In this foundational episode, we explore the transformative practice at the heart of conscious mothering: the Radical Mom Pause. Learn why simply bringing awareness to the present moment is a radical act in our unconscious world, and discover the MOM framework for meeting yourself with curiosity, observing what's present, and mothering your needs in real time.

Key Points

• The radical nature of consciousness in an unconscious world - why pausing and bringing awareness is inherently transformative
• Understanding the MOM framework: Meeting yourself in the moment, Observing what's present, and Mothering your needs
• How movement serves as a bridge from unconscious to conscious awareness
• The practice of meeting your full experience - both internal and external - with curiosity rather than judgment
• Observing with acceptance, kindness, and discernment while watching for unhelpful patterns and stories
• Recognizing different "selves" or parts (like anxiety) and learning to meet them with compassion
• How the act of witnessing yourself IS mothering - fulfilling the human need to be seen and accepted
• Tuning into basic needs that aren't really basic for mothers: hunger, thirst, rest, movement, bathroom breaks
• Learning the unique language of your body through practice and curiosity
• How this practice creates lineage healing and cycle-breaking in real time

Quotes

"Simply being here is in and of itself radical. You are becoming conscious in a world and a existence that is on the whole very unconscious and subconscious."

"So many of us are living on autopilot. We are being very mindless moving through our days and our lives, and our mothering and our relationships."

"Movement is a wonderful bridge from our unconscious to the conscious."

"Just like our kids, our bodies, our humanness is desperate for attention. Not just desperate for attention, it's desperate for kind and curious presence."

"We cannot change what we are not aware of and to become aware of something we have to pause and notice and practice mothering ourselves."

"This is lineage cycle breaking and creating in real time."

Resources Mentioned

• The Radical MOM Pause guided practice: https://theschoolofmom.com/pause
• Upcoming class in The Radical Mom Pause Toolkit series focusing on nervous system tools: https://theschoolofmom.com/pause
• The School of MOM Quiz: www.theschoolofmom.com/quiz 
• Marc Brackett's Mood Meter: https://marcbrackett.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mood_Meter_Marc_Brackett_Permission-to-Feel.pdf

What's Coming Next

The next episode in this Radical Mom Pause toolkit series will explore tools for meeting yourself in the moment and tending to your nervous system, building on this foundational practice of conscious awareness and self-mothering.

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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