Parent Self Care 7/20/23 Parent Self Care 7/20/23

Embracing Nature: 11 Ways to Start Your Gentle Self-Care Journey for Parents that are Less Comfortable in the Great Outdoors

As caretakers, it's easy to lose sight of our own well-being amid the hustle and bustle of life with kids. While the idea of spending time in nature might seem daunting for those who aren't particularly outdoorsy, immersing yourself in natural surroundings can be a rejuvenating self-care practice. In this blog, we will explore how even “non-outdoorsy” parents can embrace nature as a means of finding moments of peace, presence, and joy.

Parent Self Care 11/7/22 Parent Self Care 11/7/22

15 Self-Care Books for Younger Kids

These are my favorite books to introduce kids to the concept of self-care and emotional wellbeing as a school-based mental health clinician. This list is focused on elementary school kids that are ages five to ten.

Parent Self Care 4/29/22 Parent Self Care 4/29/22

Grow Your Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Skills through Journaling

Get a sneak peek inside the new guided journal that accompanies the book, “Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy” by Shauna Shapiro, PhD. The post highlights journaling research and five benefits of mindfulness and self-care for parents. You’ll also read the story behind my mindfulness practice that started over a decade ago in my first graduate school class with none other than Shauna Shapiro, PhD!

Parent Self Care 2/7/22 Parent Self Care 2/7/22

7 Benefits of Self-Compassion for Children and Parents

Most people think self-compassion is only tender, but it can also be fierce. Find out the surprising benefits of self-compassion and download your FREE self-compassion poster.

Parent Self Care 11/1/21 Parent Self Care 11/1/21

An Introduction to Mindfulness for Busy Parents: Get Your FREE eBook

Get your 14-page eBook featuring mindfulness qualities, meditations, informal mindfulness activities, mindfulness books and resources + more!

Parent Self Care 9/17/21 Parent Self Care 9/17/21

Self-Care for the Senses Poster

In my job as a school-based mental health clinician I support families in coping with symptoms of anxiety. I created this self-care for the senses poster to help kids and parents come back to the present instead of focusing on the future. I hope these self-care ideas offer a soothing energy for your senses!

Parent Self Care 9/6/21 Parent Self Care 9/6/21

Using The Vitality Wheel to Enhance Your Self-Care: 8 Ways to Boost Vitality by Psychologist Suzy Reading

Suzy Reading is a psychologist and author that created The Vitality Wheel, which is central to her self-care work. The Vitality Wheel includes eight areas that help people live a life of zest and vitality. Also, grab your FREE Vitality Wheel Self-Care worksheet.

Parent Self Care 8/17/21 Parent Self Care 8/17/21

Meeting Back-to-School Jitters with Self-Compassion

Help your child navigate the back-to-school transition with self-compassion. You can also get a FREE back-to-school guide that features parents scrips + 6 ways for kids to practice being kind to themselves.

Parent Self Care 8/13/21 Parent Self Care 8/13/21

Learning from Parental Burnout + Creating Your Relapse Prevention Plan

Many parents have grown desensitized to burnout, as it has become so commonplace during COVID. While parental burnout is not a clinical diagnosis, it should be taken seriously because it often functions as a low-level depression. Learn how to create your own parental burnout relapse prevention plan and access parental burnout resources.

Parent Self Care 3/11/21 Parent Self Care 3/11/21

The Anniversary of Pandemic Parenting: 6 Ways to Cope + Resource Guide

We are still living through this pandemic as we mark the anniversary of this ongoing traumatic experience. It can be helpful to be aware of the anniversary effect so that these waves of grief aren’t experienced as backtracking in the healing process. Symptoms of grief and trauma continue to pop up for various reasons even though time passes, you aren’t doing anything wrong, and it’s actually part of the healing process. Click to learn 6 coping tools + for a curated resource guide to help parents begin to heal from trauma and loss after a year of pandemic parenting.

Parent Self Care 2/14/21 Parent Self Care 2/14/21

One Mother’s Love Letter to Starbucks

Sometimes Starbucks is all the self-care you need. Read more to learn the integral role Starbucks played in my self-care routine when my children were very young in addition to learning about a mindful coffee break you can do in under five minutes.

Parent Self Care 9/2/20 Parent Self Care 9/2/20

September is National Self-Care Awareness Month

Get your free downloadable self-care calendar to celebrate National Self-Care Awareness month!

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