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The podcast is by Christy Thomas
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!"
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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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 & check out the new website--
Don't forget to leave a rating or review. Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
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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.
Christy loves YumYum Boxes to explore the world from home with candy and snack foods. (Affiliate Link Below)
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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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.
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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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
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 & check out the new website--
Don't forget to leave a rating or review. Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Want to share a family play idea? Leave a message on SpeakPipe!
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
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
Brene Brown on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/3oEPsPKDhPVoNNL7pH5db6
Just for Fun:
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
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 & check out the new website--
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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.
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 & check out the new website--
Don't forget to leave a rating or review. Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
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Join me on Sunday, September 26 @ 4 PM EST for a Zoom Call all about this. Register Now: tinyurl.com/KeepCalmMotherOn
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.
Join me on Sunday, September 26 @ 4 PM EST for a Zoom Call all about this. Register Now: tinyurl.com/KeepCalmMotherOn
Join the Apple of My Eye 10 Challenge!
Let's do it together, motherhood is way too serious to do be serious all the time & way too important to do alone. I'll send you 10 days of prompts & we both can practice being the kind mom we want to be.
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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.
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 & check out the new website--
Don't forget to leave a rating or review. Email me Play4life.Christy@gmail.com
Want to share a family play idea? Leave a message on SpeakPipe!
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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