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The podcast is by Christy Thomas
I'm back from my break & realizing I need to go back to the basics. I hope you enjoy practicing inhales and exhales.
Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy
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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.
Keep the conversation going on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/
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/
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.
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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. DaviesWHAT 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:
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.
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!
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