tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90853979928462932542024-02-06T19:54:16.015-08:00Stress Management for MomsCoach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-40334155772178302002010-08-05T12:34:00.000-07:002010-08-05T12:49:05.153-07:00What are Affirmations and How Do They Work?
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What are affirmations and how do they work? These are the types of questions that I have found the most common. I love the use of affirmations and believe them to be very powerful tools for creating change, give clarity to our desires, and solidify goals. For those of you that would like to incorporate the use of affirmations in your daily life, but are not Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-22550259711083524632010-07-09T08:05:00.000-07:002010-07-09T08:05:08.651-07:00The Top 10 Tools for Living Your Best LifeBy Jeanette Griffin
Whatever your goals are for creating a positive lifestyle—whether it is creating a less stressed life, setting new health goals, strengthening your relationships, or being more motivated to accomplish your goals—the following tools have the greatest impact on my life and countless others’...Read more...
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Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-22739934339758827222010-07-07T09:27:00.000-07:002010-07-07T09:27:24.337-07:00Let Go and Live: Experiencing Emotional FreedomBy Jeanette Griffin
Having children is one of the best training grounds for learning the all too important lesson of letting go. We begin learning this from the time our child takes their first unassisted step. We feel mixed emotions as our child let’s go of our hand and steps away from us. It can be both exciting and sad to see them growing up and away. It doesn’t come easy for most moms to doCoach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-77903438163771478312010-07-02T09:44:00.000-07:002010-07-02T09:44:49.717-07:00Progressive Muscle Relaxation: Stress Management for Body Tension ReductionBy Jeanette Griffin
There are many methods for reducing stress. Progressive muscle relaxation is used for reducing overall body tension. So what is it? PMR is a tension-reducing technique that takes the participant through a sequence of tensing and relaxing of specific muscle groups. The participant begins with the muscles in the face, tensing all of these muscles and holding the tension to the Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-67131720520477910192010-06-28T08:38:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:38:00.423-07:00Emotional Eating: Its Cause and How to Control itBy Jeanette Griffin
Can you relate to this? It’s dinner hour and you’re already worn down from the day but you’ve got to get the kids fed before you have to rush out the door to get the kids soccer practice and karate class. You get the dinner on the table but the kids are fighting, the phone is ringing, and no one wants to sit down to eat. You grab a few quick bites as you clean up the mess andCoach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-52410096907087752662010-06-25T09:31:00.000-07:002010-06-25T09:31:42.171-07:00Relieve Your Stress with SexBy Jeanette GriffinSex does lower stress. You have heard it here. I highly recommend sex for reducing stress but for many worn out moms sex can be one of the last things on your mind. New moms are not only dealing with being tired but it is quite common to have hormone levels interfere with the libido at this time. The man wants sex and the woman wants... Read more...
Want to learn more about Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-23395975420477181152010-06-21T12:17:00.000-07:002010-06-21T17:48:01.030-07:00What is a Comfort Zone and Are You Still Comfortable There?By Jeanette Griffin
As mothers we are told how important it is to have routines. Routines help our children feel secure and keep the household running smoothly. They make for a less stressed life. We learn to trust these routines and feel that they help maintain sanity and balance in our lives. What I am about to tell you goes against all of those principles that you have heard up until now.
Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-3042959827802659882010-06-18T16:50:00.000-07:002010-06-19T17:02:20.001-07:00Not "Just a Mom"This was a story I read the other day and I wanted to share it with all of you marvelous SAHM out there. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I would like to dedicate to all of you amazing SWAHM.
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A woman named Emily renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-30470244360638109042010-06-18T14:56:00.000-07:002010-06-18T14:56:38.335-07:00Practicing Mindful ParentingBy Jeanette Griffin
The relationship between a child and a parent can often include conversations that can leave a parent flustered and feeling as if they’re not being heard. You know the scenario where the child asks if they can have that certain toy as you’re rushing through the store and they keep asking and then it can result into a full blown tantrum. Or you know the one where you ask your Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-84872501997521104502010-06-16T08:45:00.000-07:002010-07-09T07:20:07.188-07:00ChangeBy Jeanette Griffin
Do you find yourself wanting change but not knowing where to begin? Or maybe you find it hard to believe change is possible?
For the most part, everyone wants change. We crave for change in the environment of the world in which we live and change in ourselves. It is a human condition to seek for what we don’t have and look for ways of acquiring it. Read more...
Want to Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-82888368729762434612010-06-15T13:00:00.000-07:002010-07-09T06:48:14.751-07:00Exercising Your OptimismBy Jeanette Griffin
As a parent, I know that I would much rather inspire and nurture the qualities of an optimist that sees life as a glass half full than a pessimist that sees the glass as half empty. It does seem easier for our minds to think about what might go wrong rather than what could go right.
The purist form of optimism that I have ever witnessed is the optimism of a child. Read more.Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-56551253071040678492010-06-09T10:54:00.000-07:002010-06-09T10:54:18.758-07:00Summers can be Stress-lessBy Jeanette Griffin
Summer is meant to be a lazy, relaxed time. But for some family’s summer is the time for kids to be bored and moms to be stressed and overwhelmed by all of their family’s activities. In order to save your sanity and enjoy the extra family time you need to be present, prepared, pampered.
The following are some ways to put some Zen into your summertime plans. Read more...
Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-3896145056858847172010-06-07T12:01:00.000-07:002010-06-26T19:56:42.182-07:00Do You Get Your 8 Hours?
By Jeanette Griffin
Busy moms have busy lives. Who has time for sleep, right? A good night’s rest is often one of the first things to go with the birth of a child. Lack of sleep is one of the mom job requirements. All of those middle of the night feedings, staying up late with sick kids, and those bad dream nights. A mom is also a multi-tasking machine. We try to get it all done before the day’sCoach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-79940992758575284652010-06-03T11:44:00.000-07:002010-06-03T11:49:07.187-07:00Working Mom’s GuiltBy Jeanette Griffin
Do you ever feel a twinge of Working Mom guilt?
Every working mom has experienced Working Mom guilt at some point or another. It can be heart wrenching to leave your little one in the hands of their daycare provider after prying their little hands from your leg while they are crying at the top of their lungs, “NO MOMMY DON’T GO!” This would cause any mom to feel like Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-10188773674499294962010-06-02T09:29:00.000-07:002010-06-02T09:29:06.108-07:00Stop Wasting Your TimeBy Jeanette Griffin
Life can get so cluttered with stuff, commitments and responsibilities that it becomes difficult to remember life without all of the stress of it. How often do you find yourself dreaming about a calm peaceful life without all of the chaos? If we could only push an easy button and a life without stress would appear. Read more...
Want to learn more about managing stress Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-85315419359818179912010-06-01T08:59:00.000-07:002010-06-01T08:59:56.989-07:00Tension HeadachesBy Jeanette Griffin
Researchers had believed at one time that tension headaches were caused by built up tension in the muscles of the face and neck. New research has shown that stress is one of the leading causes for tension headaches. Stress causes fluctuations in the neurotransmitters of the brain the brain chemicals (serotonin and endorphins). They believe that this induces these types of Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-71542140857170246322010-05-22T20:13:00.000-07:002010-07-09T07:44:00.606-07:00The Power of Gratitude JournalingBy Jeanette Griffin
As a busy mom, I know how easy it is to get caught up in the small stuff and get stuck there sometimes. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, an article by Richard Carlson, PhD, states that we should not "Ignore problems or pretend they do not exist.” One thing that I have found helpful to me when I begin to get too caught up in the trivial things in life is to find things to be Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-55258490900227192872010-05-19T15:30:00.000-07:002010-05-19T16:33:49.330-07:00The 10 Minute Vacation
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There are more women stressed today than in our mother's day. Why?
By Jeanette Griffin
Did you know that women enjoy their free time less than men?
The moms of today are carrying a heavier load. New research has shed some light on the why. It has shown that women dealing with the pressures of life become even more caught up in our care taking, and nurturing side as a means to deal Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-35430519195249801792010-05-12T12:31:00.001-07:002010-07-08T22:27:53.870-07:00Mom Time in Two, Five, or Fifteen MinutesBy Jeanette Griffin
As a mom I know how hectic life can get but I also know how important it is to take care of myself and how hard it can be to find time do to it. We all can fit in two, five, or fifteen minutes. Moms do so much for everyone else; we deserve a few minutes of me time.
It’s important that we moms don’t forget ourselves in the busyness of our hectic lives though. When we let Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-48656826955711300722010-05-11T16:08:00.000-07:002010-05-12T15:25:04.423-07:00MOPS International - Mothers of PreschoolersMOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. MOPS International exists to meet the needs of every mom - urban, suburban and rural moms, stay-at-home and working moms, teen, single and married moms - moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy through kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-68123253645281629172010-05-10T18:49:00.000-07:002010-05-12T17:12:56.337-07:00An Example of an Over - Stressed MomThe following link is just an example of the things that can happen when moms becomes over-stressed.
“For any mom who's ever felt frazzled, overwhelmed or rushed, this show is for you”- Oprah
Overwhelmed Mothers
To learn more about stress and the warning signs contact me at CoachJeanette@apositivelifestyle.com
Please feel free to leave a comment.Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-34066430331488698402010-05-10T13:40:00.000-07:002010-05-12T15:27:28.642-07:00Terri Hatcher Getting HatchedTerrie Hatcher a busy mom and actress wrote the following entry in her blog GetHatched. “Motherhood. Career. Relationships. Friendships. The more experienced I've become at all aspects of being a woman, (and by experienced I do mean OLDER) the more I realize and treasure that I am part of a magnificent community.
Women, in all of our multi-tasking, chore-juggling, diverse-life role-playing gloryCoach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-53911258687631284292010-05-10T10:38:00.000-07:002010-06-09T09:28:02.395-07:00Five Minutes Away from RelaxationMeditation for busy mom’s
By Jeanette Griffin
When the pressure of parenthood begins to build it is natural to look for ways to de-stress. A Busy mom’s life can leave us feeling overloaded and overwhelmed and it is natural to want relief. Sometimes the means by which many moms look for relief are not productive or healthy. Such as overeating, smoking, drinking, even excessive exercise can be Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085397992846293254.post-82602471972658925562010-05-08T10:29:00.000-07:002010-06-24T18:08:56.003-07:00An Organized Life = A Balanced LifeBy Jeanette Griffin
Cynthia Ewer Editor, Organized Home and author of Houseworks: How to Live Clean, Green and Organized at Home Stated "Clutter can clog the smooth workings of any home, imposing heavy costs on the household." The "clutter clog" not only creates of stress, but it can also be caused by stress.
Often times the emotions tied up with stress will cause us to lose the interest in Coach Jeanette Stress Management Coach for Momshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327124576650730528noreply@blogger.com0