This season we continue to focus on building up your coping kit when experiencing change and seeking support during times of transition. Special Guest Toni Millar will join Genevieve and Rechelle sharing what has helped her during times of change. Join us for a fireside chat: Coping with Change.

Write a list of things that helped you to cope with transition or change in the past. What items on the list can support you during this transition?

Emotional Freedom Tapping ( EFT) is a tool in our

Journaling can be a great way to release your stress and

Art helps us better understand ourselves, our community and the world around us. It offers an outlet for expression while creating space for other ways of being. Troy shares with us how she used art in her practice as a CCLS but also how art has supported her through changes in her personal and professional life.

Friends are really important. As children friendships blossomed easily but as adults, it's harder to make and keep friends. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of making friends as adults. We discuss strategies for a positive mindset, coping for managing discomfort, and actions to get started.

Exercise and movement can clear our heads, recharge

Start small: short exercises: walk around when on the phone, quick walks around the block, 10

Play Emotions charades: Act out feelings using body language and facial cues

Resources:

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In this episode, you will learn how to add play to your coping kit.

Rechelle has made a BIG change in her life prompting us to talk about coping with change. Whether it is big or small, change is difficult. Join us this season as we explore unique ways to manage our own well-being and apply a child life perspective to changes in our lives.

We want to end season 1 of Coping Kit for Everyday Life on a high note! In this podcast, we l discuss the positive emotion of joy. How can we be mindful of the moments of joy we experience each day and how to create more joy in our lives?

Reflection/Journal 

This week will do some self-discovery of what brings you joy by journaling what joy means to you. 

Writing down moments you feel joy throughout the week

Resources: 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-wise-brain/201803/welcome-joy

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/202106/7-ways-experience-inner-peace 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/202009/inner-peace-in-the-midst-outer-chaos 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotion-information/202105/how-feel-more-joy-every-day 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1693418/pdf/15347528.pdf

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotion-information/202105/how-feel-more-joy-every-day

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Interested in Life Coaching reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected]

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Instagram: genevievelowry3 

Twitter: GenevieveLowry 

Website: DIYchildlife.com 

www.theconvenientclassroom.co

In this episode, Reiki Energy Rechelle and Genevieve talk about how they were introduced to Reiki. Reiki is hands-on healing energy used to increase wellness and decrease stress. Both Rechelle and Genevieve are trained in reiki and share their stories of using it in the hospital to support patient care and in their personal lives to balance themselves and support loved ones.

Reflection/Journal 

Using the Reiki Principles reflect upon the ways you might incorporate them into your own life.

Choose one each day to practice or focus on. Journal about your experience.

Reiki Principles

Resources:

Libby Barnet: Reiki Energy 

Pamela Miles: Reiki in Medicine

Connect with us! 

[email protected]

Interested in Life Coaching 

Reach out to Rechelle at: [email protected] 

To follow Genevieve

Instagram: genevievelowry3

Twitter: GenevieveLowry 

Website: DIYchildlife.com

www.theconvenientclassroom.co