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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.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
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
Talking Points
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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0:00 Okay, it's time for another Monday Pep Talk. So here we go.
0:06 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.
2:50 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
Transcribed by https://otter.ai
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You're going to love this episode about Negative Thoughts and Sticky Brains with Nicole Libin, PhD.
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
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