The Joyful Energetic Mama Podcast

Are you unsure of how to help your child cope with BIG emotions? At times do you feeling like you're failing at parenting? In this week's episode, Kim Feeney, a licensed independent social worker and a registered play therapist supervisor stops by to give us sage advice on how to help our kids emotionally regulate by becoming their emotion coach. Kim Feeney is the host of Butterfly Beginnings Counseling YouTube channel where she educates parents and other play therapists on how t...

Last week on Epsiode 56, I started to explore how to grow in resilience and today I’m continuing last week’s conversation with 8 juicy examples of how you can grow your own emotional fortitude reserves. What I love about these suggestions the most? Aside from helping you to grow in resilience, they are essentially practices that are well worth your time, any way. It’s amazing to me how having high serving practices in place enrich your life and mutually support each other. ...

I originally wanted to talk about Growing in resilience a year ago when we were already a few months into the world falling flat on its face. Fast forward one and half years later and we’re still on shaky ground. I want to hold space for those of you who are feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders. >>WHY GROWING IN RESILIENCE IS IMPORTANT It's been a tough time with a lot of heartbreaks, and a lot of global suffering. It takes courage and grit to wake up and ...

Breathing in a purposeful way does more than just fill your lungs with fresh air. It can reduce overwhelm by calming your nervous system down as well as harmonize your divine masculine and feminine energies. Nadi Shodhana is a simple breathing practice you can adopt to help attract more balance and alignment into your daily life. Nadi Shodhana is a pranayama (controlled breathing technique) that harmonizes our divine energies by alternating inhaling and exhaling through ea...

Friend, should you exercise during your period? I know it’s tempting to push yourself and ignore how your body feels. BUT, is that really in your best interest? Diet culture encourages us to workout as intensely as possible so that we can rev up our metabolism. And it also shames us when we can’t keep up. It's easy to feel defeated when you're body can't keep up with these rigid expectations. Your body is working extra hard during menstruation. When we consider that exercise places adde...