When You're at the End of Your Rope...Do This | Ep 8

14m · Inspiring Mama | A Happiness Podcast For Moms & Dads · 30 Sep 22:44

Learn a two-step exercise that will allow you to feel better fast when you are overtaken with feelings like anxiety, frustration, and overwhelm.

Whether it's a gassy newborn, a tantruming toddler, or a kid that won't stop asking why, life doesn't stop just because we are totally overwhelmed. Moms run the show. We still have to feed the baby, get the kids to school, and carry on with our responsibilities. A break is not always an immediate option, even though we are totally out of juice.

In this episode, host Lauren Fire teaches you how to shift your experience immediately to feel more like you can handle the immediate challenge. This practice can change your entire relationship with yourself.

Listeners can also download a FREE meditation track that pairs with this episode called How to Ground Yourself. Free at InspiringMama.com/InnerHug

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Your experience of any given situation is made up of 3 elements , your thoughts, emotions, and body tensions. You can use these elements to shift your experience of any given situation, while it's happening. We start here with your body. You can use your body to change your thoughts or emotions, just by changing the way you are moving and reducing the tension you are carrying. You can change your thoughts and emotions to by using the simple self-soothing practice taught in this episode. When you can calm and soothe yourself, you are unstoppable!

Bonus Track! Listeners can download a FREE meditation track called How to Ground Yourself at InspiringMama.com/InnerHug

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