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5 Ways to Harness the Power of Meditation Today
It’s not surprising that working mothers are stressed out. Managing your career and shouldering most of the child-rearing and household responsibilities isn’t just exhausting. It also puts a toll on our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This eventually leads to taking out our frustrations to our loved ones or serious alignments including high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, and sleep deprivation. It can also affect your memory, digestive system, and libido. You may even experience skin breakouts and hair loss. How can we counter this stress? One of the most effective, and immediate, is through meditation and relaxation. The benefits of meditation have long been studied. In fact,…
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75 Stress and Anxiety Quotes To Help You Relax and Put Your Mind At Ease
I’m hardly surprised that most of us experience stress and anxiety on a daily basis. It’s a part of being a working mother and juggling so many responsibilities. What is concerning is that 72 percent of people who have daily stress and anxiety say it interferes with their lives at least moderately. And, when left untreated, can cause severe mental and physical alignments. Thankfully, there are a number of ways to overcome stress and anxiety. These include simple breathing exercises, meditation, exercising, learning how to say “no,” managing your time effectively, and asking for help when you need it. However, sometimes all you need are some inspiring and uplifting words…
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Stressed and Anxious? Just Breathe
Between your career, family obligations, and whatever else life decides to throw at us, it’s no surprise that we’re overwhelmed and stressed. When stress continues to pile-up, however, it can negatively effect your mind, body, behavior, and mood. In fact, chronic stress can be so harmful that some have begun calling it the “silent killer.” As I’ve previously written, there are several different ways that you can de-stress. But, what if you don’t have time for a 60-minute workout or can’t wait until the weekend to decompress? The answer is to just breathe. Breathing techniques can be done anywhere and at anytime. Even better, deep breathing is extremely effective because…
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Episode #8: Managing Childhood Stress
While we hate to see our children deal with stress and anxiety, it is a normal part of childhood. Most of the time this is a phase. This means that the stress and anxiety your child is experiencing is only temporary. For example, if my son made a mistake playing football he may be upset with himself for a day or two. However, if he couldn’t let this go after an extended period of time, then this becomes concerning. In other words, if you believe that your child frequently seems anxious or stressed, you can’t leave that unchecked. If so, they could end-up performing poorly in school or become depressed.…
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6 Tips For a Work-Free Vacation
Summer is here — which means if you aren’t already on vacation then you may have on coming-up soon. While the whole point of a vacation is to get away and recharge most of us fail to do so. It’s even been found by Glassdoor that 2 in 3 Americans work while on vacation. As a mom and small business owner I realize that you probably can’t completely unplug, but here 5 tips you can use so that you can actually enjoy your time away and return feeling rejuvenated. 1. Write a prioritized list. These are your most important tasks that need to be finished before you leave for vacation.…
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Good News for the Dissatisfied, Stressed, and Over-Worked Mom
Today’s discussion is to offer hope for all of the stressed out, over worked, and dissatisfied mom’s of the world. As a mom things pile up. We are responsible for ourselves, our spouses, our children, our homes, our pets, our jobs, our laundry, our yards, and the list goes on and on. This can feel overwhelming and insurmountable on most days of the week. But today I am going to offer you another option. The option is not to escape your reality, although at times that is necessary, but to change our perspective of our situations. First, please note our perception is our reality. Second, we are in complete control…
