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EPISODE 18 – Breathe Mama Breathe with Psychotherapist Shonda Moralis

Last updated on March 22, 2020

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A must-have book for mothers!

This book ‘Breathe Mama Breathe’ has been mentally life saving for me ever since reading it a few months ago. Seriously and honestly, have you ever felt like you weren’t a good mom if you lost your temper or even screamed at your kids….or had those thoughts of throwing something at your child…oups, did I actually write this…well, in all fairness this mom life can feel at times like your kids are pushing all of your buttons.

Stopping and recognizing that we do need to pause sometimes and take a time-out.

Shonda Moralis

Enters Shonda Moralis, a psychotherapist specializing in stress-related disorders and mindfulness-based therapy, wife and a mother of 2. She has written 67, YES 67! bite size 5 minute mindful breaks for busy moms which translates to EVERY MOMS. They vary in all forms with some for morning moms, to during your day to day things and evening breaks as well. You are covered and she mixes it up with her own mom anecdotes which made me truly laugh out loud to some of them.

On this episode we will talk about some of my favorites mindful breaks from her book. If you enjoy this one well make sure to buy her newest book called Breathe Empower Acheive: 5min mindfulness for women who do it all.

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

0-4:15 Intro

5:00 What is mindfulness as a mother?

6:00 Meditation VS. Mindfulness

7:45 Learning to breathe properly

9:50 Why she focuses on mindfulness therapy?

12:10 Why she wrote the book Breathe Mama Breathe

14:00 Why do a 5 minutes mindful break?

15:55 How mindfulness gives you an edge?

17:10 The Triangle Of Awareness

19:40 Sharing some Mindful Breaks – the SNAP Break

23:25 Waking with Gratitude

25:50 The Three Breath Hug

27:40 This too Is Passing

30:00 Unpleasant Moments

32:00 Prepping To Launch

33:50 Wonder Woman

35:25 The Mommy High-Fives

37:55 Stretching your body

39:20 Your Little Slice Of Heaven

41:40 How she developed her mindful breaks

42:35 Her new book Breathe, Empower, Achieve

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Christiane xxx


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3 Comments

  1. Linda Linda

    Shonda Moralis is an amazing writer….love both her books

    • Yes! I feel like I’m having a conversation with her when reading her books😁 thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!

      What was a favorite mindful break from her book?

  2. Jacqueline Bégin Jacqueline Bégin

    C’était excellent.
    J’aurais aimé avoir ces conseils quand mes enfants étaient jeunes
    Bravo Christiane

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