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Presented by: "Just in Time" Parenting Support, an individual support program by Family Moments
Day 3:
Stay calm yourself
As much as we want to find solution for our kids, the only way to be able to go through life with one (or many) emotionally intense kids is to regulate ourselves first. So today's all about finding ways to do just that! And let's be honest, anything that helps us calm can be apply to our kids too.
There's a few talks about why it's necessary, but practical exercise, so you can sample ways to regulate yourself and find the ones that work for you.
Goal of the day:
You need to regulate yourself first, let's find ways that works for YOU and that are sustainable long term!
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TO DO TODAY
I am an experienced personal trainer, yoga instructor, CEO & business owner, but most importantly, a mother. Becoming a mother was a dream come true and a nightmare realized all at the same time. I struggled with postpartum depression, extreme mom guilt and anxiety dictating my decision making. Having struggled on my own for so long, I was determined to change the narrative on motherhood. I take pride in helping my clients transform their lives.
As a coach, I spend time understanding the root cause of the issue, set milestones throughout the process, and celebrate when goals and dream scenarios are achieved. I've been recognized by moms of all ages, and stages of motherhood around the world, for my extraordinary commitment to empower them to feel their best, so they can give their best, to their families each day. Bottom line, I help moms have MORE GREAT DAYS!
How Busy Moms Prioritize Their Own Wellness
If you're anything like me, you probably seek straightforward steps and uncomplicated actions to ensure self-care, all without the burden of guilt for taking time away from your family.
Embrace this effortlessly enjoyable Bingo-style game that makes prioritizing your well-being a breeze. It's not only easy to navigate but also a delightful family activity!
Begin with a simple goal, like achieving one BINGO, and then challenge yourself to reach two or three, eventually conquering the entire board within a single day!
Enjoy the process, as every small, healthy choice you make throughout the day can accumulate into significant results in the long term!
Workshop
SELF CARE MOMENT OF THE DAY
Yoga For Busy Parents
Sarah Parise
(she/her)
This brief 15-minute yoga session is designed to alleviate stress, enhance mental clarity and focus, boost energy levels, and contribute to improved sleep. Prioritizing self-care isn't selfish; it's essential. To be at your best for your family, you deserve to experience your best self!
Dr. Gila (she/her) is a psychologist-turned-coach with a specialty in single parenting with connection, not perfection. She's also a psychologist and neuropsychologist in NYS, and, most importantly, she’s a single mom to an incredibly awesome, and rather strong-willed, kiddo. Her motto is: Even if you're on your own, you don't have to do it alone!
Self-care when you don’t have a moment to spare (no bubble baths required!)
No time for bubble baths? No problem! In this audio mini-course (with private podcast option), you’ll learn a new way to think about self-care, and powerful tools that actually make a difference. They might even help you create MORE time for the things you love!
Presentation
A New Way of Thinking About Self-Care
Dr. Gila
(she/her)
If "self-care" has become a 4-letter word, you're not alone. You know you "should" do it, but who has the time? In this video, Dr. Gila from Connection-Based Parenting shares a new way of thinking about self-care, and some concrete examples of how you can implement it in your messy, perfectly imperfect life.
Having 20 years of experience connecting with 1000s of families in schools, children’s hospitals and non-profit organizations since her teens, Aparna Venkataraman is the founder of Beauty In Parenting and is a worldwide parent coach, meditation-breathwork teacher, motivational speaker and wellness advocate for doTerra essential oils.
With her approachable nature, strong intuition and problem-solving skills, she guides parents of babies, toddlers and teens, couples and extended family to empower themselves and build healthy relationships with one another through effective communication, creating boundaries, self-care, confidence-building and lighthearted mindfulness techniques.
Self-Care & Priorities Chart
This colorful Self-Care & Priorities Chart printable helps you notice where your focus is going, stay organized and on top of your self-care time, feel more uplifted in your progress and celebrate wins weekly!
Presentation
Meditation for You and Your Child
Aparna Venkataraman
If you've been curious about what meditation is and how to start a practice for you or your child, this is for you! I share:
-The benefits of a meditation practice
-What a calm corner is and how you can create one anywhere, indoor or outdoors, on your budget
-Relevant client stories of how they created their own practice through my guidance
-A brief guided meditation to help you relax
I’m a first-class researcher, networker, and sharer of information. I love nothing more than helping others find the knowledge & resources they need. Oh, and I know how exactly how hard it is to support a struggling child.
Parenting my own 2 teens has taught me about unexpected things like anxiety and learning disabilities and the exhausting process of advocating with schools. After I became a resource for all of my friends - and their friends - I knew I couldn’t stop there. With Reframe Parenting, I’m sharing my hard won successes and strategies to save YOU time and heartache.
Teacher Communication Cheat Sheet
A framework (and questions!) for communicating with teachers even when things go sideways.
Presentation
Calm Communications: Working With Teachers (even when things get heated)
Scotti Weintraub
How to communicate with teachers to help your child be successful at school. Kindness and calmness go a long way. Be flexible when you can. Take the time you need to be calm when responding to teachers.
At Be About It Health & Wellness, I believe you already have what you need to create a life that aligns with your heart and honors your unique journey.
Heart-Happy, to me, is not just a phrase.
It’s my mantra for a fulfilled, wholesome life.
- Imagine taking a break without being drowned in the guilt of not being there for your family.
- Imagine the confidence boost from acing a presentation or a meeting where your ideas are heard and celebrated.
- Imagine communicating what your heart desires to your loved ones and being validated.
I get it if you lack the time or energy for this journey towards a heart-happy life.
But what makes Be About It coaching special is our commitment to YOU—showing up for yourself by engaging in small, achievable actions seamlessly woven into your current hustle. These aren't monumental changes; they're intentional, bite-sized steps.
Because, sis, every one of these small steps is a building block ready to support you through life's ups and downs, guiding you toward reaching your personal goals through your unique set of habits.
Heart. Hustle. Habits. Let’s be about it together!
Habits Masterclass and Habit Tracker
A short webinar to help overwhelmed moms think of habits in a new and actionable way, including how to break bad habits and get good ones to stick.
Also included is a Habits Tracker to help viewers begin tracking self-care habits that energizes them at a daily, weekly, and monthly cadence.
Presentation
Flexible Habits for Overwhelmed Parents
Heather Janvier
(she/her)
In this video, I discuss the concept of flexible habits for overwhelmed parents.
As a Holistic Habit Coach, I believe that habits play a crucial role in our well-being. I share insights on how habits can adapt to different life stages and the importance of self-care.
Join me as I provide practical tips and strategies to help you navigate the challenges of parenthood while maintaining your own well-being. Don't miss out on this valuable information!"
I work with mothers to free themselves from constant frustration & guilt, and start experiencing peace & joy in life & parenting
I help mothers to sift through the noise, develop their parenting philosophy & navigate transitions confidently - whether it is going back to work after maternity leave, finding meaning & joy as a new mom, or losses & grief in life. My work is rooted in Neuroscience, Attachment Theory, Mindfulness & Motherhood Sociology, & from my experience as a mama to two children.
My professional training include:
Certified Coach from Coach U, awarded under International Coaching Federation
In progress - Trauma Recovery Coach Certification by International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching
Motherhood Sociology Training, by Dr Sophie Brock
Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator, Circle of Security International
Mindful Motherhood Facilitator Professional Certificate, Institute of Noetic Sciences
Trauma Informed Space Holding Training, by Katie Kutz
AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) Montessori Assistant for 0 - 3 Years Old, Maria Montessori Institute
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) Trainer
10 Grounding Exercises to Soothe Yourself when Triggered
Finding it hard to calm down when being triggered?
I'm happy to share 10 grounding exercises that you can try as a parent with emotionally intense children.
Finding which works may takes some experimentation - what works for you may not work
for other people (& vice-versa)
Presentation
Decoding Your Emotional Triggers
Ava Gao
(she/her)
While parenting emotionally intense kids, we will have moments that we find ourselves shouting, being angry and feeling intense feelings about our kids & ourselves. Sometimes we may even find ourselves feeling ""not enough"" as a parent and feeling guilty for all that we have done to possibly ""damage"" our kid.
In this session, Ava shares her experience parenting her own neurodiverse & emotionally intense child and the knowledge & practical strategies to unpack and manage triggers. This includes:
- The Neuroscience behind Triggers
- One secret that most parents may forget after shouting/screaming at our child
- Develop your own toolkit to manage your triggers
Hi I'm Nimisha, a surgeon, mother, artist, writer and life coach from India. Mindfulness saved my surgical career in 2016 and changed my whole life in 2019.
However, for many people, mindfulness equals meditation equals focusing on the breath. Which means they don't go anywhere near mindfulness, even if they really, really need it!
So, I'm on a mission to make mindfulness more accessible to everyone, especially those who find meditation icky and just can't focus on their breath.
Daily Mindful Moments Journal
You DON'T need to meditate to become more mindful.
Do you want to experience more calm and ease in your daily life, but you just can't meditate?
Do you find it hard, if not impossible, to focus on your breath, especially if you are anxious, or activated?
Does mindfulness seem like an overused buzzword to you?
If this sounds like you, then what you need is the Daily Mindful Moments Journal.
*It has 5 prompts to usher you into a gentle and loving awareness of the present moment (which is what mindfulness is all about!).
*Each prompt will take you less than 5 minutes to complete
*None of the prompts are focus on breathing, making mindfulness accessible even to those with anxiety, asthma or chronic pain
*BONUS a very fun + non-shaming habit tracker, that will make you want to return to the prompts over and over, and try out all of them!
Presentation
Mindfulness in Action
Nimisha Kantharia
(she/her)
Mindfulness in action is all about taking the practice of mindfulness and integrating it into our daily lives as busy parents with multiple responsibilities and very little time.
Key take-aways
1. Mindfulness is made of two parts awareness and compassion
2. Micro-moments of mindfulness
3. Lock in the sensations of positive emotions.
Hi! I’m Trish.
First and foremost, I’m a parent just like you. I’ve struggled on my parenting journey and had more than my fair share of phone calls from teachers, office visits with principals, and intense conversations with well intentioned people telling me I “should” do this, or everything would be fixed if I “just” did that.
Frustrated by half answers, unrealistic expectations, and unable to find real solutions that worked for my family (and that I could figure out how to implement), I poured myself into any training I could get my hands on that I thought might help.
Committed to a well rounded perspective, I hold certifications in the areas of hypnotherapy, brain health, behavior change, leadership, communication, and holistic health & wellness. I blend the best techniques from each into transformational programs to reveal the root cause of your struggle and guide you to implement small changes so you can shift from overwhelmed, defeated, and deflated to confident, energized, and empowered.
Specialties include understanding and mastering emotions, transforming negative thinking and racing thoughts into calm confidence, and breaking through the barriers of perfectionism, procrastination, overthinking, and rejection sensitivity.No matter what you may be struggling with, or whether you prefer group or 1:1, the most important piece to know is that we do this together.
Practicing the Pause
Practicing the Pause is a guided meditation that helps you regain control of your emotions and allows you to train your brain to respond more calmly in stressful situations.
Presentation
The Power of Pause (Hypnosis)
Trish Collyer
When we find ourselves in unpredictable, chaotic situations our automatic response often blocks the way we had planned to respond. The ability to pause between the trigger and our response is key to keeping our own emotions in check and avoid becoming part of the chaos. Hypnosis is a tool you can use to create and expand the pause as well as rewrite your automatic response to one you choose instead of the one created by your past experiences.
With over two decades of hands-on experience as a stepmom, Amy knows intimately the challenges and self-doubts that can weigh heavily on your soul as you embark on this unique path. Amy's journey includes confronting the complexities of co-parenting as a child-free stepmom, mastering the art of managing a bustling household, and facing the external pressures and challenges inherent in blended families. Her quest was unyielding - to create a loving home despite the hurdles of being a stepmom within a stepfamily.
Family lies at the heart of Amy's journey, and her personal experiences have shaped her profound understanding of the complexities surrounding blended families. With two stepkids whom she met when they were just 4 and 8 years old, Amy's story mirrors the challenges and joys that many stepmoms face as their relationships with their stepchildren evolve. Today, those once-young stepkids have blossomed into adults, and the strong bond they share is a testament to the love, dedication, and resilience that Amy brings to her role as both a stepmom and a mother. Amy's family expands further when she and her husband added two more children to the family. Those kids are also now young adults.
Amy's personal experience adds layers of understanding and empathy to her coaching that resonates deeply with those she guides. Amy has profound insights and a unique perspective that she brings to her coaching, offering clients a compassionate and relatable ally on their own journeys.
Introduction to Journaling
This 4-page PDF is a great place to start when you realize that your child is struggling with Executive Function skills. It includes language to use, strategies to try and mindsets to consider as a parent.
Executive Function success depends on these elements. Will it be a quick fix? Not at all! Will things change overnight? Nope! But I can assure you that
little by little, change can happen.
Workshop
Journaling as a Self-Care Tool for Parent and Stepparents
Amy Stone
(she/her)
I teach journaling as a tool for my coaching clients. It's a tool that I've used myself. My curiosity about why this tool worked drove me to learn why it works. In this presentation I share 3 reasons writing is helpful and one prompt to get you started on your own journaling process.
Meet your host
Hi I'm Anouk,
I'm a mom of 3 (wonderful and) emotionally intense kids, I have a master's in social work and I’ve been supporting parents of kids with all kinds of special needs for more then 16 years (and that's also how long I've been a mom!).
I now support parents of emotionally intense kids for whom nothing in the “general parenting advice” seems to work so they feel confident in trying different things that fit their kids' needs better.
"Just in Time" Parenting Support Opportunity
I'm dedicated in supporting you during the retreat and beyond, as parenting emotionally intense kids is far from a one and done thing (sorry if I'm breaking it out to you today).
To help, you’ll hear about my "Just in Time" Parenting support here and there throughout the event. On the final day of the retreat, two lucky (and engaged) attendees will be selected to win 3 months of support (worth $1500!)
The winners will gain instant access to ongoing individual audio and chat support and the Who's that Kid Workshop to get the support EXACTLY WHEN YOU NEED IT!