This is such a huge and helpful mindset shift for me. I am going to work on keeping the joy and benefits of parenting centered to buffer the stress of all the challenges. Thank you both for your insights and research on this important topic.
(And to be abundantly clear, none of this is obvious or simple for us in our actual lives, but widening the aperture on how we look at things big picture does help in the small moments.)
sometimes when care turns super dramatic sometimes I play big Hollywood movie epic music in my head to remind myself that THIS IS REAL LIFE! BIG STUFF! It does actually help me hahahaha
This is such a huge and helpful mindset shift for me. I am going to work on keeping the joy and benefits of parenting centered to buffer the stress of all the challenges. Thank you both for your insights and research on this important topic.
Thanks for letting us know, Lisa.
(And to be abundantly clear, none of this is obvious or simple for us in our actual lives, but widening the aperture on how we look at things big picture does help in the small moments.)
Agreed it is much easier said than done! But definitely a worthy practice to intentionally work towards each day.
sometimes when care turns super dramatic sometimes I play big Hollywood movie epic music in my head to remind myself that THIS IS REAL LIFE! BIG STUFF! It does actually help me hahahaha
It is big and epic!
Definitely going to start playing dramatic movie themes in my head when tackling the hard stuff from now on. Love this, Elissa!
(and thank you for your note, Lisa!)
Love this! Well said :)
Thank you, Lane!
Yes! Thank you!