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Military Moms: How To Help Your Children Cope With Your Spouse's Deployment

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Military Moms: How To Help Your Children Cope With Your Spouse's Deployment

Frequently a challenge for military families who are uprooted is the lack of a support system for the parents and children. In such times of distress, kids might reach out to seemingly unlikely peers and trusted adults with questions, seeking advice, or for connection. It’s smart to talk with the people in your child’s life and explain what’s happening so they can help monitor any changes in behavior or mood and give additional support to your child.

 

From there, your family can do several things to prepare for an upcoming deployment or find a sense of normalcy and peace during one. Here are 4 tips for how to help your children cope with your spouse’s deployment 

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Coping With Burnout in Motherhood: How to Complete the Stress Response Cycle

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Coping With Burnout in Motherhood: How to Complete the Stress Response Cycle

The last two years have been filled with stressful situation after stressful situation for moms. Between frequent class quarantines, trying to work from home, and limited support from family and friends, many moms feel like they are emotionally and mentally hanging on by a thread. The stresses of the pandemic combined with the normal exhaustions of motherhood are enough to make any person feel like they are breaking. At times, it has been like a never-ending tsunami of overwhelm and anxiety.

While we would love to be able to wave a magic wand and make the stressors disappear, unfortunately that isn’t real life. Instead, learning to cope with the stress by completing the stress response cycle can help reduce the experience of burnout.

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Three Things Simone Biles Can Teach Us About Maternal Mental Health

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Three Things Simone Biles Can Teach Us About Maternal Mental Health

As I watched Simone Biles gracefully navigate the conversation around her mental health I found her message to be universally important. But I believe that there are three things Simone Biles can teach us about maternal mental health.

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Coping with Stress as a Mom During COVID-19

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Coping with Stress as a Mom During COVID-19

So many moms are still having to wear all the hats (work hat, chef hat, educator hat, etc.), while also navigating the numerous challenges COVID-19 brings to daily life. Many of us are experiencing COVID fatigue and feeling burnt out from parenting during a pandemic. And let me validate those feelings: This burnout is real.

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What is Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

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What is Postpartum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

Pregnancy is a time of expectation and dreaming. The anticipation of your baby’s arrival is typically filled with excitement about the moment when you will finally get to hold your little one in your arms. When your pregnancy or birth don’t go as expected, you may find yourself struggling emotionally and mentally. While the birth of a baby is a natural thing that the female body was designed to do, it is an experience that is ripe with opportunity for things to not go as planned. When things don’t go as expected, it can be traumatic.

10 Self-Care Tips for Busy Moms- Part 2

10 Self-Care Tips for Busy Moms- Part 2

When you fly on an airplane, you need to put your oxygen mask on before putting one on your child. And that is a perfect metaphor for the importance of self-care as a busy mom. If we don’t have our oxygen masks on first, we can’t help our little ones with theirs. So, here are five more ideas of how you can practice self-care as a busy mom.

10 Self Care Tips for Busy Moms: Part 1

10 Self Care Tips for Busy Moms: Part 1

The role of “Mom” requires you to constantly pour out of your cup to meet the needs of these young ones. However, when our own cups are empty, it’s nearly impossible to cope with our own stress and anxiety. But how are you supposed to nurture yourself when your schedule barely allows you time to shower? I’ve got ten ideas for ways you can practice self-care as a busy mom .

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