Episode 115: Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Survive September

Hello, hi! Today’s episode is one of my favourites, part of my “Five things” series for all of our episodes that end with the number 5. This episode is going to give us a way to focus on mindfulness during a chaotic season of family life: the month of September. The goal of the episode is to help you gain a sense of presence that you can continue to return to through the upheaval of a busy season of transitions.

 

Episode Summary

• Check in: I’ll share what’s going on these last few weeks and why I probably need today’s episode as much as anyone else. TLDR; parenting in September is A LOT y’all.
• The Five thing you can do right now to survive September, are all about remembering a lot of the things i’ve already been able to get good at over the last 5 years: Mindfulness, Presence, Setting Priorities and OinBoundaries, Self-compassion, Rest.
• One of the first things we can do around our survival of September is to set boundaries on our self-talk and how we manage meeting our own internal expectations: How can you talk to yourself in ways that represent a kinder and gentler perspective on your own expectations?
•  Use the acronym GRASS to remind yourself of this mindfulness practice:
  • G: Ground into the present moment
  • R: Remind yourself of what’s in your control (and what isn’t)
  • A: Acknowledge what’s working
  • S: Say thank you
  • S: Sleep and Rest

• Why is Mindfulness the perfect antidote to September? Because often time transitions bring up a host of limiting beliefs that usually make us feel overwhelmed, worried, anxious and frustrated. What mindfulness does is it bring more emotions to the table to keep those emotions company, which allow us to experience more emotional balance.
• You don’t have to do all of the letters in order BUT if you want to achieve Sleep/Rest, you will probably find a smoother path to good quality sleep if you do actually practice the grounding and mindfulness exercises first.

 

Other Episodes you might like:

Episode 113: Playing the Long Game in your Freedom from Domestic Struggles with author and coach Tami Hackbarth

Episode 107: From Anxiety to Action - How to reclaim your mental headspace with guest and coach Madeline Farquharson

Episode 108: From Self-Neglect to Self-Care - Prioritizing your Needs with guest and coach Madeline Farquarson

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