In this week’s episode, I dive deep into the #1 practice that changes everything: the art of pausing. Discover why mindfulness isn't just about meditation cushions, but about radical interruption of our unconscious programming that drives 90-95% of our daily experience.

Key Points

• Understanding mindfulness as present moment awareness with curiosity, discernment, acceptance, and compassion
• Why slowing down or being still is essential for true mindfulness - you can't see clearly while moving through life on autopilot
• The shocking reality that 90-95% of our experience is driven by subconscious programming that often doesn't serve us
• How our nervous system carries outdated conditioning from lineage, society, and culture that we wouldn't consciously choose today
• The MOM ritual: Meeting yourself in the moment, Observing what's present, and Mothering your needs
• Why pausing feels like redirecting a Mac truck going 85mph - and why that makes it radical
• How accessing your prefrontal cortex through pausing gives you response flexibility instead of unconscious reactions
• The revolutionary act of swimming upstream against a world driven by anxiety, fear, scarcity, and dysregulation

Quotes

"Mindfulness is present moment awareness with curiosity, discernment, acceptance, and kindness and compassion."

"90 to 95% of our existence in this world is in our rooted deep programming... So many of us have programming that is really not serving us."

"There's a space between stimulus and response, and in that space is where your freedom lies. That is the pause."

"We cannot change what we are not aware of. We have to bring attention first to the thing."

"It doesn't matter how many books you read and podcasts you listen to, if you are still moving through the motions unconsciously and mindlessly going through your life, nothing is going to change."

Resources Mentioned

• The Radical Mom Pause Toolkit - available at https://theschoolofmom.com/pause Upcoming live call for toolkit participants (July 10th at 12 pm EDT 2025)

What's Coming Next

This episode kicks off a special miniseries covering:

1. The guided Radical Mom Pause practice
2. Meeting your needs in the pause
3. Rewiring your programming for lasting change

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of "Mothering Ourselves Mindfully." We look forward to sharing more insights and inspiration in the upcoming episodes!

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