Hello there! On today's episode of Mom*Bits,  join me, your host Ayanda Silk, as I tackle yet another piece of Mindfulness. This week,  we will be talking about setting healthy boundaries and I will be giving you 5 tips to help get you there. Boundaries are good. They are not something to be feared. Let's dive deeper into this topic as we continue our journey towards Mindfulness. #mindfulmamaseries
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Time Stamps: 

00:01:30 Sharing two wins
00:02:10 Gratitude in this hectic year of 2020
00:03:30 Dreams for the Mom*Bits Podcast
00:04:10 Story Time Segment
00:08:25 New Intro?
00:09:15 Let's get into the 5 ways to set Healthy Boundaries
00:09:55 Tip #1
00:10:20 Tip #2
00:10:50 Tip #3
00:12:25 Tip #4
00:14:35. Tip #5
00:15:25 Recap of the tips
00:19:00 The importance of self-care y'all
00:21:00 Tell Mom Guilt to shove it!!
00:22:15 Going live on Instagram?
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Hello there! On today's episode of Mom*Bits, join me, your host Ayanda, as I talk about my favourite Thanksgiving traditions such as giving thanks, which ties in perfectly with the next intricate piece of mindfulness, Gratitude. There is scientific evidence of the benefits of practicing gratitude. Let's discuss what Gratitude is, some of the benefits, how we can practice it and 5 Gratitude Affirmations that I have created just for you.
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Time Stamps

00:01:05 what I’m listening to: new lecrae album
00:02:45 mom win segment
00:06:00 new intro//would love your feedback
00:07:00 thanksgiving traditions
00:08:15 welcome to mom•bits
00:08:30 gratitude definitions
00:10:30 mindfulness includes gratitude
00:11:00 benefits of practicing gratitude
00:13:00 tips for practicing gratitude
00:19:00 5 gratitude affirmations i wrote (available on mombitspodcast instagram)
00:20:00 there’s only one you!!!!
00:22:00 happy thanksgiving :)
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Resources Mentioned: (not affiliated or sponsored)

Benefits of Gratitude ->
https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-gratitude-research-questions/
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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Mom*Bits Podcast. On today's episode, I begin by sharing my "struggle is real segment" story about doing college full-time as a mom and how tough that has been but being grateful for a self-compassion assignment which leads to me my main topic today, Self-Compassion and You. This will the first of many episodes to come under the MindfulMama Series. So join me as I discuss what Self-Compassion is and how we can learn to cultivate that within ourselves.
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00:00:15 Welcome to the podcast, 00:00:45 Update on College Life, 00:03:05 Introduction to the MindfulMama Series, 00:03:25 "the struggle is real segment", 00:08:20 Topic of the day: Self-Compassion, 00:09:30 Definition of Self-Compassion, 00:15:00 Dr. Kristin Neff and the 3 components to self-compassion, 00:11:20 The compassion we have for others vs. the little compassion we reserve for ourselves, 00:14:00 How we get better/tips for fostering self-compassion, 00:19:00 Stop comparing your struggles to others', 00:23:15 It's okay to not be okay, 00:23:35 Recap, 00:26:45 Normalizing Therapy, 00:29:00 Until next time...

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Resource Mentioned (not affiliated or sponsored):

• https://self-compassion.org
• https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/self_compassionate_letter#data-tab-how

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Welcome to the Mom*Bits Podcast, where Ayanda tackles the big things that makeup motherhood bit by bit every week on Mondays 10am EST. 

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Hello there! On today's episode, we will be tackling why saying "oh you're okay" to our kids, is not okay. We may think that it's reassuring but sometimes it can be dismissive. Tune in to find out how to I recognized just how many times I say this, what EI is and how we can better equip our kids to be emotionally intelligent.
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00:00:15 Welcome and podcast platform update, 00:02:00 Mom Fail/Confession segment, 00:06:00 Why Saying "Oh you're okay" to our kids, is not reassuring, 00:08:15 Emotional Intelligence, 00:09:50 4 steps to validating your child's feelings, 00:15:15 Why us adults can benefit from learning about Emotional Intelligence, 00:18:00 The importance of self-awareness as parents
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Resources Mentioned: (not affiliated and not sponsored) 

• https://www.gottman.com/blog/emotional-intelligence-creates-loving-supportive-parenting/
• http://feelingswheel.com

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@ayandagrams
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Welcome to the Mom*Bits Podcast, where Ayanda tackles the big things that makeup motherhood bit by bit every week Mondays at 10am EST. 

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On this pilot episode of Mom*Bits, join me, Ayanda, as I welcome all who are listening. I will be talking about how I got here, my vision for this podcast and I will be giving examples of future podcast episode topics. 
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Welcome to the Mom*Bits Podcast where I tackle the big things that make up Motherhood  in small bits and pieces. 
Join me every week Mondays at 10am EST. 
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Have any topic suggestions or want to connect with me? Find me on Instagram @mombitspodcast for weekly heads up on the topics I will be covering and check me out @ayandagrams for encouraging grams on the daily. 

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