com/podcast
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
https://goodinside.com/podcast/
Ask Lisa with Lisa Damour PhD
https://www.drlisadamour.com/podcast/
Run Lift Mom Pod
https://runliftmompod.com/
Joyful Courage
https://www.joyfulcourage.com/jcp
Calm Parenting
https://celebratecalm.com/podcasts/
Lifestyle:
Best Today Podcast
https://besttodayguide.com/blogs/the-best-today%E2%84%A2-podcast
Chalene Show
https://www.chalenejohnson.com/podcast/
Build Your Tribe
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-tribe-grow-your-business-with-social-media/id910990031?mt=2
Brene Brown on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/3oEPsPKDhPVoNNL7pH5db6
Just for Fun:
https://www.romcompods.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/showmance/id1565850616
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vote-for-love/id1511796352
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honeymoon-for-one/id1563469910
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Let's practice being human. Reflections about what being 94 yearold you might be like & Christy's Grandma. <3 Let's remember the people that brought you to this moment in life.
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Humans need belonging and significance. That's a key factor in Adlerian Psychology which is the foundation of Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson.
Last week, I admitted I needed to stop rushing. Well, I've slowed down and found another "area to grow". I need to work on less praise and correction and more encouragement.
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Self-Care: Dance party by yourself. Move your body and grove. Motion changes emotion. Have fun and enjoy this moment.
Family Fun Idea: Make the pumpkin things. Here is my kid's favorite 3 ingredient muffin. The third ingredient is chocolate chips or craisins. https://www.theseasonedmom.com/what-were-eating-two-ingredient-pumpkin-spice-mini-muffins/
Let's practice being human. You can do this technique all day long. You can do it standing or sitting.
Put one hand on your heart and one hand on your tummy. Then breathe.
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Rushing leads me to feel poor in my spirit. Rushing leads me to feeling disconnected and wanting.
Here are my three habits to slow me down:
Sticky note reminders to take a deep breath & that life is not an emergency
Practice 3-5 minutes of breathing. In the urgent feeling moments, I can remember what it feels like in my body to slow.
Special Time-- leads to be being more present and not rushing. Tips: Label it, set a timer, let your child pick the activity. The key to special time is focused attention and not multitasking.
Self-Care Idea: Take 3 minutes a day for 10 minutes to slow down and practice sitting and breathing.
Family Fun Idea: Try out Special Time with your kids once this week. But the whole family's fun idea is labeling songs as our mad song, our happy song, and our hype song so that as a whole family we can help each other label feelings and learn how to feel them with music. My kids ask Alexa to play these songs and so do I.
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Let's practice-- reducing envy and celebrating others.
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My oldest turned 15 this week. one of her gifts was a notebook of wisdom and encouragement. I remember how hard 15 was during my own teen years-- I wanted to give her a book to hold. Each month, I'm writing more in it and recording a victory log of what I see her doing. I'm so proud of her and speechless I have the honor of being her mom. Amen.
I hope your heart takes a rest in this open note. You are loved, and I like you just the way you are.
Self-Care Ideas: Write a sticky note to your inner 15-year-old. Love yourself. Family Fun Idea: Look at birth photos with your kids. Tell them their story. Keep the conversation going on Instagram:
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Let's Practice Breathing Together. We can practice growing joy and happiness instead of growing overwhelming and negative.
Show up for happiness and joy.
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You don't have to mother alone-- for three months join me shoulder to shoulder in the Finish the Book Community. www.motheron.teachable.com Listen to the episode with Dr. Carla Naumburg here. Big Idea From Today: Hard moments show you where growth might be needed. Embrace firm and kind. If you're feeling dysregulated-- your kids will reflect that with their mirror neurons. Self-Care Ideas: Take 5 minutes each day during this US Holiday weekend to pour into yourself. Family Fun Idea: Play Baloon Bop! Blow up a balloon or two and see how long you can keep it in the air or pass it back and forth. Join the Finish the Book Community Starting August 31! motheron.teachable.com Keep the conversation going on Instagram:
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I am so glad you are here. Come join me for a sensor overwhelm SOS breathe with me.
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Parenting While the World Falls Apart The world has be in bewilderment right now. I can't do it all-- but I can parent from a place of radical optimism. I can turn off the news and focus on my house. Safe, seen, soothed and secure is an idea from the book The Yes Brain Dr. Jane Nelson believes belonging and significance are the key parts of raising children. Read more in her books. You matter. I like you just the way you are. I'm so glad you're here. You don't have to mother alone-- for three months join me shoulder to shoulder in the Finish the Book Community. www.motheron.teachable.com Self-Care Ideas: Make sleep important. If you aren't sleeping well, enjoy a kids cartoon and try to rest. Quiet-- find the quiet you need to rest. Try out the Breathe With Me episodes or go watch birds. Family Fun Idea: Be Kindness Ninjas. How can you help right now? Backpack drives? Food banks? Refugees? Neighbors? Mailing a card? Small acts of giving as a family every month model optimism, compassion, and perseverance for your kids. Join the Finish the Book Community Starting August 31! motheron.teachable.com Keep the conversation going on Instagram:
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I am so glad you are here. I feel blessed to be alive with you today-- you are not by chance. Thank you for practicing how you want to be.
Pause & Consider a Very Positive Moment in Your Life
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Mary Van Geffen is one of my favorite people on Instagram. I am so excited to share a conversation about raising Spicy Children and parenting by loving yourself. Mary Van Geffen is an international parenting coach for overwhelmed moms of strong-willed & spicy children. She helps moms (over the phone or on FaceTime to) gain confidence to choose gentle, respectful parenting especially if they weren’t raised that way. She has a ministry on Instagram where she posts an inspiring parenting tip every single day. Just reading her social media will help you delight in your child and remember that you are enough. Mary believes that when a mom realizes how hard she is on herself and cracks the door open for some self-compassion, her entire family is bathed in light! Mary is a certified Simplicity Parenting Counselor® and Professional Co-Active Coach®. Her greatest achievement, however, is cultivating a calm, kind and firm relationship with her spirited go-getter daughter (now 16), polar-opposite introverted son (14) and un-Enneagramable hubby. Here is my Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/maryvangeffen/ and my website: https://www.maryvangeffen.com/ Here is my link for coaching: https://CoachingWithMVG.as.me/?appointmentType=6549717 Favorite takeaways: Mary's prompt to ask yourself: What am I feeling right now? Planning Ahead for a Mom & Me Date wwwww Books Mentioned: Untangled by Lisa Damour Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne Podcast on 7 Patterns of Play Mary's Key Practices: 1:1 Time that is Child-Led & full of the parent delighting in them Grounding Yourself Getting Away Join Mary's Parenting Siblings School Use code PODCAST for $5 off * Treat jealousy, constant bickering, mean words & tattling with confidence. * End the "you love her more!" complaint once and for all. * Learn when to step in. * Learn the blueprint for positive conflict resolution. * Help kids set boundaries & hear each other's point of view even when skills, ages, and personalities are very different. * Become the calmest one in the room.
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Self-Care Ideas: A couple of times a year-- go visit a float tank. Drink Sole in the morning. Mary uses this salt. Walk barefoot outside early in the day Family Fun Idea: Get out of your home-- Listen to the same podcast, audiobook, music together. 20 Questions Jedi Mind Trick of the Best Moment together in the last month. Join the Finish the Book Community Starting August 31! Keep the conversation going on Instagram:
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I hope this helped you when you couldn't find a moment to breathe.
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Rest & Connection are more meaningful when you consciously choose them.
Don't miss out on the next Slow Finish The Book With Me:
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How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 days of compassionate help by KC Davis www.StruggleCare.com
The GUNCLE by Steven Rowley
Self-Care: Start the daily practice of "What went right today because of me?" and writing it down. The optional idea-- connect with a friend daily over text with this.
Family Fun: Make a new game with something you already have- PopIt! Toy. We made challenges for each other, we race, we battle. Let your kids guide you with their awesome creativity.
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I'm back from my break & realizing I need to go back to the basics. I hope you enjoy practicing inhales and exhales.
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Today's conversation was a gift to myself before the month-long break for July. I'll see you in August on the other side of my Selfish Summer.
Johannah Bogart is an internationally recognized mentor for people pleasers, certified as a facilitator, in trauma-informed care and as a coach. She studied sociology and comparative sexuality studies at the Ohio State University while managing projects for Amnesty International and Greenpeace. She’s worked as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist at a foster care agency in the Bronx and as an Advocate Counselor in Brooklyn. Her work offers a unique blend of practical tools, spiritual integration, and social justice framework so that you can unhook from everything that has power over you and live as a sovereign being. You can find her on a walk with her massive dog assuring people he won’t bite them.
Find the People Pleaser Quiz on Instagram at ---https://www.instagram.com/johannahbogart/
https://www.johannahbogart.com/
Last Words: Take what works for you and leave the rest.
Self-Care: Ask yourself "Whose voice is that?" when you feel pressure to do or respond or act. Listen for your own voice. Build-in time to do things that are just fun.
Family Fun Idea: Go on a nature walk and give pretend nature facts. Give 100% completely made-up facts.
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Just a life update about me and my family.
The podcast will be showing off the BEST OF shows for the month of JULY. I hope you enjoy it!
Family Read Aloud: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Minecraft Mini-Figures TV Show
The Next Book for Finish the Book: How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids
Self-Care: Paint your nails! Use bright colors. I'm loving the kit from Olive and June (not sponsored, but here's an affiliate link). Get 20% when you use this link: http://fbuy.me/v/christylynnthomas_1
Family Fun: Ask yourself "What do I need to do to enjoy my kids today? How can I enjoy my kids today" Think about it and then do it!
My theme song--So Glad I'm Here by Elizabeth Mitchell
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Let's pause and daydream about what compassion looks like in action. Think about kittens and puppies and toddlers.
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Instagram has amazing people. It's a great village for moms.
Today meet one of my favorites-- Dr. Michelle Casarella a psychologist and coach for Moms. Thank you, Dr. Michelle!
https://www.instagram.com/mentalwellnessformamas/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyschoenberger/2020/08/21/the-women-shaping-the-future-of-mental-wellness/
Self-Care: Take breaks from people and the sensory input you need. Your boundaries are self-care. Take yourself out of overwhelming situations. Find the ways to refill your battery.
Family Fun Idea: Bake Something Together! Be fully present and put the phone away.
Book Club Waiting List:
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This Breathe With Me is inspired by Mad Mill Art on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/madmillart/
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My 5 Step System for the Best Summer Ever
1) What's the feeling I want to remember from this summer?
2) What would a month of that feeling include?
3) What would a week of that feeling need?
4) What needs to be in my daily plans?
5) What about my morning and evening?
Value the small moments most. The little moments, often turn into the big moments in our memories.
Self-Care Idea: Take 10 minutes and daydream about what you need for summer. Work my 5 step system on paper. Real paper.
Family Fun Idea: Paper Airplanes. We were inspired by a Guinness Book of Wolrd Record Video-
Book Club Waiting List:
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A tiny practice where we notice our breath.
Leisure by W.H. Davies WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?—
No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
This poem is in the public domain.
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"Music is the silence between the notes." Claude Debussy
About Irena Sendler from the book Thrivers by Dr. Michele Borba.
If you have a "hero" you love-- can you email me about that person?
Three Books Christy has enjoyed in May:
- The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel
- The Art Of Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going by David Kundtz
- Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead and Live without Barriers by Jo Boaler
I listened to all of these books on Scribd-- Check it out. It's the "Netflix" of audiobooks and ebooks. You can get 60 days free by using my referral link: https://www.scribd.com/g/sn7xo
Self-Care Idea: Try out this stopping practice--
Take five photos today and pause to breathe and say thank you for the moment and say I remember ... and see what bubbles up. it may be something like "I remember to be gentle." Or "I remember I really enjoy this." Family Play Idea: Go on a walk with each child one on one this long weekend. Ask them to show you something beautiful and take a photo of it. Don't forget to snap a selfie of the two of you together. Future you will want the photo.
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A tiny practice where we notice our breath.
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Denise Gaskins is the author of Let’s Play Math: How Families Can Learn Math Together and Enjoy It. She has taught or tutored mathematics at every level from preschool to undergraduate physics. She shares math inspirations, tips, activities, and games on her blog at DeniseGaskins.com.
Ideas mentioned:
https://talkingmathwithkids.com/algebra/eggs/
Which One Doesn't Belong (affiliate link for Amazon)
Number Storming
Family Fun Idea: "Today is" How many different ways can you make today's date? For example, this podcast released on May (7*3).
Self-Care Idea: Take a deep breath. When solving math and other problems in life taking a deep breath helps.
A tiny practice where we inhale and exhale in a pattern.
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I can't wait for you to hear the story of Foster Care & Adoption that Ginger Bearg lives and shares about. She is a wife, mother, and high school math teacher. God called Ginger and her husband, Dustin, to grow their family, by fostering and adopting. Over the past seven years, the Baerg family has fostered six kids, and have adopted two, becoming a family of seven! She wrote a super cute book called My Patchwork Family that was funded by Kickstarter. If you have any questions about foster and adoption reach out to Ginger over email-- she'd love to have a conversation with you.
My favorite part is when Ginger shares about humbling yourself and letting other people help you.
https://mypatchworkfamilybook.com/
Self-Care Idea: Take a break and lie down on the warm concrete of your driveway while kids are playing. Listen to music for five minutes with earbuds.
Family Play Idea: Ginger loves long family walks. Her trick is to race to the stop sign and be far ahead-- the race isn't fair but it's a lot of fun. She can't wait to swim and watch more movies this summer.
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A tiny practice to count your breaths slowly.
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I'm excited to introduce you to a brand new podcast hosted by the amazing Dr. Lindsay C. She's a military spouse and relationship coach. Check out Married to Military on Instagram for all the best information.
https://www.instagram.com/marriedtomilitary/
Self-Care: Practice making a list of gratitude that relates to you. Also, Dr. Lindsay suggests saying affirmations.
Family Fun Idea: Let the child lead family fun time. Be present and enjoy the kid you have. Letting the kid be the guide has a lot of benefits. It's always quality over quantity. A great 5 minutes is better than a not-so-great 3 hours.
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Finish the Book Community
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A tiny one-minute practice to notice your breath.
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Kindness begins with the understanding we all struggle.-- Charles Glassman
Let's practice finding the good and empathy when we are connecting on social media. Remember, you are talking to a real human when you are online.
Pay It Forward Movie Review: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/pay-it-forward
Circle is the easiest way to manage all your family’s connected devices—wherever they are, wherever they go https://mbsy.co/32QNJ6
What type of world do you want to find in 100 years?
THINK before you post
Thoughtful
Helpful
Informative/Interesting
Necessary
Kids
Self-Care: Pick out your clothes the night before. Add some pep in your step by feeling and looking good. Here's my new necklace. https://amzn.to/2SjLuYZ
Family Fun Idea: Monopoly Deal is a go-to fun family game. Under 20 minutes & all the fun of monopoly. Build houses and hotels. Buy all the properties.
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How do you use screens to help you get outside with your kids?
Michelle Pryor is an outdoor enthusiast in the health and wellness field. She balances her duties as a mom, an entrepreneur and owner of Coach M Pryor LLC. Michelle designed Hiking Bingo to inspire kids to explore the outdoors and to encourage kids to live a healthy lifestyle through getting outside and staying active. In order to design the Hiking Bingo app and the Hiking Bingo 2021 Challenge, she called upon her 21 years of military service as an Air Force pilot, her experience as a health coach, her duties as a mom and her love of the outdoors including hiking, camping, biking, traveling and exploring. As a former Girl Scout, ironman triathlete, survival instructor and scuba instructor, she is in her element while out in the wilderness!
Check out--https://hikingbingo.com/
Self-Care: Michelle likes to take the time to practice breathing in the morning. She uses the Wim Hof App to guide her.
Play: Reuse boxes with your kids outside. Build car ramps, forts, create games.
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A guided visualization to relax and find calm.
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Meet Kim Laureen she's the director of selfless, a great documentary she made with her daughter. She is a writer, speaker, and advocate for youth and families at risk.
She began her career shooting interviews & live sessions with inspiring artists from around the world. Filled with curiosity & questions Kim found exploration through documentary to be a natural fit. Believing that nothing good comes easy she embraces the challenges that come with film making & finds herself feeling fullest at the heart of a good story.
Find more information about selfless:
https://freshindependence.com/
Rent the film on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wXW1IR
Family Play Idea: Go on Sunday drives as a family and get a treat. Put on a family show. Sing, dance. Spend time together.
Self Care: Quiet time in the morning with reflection, devotion, and reading. Feed and nurture your soul before you start your day.
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Having a soft heart in a hard world is courage, not weakness.
Holly Gerth
Celebrate Calm Parenting Podcast: My Son Pushes My Buttons on Purpose
"May I be free from suffering. May I find peace and joy."
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You need to meet Dr. Meghan Owenz. She writes (with her husband) at www.screenfreeparenting.com She is a gem of a human, who really enjoys her kids & teaching other parents.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/screenfreeparenting
Instagram:
Twitter:
She also wrote an amazing book called Spoiled Right--Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need. It is the most positive book I have ever read about developing habits that help with screen time.
SPOIL
- Social
- Play
- Outside time
- Independent work
- Literacy
Self-Care: Savor the moment with nature, use all five senses. Try to take a photograph with your mind.
Family Play Idea: My kids' favorite game right now is Monsti-Mom. The mom hides in the yard, and the kids run around the house, and she jumps out and scares them. Then you move to another spot. Bonus Idea: Family Field Day.
Let's practice a joyful effort together.
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“If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.” ― Bob Dylan
For the month of April, the podcast is going to focus on the screen habits of parents.
Videos about Absence Seizures:
https://youtu.be/AgfAJigGgtI
https://youtu.be/aYgm6aFHUtY
Self-Care: Scoot your bottom to the edge of the wall and put your feet up. Relax and read a book.
Play Idea: Draw faces on balloons and give them as presents or play balloon bop!
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How often do you find yourself waiting? Standing in line?
Standing can be a time to practice breathing during our busy day.
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Michele Borba is the guest today. She wants to raise up a generation of strong kids who are Thrivers by teaching parents a new guidebook based on science.
www.micheleborba.com Buy the book Thrivers now: https://amzn.to/3fkgbq2
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Self-Care: "When you were a kid, what did you do that helped?" What worked for you before that you're not doing right now? Try it again, add it back to your plate. Find it and DO it. Don't put yourself on the back burner.
Family Play: The best play memory was to cover the kitchen table with a sheet, and make a reading fort. Grab the flash-lights and read together. Read aloud to your kids or read alone. It's the time to veg, a calm-down ritual. Remember-- it's the fluke that can be a family ritual.
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Christy's #1 Reading Tip:
Set a five-minute timer, to get yourself to start reading. If you keep reading past the timer great, but if you have to stop that's awesome too.
#2:
Take notes-- on paper, in the margins, on your phone. Jot down what you learned.
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Pause and give yourself the gift of breathing with your whole body.
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Not sure how to get through the end of the school year with your kids? These tips will help both do it now because it's not going away. How to Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done by Leslie Josel Leslie Josel, an ADHD-academic and parenting coach, is an award-winning entrepreneur, having founded Order Out of Chaos – a virtual company whose mission is to help parents guide their students to success in learning and in life - when her son was first diagnosed with ADHD. She is also the creator of the award-winning Academic Planner: A Tool for Time Management®, a planner that helps students develop time management skills, and the award-winning author of 3 books including the recently published, “How to Do it Now Because it’s Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done.” Check out Order Out of Chaos-- tons of free tips!
https://www.orderoochaos.com/
Self-Care: Go sit in your car with frozen yogurt and People magazine. Wasn't it soo good to hear about someone else using their car as a refuge?
Family Fun Idea: Connect to your kids through what lights them up-- for Leslie and her family that was music nights. Listening to music, making music, going to live shows.
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Continue the conversation with me on Instagram: Everyday Runner Christy
Let's practice breathing when we are angry.
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Bunmi Laditan went viral when she created the hilarious Twitter account Honest Toddler(@honesttoddler). With the same gutsy and poetic honesty that has charmed readers around the world, Laditan is now sharing the faith side of her life through her funny, often heart-breaking and deeply insightful prayers. In Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God Who Listens (Zondervan Books, January 2021), Laditanwill stir your heart and make you laugh out loud with her self-aware humor and profound insight into the spiritual journey we're all trying to navigate.
FInd Bunmi on the really indie website called Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/BunmiKLaditanwwww
Twitter: https://twitter.com/honesttoddler
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honesttoddler/
Want to know about paper animal dissection: https://gettingnerdywithmelandgerdy.com/budget-friendly-low-prep-dissection-models/
Self-Care: Audiobooks are my self-care. I love being told a story-- I think we are all a seven-year-old inside. www
Bunmi's family also enjoys this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbqmj1hzxuAXsjk08k-KP6w
Family Fun Idea: Make Slime! Did you expect anyone to ever say that? Did you catch Bunmi's recipe? 1/2 cup of any white glue and only 1/4 tsp of Borax. Dissolve the Borax in 1 cup of warm water, and then mix in the 1/2 cup of glue. Don't forget the ziplock bags.
Let's practice breathing and using our five senses to anchor us to the present moment.
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Slow Down. Be Softer. Notice and name the positives more.
Continue the conversation with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
I love using my breath as a tool. Learning how to notice my breath and slow down, helped me heal.
Use your breath to help you be the happiest mom you know. Life is full of things you could never even imagine-- when those things show up take a deep breath.
Moms of 3 are the most stressed: https://www.today.com/parents/mom-survey-says-three-most-stressful-number-kids-t127551
How to ID a Coral Snake:
https://floridahikes.com/how-to-identify-a-coral-snake
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Self-Care: Practice deep breathing while you roll your neck. Clear your mind and reduce your stress.
Family Play Idea: Make paper bag puppets and tell dad jokes. https://bestlifeonline.com/dad-jokes-so-bad-theyre-actually-hilarious/
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Let's practice breathing and focusing on 8 keywords.
This practice was found at : https://www.mindful.org/8-breaths-to-joy-a-guided-practice/
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- Heart (Set an Intention & Pray & Meditate)
- Body (Move your body)
- MInd (Embrace Curiosity & Read for Fun)
- Hands (Create something just for beauty every day)
- Stay Close to those who matter the most to you, put take off the pressure.
Inspiration For Today:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/parenting/working-moms-mental-health-coronavirus.html
"Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." Charles Glassman
Follow Stephaine Howell for Book Tips: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniehowell/
Family Play Idea: Ziplocks of fun! Big kids and adults like this too, don't skip it because the example shows babies and toddlers. https://www.artycraftykids.com/play/sensory-art-babies-toddlers/
Self-Care: Pick a song that points your heart GPS in the right direction. 2021 needs your rally cry and anthem. Let your kids see you choose yourself every day. You are a human raising small humans.
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Let's practice breathing and speaking kindly to ourselves.
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Resilience is a hard-earned scar. This is the scar story that shaped me into a different mom than I started as.
In this episode, I'm sharing all about my experience with miscarriage and losing joy, how I recovered from it, and why Keep Calm Mother On exists today.
I mention a podcast from a few weeks ago, give it a listen here: There is no way to be a perfect mom.
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Let's savor our amazing days together on Instagram.
Self-Care: Be a curious full human again. Learn something new just because you want to. Charcutier boards? Fancy hair? Monochromatic makeup? Hand lettering? How to jump rope or hula hoop? Let yourself find joy in novelty. Be brave and bold and practice being a full human with curiosity.
Family Play Idea: Sing and Dance to the Hockey Pockey Twist--instead of body parts but your kid's nawwwwwwme in the song.
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Let's practice just stopping in the middle of it all to breathe.
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Learn about one of my favorite ways to get things done when I don't feel like starting.
https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique
How to do the Pomodoro Method:
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Pick a task
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Work for 25 minutes
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Take a 5-minute break
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After four rounds, take a 15-30 minute break.
Christy's Tips for Applying:
- Set the timer for 15 minutes to get work done. I like to celebrate each work session with a dance party.
- Use a visual timer like this one found on Amazon. I own three of these. (affiliate link)
Family Play Idea: Build a puzzle. If you're bored building the same puzzle, turn it into a race. Write the time that it takes to build the puzzle inside the box.
Self-Care Task: Make your food spicy. Enjoy good tasting food, it's okay if your kids don't like the same flavors you do.
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You can use cleaning tasks to practice finding your breath. Today let's sweep.
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“There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”
― Jill Churchill
Let us praise our effort. Notice and praise the effort of other moms-- call or text them what you see.
Did you do something today that made you feel human?
Did you smile when your kids entered the room?
Did you make eye contact during conversations?
Did you offer an apology after you made a mistake?
Self-Care: Write on sticky notes 7 nights in a row effort you are PROUD of for the day.
Family Play Idea: Write the names of your family members names on brown paper bags. Leave scraps of paper and stickers out and write love notes all month long.
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Let's practice finding our breath.
Today's reflection-- Let's practice finding the weather inside our body.
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When life is going too fast, sometimes there is a desire to lock it all down in order to have a sense of control.
That's when I go back to the basics of our 3 family rules.
1. Safety
2. Kindness
3. Fun
Choose connection actively.
Family Play Ideas:
Puzzles
Nature Walks
Movie Marathons
Self-Care Idea:
Deep Breaths
Stop and notice a sunrise or sunset
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Let's practice finding our breath. Today's end of day reflection is inspired by the book:
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This podcast is inspired by a chat I had on Instagram with a friend from college. Even the best of us have hard days-- what do you do when you feel like your failing?
PPrevious Poodcast about Sticky Brains: https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/negative-thoughts-sticky-brains-with-nicole-libin-phd
1) Motion Changes Emotion
2) Do an easy task -- dishes, vacuum, make your bed.
3) Sensory Rest-- headphones, hot shower
4) Creative Rest--add beauty to your world
5) Good Day Folder.
Self-Care:Make a good day folder. Start collecting evidence of good moments. They aren't all bad. Notice the shared goodness of humanity in your house and the world at large.
Family Fun Play Idea: MOVE Together. Balloon Volleyball. Egg and Spoon Races. Dance Parties. Four Square. Sardines. Hide and Seek.
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Let's practice finding our breath.
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The thing that saved the second half of 2020 for my kids: https://www.placespleasebox.com
https://www.instagram.com/placespleasebox/
I believe there is room for everyone at the theatre-- all ages and all skill levels. Lisa shares amazing stories about kids growing and becoming In my own life, after years of speech therapy as a child doing plays helped me be braver and bolder in my own skin.
Don't forget that if you're not ready to try theatre for kids, enjoy watching theatre with kids. Find Shakespeare, Broadway Recordings. Not sure where to start? Watch High School Musical wherever you stream movies.
Meet Lisa Closner: https://www.placespleasebox.com/our-story
https://www.instagram.com/placespleasebox/
Want to see the shows my kids have made?
https://www.placespleasebox.com/play-submission-competition
https://www.placespleasebox.com/past-winners
Self-Care: Go on walks and listen to Gregorian Chants.
Family Fun Play Idea: Lisa suggests choreographing a family dance. If you don't feel like choreographing just dance and let the endorphins flow.
Affirmation: You can make a choice for calm.
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Resources for Talking With Kids:
A White Families Guide For Talking About Racism
When the News Is Scary --NPR
Talking to Kids About Violence at the US Capitol -- Common Sense Media
Parenting While Shocked
Tell Your Kids What Happened
Parenting Without Power Struggles Talking about the Capitol Building with Dr. Laura Markham and Susan Stiffleman
TRIGGER WARNING-- Trauma in Children & Suicide
Needle Movers
The Social Dilemma Documentary
Self-Care: Hold a cup of hot coffee, tea. Go for a walk--touch a tree. Stretch. Do something to be physically present in your body.
Family Play Idea: Balloon Volleyball, Family Walk, Play Four Square. Laugh-- Play Uno. Do something to turn towards each other and connect with your kids. Something simple and easy.
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Affirmation: Feel the Good, Feel the Peace, Feel the Happy in your body.
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This show has the most listens of any podcast I produced in 2020. Thank you for listening and sharing.
Today's affirmation is inspired by this blog & Fred Rogers.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-now/201905/who-has-loved-you-being
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBt8keQTPb0
The second most listened to show of 2020 was https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/brain-breaks-and-school-at-home-with-josh-macneil
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Affirmation: Find the Golden Moments, by reflecting on 2020 starting with today.
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Affirmation: Sit and reflect on 2020 with me, let's grow together and breathe.
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The best gift of all is time. For the next two Friday's I'm picking from the archives so I can enjoy more quality family time.
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year!
Christy
"Playfulness is a huge indicator of our emotional health."
Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Episode 62
Want to read more about play?
Dr. Stuart Brown and Dr. Gordon Neufeld both have great books and talks on YouTube.
Write this on a post-it—Saying yes to play daily is living rest.
Self-Care: Make a list of 10 play ideas for YOU that take less than 5 minutes.
Play Idea: Practice saying the word “Bubbles” in an ANGRY voice. Try it. I promise it is harder than it sounds. If lots of laughter happens, consider making a laughter jar memo and voice record it.
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Affirmation: Don't rush the clean up of wrapping paper. Enjoy the gift of the mess and time with your family.
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly." Andy Rooney
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The best gift of all is time. For the next three Friday's I'm picking from the archives so I can enjoy more quality family time.
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year!
Christy
Let’s Celebrate Calm!
Episode 46
I hope you enjoy my chat with Kirk Martin, you can find him on the internet at https://www.celebratecalm.com/
I’ve been a big fan of his work for the last ten years and I’m so excited to share his story with you.
Self-Care: Write a letter from what you want to retire from. Go out to eat with your girlfriends on a date with your spouse. Talk about what you need to say no to.
Play Idea: Play the opposite game! http://www.pegames.org/warm-up/opposite-game
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Affirmation: Be present with your body and thank it for whatever mobility it shares with you.
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What Should You Do With Bad Parenting Advice?
Sarah R. Moore is an internationally published writer, public speaker, certified parenting coach, and the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting. She's also a worldschooling / homeschooling mama.
GIFT: One free positive parenting mini-course!
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Big Take Aways--
Say the words "Wow" "Oh My Goodness" to give yourself more processing time.
Ask yourself is this an inside problem or an outside problem?
The key to fostering independence is fostering deep dependence for as long and as much as the child needs it.
There is nothing wrong and everything right with letting our kids rest in our love and security.
How do you recover the connection with your child? Do less and let your kids rest in your peacefulness. Show through your actions, that you are what matters to me.
Self-Care: Hold your tea/coffee with two hands. Take some belly breaths. Belly breaths are restorative-they calm and ground. When Sarah does this in the morning, she finds she does it more by default later in the day.
Family Play Idea: Tell a story together, round table style. Sarah makes up a sentence about the beginning of the story, passes it to her daughter, and then to her husband. It's fun for all of them.
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Today give yourself permission to take tiny breaks to breathe. Reset and refocus to take life less seriously and enjoy the holiday magic.
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Let's preplan tiny joy every day and call it our Grinch Mitigation System.
If you want to hide a Grinch around your house, this one looks like a great size. https://amzn.to/33J0rqc (Affiliate Link)
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Self-Care: Preplan JOY for yourself three days in a row. Bonus-- Take the type of bath or shower that feels too long as an extra gift of self-care.
Family Play: Hopscotch!
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Cozy up near your Christmas Tree, take a big deep breath, and look for 5 red objects, 4 yellow objects, 3 green objects, 2 blue objects, and 1 purple/wildcard.
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A Three-Step Reset Plan
1) Hydrate with real water and not caffeine or wine.
2) Connection with yourself, go look in the bathroom mirror and give yourself a compliment
3) Simplify. Pick an easy spot and reduce clutter. The spot can be physical or digital clutter.
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Self-Care: Hold Child Pose on the floor, if it's comfortable for you, for one whole minute
Family Play Idea: Find Meg @thesahmlifecoach on Instagram.
Have a Bubble Contest! Who can blow a bubble the size of their face while unloading the groceries.
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Breathe and Practice saying Thank You with Me.
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Not sure what to do about Thanksgiving this year? Here are my best tips for when Thanksgiving isn't with all the ones you love.
During the show I suggested some previous episodes:
#3-- Holiday Planning
#55-- Tantrums and the Holidays
#49-- Giving as a Family
#52-- Be the Light (Suicide Awareness)
Self-Care: Do something every day this week that helps you relax. If you can't do something every day, do something on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Morning.
Play Idea: Dance--
Gobble Gobble Turkey Wobble. https://youtu.be/EhxVexWtE-4
Thanksgiving Freeze Dance https://youtu.be/DpNZvy_ysVQ
If You're Thankful and You Know It https://youtu.be/Qb0kBCUygBA
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Take a moment and notice your body and your thoughts-- meet them with love and kindness. Expand your capacity to hold love and kindness, are you starting with a small paper cup or an ocean?
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There are 4 Stages of Communication
A Speaker has 2 Stages--
1) What do I mean to say?
2) What I actually say.
A Listener has 2 Stages--
3) What did I hear the Speaker say?
4) What did the Speaker mean?
Quotes:
"Showing your kids you love them is 2% effort and 98% putting your phone down. Put your phones down and hug your kids." Collin Kartchner
"The art of listening is not to hear what someone says, but to hear how they feel." Bob Chapman
Self-Care Idea: Put your legs up the wall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQEIiZLY-0&list=PLgdPtoxTXmO7mNt-I9aqGIh_8fAr_yX3T&index=161
Family Play Idea: Break out a classic game and leave it out so it can be played daily.
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You are amazing! I hope you have a wonderful day. You are loved and loveable. I am so thankful to be on Earth with you at this moment! I hope you have a day for ridiculously awesome moments, beauty, and laughter. Take a deep breath and know you aren’t alone. There is peace within you.
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Let me share the best things in November. Reach out to me on Instagram and tell me your favorite things about November!
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Self-Care: Start a cozy craft. Knit. Crochet. Perler Bead. Hook Rug.
Family Play Idea: Turkey Bomb! Make handprint turkeys and sneak them over to friends and neighbors who may be lonely this time of year.
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Your kids are looking to you for guidance. Hold hands and tie yourself to the kelp.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHG19sTJsV4
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What is not wrong in your life today?
The wrong things are often shiny and loud and hard not to notice. Take time and breath and notice the quiet good.
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Birthday Special from 10/29/2020 to 11/6/2020
Use the code 39ROCKS to join the Everday Motherhood Texting Community.
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Self-Care: Write or think about What you Believe for 5 minutes.
Read the poem by Christina Rossetti: https://allpoetry.com/How-Many-Seconds-In-A-Minute-
Play Idea: Savor the weekend and be kind with the extra sugar and time change. Choose soft and gentle. Don't forget to watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. https://amzn.to/35SeWZc (#ad)
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Big Idea: You did the best you can, not let it go. You're doing the best you can with what you know right now.
Secret Lives of Trees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJdy4W4B1Io
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4m9SefyRjg
https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
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Today's guest has a story that captivated me. I couldn't put down her book, I had to hide it to make dinner.
Enjoy the delight of Meg Apperson. Meg is a wife and mom of four, home-educating, garden-growing, raising medically complex and delightfully ordinary children with purpose.
Buy Meg's Book: Sky Full of Stars on Amazon-- https://amzn.to/34jvt8P (#ad)
Meg's Blog: http://www.fourfinelives.com/
Meg's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meg_apperson/
A couple of my favorite lines from Meg:
"Suffering for those we love is noble, but so is resting."
"Trust the process of childhood"
"In our zeal to mother well, we sometimes over mother them."
Self-Care Idea:
Self-Care has changed depending on the season I'm in. So I need to stop and see what's going to be the biggest bang. Right now my self-care is being alone in the morning. Other times, it's been sleeping an extra thirty minutes. Get the pulse on where you are and what you need today.
Family Play Idea:
Friday night movie night, dinner early, and everyone ready for bed. Also, I stopped and watched everyone play baseball. I was a witness to the moment. I sat and watched them play. "These are the best days we have."
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Big Idea: We are all imposters trying our best. None of us feel like experts who know exactly the right thing to do, we are all just winging it. I'm winging it and probably, you are too.
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Rest WIth Beauty.
"Hurry ruins saints as well as artists." Thomas Merton
Take a breath and pause to savor the life you have.
Books Mentioned:
The Highly Sensitive Child https://amzn.to/2H4PNl8 #ad
The Highly Sensitive Person https://amzn.to/3jYAyZw #ad
The Highly Sensitive Parent https://amzn.to/34XFDuU #ad
How am I resting in beauty?
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Go on a regular nature walk weekly. Follow the same path. Could you become familiar with it?
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Fill the space with music. I love music by Karl Jenkins, Peter Paul, Mary, Max Reicht, Elizabeth Mitchel, Henry Purcell, and JJ Heller.
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Sit with beauty. Create it. Notice it. Watch it. I'm intentionally seeking beauty before I make dinner.
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Remember beauty. Use your phone to remind you of the beauty you've seen recently. What did you snap a photo of? What memory can you hold?
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Slow down.
Self-Care Idea: Make a list of 100 things you love.
Family Play Idea: How many things can you do with pumpkins? Roast, Carve, Exploid, Float, Drop, Throw.
This is a Pep Talk & A Breathe WIth Me:
Love is the why of life. Efficiency is how we love.
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Today's show is about making time for peace. There is a lot that can disturb you, but the things we want to happen we have to plan for.
5 Ideas for Peace
1) Move your body. Motion changes emtion. Remember that you are alive.
2) Breathe. Touch your hand to your heart. Use the Breathe With Me episodes. ;)
3) Spend time with those you love. Be present and in community. We're not meant to be alone.
4) Sleep. Prioritize a good night's sleep.
5) You don't have to be on social media.
Self-Care: Practice one of the ideas above or one of your own to make time for peace.
Play Idea: Enjoy Apple Nachos as a family!
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a43818/apple-nachos-recipe/
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Watch the basketball game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY&feature=youtu.be
Mantra: I see through eyes of love. I can put my hand on my heart and choose to see through love.
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Christy VS The Umbrella Stand
Where do you need to pause and ask for new eyes to see an object, person, or situation? Maybe you're telling yourself a story that was untrue just like I was. I hope that you're inspired to ask for help and to try again. The phrase "The story I'm telling myself" is from teachings and books by Brene Brown.
Self-Care: Take the time to enjoy the night sky and look for planets. I like this guide from Earth Sky. I also use the app called Night Sky.
Play: Sidewalk Chalk! Get EVERYONE outside and enjoy the beautiful days of fall.
BONUS: October 1- October 4 these two amazing books are free on Kindle and I want to share them with you.
Zara's Big Messy Day (That Turned Out Okay)
Zara's Big Messy Bedtime
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Breathe With Me: Be a Beginner.
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"A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.” CS LEWIS
This is true of children's TV, Music, and Movies too.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Wiki
The Legend of Korra Wiki
Buy it on DVD (affiliate link)
Check out Cally's Project--Nook: An Animal Crossing Musical.
Play Idea: Stay in the room, sit on the couch, and watch TV with your kids. Think about the conversations you could have after.
Self-Care: Bird Watch. How many birds do you know the names of? I keep trying to name this tiny gray bird that pecks at my window, but I haven't figured it out yet.
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Breathe With Me: Trace a triangle in the air-- inhale for one side and exhale for two.
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Today's Pep Talk is for the International Day of Peace.
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Look at photos of good memories
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Ground yourself to the earth and wiggle your toys
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Tap into creativity and exhale.
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Sandra is a mom of a 4-year-old and a 7-year-old. She is the owner of Family Personalities and the co-host of the Family Personalities Podcast, a fun and sometimes cheesy podcast, that uses personality type to help change the way you see your family. With a background in Mathematics, Sandra uses her talent for analysis and data, combined with her training and passion for Myers-Briggs personality type, to help families work together more effectively to raise their uniquely wired children to be the best versions of themselves that they can be.
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Self-Care: Lots of time alone-- I like take walks and listen to podcasts.
https://ohnopodcast.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chatty-broads-with-bekah-and-jess/id1441571050
Family Play Idea: Head outdoors-- get on a boat and see what you can hear and feel and see.
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This is a Pep Talk & Breathe WIth Me!
Bob Dylan Quote: If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.
Breathe With Me: I am alive in this moment. It feels good to take care of me. I am fully alive.
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"I surveyed over 100 moms and the deep-seated fear that all of them said was that they were failing.
Meet the host of the awesome podcast Failing Motherhood-- her name is Danielle Bettman.
Failing Motherhood Podcast
Parenting Wholeheartedly
Self-Care: Write a letter on paper and mail it.
Family Play: Check out the game Uno Flip! It is so much fun! It's not your regular UNO. https://amzn.to/3iodVgk (affiliate link)
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Notice your full breath and the moment when you switch between inhaling and exhaling.
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Be a lighthouse of love. For yourself. For your family. For strangers.
https://www.upworthy.com/this-teenager-posted-40-uplifting-notes-on-a-bridge-to-stop-suicides-it-s-working-2
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. Learn more 1-800-273-8255 Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor
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Today's solo show goes through strategies to make the non-negotiable tasks for your family (& self) more enjoyable.
How can you add a figurative spoonful of sugar to your days?
This is the type of timer I love-- I have three around the house in different brands.
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Self-Care Task: Pick up a fiction book and read for fun for 5 minutes a day this week, I'm enjoying this book--Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor.
Play Idea: Make a rainy day scavenger hunt! This was inspired by Dr. Rebecca Shrag Hershberg (She was on Episode 55) She had me at poop songs. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEflEfdJyKf/
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Inspired by Episode: https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/giving-as-a-family-episode-49
Kitchen Table Project September 2020:
Participate in the National Day of Giving on September 11.
Giving: Look for local events. Write thank you notes and cards to first responders.
Activism: Write and call first responders, local, state, and federal government offices about policies that keep Black people safe.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Breathe With Me Affirmation--
Take a moment and use all your senses while doing something boring like laundry, handwashing, and making coffee. Those moments can be mindful if you choose.
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There’s not enough time & that’s okay.
Now you get to choose your big rocks in life.
My big rocks are myself, my husband and my children
Video:
https://youtu.be/6_N_uvq41Pg
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I am excited to introduce you to Kendra Hennesy of the podcast Mother Like a Boss™.
Today we talk about journaling, mindset work, and the book that changed Kendra's life.
http://www.kendrahennessy.com/podcast
https://www.instagram.com/motherlikeaboss/
Self-Care: Say No, give yourself grace and say boundaries are a gift to yourself
Play: Play a game as a family-- easy and simple. Uno and Yahtzee work well for Kendra's family. Watch Movies with your kids.
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Breathe With Me Affirmation--
Take a moment to sit down outside with me. Feel the earth and wind.
Repeat the phrase "May I be kind to myself" if you need an anchor though.
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What makes you feel fully alive? Don't discount the 10 second moments. And, how can you anticipate interruptions?
Here is the other episode about trees:
https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/motherhood-recipe-time-curiosity-episode-60
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What do you do if you hear your kids aren't well behaved?
How do you combat the negative spiral?
Remember not everything that people say is meant for you, you have two ears. Some information can go in one, and straight out the other.
Listen for tips about the POSITIVE SENTIMENT OVERDRIVE
I learned about this from Dr. Laura Froyen's Instagram https://www.laurafroyen.com/podcast
Tip 1: Set an alarm to text your partner/spouse a quirky positive thing about your kids that day before they get home from work
Tip 2: Use baby pictures to trigger the good feelings and memories.
Tip 3: Leave a hot wheel car on your desk or by a sink to remind you to choose OVERDRIVE. Zoom it back and forth between people and take turns sharing the good.
Tip 4--BONUS--Wear giant prop glasses to practice having rose-colored glasses on. Be mindful and point out what you love about your life, your kids, your partner. Everything.
Self-Care: Try a cup of tea in the evening to give yourself an unwind trigger. You do a lot. Be kind to yourself.
Play: Play tic-tac-toe. Who will win if you play best out of 5?
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Breathe With Me Affirmation--
Take a moment to sit down, I'll set a timer and we can be quiet and breath together for two minutes.
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In order to feel connected in life we need to connect don’t leave this into the hands of others. Who can you connect with today?
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Melissa Wiley is the author of over 20 children's books, mom to 6 great kids and married to a comic book writer named Scott.
Melissa is an amazing example of living a life of creative practice. I hope you enjoy hearing about her brand new book-- The Nerviest Girl in the World https://amzn.to/3amBhQl and what inspired her. What writing looks like in her life, and her many many creative practices.
https://www.instagram.com/melissawileybooks/
http://melissawiley.com/blog/
https://twitter.com/melissawiley
Self-Care: Draw, Walk, Take Photos of Flowers, Read and Write Poetry before you check your phone.
Play: Game together! Don't shy away from digital games with your kids.
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Breathe With Me Affirmation--
Take a moment to sit down with a sheet of paper and pen, pencil, marker, crayon, or paint. Set a one-minute timer and let your breath show up on the paper.
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Let's make a memory-- notice and cherish the good. Keep it simple and add laughter.
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I am so excited to have you meet Joyce Shulman, she's the pack leader of 99 Walks. Check out Joyce's book-- Walk Your Way to Better: 99 Walks That Will Change Your Life
https://www.99walks.fit/
https://www.instagram.com/99walks/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-walk/id1450670623
Try out the 99 Walk Community--
https://www.99walks.fit/two-week-walking-plan
https://www.99walks.fit/walkingclasses
Family Walk Bingo--Neighborhood
Nature Bingo Walk
Self-Care: Walk. Walking is my self-care by myself and or with a friend. The second part is getting a handle on my busyness.
Family Play Idea: Eat family dinner together. Eat-in different places around the house.
Breathe With Me Affirmation--
Splash some water on your face and take a deep breath with me
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Inspired by Episode: https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/giving-as-a-family-episode-49
Kitchen Table Project August 2020:
Pack a backpack
https://www.antiracismdaily.com/
Giving: Gather school supplies to donate to a local elementary school. Bonus--include PJS for those random school spirit days.
Activism: Donate Color of the World crayons to a local church or classroom. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Crayola-Crayons-32-Pack-Colors-of-the-World-Multicultural-Crayons/529110762
https://www.allure.com/story/crayola-skin-tone-crayons-extension
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This pep talk was inspired by an old Youtube Video by Kid President: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o
How can you be awesome?
What will you do to make the world awesome?
Who can you send this to let them know that we're on the same team of awesome?
Today's guest is Stacey Steinberg. She is a mom and a photographer. She is a professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Stacey supervises the Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic, where alongside her students, she represents abused and neglected children in court. Stacey used her unique skill set and view as a mother to write a groundbreaking book about thinking about sharing our kids online. Bonus-- Stacey continues to share her kids on social media, BUT only with her child's permission.
Quick Link to Amazon to get Growing Up Shared.
Order Stacey's new book today! www.growingupshared.com
Find Stacey on Twitter here.
Follow Stacey on Facebook.
Talking Points
- Stacey's personal journey
- What are the risks of sharing our kids online?
- Talking to kids about consent
- The power of sharing and creating change
- What is a digital footprint?
- How do we teach our kids to use social media?
- How do we talk with our family and friends and organizations to protect our kids?
- What would you do if your child went viral?
Self-Care Idea: Notice the leaves on a tree, let yourself use nature to detach for a moment from the stress of the world. Find beauty.
Play Idea: Be silly, tap into the joy of parenting that is usually just under the surface. Sing opera, tickle, carry a kid upside down.
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Breathe With Me Affirmation--Emergency Calm Strategy
I can soften my thoughts.
I can soften my words.
I can soften my tone.
I can soften my body.
I can soften my gaze.
I can soften my heart.
I can soften my thoughts.
I can soften my energy.
I can soften my whole being.
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Okay, it's time for another Monday Pep Talk. So here we go.
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This week, I want you to do what I usually remind you to do on Sunday nights. This week, I want you to every night think of something you can do for your Monday morning, your Tuesday morning, your Wednesday morning you, or Thursday morning you, Friday morning you, Saturday morning you, or Sunday morning you every night. When you are getting ready for bed, I want you to do one more thing that can be a gift to your future self. So I'll give you some examples of what I do. I prep the coffee pot and I pick up my mug for the morning. I lay out my exercise clothes so that there's no thought in the morning and I don't have to turn on any lights. I can just grab them and get dressed. I lay out some books I want to read. I pre pick a podcast I want to listen to or a class that I'm taking. I charge my headphones because I'm a huge fan of wireless headphones. I fill up my water bottle and put it right next to the coffee pot. So I remember that I want to drink water when I go for the second cup of coffee. Okay, these are all superduper simple things you can do. Over the years, I've added more and more and I don't do it all the time. I'll be honest, but I can tell when I am doing it. I can tell when the night before me is been super kind and generous with her time. For Monday morning me or whatever morning it is right. For years, I've been reminding you on social media on Sunday night on the Sunday scaries to do something extra special for Monday morning you. But you don't have to save it just for Sunday and Monday. You can do it every single day. You can give yourself a gift. That's what you're doing when you take the extra time to be a little bit thoughtful. Right? Isn't that what you do for your spouse or your kids or a friend? You take the time to be extra thoughtful and courteous because you love them and care for them. Well, this Monday Morning Pep Talk. I want to remind you that you get to be extra thoughtful and courteous and generous with your time towards yourself.
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Yep, I'm gonna pause there and let it sink in. You get to be extra thoughtful, kind and generous with your time towards yourself. I love you, and I'm so glad you're here. Thank you, thank you, thank you and you're exactly who we need on earth in this moment. The world would be a much, much lonelier place without you. I'm so glad you're here bye
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You're going to love this episode about Negative Thoughts and Sticky Brains with Nicole Libin, PhD.
https://followyourbreath.com/
https://stickybrainsbook.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stickybrains_book/
Dr. Nicole Libin is a certified mindfulness educator, adjunct professor, and author. Her children’s book Sticky Brains, a mindfulness and brain science picture book for children (edited by Raffi!) is available now. Her other two books, Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World and 5-Minute Mindfulness Meditations for Teens are both published by Rockridge Press and available on Amazon.
*You get to choose again in the very next moment.
*Kids regulate their nervous system by using their parents' nervous system.
*Try out what Nicole does with her daughter--a moment of emergency coolness.
*Mindfulness is a walk with a little kid when you pause and notice and enjoy the ants.
Self-Care:
Go for a walk and move your body.
Place your hand on your belly and the other hand on your heart, this is a self-soothing posture. Let yourself be hugged.
Play Idea:
Dance Parties
Forest Walks-- explore where you live.
Gratitude Jars-- add slips of paper with what made you happy today.
Draw the Weather on your child's arm
Breathe With Me Affirmation:
I am surrounded by love and all is well. While the moment might be hard, all is well.
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Welcome to a Monday morning pep talk. I'll keep this short and sweet. But just wanted to remind you that you are absolutely amazing. I am so glad to be here on earth with you in this moment. And today you get to choose. Look at today is that amazing? Choose Your Own Adventure novel. I don't know if you read those when you were a kid, but they were all the rage when I was on my bus ride home from my elementary school. And we'd read them and we pass them around. And it was so interesting. How many different endings there were in one book. So know that there are many different endings for your date today. Today is your Choose Your Own Adventure novel. You get to pick how will things unfold and for every choice you make know that you can make a choice again. Sometimes we need to backtrack and say I'm sorry. But that just adds more adventure to the day. I promise. It adds more honesty, and more love. I hope that by the end of the day --tonight, when you go to bed, that you go to bed knowing how loved you are, and how much and how well you loved your family. You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I'm so glad you're here.
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Pregnancy, Postpartum & the Pandemic with Marla Ryan
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As president of A Pea in the Pod® and Motherhood Maternity®, Marla Ryan oversees merchandising, design, inventory, sourcing, marketing, e-commerce, and strategic partnerships for the leading maternity apparel retailers in the United States. She is responsible for successfully developing and executing the overall strategy, and growing top-line revenue and driving profitability through a direct to consumer, digitally focused retail platform. In this role, Ms. Ryan is committed to furthering the Company’s overall mission to serve as a trusted resource for expecting women as they navigate through their pregnancy journey. Since joining the company in May 2018, Ms. Ryan has not only been at the leadership helm of the company to provide executive-level operational, financial and strategic leadership, but she is devoted to the specialty brands customer base, the customer’s apparel needs during a highly personal and life-fulfilling journey to motherhood, and the vision that the company was founded upon. Self-Care Task: Take a one-minute meditation break Connection Task: Be clear with your boundaries and schedule FUN! Don't forget to use the #MHJuggle to share your pregnancy and postpartum journey during the pandemic.
Breathe With Me Affirmation:
I am free from the need to impress others. I am free to be my very best. I am me.
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MEMO: The 84 Hugs in 7 Days Challenge Starts Monday, July 13. Sign-up and do it with me.
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How to Be a Person -- Join me in talking with the author, Catherine Newman.
Find Catherine on her website
https://www.catherinenewmanwriter.com/
Don't forget to buy the book!
Self-Care: Offer to help a neighbor and sing a little diddy about why you're a superhero after you do it.
Play Idea: Go on a Night Walk. Wear PJs. Bring a drink. Catherine and her family do this all year round. I hope you try it too.
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Today, pop in earbuds and join me for a walk outside or inside. <3
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Moms need self-care every day that isn't hygiene.
If you're having a hard time and need help right now use the https://www.crisistextline.org/
Text 741741 or message them on Facebook.
Resources that inspired this episode:
https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/emergency-self-care-worksheet.pdf
http://www.simpleserenity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/selfcare_printable.jpg
My Self-Care Check List: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10BXQgjqjmDIz3hLe532bnGJujFSNDh4L/view?usp=sharing
Affirmations Printable:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o2k9Sp4zpBc2mLNvKNQ6zov8GtA-lMjz/view?usp=sharing
Play Ideas:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kiHPGVK47d4RX9UVDC3-H2mXqGGUltV0/view?usp=sharing
The Family Play Idea for this week is to watch a movie and make it a big event by having themed foods to go with it. We're about to go Hamilton crazy over here. <3
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There is no affirmation today-- just breathe and move. Remember you can always come home to your body and your breath.
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Summer Audiobooks for Mom
Fiction Edition:
Disclaimer --Christy only likes light fluffy books that won't haunt her dreams or cause her to panic when she's home alone due to her husband's military deployments. :)
- Books by Sophia Kinsella
- Books by Katherine Center
- Books by Graeme Simsion
- Books by Liane Moriarity (What Alice Forgot)
- Classic Books with Hollywood Star Narrators
- Books by Laura Weisberger
Links to all the books can be found at www.keepcalmmotheron.com
Want to know my favorite Parenting Books? Check Out Episode 8.
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Self-care: Wear a face mask. Make a homemade concoction and buy one from the store. I find it impossible to be busy when I'm wearing one.
Play: Get out balloons and make an obstacle course.
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Affirmation: I can be curious when I meet frustration.
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Summer Audiobooks for Mom
Non-Fiction Edition
- Fierce Free & Full of Fire by Jen Hatmaker
- Mindset by Carol Dweck
- Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown (Any book by Brene read by Brene)
- 5-Second Rule by Mel Robbins
- Cultivate by Lara Casey
- 1,000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp
Links to all the books can be found at www.keepcalmmotheron.com
Want to know my favorite Parenting Books? Check Out Episode 8.
Don't forget to sign up for the next 84 hug challenge in July!
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Self-care: Read a book in front of your kids. Let them wait on you--read one whole chapter. At least one chapter.
Play: Watch Mark Rober as a family. Can you do what he does?https://youtu.be/hFZFjoX2cGg
https://youtu.be/a_TSR_v07m0
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Affirmation: From my struggle, I will gain great strength.
Don't miss out on the FB group. You'll need to know that I do something every day.
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Effective Communication with Kids
Guest Expert Anna Seewald
Episode 142
Find Anna in the following places:
Website: https://authenticparenting.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authentic.parenting.podcast/
Amazon: 15 Keys to Effective Communication: Building Strong Parent and Child Relationships
There were many many self-care ideas in this episode—here are just a few.
Self-Care: Go for a walk in nature.
Play Idea: Physical touch- hugs and cuddles. I loved how Anna tells her daughter and husband they forgot something to give a surprise hug or a kiss.
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Affirmation: I will let go of how I think things are supposed to go and I will embrace whatever imperfectly happens.
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podcastblackout organized by the podcast Cult45:The Movie Podcast
It's my hope that motherhood will unite us and that we will lift each other's children to safety. Let's continue to educate our children and advocate loudly for racial justice, true peace, and love.
--Christy
Podcasts to listen to by Black Mothers:
Straight Talk with Dr El- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/straight-talk-with-dr-el/id1515819375
First Name Basis- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-name-basis-podcast/id1474439369
Moms Called to More- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moms-called-to-more-podcast/id1456188945
Links
- Embrace Race Org (Has great webinars)
- The Conscious Kid
- Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
- How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids
- Center for Racial Justice in Education
- Talking about Race from the National Museum of Afircan American History and Culture
- Oh Happy Dani—Doodles to inspire justice
- Anti-Racism Daily Newsletter (Join Patreon & Donate $)
Books
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Kindle Edition by Robin J. DiAngelo This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
Lauren Winter owner of Brick House in the City wrote this prayer and posted it on Instagram. I reached out to her and asked if I could read it for you. She said yes. <3
https://www.brickhouseinthecity.com/
View this post on Instagram A Prayer for Racial Justice. I had the chance to dialoging with Erika of @blackgirlswhobrunch this morning and after hearing her perspective, I wanted to change the title of this prayer from reconciliation to justice. Thank you Erika for taking the time to talk with me. I'm grateful for you and your voice. Friends, the best way to learn is through humbling ourselves. So please join me in this prayer for Racial Justice today and then comment amen. Saint Augustus Tolton, pray for us. Servant of God, Thea Bowman, pray for us.A post shared by Lauren Winter (@brickhouseinthecity) on May 31, 2020 at 12:42pm PDT
Find your FLOW with Vanessa Wright. https://www.instagram.com/vanessawrightwrites/
Find your FLOW with my dear friend Vanessa. Vanessa is a soul sister and I can't wait to meet her in real life someday!
Self-Care: The whole episode is self-care but at the end of the episode Vanessa suggested writing a letter to yourself. It sounds odd but it was amazing--I did it & texted Vanessa after.
Play: Take time for 1:1. Vanessa lets her daughter do her hair and make-up. She watches SNL and Goldberg's with one of her son's and walks with the other. Find what your kid likes and join them.
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This episode was inspired by https://mindfulnessexercises.com/practice-of-smiling/
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Solo Show:
Main idea? Let noticing joy be an important part of your day. Your joy adds joy to the whole world.
Want to try the Breathe With Me episode that inspired this show?
https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/breathe-with-me-15-my-joy-multiplies-the-joy-in-the-universe
Self-Care Task: Take 5 photos of beautiful things.
Play Idea: 5 Dots Game. <3
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Affirmation: I can be instead of doing more.
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Share your tip-- what will summer look like for you?
just do it in 90 seconds or less.
www.speakpipe.com/everydaymotherhood
Don't Quit Poem
Thank you to Jolinda! www.jolindajohnson.com
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I am so excited for you to meet my friend Colleen Kessler of Raising Lifelong Learners. She is a gifted specialist, educational consultant, author, speaker, and homeschool mom of four gifted/twice-exceptional kids.
Today we chatted about kids and anxiety during the pandemic, homeschool life, gifted kids, and play.
Self-Care Task: Figure out your best sleep hours and work on honoring that part of you. Colleen is often up until midnight and strews activities for her kids to do in the morning when they wake up.
Play Idea: Try the type of play our child enjoys. Add more laughter-- be silly. Use the Anxiety Tool Kit.
Don't miss out on the FB group. You'll need to know that I do something every day.
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Learn More about Jim Kwik: https://jimkwik.com/
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This is a special edition of Keep Calm & Mother On! for Military Spouse Appreciation Day. This US holiday was started in 1984 by President Ronald Regan, this year is the 36th celebration.
If you have a military spouse story you'd love to share with me, I'd love to read it. Email me.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to MomTips
This podcast was inspired by the book Time to Parent by Julie Morgenstern and the article below from The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/archive/2020/04/the-anxious-child-and-the-crisis-of-modern-parenting/609901/
Other Books I've Read During Social Distancing:
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Fierce, Free and Full of Fire by Jen Hatmaker
Live Love Now by Rachel Macy Stafford (almost done)
4 Ways Christy practices "being" a human
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Movement
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Quiet
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Curiosity (Christy's Favorite Poem: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-brief-for-the-defense/)
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Adult Conversation
Bonus Tasks: Art, cleaning something, drinking water & eating well, reading and listening to podcasts, limiting my social media.
Self-Care: Make your list of 4 ways to practice "being human" while raising humans. Make the tasks tiny and daily.
Play: Trace your kids' hands onto blank paper, color the hands, and then fill the space all around the hands with positive affirmations, things you notice about them, what makes them awesome, ways they have grown.
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Today's affirmation is inspired by this blog & Fred Rogers.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-now/201905/who-has-loved-you-being
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBt8keQTPb0
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Brain Breaks and School at Home
Joshua MacNeill, M.Ed.
Director of NeuroLogic Initiative
https://www.instagram.com/neurologic_bylakeside/
https://lakesidelink.com/training/neurologic/
Josh began his Lakeside career as a teacher where he quickly began adapting trauma informed strategies into his classroom. He realized how important this approach was and saw amazing improvements in his students. Because of Josh’s success both in his classroom and in communicating trauma informed educational practices, he began to get many requests to consult and train others, which propelled him to become the Director of Lakeside’s NeuroLogic Initiative.
In addition to earning his Masters in Multicultural Education, Josh has completed both The Child Trauma Academy’s Neurosequential Model of Education and Therapeutics training program. He has presented at regional, state, national and international conferences and now offers training and consultation for schools and individuals throughout the United States and abroad. Additionally, Josh wrote, 101 Brain Breaks and Brain Based Educational Activities, a book filled with activities that help regulate each level of the brain.
Book: https://amzn.to/2yg4iyj
Self-Care Task: Check your pulse. Your body will tell you how you are feeling before your brain might be able to label it.
Play Idea: Try out Minute to Win it type games a family. Also, try to blow the paper football off the table.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Share your tip-- what will summer look like for you?
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Thank you to Karen, Nicole, Elizabeth, and Marrisa for today's tips.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Share your tip-- what will summer look like for you?
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Thank you to Allie, Karen, Jessie, Denaye, and Elizabeth for today's tips!
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
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Find the books I fangirled about at the link below.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Breathe with Me. Pause. Lay down.
Today's Affirmation is My joy adds more joy to the world.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Processing Stress during COVID19 with Katie McClain
Episode 88
Find Katie McClain online at the following places:
https://katiemcclain.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KatieMcClainSE/
https://www.instagram.com/growingupkind/
There were many many self-care ideas in this episode—here are just a few.
Self-Care: Make a list of resources (slightly above neutral things) in your life you can recall when you are starting to feel stressed. Keep a journal or gratitude diary—notice in your body where you feel the moments of joy during your day. Notice your feet on the floor.
Play Idea: Play I Spy and notice what feels good around you. Make a touch tray and talk to your kids about where they feel things in their bodies. Play charades with friends over video.
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Want info on the new webinar? I sure do!
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Learn a new breathing method with me called 4-8-8. This method is developed and shared by Dr. Andrew Weil.
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Nourishment vs Nutrition
Take Care of Yourself with Aglaée Jacob, MS, RD
Episode 87
Aglaée is a registered dietitian and nutritionist with over 12+ years of experience, and she's the author of Digestive Health with REAL Food. As someone who has dealt with her fair share of digestive and hormonal issues, including IBS, SIBO, and PCOS, she learned to heal her digestive issues by developing her own natural and holistic protocol, which she outlines in her book. In addition to these health issues, Aglaée overcame nearly two decades of disordered eating and poor body image and has now recovered from binge eating disorder. Today, Aglaee is passionate about helping people struggling with health issues and helping women heal their relationship with food and their bodies—and the space where those two problems converge.
Aglaée Jacob, MS, RD, author
Instagram handle: @radicatanutrition
https://radicatanutrition.com/
https://www.facebook.com/radicatanutrition
Self-care: Touch something that is living outside. Notice how much life there is in nature even when things look dull and dead.
Play Idea: Visit @radicatanutrition to find a delicious cookie recipe to make with your kids.
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Wear Purple for Military Kids today!
It's Purple Up Day! All of today's tips are from military families (active duty and veteran). Thank you for your service and your kids' service. You matter to me.
Thank you to Danica, Jessie, Jessica, Brittany, and Leia for today's tips!
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Today's affirmation:
Breathe In Love .... Breathe Out Worry
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Today's guest is a bucket list for me.
I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to talk with Peter Gray Ph. D.. He is a research professor at Boston College, and the author of Free to Learn. Peter also writes a blog for Psychology Today.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn
TED Talks by Peter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-GEzM7iTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coMXLy8RBIc
Self-Care: Spend time outside-- aim for an hour. Try stretching in the morning.
Play Idea: Ask your child to do a swap with you- Teach them a game from your childhood you enjoyed and ask them to teach you a video game. If your child is older, tell them they need to convince you it's enjoyable.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Today's affirmation:
"Only Love Today"
Check out the book Only Love Today by Rachel Macy Stafford
https://amzn.to/3e2zG3m (Affiliate Link)
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Meet Deanna Mason-- https://www.refreshedmoms.com/
Deanna Mason is the co-host of the Moms Called to More Podcast and Founder of Refreshed Moms, where she helps moms who feel called to more lift their voice to confidently monetize their message and work.
Pay attention to what Lindsey says about screen times, boredom, and food. It's the awesome calm level headed advice we need right now.
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Self-Care: Sit outside or go for a walk. Try out an app to help you meditate and still your mind.
Play: Build a puzzle together.
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus
Today's affirmation:
"May I find peace in my heart."
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Meet Lindsay Powers: https://noshameparenting.com/
Lindsay Powers, founder of the #NoShameParenting movement, which has reached more than 170 million people on social media. #NoShameParenting is the kind, quiet voice reassuring us that we are not going to fck up our kids. Sometimes you are the one passing on that wisdom to another parent, other times you are on the receiving end of that support. We are all doing the best we can every day. The #NoShameParenting movement has inspired a book, You Can’t Fck Up Your Kids, to be released by Simon & Schuster on March 31st, 2020.
Pre-Order Her AWESOME Book: https://amzn.to/3brfWEA
Pay attention to what Lindsey says about screen times, boredom, and food. It's the awesome calm level headed advice we need right now.
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Self-Care: Take care of yourself-- this is a marathon not a short race. Take 5 minutes in the bathroom alone. without guilt. You are teaching your kids boredom.
Play: Have a family meeting, vote, sing songs, talk about your day and listen to everyone.
Today's affirmation:
"Being loving is more important than loving every moment."
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Let’s Celebrate Calm Assertiveness!
Part 2
I hope you enjoy my chat with Kirk Martin, you can find him on the internet at https://www.celebratecalm.com/
I'm glad to have him back. He was a guest on episodes 78, 46 & 47 in October 2019.
Self-Care: Brainstorm how you are going to take time for yourself in the fall. Start planning and dreaming now.
Play Idea: Do an act of service for a neighbor. Yard work, grocery shopping. Don't do ding-dong ditch.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Let’s Celebrate Calm Assertiveness!
I hope you enjoy my chat with Kirk Martin, you can find him on the internet at https://www.celebratecalm.com/
I'm glad to have him back. He was a guest on episodes 46 & 47 in October 2019.
Self-Care: Take 5 photos of your ordinary beautiful.
Play Idea: Pick a stuffed animal to hide around the house and take turns moving it around. Perfect for this time of social distancing and having to stay home.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
Want more? Check out the website! www.Play4Lifemoms.com
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Today's Affirmations: This to will pass. Doing the next right thing over and over, is how you keep calm and carry on
"This to will pass" was suggested by Leah! Thanks for being a super fan!
"Doing the next right thing over ad over, is how you keep calm and carry on" is from a blog by Tia Levings. https://tialevings.com/what-should-i-do-in-a-pandemic-an-essay-on-ancestors-and-anxiety/
During the Social Distancing Join me Live Daily on IG or Facebook at 12:30 PM EST.
Ep 76
Need to talk to your kids about it still, check out Episode 74: http://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/talking-with-kids-about-corona-virus-covid-19
Let's talk about what to do if your schools system says there is no more school for 2 weeks or more.
How do you fill that time with your kids and for yourself?
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Self-Care Idea: Each day during the school shut down pick how you want to feel and pick two things to do to help you feel that way.
Play Idea: Facetime jokes and riddles with family and friends far away. This is helpful for your kids who are nervous about Grandma and Grandpa.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Today's affirmation is from Louise L. Hay,
"My heart beats to the rhythm of love."
Use this episode when you need a quick time out to pull yourself together at the bathroom sink.
You are amazing. I hope you believe it.
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Corona Virus and Your Family
Episode 74
Part One: Talking With Our Kids about Corona Virus
- Manage your own stress
- How old are your kids?
- Talk with them at an age appropriate way. Be calm and reassuring.
Is the news to scary for our kids? https://parenting.nytimes.com/culture/kids-current-events
Under age 7, focus on health basics unless your kids ask you. And if they ask you about it first start by asking them what they know.
Over age 7, bring it up, ask what they know. Start where they are and share resources that are age appropriate. Be truthful and let them know that you take them serious.
NPR Comic: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
Brain Pop: https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR2GvXjTXSp1Gd3vIhr9aIbHeIuyLFqSNxJNhjwm1OvrwBT6yukJqiOpbzE
Dr Binocs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JbDMYmAQM
Dr. Tina Bryson: https://www.tinabryson.com/news/coronavirus-talking-points-for-parents-amp-teachers-with-the-whole-brain-child-approach?fbclid=IwAR1TB3l-kYLDTq4NfXTdSBo0YETrla3zm1xttUsSGiUdr5ibGwphHSWc8bg
Dr Song: https://healthykidshappykids.com/2020/02/27/coronavirus-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1QoRBJqDafkxEqiacSF6vXyjViIoToz_YD_2L957NI3oL1uslWOL8ybcM
NYT what to tell kids: https://parenting.nytimes.com/childrens-health/coronavirus-kids-talk
Teens: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-anxiety.html
https://kidshealth.org/Nemours/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html?WT.ac=p-ra
WHO and Kids: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/helping-children-cope-with-stress-print.pdf?sfvrsn=f3a063ff_2&fbclid=IwAR1YMqKyCi5mI3_gPIHS6WC7V6mo1FQjLqNes3EfhD9mdGO20yOngYjWPA0
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/coping-with-stress.pdf?sfvrsn=9845bc3a_2&fbclid=IwAR1Fn-lTDXdWryxjXUg3S_wsI1Q8cINeQeZRHDQ8mRgVfoDO4oANBmTXdNo
Parent Squad Video with Public Health Mom: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentsquadevents/
Experiment as a family about how germs spread:
https://snhschilddevelopment.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/1/2/13125961/glittergermslessonplan.pdf
https://thesimpleparent.com/glitter-germs-activity-for-kids/#_a5y_p=4394027
Potato Germs: https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/health.html
Part Two: Get back to health basics
- Hands wash 20 seconds. It’s simple and easy. Bathroom, eating, coughing,
5 steps https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-03-03/coronavirus-hand-washing-20-seconds-happy-birthday-10-songs
http://www.halseyschools.com/5-hand-washing-songs-your-preschooler-will-love/
Bubble contests. Songs of the day. Choose soap your kids like.
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Hand sanitizer when you leave somewhere in public.
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Disinfect cell phones. Cleaning high traffic areas. Doorknobs, grocery carts, gas pumps
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Don’t touch your face.
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SLEEP
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Healthy Diet (Veggies, fruit, protein)
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Exercise boosts your immune system
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Stop shaking hands. Elbow bump, jazz hands, wave
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Cough into your elbow or a Kleenex
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Give people personal space (3 feet)
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Cancel plans. You don’t know who is high risk.
Part Three: Prepare
Plan for 14 days of being at home that’s the incubation period. Cleaning supplies are important.
What would you do if school would close? Crafts, dancing videos
Bonus: Want More? Books and Videos about germs
Germs Are Not For Sharing Board Book for under 7: https://amzn.to/2TsqLAg
A Germs Journey: https://amzn.to/3cDaYWD
Germs Make Me Sick! : https://amzn.to/2VQCpqi
Videos:
Story Bots on Netflix “How You Get a Cold Episode”
Song on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBKvbQ12X1U
Self-Care: Buy fancy soap you like.
Play Idea: Do the germs experiments or make a jar of songs or quotes to practice for 20 seconds each time your kids wash their hands.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Today's Affirmation: You are enough.
In this episode we do a grounding exercise called 5-4-3-2-1.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71
If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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After the milk is spilled
Episode 71
What do you do when your kids spill milk? Did you know you have a choice?
Self-Care: Dress to the nines just for you!
Play Idea: Have a Leap Day family leaping contest.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Affirmation: I take the time to care for my own needs; doing this supports me in being a better human.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69
If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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What it takes to make a friend.
Episode 70
Don’t miss out—sign up now for the 84 Hugs in 7 Days Challenge starting February 20, 2020! Join now! https://www.subscribepage.com/84hugs
This podcast was inspired by the TEDx Talk by Shasta Nelson. https://www.ted.com/talks/shasta_nelson_frientimacy_the_3_requirements_of_all_healthy_friendships?language=en
Friendship Intimacy is where you feel seen and safe in a satisfying way.
How close do you feel to your friends right now? 1-10. 70% of us rate 5 or below.
We are hungry for closeness, the answer is not to make more friends.
3 Common Dominators Connect All Friends
- Positivity—joy, affirmation, gratitude, fun. 5 positive to negative
- Consistency—hours logged, time put in together, where you build your story. Why school friendships where easy.
- Vulnerability—where you are seen and talking about what is going right and wrong. Hardships and big dreams. You can only feel known if you share your big thoughts.
The more time we spend the stronger the friendship triangle. When we are lonely, we need to move some people up the triangle and not meet new people. This triangle is about how much we practice.
When we have high positivity we feel satisfied.
When we have high consistency we feel safe.
When we have high vulnerability we feel seen.
Self-Care: Reach out to an old friend and ratchet up the consistency factor.
Play Idea: Use YouTube to find karaoke tracks and have a family sing-off.
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Affirmation: I am healthy and vibrant. Join the HUG Challenge!
https://www.subscribepage.com/84hugs
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26, 61, 63, 65, 67
If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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Why You Should Take A Personal Day with Julie Bogart
Episode 68
Don’t miss out—sign up now for the 84 Hugs in 7 Days Challenge starting February 20, 2020! Join now! https://www.subscribepage.com/84hugs
Today’s guest was Julie Bogart.
You can find Julie Bogart online at www.BraveWriter.com On Instagram as @JulieBraveWriter or BraveWriter on Facebook and YouTube.
Don’t forget to check out her book The Brave Learner at your local bookstore or library—it’s great for all families’ not just homeschoolers.
You can find her podcast here : http://blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/
I was a guest on this episode https://blog.bravewriter.com/2017/10/16/how-to-be-an-awesome-adult-with-christy-thomas/
Run Away Bride—You don’t even know what type of eggs you like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de_bA9GXT0o
Self-Care: Yogurt Challenge! Go to the store and buy a yogurt for only you. When you eat it at home, don’t share it.
Play Idea: Play a board game or language game! Julie shared that Catch Phrase is now an app! If you have kids big enough to play it, go try it out.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Affirmation: I am calm in the chaos. Join the HUG Challenge!
https://www.subscribepage.com/84hugs
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26, 61, 63, 65,
If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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Play, Pleasure, and Parenthood with Julie Bogart
Episode 66
Don’t miss out—sign up now for the 84 Hugs in 7 Days Challenge starting February 20, 2020! Join now! https://www.subscribepage.com/84hugs
Today’s guest was Julie Bogart.
You can find Julie Bogart online at www.BraveWriter.com On Instagram as @JulieBraveWriter or BraveWriter on Facebook and YouTube.
Don’t forget to check out her book The Brave Learner at your local bookstore or library—it’s great for all families’ not just homeschoolers.
My favorite blog post about how to start homeschooling: https://blog.bravewriter.com/2013/10/23/the-best-curriculum-for-a-six-year-old/
You can find her podcast here : http://blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/
I was a guest on this episode https://blog.bravewriter.com/2017/10/16/how-to-be-an-awesome-adult-with-christy-thomas/
Bullet Points:
--The brain does not fight itself in the play mode. When you are resistant, your brain is fighting itself.
--The first five years (0-5) play is obvious we are willing to indulge it.
--“The sense of duty becomes our obligation – enrich the context (of learning) with the pleasure of connection.”
--Play vs. Execution
--“Have fun so you don’t crack—reenergize your energy for our own life.”
Self-Care: Dance to the song Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel. Twirl and feel free!
Play Idea: Drive around town and notice when something seems out of place. Ask your kids to tell you the story of what happened. Enjoy their big creative ideas and savor the moment.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Affirmation: I am building a legacy of love. My love is like infinity it just is.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26, 61, 63
If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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A Parenting Journey-- Adoption, Trauma , Play & Parenting with Rachal Pollard
Episode 64
Meet my friend Rachal:
Rachal Pollard is a wife to a talented, hilarious husband, and mama to four kiddos who test limits, push boundaries and explore life with exceptional curiosity. After growing their family through adoption, Rachal was plunged into the world of therapeutic, trauma-informed parenting. After 10 years of learning, she now works to help the community around her become trauma-informed including churches, community services, schools and foster and adoptive families. She is the co-founder of Redeemed Network, which works to help the church provide effective wrap-around care for families, children and workers that are affected by foster care and adoption. Rachal is also a certified Christian Life Coach and you can learn more about the benefits of coaching on her blog www.imperfectlifecoaches.com.
You can follow her on social media @Pollardmama everywhere.
ACE: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean Counter-ACES: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pulling-through/201910/ways-counter-the-effects-adverse-childhood-experiences An overview video about attachment styles: https://youtu.be/nIhATiiM-Pw Go watch Instant Family on Amazon or wherever. https://amzn.to/2S4JNdT Selfcare: Take your car to the carwash. Play: Connect with technology-- http://gamepigeonapp.com/ Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Affirmation: I am here in the present moment, with kindness and curiosity.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26 & 61
If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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"Playfulness is a huge indicator of our emotional health."
Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Episode 62
Want to read more about play?
Dr. Stuart Brown and Dr. Gordon Neufeld both have great books and talks on YouTube.
Write this on a post it—Saying yes to play daily is living rest.
Self-Care: Make a list of 10 play ideas for YOU that take less than 5 minutes.
Play Idea: Practice saying the word “Bubbles” in an ANGRY voice. Try it. I promise it is harder than it sounds. If lots of laughter happens, consider making a laughter jar memo and voice record it.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Affirmation: I might not see it now, but the time I’m investing does matter.
Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.
Find more affirmations with episode 26.
If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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My “Dead” Tree Mystery & Parenting
Episode 60
Learn about my panic when I notice a lot of trees in my neighborhood seem to be dying and NO ONE ELSE CARES.
Remember— “Growth is the only evidence of life.” St John Henry Newman
Christy’s Two Tips:
- Give more time, you need to know if this is just a season /phase or something more. A lot of things work out with more time to grow.
- Embrace curiosity, don’t judge, but be a scientist. Ask questions, day dream, observe, read, watch youtube.
The tree I was scared about is the Bald Cypress, here’s a few Youtube videos about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-K9DbMfIdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaOkVzN7Epw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7l7Yb3cQUY
Self-Care: Slip off your socks and shoes, ground yourself and imagine you have roots. Breathe in deeply and close your eyes. Feel the support from the ground, feel the support from those that love you, feel the support from your heart.
Play Idea: Art! Paint a family tree together. One canvas or posterboard shared by all members of the family
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Emotional Bank Accounts
Episode 59
Use a post it note to track your positive and negative interactions during the day with one child. Your goal is to have 5-8 times more positive than negative at bedtime. It’s a work in process though and be gentle with yourself as you get more comfortable saying positive things.
Self-Care: Toss the junk under your bathroom sink, in the shower and old makeup.
Play Idea: Sardines! https://boyscouttrail.com/content/game/sardine_tag-931.asp
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Make FUN Your Compass for 2020
Episode 58
Use FUN as your compass for 2020. Let it guide you back to the fully alive and connected moments where your family holds your attention in an enjoyable and cheerful way. Lean into laughter.
I hope you reconsider your goals after this episode.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/fun
Self-Care: Prepare! Make a sick day basket with your favorite tea, fuzzy socks and cough drops. Your future you will thank you.
Play Idea: Make a Snowball and Spoon Relay Race through your house. Vary it based on the ages of your kids; the older the kids the more obstacles and challenges. Extreme level is doing it while wearing mittens! Don’t have snow? Try using a Styrofoam ball or ice.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Marriage can be fun and games.
Episode 57
Today is our 16th wedding anniversary! I’m sharing bits of knowledge, books, podcasts, and tv shows we’ve watched.
Books Titles Mentioned:
Anything by John Gottman
Five Love Languages
Love Dare
Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage/ Husbands
Dare to Lead
Podcasts Mentioned:
How to Like your Husband by Mrs. Rachel Ballard
The Chalene Show Episodes 465, 368, 370
Mother Like A Boss- 27, 43, 45, 168
Self-Care: Dance to the song Soulmate by Lizzo. Dance to your favorite song with your lover, I suggest the song If We Were Vampires by Jason Isbell.
Play Idea: Look at photos and tell your family story. Wedding? First Date? Worst Date? Re-enact it with food or location or movies. Help your kids know your team better.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Ten Lessons and Ten Years
Episode 56
A decade is a large amount of time. Let’s dig in and see what I’ve learned.
Self-Care: Marinate your feet in the good lotion, put on fuzzy socks and let it soak.
Play Idea: Prance around your house like a horse!
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Tips for Surviving Tantrums & the Holidays
Episode 55
Thank you to Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D. for being a guest for this episode.
Her books is called the Tantrum Survival Guide.
Don’t miss the the blog about giving yourself permission to change your mind.
Please go follow and like Dr. Hershberg at the following places online:
https://littlehousecalls.com/
https://www.instagram.com/littlehousecalls/
https://www.facebook.com/littlehousecalls/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/little-house-calls
Continue the conversation Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
Self-Care: Listen to music you enjoy and sing! Make a playlist that’s 10 minutes long and choose songs that just make you smile and feel like the pre-motherhood you.
Play Idea: Add play to moments that aren’t fun—like getting dressed. Turn your child’s arms into octopus legs and enjoy this age and stage. Laughing is good for the both of you!
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Imprinting Holiday Memories
Episode 54
I use the five senses to help make holiday memories stick for my kids and to keep them simple for me.
Sight:
Christmas tree up early, nativity sets in every room. Sleep over under the tree.
Smell:
Pine scents—fresh pine accents with our fake tree.
Taste:
A few recipes we use again and again.
Church Windows- https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/156703/church-window-cookies/
Breakfast Pizza- https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/bacon-breakfast-pizza/
Hot Cocoa Bar- https://www.lovefromtheoven.com/setting-up-an-easy-hot-cocoa-bar/
Hear:
Read the same books over and over. Wrap them if you want to. Or Don’t.
Christmas Dance Parties
Favorite Songs & Albums:
I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Sound Joy by Elizabeth Mitchell and Friends
Songs for Christmas by Sufjan Stevens
Touch: Cuddles on the couch to holiday movie marathons
Need marathon ideas? The Santa Clause 1, 2 & 3; The Christmas Carol (Muppets, Mickey, Live Action), Grinch (old cartoon, Jim Carey, computer cartoon), Little Women, Home Alone 1, 2 & 3
Continue the conversation Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
Self-Care & Play Idea: Go on a PJ Christmas Light Drive listening to Charlie Brown Christmas music and drinking hot coco.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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You’re Grrrreat!100+ Compliments
Episode 53
I combined a bunch of different lists I found on google for this episode. If you want this list please email me!
Show mentioned: Happy Merry Everything rated PG on Netflix.
Continue the conversation Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
Self-Care: Practice saying the phrases to yourself in front of a mirror.
Play Idea: See how many new phrases you can try out this week. My goal is to do the 10 I wrote down when I listened to the show recording.
Have an idea? Email me at Play4life.Christy@gmail.com or find me on Instagram here or there.
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Be the Light
Episode 52
You're not alone. Confidential help is available for free.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 1-800-273-8255
Trigger Warning: Teen Suicide
Links to all the guides I’ve read this week:
https://time.com/5572394/suicide-contagion-study/?fbclid=IwAR2yBL6mm2g8ax3HOYOKVg3MhXKHQgSvAc5hKj336fmy_S0fumcPCuhWhfg
https://www.today.com/parents/experts-explain-how-talk-about-suicide-kids-age-t130589?fbclid=IwAR2gTiSTM1871OGMj6QM7RDZkVbGNInrtoubxrU2zGGSboYXkpQvGEDUqqE
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/emotional-problems/Pages/Ten-Things-Parents-Can-Do-to-Prevent-Suicide.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3QfNhBgR_72Q5dOlkEc0N05502LMSP3u52IgXA6Gekro-yfMaG0WUhGRk
https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/talk2kids/?fbclid=IwAR2wuo8PNu-aDGZFvtZPBANyOX_r6huFlk8WSTbT9NG7_zOOcAdVy7oqTZA
http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/53/2016/11/Every-Parent.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1fxeaIKV9vatJeUL62_eEQtt0224TqgCxxwpWBJm-8u2gMVyO7IQkHDo8
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/life-attempting-suicide-survivors-55841545
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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Self-Care: Dance by yourself and with your family to the song You Matter to Me by Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz.
Play Idea: Decorate plain plates from the Dollar Store and then bring cookies to the adults in your family’s life that you appreciate. My kids call it being random acts of kindness ninja.
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Appreciation not Gratitude
Episode 51
“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing--that when we look for what's best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our neighbor, we're participating in something sacred.” Mr. Fred Rogers
Books to inspire you:
1,00 Gifts by Ann VosKamp
Mateo Finds His Wow! By Gabi Garcia (really any book by her is awesome)
Gratitude Jar by Josie Robinson
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Self-Care: Wear hair ties or jelly bracelets on your left arm and switch when you notice true connection or awe. Remember, I say you’re only 5 feet from something to appreciate.
Play Idea: Set up a game of HORSE in the house using beanie babies. I’m going to use a pillow as the target, you could use a laundry basket or hula hoop. Bring the fun indoors with the new early sunset.
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To the Mom at the Grocery Store
Episode 50
Let’s start rebuilding the village. Acknowledge the mom’s you see out in public with a peace sign or a nod. We have more in common than we think.
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Self-Care: Doodle who is on your Mom Club Team. Bonus points if you reach out to them and tell them thank you.
Play Idea: Do a craft from your childhood or one you did with your big kids but not your littles. I’m going to make apple turkeys. https://busycreatingmemories.com/apple-turkey/
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Family Acts of Giving
Episode 49
Meet Natalie Silverstein, she wrote an amazing guidebook for families.
Simple Acts: The Busy Families Guide To Giving Back
To learn more check out her website, https://simpleactsguide.com/
Here are more simple service projects from Doing Good Together
Self-Care: Reach out to a friend and let them know you are thinking about them. Doing the nice thing is an act of self-care
Play Idea: Plan a park date but start with a quick clean-up of the area. Don’t forget trash bags, gloves, music and snacks for after.
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White Space
Episode 48
On October 24 in 2011 and 2019 I said "I need white space."
Listen for the 5 tips!
Self-Care: Order your 2020 wall calendar right now. Here's an link to the one I've used for years: https://amzn.to/2BCNoZ1
Play Idea: Prank your kids. Give them the trick in trick or treat. Scare them with a fake spider or mouse. Freeze their cereal.
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No More 5:30 AM Workouts
Episode 47
I hope you enjoy my chat with Kirk Martin, you can find him on the internet at https://www.celebratecalm.com/ I’ve been a big fan of his work for the last ten years and I’m so excited to share his story with you.
SPECIAL GIFT: Use the code MOTHER50 at www.celebratecalm.com and receive 50% off anything you find.
Listen carefully at the 21:00 minute mark about the REVOLUTION we’re starting together. Send me and email if you’re on board with us.
Self-Care: Leave a book in the bathroom for future you to read and take a break. Kirk likes fiction and devotionals.
Play Idea: Go outside without your kids and start playing some old-school games. Kick the can, ding-dong-ditch, 4 square or disc golf and when your kids come outside and stare, tell them they aren’t invited to play with you. Just kidding, fold them in to the games. The idea is to model how much FUN you can have not on technology. Lead your kids, don’t lecture.
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Let’s Celebrate Calm!
Episode 46
I hope you enjoy my chat with Kirk Martin, you can find him on the internet at https://www.celebratecalm.com/
I’ve been a big fan of his work for the last ten years and I’m so excited to share his story with you.
Self-Care: Write a letter from what you want to retire from. Go out to eat with your girlfriends on a date with your spouse. Talk about what you need to say no to.
Play Idea: Play the opposite game! http://www.pegames.org/warm-up/opposite-game
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“Listen with your ear, hear with your heart.”
Episode 45
5 Levels of Listening
- Pretending—Fake listening
- Selective—Half listening
- Defensive—Listening to respond
- Attentive—Actively listening
- Empathic—Listening with an open heart—it’s wearing their shoes. True acknowledgment of feelings. Not fixing.
Remember feelings are connected to needs. Positive feelings come from satisfied needs, and negative feelings come from frustrated needs.
Things to try:
Use short phrases like “I see,” “I know,” “Sure,” “Thank you,” or “I understand”
Body language—turn your body towards, nodding, eye contact, leaning forward.
KEEP YOUR PHONE PUT AWAY
Ask a second question.
“Tell me more” or “I can see/hear you’re very frustrated or upset about this”
“I hear you saying X. Am I getting that right? Is there more about that?”
“Could you be feeling X because of a need for Y or because you are thinking Y?”
"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” — Stephen Covey
5th Habit: Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Books Mentioned Today:
7 Habits of Highly Effective Kids
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Cultivate
Self-Care: Hold hands on the couch with your spouse, lover, or partner. Take the time to pretend like you’re 17 or 21 again & dating. Maybe watch a TV show, music video or movie from that time period too. J Nurture your relationship. If it’s healthy, it makes you stronger and better.
Play Idea: Nature Crayon Art. Take blank white sheets of paper and old crayons without wrappers on a walk. Teach your kids how to make rubbings, lay your piece of paper across a texture that is not flat. Then start rubbing the crayon across while pressing down on the paper, the pattern underneath should start to appear. This works great with fallen leaves, tree park, sidewalks, sewer drains, and the bottom of sneakers. For older kids, send them out and have them create a texture scavenger hunt for you .
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Making friends with time
Childhood is a 940 weeks, don’t fall for the quick trick fixes. Growth takes time. To learn more about ages and stages of kids, check out books by Louise Bates Ames.
Maya Angelou said, “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
Self-Care:
Idea One: Stop the emergency feeling by taking three deep breaths and washing your face with cold water.
Idea Two: Send dancing cat gifs to a friend over text message, this creates a natural pause where you shift your focus of energy to HUMOR.
Play Idea: Get the book Pete’s A Pizza from the library or Amazon. Read it, play the game the boy and the father play. Then make homemade pizza—I like to cheat and use Naan or English Muffins for the crust. If you’re more adventures try this two ingredient crust recipe that uses Greek yogurt and flour.
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“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.”
Self-Care:
1) Take Social Media off your phone for one week
2) Unfollow accounts that unleash the comparison impulse
3) Make a list of things to do instead of scrolling
Play Idea:
APPLES, Johnny Appleseed's Birthday is September 26.
Taste them, bake them, paint them, turn them into volcanoes.
This episode is about my hurricane evacuation and helping re-frame what makes a bad day.
I'm back! Don't forget to find me on Instagram to chat after listening. https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
Self-Care: Write down the phrase "If this is the worst thing that happens today, it's still a good day" on a sticky note or phone alarm. Give yourself permission to be okay with things not being perfect.
Learn more about my coach Jonathan Roche and strength training workouts at www.energyup.co
Play Idea: Create Diet Coke Fountains with Mentos! Watch how to do it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwyMcV9emmc
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I'm hoping to get an episode out on Monday for you about Hurricane Dorian and my families adventure with it. We were very blessed and it was a mild event at our house even though we had a mandatory evacuation. Thank you for following along with our escapades at @Everyday_Runner_Christy on Instagram.
Now onto a fan favorite--- Long Days & Short Years.
Re-releasing this episode while I prep for Hurricane Dorian.
"Let’s talk EVERYDAY HABITS”
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
In this episode, I share how I’m doing with my simple, but not easy daily goals for 2019.
One mile every day
- Bantering with my kids
- Daily Outside Time and 250 Hours
Yoga/Stretching
- No cell phone in my bedroom.
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Self-Care Action
Set an alarm on your phone to go to bed. Want more challenge? Leave your phone in a different room and ignore it for the first hour of your day.
Play Idea:
Move cotton balls around your dining room table with only the power of breath through a straw. Can you make a heart-shaped course for it? Will this be a new Valentine tradition?
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This episode is about compliments!
Variety is the spice of life, so let’s learn new ways to compliment our kids. If you only used cinnamon ALL the time, would it still taste good?
ProTip: Start with an observation, then add a character trait.
Christy Tip: Interjections! Pretend your Mr. Rogers.e
Want to read the book I mentioned?
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Self-Care: Draw a Zentangle. It’s meditative and creative. Here's a YouTube video to start you off.
Play Idea: Set up an indoor camping experience. Use your real tent if you have space, nature sounds, tape stars on the ceiling, spooky stories, don’t forget songs to sing by a fake campfire. And s’mores!
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This episode is all about not losing your sh*t with your kids. There's a couple of swear words in this episode, nothing huge, but warning for little ears.
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https://www.carlanaumburg.com/
Today’s guest is Carla Naumburg. I connected with her over Instagram when another author shared Carla’s newest book cover. I knew that I really needed to read this book and that YOU would probably want to read it too. Carla Naumburg, PhD, LICSW is a parent coach, writer, and speaker. She lives outside of Boston with her husband, two young daughters, and two totally insane cats. And she’s FUNNY!
Book Tour information: I want to go to the event in Florida in May! https://www.carlanaumburg.com/my-speaking/
Self-Care: Be compassionate with yourself. Stop yourself from speaking unkindly—just once. (& repeat as much as you can).
Play Idea: Watch a TV show together like Nailed It! Laugh and bond. Or listen to an audiobook or podcast. Carla suggests Wow in the World or Pants on Fire! Stay with your kids while they listen, and enjoy it.
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This episode is all about being a calm and connected parent.
Sarah of Parenting Solution Finders helps guide parents without judgment because she’s been there. Her parenting changed when she realized her kids might not want to visit home, when they grow up.
www.ParentingSolutionFinders.com
33% of the time is your research based goal for being a rock star parent.
Learn how to listen for your shark music.
Flip your lid—YouTube video.
Here’s how to bring your cortex back online
- Count backwards from 5 (5-4-3-2-1)
- Take the deepest breath possible, super slowly
- Picture the best case scenario & share it
- Throw out two things you are thankful for?
- Assess: Am I calm right now? Can I engage with empathy?
www.ParentingSolutionFinders.com
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Self-Care: Take 5 minutes to journal or just be by yourself. Sit in silence, nibble chocolate. You are not just mom, you are an incredible human being. You are amazing. w
Play Idea: Play piggy or monkey in the middle! This game involves at least three people, and you toss an object back and forth and the person in the middle tries to intercept it!
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This episode is all about Doing Less with Kate Northrop.
Kate’s new book is found on Amazon or her website, https://katenorthrup.com/book
“Our menstrual cycle is so much more than what our sex education taught us.
The menstrual cycle has four distinct seasons that represent the energy of winter, spring, summer and fall. Women’s hormones cycle every 28 days-ish.”
Kate’s number one DO LESS recovery hack tool is getting more sleep. Choose sleep, keep your cool later.
Don’t miss tips for planning, boundaries and helping our kids grow into adults who honor their energetic cycles. She shares amazing content on Instagram as @KateNorthrup.
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Self-Care:
Take 3 minutes to lay on the floor or on the grass outside and be still.
Play Idea:
Turn on music & have a dance party! Pick a random song and find the meaning for you in the moment. If you don’t want to pick on random, listen to the Broadway songs from Newsies!
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This episode is 5 moving tips!
- Use google street view to get excited and make a list of walkable places
- Bring cookies to your new neighbors, you don’t have to wait or make them homemade.
- Practice getting lost and making it home without a GPS
- Get your library card—it’s not just for books.
- Make a goal--- Parks, pizza, bike paths
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Self-Care:
Prioritize the Basics—4 minimum activities a day. Water before coffee, veggies at lunch, wash your face, & a minute walking. Try it for 5 days in a row.
Play Idea:
Make a list of local city parks within 5-20 minutes of your house. Which ones have you never been to? Visit them and rate them with stars.
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Self-Care:
Draw your big rocks jar. Write the words I get to on top of the page to remind you how many choices you have in life.
Enjoy this YouTube clip-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZvL4as2y0
Play Idea:
Find a short easy reader picture book and try to read it in a British accent, US southern accent, Indian accent, French accent, NYC accent, and any other accent you can think of.
This episode is about mosquito bites in relationships.
Pre-Treat: Notice when you're going to put yourself in a space that might trigger you. I'm going to choose to use a hand lotion to help me pause.
After a bite:Verbalize that you have a sensitivity. Apologize if needed. Then spend quality positive time to rebuild and heal. 5 minutes can do amazing things.
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Self-Care:
Make a face mask with fresh produce. I love face masks made with avocado, bananas or strawberries.
Play Idea:
Make a scavenger hunt around your house for your kids. You can use drawings or riddles as clues. I like making the treasure a special family dinner—BACKWARDS meal, where you eat dessert first.
This is the pre-made kit we own.
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This episode is about my three year running streak.
As of 7-5-19 I've ran 1,100 days in a row.
https://www.runeveryday.com/
Tolling of the Boats on Youtube
Tips!
- Set a minimum daily amount that’s small
- Set an end date
- Tell people!
- Take lots of photos-- I made a photo book of my first year of sweaty selfies.
- If you can’t run, set an intentional movement streak.
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Self-Care:
Do a mile with me! Run, bike, gallop, swim. Then take a sweaty selfie! Use the #OnemilewithChristy
Play Idea:
Dance the Hokey-Pokey! Don’t forget to use names—“We put Christy in! We put Christy out! We put Christy in. And she shakes it all about! We do the hokey-pokey and we turn ourselves around. That’s what it’s all about!”
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This episode is a Honest Check With Yourself (Part 4 of 4)
This is the fourth episode in a four part series talking about hypervigilance.
The episode starts with a reminder to ask your friend who has it all together if they are really okay.
“Wellness is a state of action.”
You can observe and plan ahead for hypervigilance.
Here’s the Will Smith video I mention.
Two ways to take responsibility:
1—BREATHE—Here’s the story about mice.
2- Set alarms and to refocus on your obituary values.
James Wedmore explains integrity.
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Self-Care:
Write a Ta-Da list! Focus on all the things you’ve done in 2019. No action is too small to be celebrated. This is your personal list, don’t compare it to other peoples. High-five!
Play Idea: Play with water!
Squirt guns, water balloons, trap things in ice and melt it.
Just have fun together.
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This episode is on Always on Alert Part 3
Recovering—Sharpen the Saw
This is part three of a four part series.
This idea is from the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Here’s a quick tip sheet on just habit 7.
There are many variations on this book for children, https://amzn.to/2WXn1diteens, families and schools.
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Self-Care:
Journal, go on a date, go for a walk with a friend, do a facebook post or instagram story to gather ideas on how to sharpen your saw.
When you have a list, write it and then post it on your fridge or in your bedroom. Ask your spouse to help you stay honest to your vision and help them too.
Play Idea:
Have a Family Sharpen the Saw Day! Set up events for each part of the saw to do as a family.
Heart- Write or draw a note to a loved one
Body- Jump rope or play tag
Mind- Answer trivia questions or play a math game
Soul- Meditate, Pray, Visit your church, do yoga
Also take the time to watch Jane Yolen read Owl Moon—this book shows this habit well.
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This episode is on Being on Alert Part 2.
Strength = Fitness + Belonging + (Identity)2
This is part two of a four part series where I unpack how to be aware of care-giver stress and tools on how to reduce checking out and burning out. This week we unpacked the equation of how to be strong.
The book Atomic Habits by James Clear was mentioned in this episode.
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Self-Care:
- Move your body
- Text 3 friends for words about you
- Write your obituary and dig for your core values and identity
Play Idea:
Print a map of the US, clip it to clipboard and use it to track all the different license plates you see.
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This episode is on HYPERVIGILANCE.
Hypervigilance as a caregiver is taking is the state of giving yourself for the needs of others.
Signs of Burn-Out:
- Desire for social interaction at home
- Unwillingness to engage in activities not related to your area of hyper-vigilance.
- Reduced interaction with non-parent/work friends
- Procrastination with decision making
- Non-involvement with family activities. You might be present, but not engaged.
- I “usta” syndrome
This is part one of a four part series where I unpack how to be aware of care-giver stress and tools on how to reduce checking out and burning out.
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Self-Care:
Track your mood. Set an alarm on your phone and use the notes app to gain awareness.
Play Idea:
National Doughnut Day! Enjoy! The first Friday in June is always national doughnut day, use this or another silly holiday to make a new family tradition.
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Which do you think is more important: hellos or goodbyes?
Self-Care:
Kick your feet up and read a magazine
Play Idea:
Roll a story. Grab a die and write a story as a family, each family member can only add the number of words that they roll.
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This episode is PLANNING FOR SUMMER FUN.
Here’s my four step-plan for summer planning-
- What’s going on? Take a honest look at what your summer looks like.
- Brainstorm all the ideas & post a list on the fridge
- Look at your weeks and days.
- DON’T FORGET YOU!
A gift for you! Bit.ly/summerbingo2019
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Self-Care & Play Idea:
Paint outside! Grab watercolors and clipboards of paper and enjoy the nature around you.
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This episode is about being an INTROVERT MOM.
Check out the b ook by Jamie C. Martin, it’s a great gift!
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Self-Care:
Watch these three awesome TED Talks on being an introvert. Then have a heart to heart with the person who helps you parent, to add space for you to refill your cup.
Play Idea:
Play the Quiet Game. Start a stopwatch and see who can go the longest without talking; this game is perfect for traveling in heavy traffic. I like to reward with gum or doughnuts if the quiet lasted for than five minutes. J
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This episode is a gift to you.
This episode is a pep talk/ affirmation/ moving meditation.
You are worthy and enough.
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Playtime with Tweens and Teens
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-- Everyday Runner Christy
--Play4LifeMoms
Here are all the articles I read to prepare for this show
https://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/05/downtime-is-critical-for-teens-during-these-developmental-and-often-overscheduled-years/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/201110/down-time-parents-and-adolescents
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/for-parents/articles/2017-09-28/is-your-child-getting-enough-real-downtime
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/07/reclaiming-downtime
https://moneywisemoms.com/encouraging-tweens-to-play/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/04/04/stress-blood-pressure-cholesterol-nature/3362288002/
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/02/20/most-u-s-teens-see-anxiety-and-depression-as-a-major-problem-among-their-peers/
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/02/teen-mental-health-worries/583531/
Take away tips from Christy:
- 10 minutes of downtime with our tweens 1:1 each day
- Bonus if your downtime is outside!
- Watch your words—90% encourgament, 10% bossy pants
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Self-Care:
15 minutes of kindness—set a timer and leave as many kind messages on social media that you can.
Play Idea:
Geocache, go to the beach, forest, cook together, shoot hoops, make cookies, go for coffee. Pick a play idea that your oldest child will find irresistible.
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"Humanize Motherhood with Emotions"
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Self-Care: Print, draw or paint a weel of emotions for your fridge.
Play Idea: Kick Ball!
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Meal Prep Tips and Tricks
Lunch:
- Make a veggie tray that you can always grab first
- Don’t forget cheese, crackers, and meat
- Make PB&J by the loaf and freeze
- Have your kids make their own lunches
Breakfast
- Reduce the choices. Keep it simple and independent.
- Double recipes when you bake and freeze half
- Pre-made single serving smoothie bags
- Write and post a daily menu
Dinner
- Write and post a menu
- Pay for meal planning services to stream
- Meal delivery boxes
What to do at the table:
- Worst and the Best
- Conversation Jar with ice-breaker questions
- Notice the Good ly/noticegood
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Self-Care:
Take photos of ordinary dinner times with your family. Document so you can savor it later.
Play Idea:
Shadow Puppets! Perfect for rainy April days and waiting out Tornado warnings.
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Boredom Riff: Bonus Episode
A quick 6 minute pep talk to build space for boredom.
Inspired? Go find the book Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi
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Self-Care Action & Play Idea:
Be BORED together, aim for 5 minutes, see if you can grow it into a whole hour or day.
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Notice the Good, not the perfect.
How often do you wait to compliment and admire the good. Or are you waiting for perfect?
Noticing the good and giving appropriate compliments can completely change the atmosphere around you.
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Self-Care Action
Unfollow people on social media that don’t help you notice the good. You can always add them again later.
Play Idea:
Tongue Twisters! The goal is to share a moment that leads to laughter, be silly. Let everyone find one to try—even the tiniest talkers can try this. Have older kids—find tongue twisters in the foreign language they are studying.
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“What’s Saving My Life Right Now.”
Let’s have a girlfriend chat about 5 things that are making my life amazing right now.
Inspired by Emily P. Freeman's Blog-- https://emilypfreeman.com/what-we-learned-winter-2019/
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Self-Care Action
Binge watch a few favorite tv episodes with your feet up on the couch. DO NOT Fold Laundry.
Play Idea:
Visit a new park or trail this week. If you’re adventurous add Letterboxing or Geocaching to your trip.
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"High Quality Leisure”
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
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Self-Care Action
Reach out to a friend who has a hobby you want to learn and just ask about how they started. No need to even start this week. Just be curious and start a conversation.
Play Idea:
Reuse paper rolls left from wrapping paper, toilet paper and paper towel.
https://www.astrosociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/D2-Toilet_Paper_Solar_System.pdf
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"Let’s talk Collection Dance”
The Collection Dance can be found in these two books:
Hold onto Your Kids by Dr. Gordon Neufeld https://amzn.to/2Od9JC1
Rest Play Grow by Dr. Deborah MacNamara https://amzn.to/2O4VCOS
Remember it has 4 simple parts.
- Move into their space
- Make eye contact to solicit a smile
- Get a nod
- A ritual that shows warmth—physical touch, joke
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Self-Care Action
Invite a friend’s family over for dinner. Use paper plates. Scruffy hospitality is welcome! Just work on building a village.
Play Idea:
Analog Pokémon Go
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"Let’s talk Worst Mom/Best Mom”
In this episode, I talk about why sometimes I feel like a bad mom and why I think it is a load of total poppy diapers.
You have 940 weeks or 6,574 days to just keep trying.
Take your photo! Post it on social media- let your friends know about this podcast episode and use the tag #worstmombestmom
Let’s start a grass-roots movement to liberate other parents from guilt from experts.
Just keep trying!
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Self-Care Action
Sit and breathe for one minute and repeat the words “I am doing my best, just keep trying” with every inhale.
Play Idea:
Sing the song Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes as fast as possible. Try it out in different languages and see who falls over first.
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"Let’s talk Spiraling Up”
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Rabbit! Rabbit! Learn more about this game played on the first of every month here.
Picture book of a downward spiral- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day To learn more about “Spiraling Up” https://www.bodykindnessbook.com/ Body Kindness by Rebecca Scritchfield RDN 2019 is the year of bantering with our kids. Let’s embrace water cooler conversations that increase positive interactions and attachment. Want to do it together? Consider joining my VIP Group. www.play4lifemoms.com
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Self-Care Action
Grab paper & pencil and write a spiral up of self-respect, kindness, and love for your week.
Play Idea:
Grab the flashlights and glow-sticks and play tag or hide and seek in the dark.
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"Let’s talk MARATHON LESSONS”
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This week’s episode is about the lessons I learned while training for a marathon on February 10th, 2019.
--Have Big Scary Dreams
--Find Friends
--Know your local streets
--Prioritize Rest—run walk run
--Be true to yourself. Research and tweak
--Don’t Quit, just go slower to go fast.
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Self-Care Action
Go for a walk and try throwing in a running interval.
For more about Run Walk Run go to http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/marathon-training/
Play Idea:
Don’t forget to enjoy the time in the car with your kids. Tell jokes, play games, sing poorly.
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"Let’s talk SELF COMPASSION”
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This week’s episode is just self-care and play tips. I’m busy enjoying my family and recovering from my second marathon. Next week (Episode 16) I’ll be chatting about the parallels between motherhood and marathons.
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Self-Care Action
Test your self-compassion. https://self-compassion.org/test-how-self-compassionate-you-are/
During the day write down all the things you did. At the end of the day read the list of everything you accomplished and give yourself credit.
Play Idea:
Make homemade bubbles! Blow them inside the bath. Blow them in the shower. Or make bubble foam with your blender for the ultimate sensory experience.
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"Let’s talk EVERYDAY HABITS”
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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
In this episode, I share how I’m doing with my simple, but not easy daily goals for 2019.
One mile every day
- Bantering with my kids
- Daily Outside Time and 250 Hours
Yoga/Stretching
- No cell phone in my bedroom.
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Self-Care Action
Set an alarm on your phone to go to bed. Want more challenge? Leave your phone in a different room and ignore it for the first hour of your day.
Play Idea:
Move cotton balls around your dining room table with only the power of breath through a straw. Can you make a heart-shaped course for it? Will this be a new Valentine tradition?
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"Let’s talk about RISKY play and kids.”
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In this episode, I share why RISK is important for our kids and us.
Pick up Julie Bogart’s book The Brave Learner at https://thebravelearner.com/
Here are the TED talks I watched to prepare this:
5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do
The Decline of Play
Let Kids Take Risks
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Self-Care Action:
Brainstorm ways you want to add RISK to your life. Leave a post-it note on the fridge of your ideas.
Play Idea:
Embrace risk together- and lick a 9V battery.
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"Let’s talk LONG days.”
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“The days are long but the years are short.” Gretchen Rubin
In this episode, I share four tips on how to shift the LONG days of mothering.
- 940 weekends
- Remember the end goal
- Be safe & silly, don’t get swept away
- Weekly no matter what
Books that keep me safe & silly. These are affiliate links.
The Orange Rhino
The Book With No Pictures
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Self-Care Action:
Download an app that helps your practice breathing mindfully.
Play Idea:
Build an indoor teamwork obstacle course—everyone has to finish together. Relay races, wheelbarrow, crap walk holding hands. The goal is to focus on having a common goal.
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"Let's talk about just five minutes.”
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Do only five minutes of play count? It sure does! In this episode, I share a slew of five-minute play and self-care ideas. Did you know each day has 288 5 minute segments?
Here are two book titles about the idea of the compound interest. (These are both affiliate links)
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Anno’s Magic Seeds by Mitsumassa Anno
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Self-Care Action:
Don’t wait for someday! Use your fancy dishes and cloth napkins this week. Treat yourself to a five-star dining experience at home. Make sure to include your favorite dessert.
Play Idea:
Once this week, choose to play Simon Says instead of scrolling Instagram or Facebook for five minutes.
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"Let's talk about having low energy.”
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Parenting is a lot of energy output—but what do you do when you find yourself low on energy. In this episode, I coach you through parent tips, high energy play ideas for when you are low energy, and simple low energy play invitations. Also, I share with you the thing I wish I would have done more of when I’ve been in low energy seasons.
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Self-Care Action:
Take off the socks, plant your feet on the ground and SHAKE your hips. Loosen up and feel the movement through your core.
Play Idea:
Fold cootie catchers! You can make them an exercise device, reading practice or as an ice breaker to banter with your kids.
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"Let's talk about New Year goals.”
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Goals are all the rage at the start of a new year, but I’m a year-long goal failure. Set monthly family fun activity goals, and tiny small flexible daily habits.
The books I mention in this episode are:
Atomic Habits (affiliate link) by James Clear
Parenting with Love (affilate link) by Glenn Latham
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Self-Care Action:
Write a list of 100 ways 2018 was awesome. Bonus, write a snail mail card to someone who made your list of 100.
Play Idea:
Hand-Clap games! When was the last time you played Patty Cake or Miss Mary Mack? Bring back these nostalgic retro games by teaching them to your kids this week.
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"Let's talk about my favorite parenting books-- non-fiction and fiction."
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Here's a quick recap of the non-fiction books mentioned today.
Hold Onto Your Kids by Dr. Gordon Neufeld
Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne
Your X-Year Old by Louise Bates Ames
Hands Free Mama by Rachel Macy Stafford
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Play by Dr. Stuart Brown
Here's the rundown of my top fiction parenting books.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Today's Self-Care Tip:
Give away books you've already read and talk about them with your friends. Readers need other readers. Need a simpler idea? Go place one of the books above on hold at your library.
Play Idea: Fold a paper into thirds. Assign each person a third of the paper to draw on secretly. The top third is for the head, the middle for the torso, and the bottom for legs and feet. Here's a blog post about with photos.
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"Let's talk about traveling with kids and ENJOYING IT."
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Listen for my best travel tips and one AWESOME ONE from my friend Sara. You can find her on Instagram here.
The tips range from mindset, snacks, screen-free games, audiobooks, movement ideas, and screens.
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Self-Care Action:
Include yourself in the travel plans-- bring snacks YOU like, favorite music, your favorite hand gell, a clean shirt for YOU in case theirs a spill or sick kid. Speak up and lean on your spouse for help and offer them a break too if you notice they need it.
Play Idea:
The whole episode is full of play ideas-- go listen again. ;) Don't forget your free PDF of games too.
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"Let's talk about the Joy of Missing Out"
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Listen for my take on JOMO and why I think it matters for 80-year-old Christy and 80-year-old you.
Self-Care Action:
Do one teeny tiny house-hold task that will bring you calm and peace. The task should be one that you've been putting off but will take you under 5 minutes to do.
Play Idea:
Make homemade play dough! Here are my favorite gluten-free versions so I can play too. Play Dough or Oven Bake Clay.
Need more of a challenge-- put on blindfolds and sculpt without being able to see. I suggest trying to build a snowman.
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Welcome to this listener requested episode.
Thanks, Nicole!
"Ideas for the mom who wants to connect, but HATES imaginative play"
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Listen for my 4 tips on pretend play. I'll share with you two ways to say yes AND two ways to say no.
Self-Care Action:
Sing a holiday song, loudly and off-key. My favorite song to sing right now is this mash-up of the 12 Days of Christmas. The 2018 version is on their new CD on Amazon (affiliate link). Not convinced? Read more here: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/find-your-voice-through-singing/
Play Idea:
ABC Game. 1) Pick a broad general topic--food, animal, song titles, peoples names. 2) Start with the person who said I'm bored first. The first person says a word that starts with the letter A. The second person says letter B... 3) A more complicated version is making the person say letter A, letter B, letter C...
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Today's episode is about what boring self-care is and why it matters.
Self Care Task: Make a list of 5 micro-actions (90 seconds or less) that you can do before bedtime that will make you feel light and joy.
Here are the coloring pencils Christy likes. (affiliate link)
Favorite coloring books. (affiliate link)
Play: Today's play idea is to play hopscotch. If your family needs a challenge google hopscotch from around the world.
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Self-Care Task:
Make a homemade face mask or buy one and wear it while watching a holiday film. It's okay if you don't have time for the movie, you can still wear the face mask.
Play Idea:
Telephone game! Play the game telephone but use holiday lyrics as the secret messages.
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Episode 2--The 7 Patterns of Play!
These patterns are from the National Institue for Play.
Self-Care:
Think of the feeling you want to go to bed at night. Set an alarm on your phone at 8:15 AM, 1:15 PM, and 7:45 PM.
Play Activity:
Mirror-Mirror. Who can copycat each other's faces and actions the best?
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Episode One--What is play?
Play is purposeless, all-consuming and fun!
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Self-Care Task:
Facial Massage. Start at the middle of your forehead and work your way down towards your chin and neck. Relax with deep breaths and feel your touch.
Play Idea!
You'll need a sheet or towel today, and stuffed animals or balloons.
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A podcast for moms on the go who want to refill their cups with simple self-care ideas and to connect with their children through play. Learn more about Christy Thomas at www.play4lifemoms.com