Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas

Today's conversation was a gift to myself before the month-long break for July.  I'll see you in August on the other side of my Selfish Summer.    Johannah Bogart is an internationally recognized mentor for people pleasers, certified as a facilitator, in trauma-informed care and as a coach. She studied sociology and comparative sexuality studies at the Ohio State University while managing projects...

Just a life update about me and my family.   The podcast will be showing off the BEST OF shows for the month of JULY.  I hope you enjoy it! Family Read Aloud: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Minecraft Mini-Figures TV Show The Next Book for Finish the Book: How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids   Self-Care:  Paint your nails!  Use bright colors.  I'm loving the kit from Olive and June (not spo...

Let's pause and daydream about what compassion looks like in action.  Think about kittens and puppies and toddlers.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Instagram has amazing people.  It's a great village for moms. Today meet one of my favorites-- Dr. Michelle Casarella a psychologist and coach for Moms.  Thank you, Dr. Michelle! https://www.instagram.com/mentalwellnessformamas/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyschoenberger/2020/08/21/the-women-shaping-the-future-of-mental-wellness/   Self-Care: Take breaks from people and the sensory input you nee...

This Breathe With Me is inspired by Mad Mill Art on Instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/madmillart/     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

My 5 Step System for the Best Summer Ever 1) What's the feeling I want to remember from this summer? 2) What would a month of that feeling include? 3) What would a week of that feeling need? 4) What needs to be in my daily plans? 5) What about my morning and evening?   Value the small moments most.  The little moments, often turn into the big moments in our memories.     Self-Care Idea:  Take 10 m...

A tiny practice where we notice our breath.    Leisure by W.H. Davies WHAT is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare?— No time to stand beneath the boughs, And stare as long as sheep and cows: No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass: No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night: No time to turn at Beauty'...

"Music is the silence between the notes."  Claude Debussy About Irena Sendler from the book Thrivers by Dr. Michele Borba. If you have a "hero" you love-- can you email me about that person?   Three Books Christy has enjoyed in May:  The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel   The Art Of Stopping:  How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going by David Kundtz  Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead and Live wit...

A tiny practice where we notice our breath.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Denise Gaskins is the author of Let's Play Math: How Families Can Learn Math Together and Enjoy It. She has taught or tutored mathematics at every level from preschool to undergraduate physics. She shares math inspirations, tips, activities, and games on her blog at DeniseGaskins.com. Ideas mentioned: https://talkingmathwithkids.com/algebra/eggs/ Which One Doesn't Belong   (affiliate link for Amaz...

A tiny practice where we inhale and exhale in a pattern.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

I can't wait for you to hear the story of Foster Care & Adoption that Ginger Bearg lives and shares about. She is a wife, mother, and high school math teacher. God called Ginger and her husband, Dustin, to grow their family, by fostering and adopting. Over the past seven years, the Baerg family has fostered six kids, and have adopted two, becoming a family of seven!  She wrote a super cute book ca...

A tiny practice to count your breaths slowly.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

I'm excited to introduce you to a brand new podcast hosted by the amazing Dr. Lindsay C.  She's a military spouse and relationship coach. Check out Married to Military on Instagram for all the best information.  https://www.instagram.com/marriedtomilitary/   Self-Care:  Practice making a list of gratitude that relates to you.  Also, Dr. Lindsay suggests saying affirmations.    Family Fun Idea: Let...

A tiny one-minute practice to notice your breath.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Kindness begins with the understanding we all struggle.-- Charles Glassman   Let's practice finding the good and empathy when we are connecting on social media.  Remember, you are talking to a real human when you are online. Pay It Forward Movie Review: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/pay-it-forward Circle is the easiest way to manage all your family's connected devices—wherever the...

How do you use screens to help you get outside with your kids? Michelle Pryor is an outdoor enthusiast in the health and wellness field. She balances her duties as a mom, an entrepreneur and owner of Coach M Pryor LLC.  Michelle designed Hiking Bingo to inspire kids to explore the outdoors and to encourage kids to live a healthy lifestyle through getting outside and staying active.  In order to de...

A guided visualization to relax and find calm.     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Meet Kim Laureen she's the director of selfless, a great documentary she made with her daughter. She is a writer, speaker, and advocate for youth and families at risk. She began her career shooting interviews & live sessions with inspiring artists from around the world. Filled with curiosity & questions Kim found exploration through documentary to be a natural fit. Believing that nothing good come...

Having a soft heart in a hard world is courage, not weakness.  Holly Gerth   Celebrate Calm Parenting Podcast: My Son Pushes My Buttons on Purpose   "May I be free from suffering.  May I find peace and joy." Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to sha...

You need to meet Dr. Meghan Owenz.  She writes (with her husband) at www.screenfreeparenting.com    She is a gem of a human, who really enjoys her kids & teaching other parents.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/screenfreeparenting Instagram:  Twitter:  She also wrote an amazing book called Spoiled Right--Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need.   It is the most positive book...

Let's practice a joyful effort together.      Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Want to read it with Christy?  Check out the new book club! Finish the Book Community Don't miss out on the early-bird pricing- join by April 5! "If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them." ―  Bob Dylan For the month of April, the podcast is going to focus on the screen habits of parents.  Videos about Absence Seizures: https://youtu.be/AgfAJigGgtI https://youtu.be/aYgm6aFHUtY...

How often do you find yourself waiting?  Standing in line? Standing can be a time to practice breathing during our busy day.    Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a family play idea?  Leave a message on SpeakPipe!

Michele Borba is the guest today.  She wants to raise up a generation of strong kids who are Thrivers by teaching parents a new guidebook based on science. www.micheleborba.com Buy the book Thrivers now: https://amzn.to/3fkgbq2 Want to read it with Christy?  Check out the new book club! Finish the Book Community     Self-Care:  "When you were a kid, what did you do that helped?" What worked for yo...