Practically Speaking Mom: Intentional Mom, Strong Family
Do you long to be a more intentional mom but you feel overwhelmed or weary or just don't have a clear path to the next step toward a successful family life? The Practically Speaking MOM, Val Harrison, is here to bring some order to the chaos and some focus to the confusion. You don’t have to be the perfect mom to have a strong family, you need a plan! Join author, speaker, mother of seven, mother-in-law of four, and grandma of five, as she shares wisdom and encouragement about the six areas of an intentional mom's life. You'll learn from her years of experience, successes, mistakes and redemption. Val and her husband Rich have been married 32 years and she's been homeschooling for 25 years. This podcast covers all stages of parenting, from babies to toddlers to teens and beyond. Val wants to encourage you to not become weary in your work as an intentional mom, "Even with all its unique personalities, imperfections and scars; your family is God's masterpiece. Your efforts matter in this worthy journey of motherhood." Galatians 6:9 says, "Do not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time you'll reap a harvest if you do not give up." Let's walk this marathon journey of motherhood TOGETHER, right here, on the Practically Speaking MOM podcast, the place for an intentional mom to build a strong family.
Practically Speaking Mom: Intentional Mom, Strong Family
45. Managing STRESS in Mom and Child, Pt 3: Counteracting the Harmful Impact w/ Guest Amanda Colliatie, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Pt 3 of Managing STRESS in Mom & Child: Counteracting the Harmful Impacts of Stress w/ guest Amanda Colliatie, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
(Be sure to checkout the coordinating blog post on Val's website)
In this episode Amanda shares all of these Buffers to Stress:
*How to have Good Sleep Habits
*STATUE PARENTING for teens and tweens
*The role of Exercise and a Healthy Diet in diminishing the affects of stress including reducing inflammation
* PLANNING AHEAD - when we have a plan we feel like we have structure and this also REDUCES TIME URGENCY. Find things you can do slowly ON PURPOSE.
*Deep Breathing, Prayer, Meditation
*Maximizing your best times of day to have an UP time and a DOWN time or rest time. Both are important.
*Quiet Family Time or Alone Quiet Time to de-stress
*Journaling (see the coordinating blog post to see a list of questions to use for de-stressing journaling)
*Mental Health - finding a buffering person, or a small group such as a church small group, where you feel safe sharing, or it could be that you need to reach out to a licensed therapist, such as Amanda.
All of these layers of human connection can help your mental health:
One on one buffer person
Small Group (such as a church small group)
Large Group worship
Therapist
And then sometimes, you may need to "ditch a group" if that group isn't helping your life or your relationships.
"It's important to remember that regardless of the stress that is going on, you are unbelievably powerful for buffering your family's stress. Studies show that you really only need to get it right about 35% of the time. You don't have to be perfect to have kids that are doing okay. So be encouraged!" Amanda Colliatie, LMFT
Val talks about how to get kids' on board with monitoring their stress levels and reminds us that kids' minds need time to create, problem solve, hear God's voice, reflect - Don't keep noise such as the t.v. or radio- as a CONSTANT wallpaper in their life. They need time for quiet, too!
This episode ends with Val and A
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