by Dr. Kim | Nov 26, 2019 | Anxiety, Burnout, Families, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Reslience, Stress Management
Feeling thankful? Not so much. Thanksgiving. It’s the kickoff to holiday season–one of the most wonderful (and stressful) times of the year. Aside from the turkey (or tofurky), stuffing, and cranberry sauce, it’s a time to be with family and give...
by Dr. Kim | Nov 5, 2019 | Burnout, Caregiver Fatigue, Caregiving, Families, Mindfulness, Reslience, Sandwich Generation, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness
I just wrote a post about the Sandwich Generation on Instagram. The Sandwich Generation is a term for a cohort of caregivers who are caring for young children, while simultaneously caring for their elderly parents. This group reports higher levels of extreme stress...
by Dr. Kim | Nov 4, 2019 | Anxiety, Courage, Reslience, Self-Care, Shame, Stress Management, Wellness
I’m currently reading The Gifts of Imperfection and have landed on a section that talks about shame and how it gets in the way of what Dr. Brown calls wholehearted living. She says that shame is universal, yet we tend not to talk about it. Unfortunately, per her...
by Dr. Kim | Nov 2, 2019 | Anxiety, Fitness and Exercise, Mindfulness, resilience, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness
There are two ways to approach and manage anxiety–prevention and intervention. With prevention, we try to add elements to our lives that keep us mindful, relaxed, and help anxiety from rearing its ugly head. If anxiety does take over, however, we have...
by Dr. Kim | Oct 29, 2019 | Early Childhood Education, Families, Mindfulness, Parenting, Preschool, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness
I talked about mindful parenting awhile back, but that post focused more on self-awareness for the parent, rather than on techniques parents can teach their children about mindfulness. Today I want to highlight a few easy ways you can teach kids to be mindful of the...
by nwadmin | Oct 11, 2019 | Burnout, Mindfulness, Parenting, Stress Management, Wellness
I love this photo. It reminds me so much of a story a friend recently told me about her incredibly spirited and art-supply-loving preschooler. My friend is the head of a significant nonprofit chapter, a graphic design and website whiz, a mom of two wonderful...
