Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas

You are a full human.   Self-Care:  Set up a date with a friend or your partner.  Linger in conversation and connection.   Family Fun:  Try out a tournament of Tic-Tac-Toe.   You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.  Find me on Instagram at @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me Play4life...

  Let's Practice Breathing Together.  We can practice growing joy and happiness instead of growing overwhelming and negative.  Show up for happiness and joy.   Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy   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...

Let's talk kids and smartphones.  Today we're going to chat about a brand new book called First Phone by Dr Catherine Pearlman written for kids.  Dr. Catherine Pearlman is the founder of The Family Coach and a licensed clinical social worker who has been working with children and families for more than 25 years. She holds a PhD in Social Welfare from Yeshiva University and a Masters of Social Work...

Today's affirmation: "Being loving is more important than loving every moment."     You are amazing.  I hope you believe it.     Have an idea? Email me at  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   or find me on Instagram  here  or  there.     Want connection ideas over email?  www.subscribepage.com/play4lifemoms

Today's guest made our new home feel like home faster because of her local Washington DC family travel guides.  I am so excited for you to meet Jennifer Liao.   Jennifer runs a great blog Family Trip Guides - Family Travel DC and Beyond! and a very active Instagram page for the Northern Virginia/DC Metro area.  Here is her Instagram Page: Jennifer | DC Family Travel (@familytripguides) • Instagram...

Affirmation: I might not see it now, but the time I'm investing does matter.      Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.   Find more affirmations with episode 26.   If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/ play4life.christy@gmail.com  

I've worked really hard to help my kids live and breathe in a house where growth mindset is the normal idea.  Here is the book that started it for me: https://amzn.to/3ORmyAb Parenting Kids With Anxiety - The Atlantic Big Life Journal Posters  (I hang these in my kids bathroom and by their bedroom doors)   Self-Care:  Wash your face and celebrate yourself.   Family Fun Idea:  Dance to the Baby Sha...

Affirmation:  I can be instead of doing more.    Have an idea? Email me at  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   or find me on Instagram  here  or  there.

Today is a good day for you to meet Teresa Ramirez.  She calls herself a Kindness Ambassador and wants to inspire you to become one too.  Follow Teresa on Facebook, Journey In Kindness with Teresa Ramirez | Facebook Teresa developed the KIND program.  K -  Kind  to you –  Put you first. In order to share with others, you have to be strong and healthy.  I- Instill kindness in your children –  Kindn...

Affirmation: I am here in the present moment, with kindness and curiosity.      Follow along and practice deep breathing with me.   Find more affirmations with episode 26 & 61   If you like this episode and want more-- email me or find me on instagram.  https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/ play4life.christy@gmail.com  

Kc Davis (@domesticblisters) Official TikTok | Watch Kc Davis's Newest TikTok Videos If you don't know KC you need too.  She's a TikTok star and an author of a great new book. KC Davis (strugglecare.com) Amazon.com: How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing eBook : Davis, KC: Kindle Store   "You can be doing all the things that need to be done, and no one seems...

Breathe With Me Affirmation--Emergency  Calm Strategy I can soften my thoughts. I can soften my words. I can soften my tone. I can soften my body. I can soften my gaze. I can soften my heart. I can soften my thoughts. I can soften my energy. I can soften my whole being.       Have an idea? Email me at  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   or find me on Instagram  here  or  there.

Stay connected to Nicole by reading her awesome book. https://www.amazon.com/Starts-You-Imperfect-Parents-Connection/dp/1506472478 and check out her website.  www.imperfectfamilies.com   Self-Care Task:  Once a week or once a month ask yourself if you are treating yourself like you would treat a friend.  If you are keep doing it, if you're not what can you do to make a teeny tiny shift towards kin...

Find Rebecca on the internet: Home - Rebecca Rolland Rebecca's book is called The Art of Talking With Children. The 3 E's Engage, Expand, Evaluate The ABC's Adaptable,  Back and Forth, Child Driven     Self-Care:  Go on a walk.  Rebecca enjoys two different types of walks each day.  One with no technology about ten minutes long and the other listenting to a fun read.  She's currently working her w...

  Let's sit outside together.  https://www.colorado.edu/today/2022/03/01/exposure-great-outdoors-reduced-risk-depression-anxiety-during-pandemic     You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.      Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com...

Have you seen photos from the Queen's Platinum Jubilee?  It's been a week of Mom shaming all around the world. Kids are often put into lousy local conditions that aren't designed with their whole bodies in mind.  Heart, Soul, Mind, Body, Sensory Needs. What would you say to best friend if it was them in these photos? Motherhood is too important to spend time judnging other moms. Want to hear more...

Sit and listen for as long as you can.      You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.      Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast 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!    

A Memo For Summer -- color coded lists, time blocking, themes, daily ideas. Waste time with your children so they know that love is free-- Pope Francis. Self-Care:  Find a swimsuit you can play in.  Family Fun: Whipped Cream Pies!     You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.      Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podc...

This moment is inspired by Cassie Stephens, an art teacher on Instagram.  Watch her reel here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdWrW6wgdEg/       You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.      Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Wa...

289.  Kindness to Yourself Right Now  The world is full of tsunamis of tragedy, as we pause to morn Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY-- as we try to help feed the babies with the formula shortage, as we heal against other things unseen and unspoken let us be tender and gentle and kind to ourselves.   My four go-to strategies: - take pictures of flowers, text them to people - hug more and longer -get g...

Practice noticing the space you're in. Grab a pencil and paper before we begin.    You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.      Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast 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!

What Can I Say?: A Kid's Guide to Super-Useful Social Skills to Help You Get Along and Express Yourself Join me in talking with the author, Catherine Newman.   Find Catherine on her website  https://www.catherinenewmanwriter.com/   Preorder before May 24th for stickers!  #awkard Self-Care:  Volunteer.   Play Idea:  Join a sticker club! https://www.patreon.com/pommopress https://www.instagram.com/P...

Practice stretching and feeling your body.  Let's be starfish.            You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.      Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast 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!

Christy has a chance to brainstorm about how to pause and not push during the last few weeks of the public school year.  Pause, Don't Push.  Today's a good day to just be good enough.  Self-Care:  Cuddle your kids and watch Bluey. Watch Bluey even without your kids.  It's so tender.  Family Fun: Play the Keepy Uppy game with a balloon.  https://youtu.be/EJkn-r-rJJY     You are exactly the right mo...

Practice regulating your body by holding a tinman posture and then letting your body be wiggly like cooked spaghetti.           You are exactly the right mom for your kids.  I am so glad to know you.      Find me on Instagram at  @everyday_runner_christy Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com   Want to share a fam...