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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:
- take pictures of flowers, text them to people
- 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.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
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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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You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast
Don't forget to leave a rating or review. Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
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Practice stretching and feeling your body. Let's be starfish.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
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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
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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Practice regulating your body by holding a tinman posture and then letting your body be wiggly like cooked spaghetti.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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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.
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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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).
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 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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Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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Breathe With Me #110: Muscle Relaxation
You are exactly the right mom for your kids. I am so glad to know you.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast
Don't forget to leave a rating or review. Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
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