Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas

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!   Christy's #1 Reading Tip: Set a five-minute timer, to get yourself to start reading.  If you keep reading past the timer great, but if you have to stop that's awesome too.   #2: Take notes-- on paper, in the margins, on your phone.  Jot down what you le...

Pause and give yourself the gift of breathing with your whole body.       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!

Not sure how to get through the end of the school year with your kids?  These tips will help both do it now because it's not going away.   How to Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done by Leslie Josel   Leslie Josel, an ADHD-academic and parenting coach, is an award-winning entrepreneur, having founded Order Out of Chaos – a virtual company whose mission is to...

Let's practice breathing when we are angry.    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!

  Bunmi Laditan went viral when she created the hilarious Twitter account Honest Toddler(@honesttoddler). With the same gutsy and poetic honesty that has charmed readers around the world, Laditan is now sharing the faith side of her life through her funny, often heart-breaking and deeply insightful prayers. In Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God Who Listens (Zondervan Books, January 2021), Laditanwi...

Let's practice breathing and using our five senses to anchor us to the present moment.    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!

Slow Down.  Be Softer. Notice and name the positives more.      Continue the conversation with me on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy /

I love using my breath as a tool.  Learning how to notice my breath and slow down, helped me heal.  Use your breath to help you be the happiest mom you know.  Life is full of things you could never even imagine-- when those things show up take a deep breath.    Moms of 3 are the most stressed:  https://www.today.com/parents/mom-survey-says-three-most-stressful-number-kids-t127551   How to ID a Cor...

Let's practice breathing and focusing on 8 keywords.   This practice was found at : https://www.mindful.org/8-breaths-to-joy-a-guided-practice/   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!

Heart  (Set an Intention & Pray & Meditate) Body   (Move your body) MInd   (Embrace Curiosity & Read for Fun) Hands  (Create something just for beauty every day)  Stay Close to those who matter the most to you, put take off the pressure.  Inspiration For Today: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/parenting/working-moms-mental-health-coronavirus.html "Kindness begins with the understanding that we a...

Let's practice breathing and speaking kindly to ourselves.   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!

Resilience is a hard-earned scar.  This is the scar story that shaped me into a different mom than I started as.  In this episode, I'm sharing all about my experience with miscarriage and losing joy,  how I recovered from it, and why Keep Calm Mother On exists today. I mention a podcast from a few weeks ago, give it a listen here: There is no way to be a perfect mom. Email me to get an exclusive p...

Let's practice just stopping in the middle of it all to breathe.    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!

Learn about one of my favorite ways to get things done when I don't feel like starting. https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique How to do the Pomodoro Method: 1. Pick a task 2. Work for 25 minutes 3. Take a 5-minute break 4. After four rounds, take a 15-30 minute break.    Christy's Tips for Applying: Set the timer for 15 minutes to get work done.  I like to celebrate each work...

You can use cleaning tasks to practice finding your breath.  Today let's sweep.     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!

"There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." ―  Jill Churchill Let us praise our effort. Notice and praise the effort of other moms-- call or text them what you see. Did you do something today that made you feel human?  Did you smile when your kids entered the room?   Did you make eye contact during conversations? Did you offer an apology after you made a mistake?  ...

Let's practice finding our breath.   Today's reflection-- Let's practice finding the weather inside our body.        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!

When life is going too fast, sometimes there is a desire to lock it all down in order to have a sense of control. That's when I go back to the basics of our 3 family rules. 1. Safety 2. Kindness 3. Fun Choose connection actively.    Family Play Ideas: Puzzles Nature Walks Movie Marathons   Self-Care Idea: Deep Breaths Stop and notice a sunrise or sunset   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast...

Let's practice finding our breath.  Today's end of day reflection is inspired by the book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less       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!

This podcast is inspired by a chat I had on Instagram with a friend from college.  Even the best of us have hard days-- what do you do when you feel like your failing? PPrevious Poodcast about Sticky Brains:  https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/negative-thoughts-sticky-brains-with-nicole-libin-ph d 1) Motion Changes Emotion 2) Do an easy task -- dishes, vacuum, make your bed. 3) Sensory Rest-- h...

Let's practice finding 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!

The thing that saved the second half of  2020 for my kids:  https://www.placespleasebox.com https://www.instagram.com/placespleasebox/   I believe there is room for everyone at the theatre-- all ages and all skill levels.  Lisa shares amazing stories about kids growing and becoming  In my own life, after years of speech therapy as a child doing plays helped me be braver and bolder in my own skin....

Affirmation:  You can make a choice for calm.    Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?   https://subscribepage.com/refuge     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?  Le...

Resources for Talking With Kids: A White Families Guide For Talking About Racism When the News Is Scary --NPR Talking to Kids About Violence at the US Capitol -- Common Sense Media Parenting While Shocked Tell Your Kids What Happened Parenting Without Power Struggles Talking about the Capitol Building with Dr. Laura Markham and Susan Stiffleman TRIGGER WARNING-- Trauma in Children & Suicide Needle...

Affirmation:  Feel the Good, Feel the Peace, Feel the Happy in your body.  Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?  https://subscribepage.com/refuge     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 shar...