21 Days to Less Stress
Learn to calm your stress and show up as the parent you want to be.
No one taught you how to regulate stress while raising kids.
So you’ve been piecing it together, a little breathing here, a little “try harder” there.
But when you’re overstimulated, exhausted, or pulled in ten directions…
Your nervous system takes over.
Stress is part of parenting.
But living in constant reactivity doesn’t have to be.
Over 21 days, you’ll:
Identify and scale your stress with simple, practical tools
Understand your nervous system and how it affects your daily life
Integrate stress-reducing skills like boundary setting, self-compassion, and mindful awareness
Support your well-being with stress buffers: sleep, movement, nutrition, mindfulness, and healthy relationships
This program is designed for busy parents who want real strategies to reduce stress, feel more steady, and model calm for their families.
Not perfect parenting, just steadier parenting.
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Welcome
Over the next 21 days, you will be learning a lot and it may seem difficult to remember everything - so just take what you need for now and come back for the rest at a later time. As you become LESS STRESSED, it will help to review the program's content to continue learning and growing!
Over the next 21 days, you will be learning a lot and it may seem difficult to remember everything - so just take what you need for now and come back for the rest at a later time. As you become LESS STRESSED, it will help to review the program's content to continue learning and growing!
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Quick Reference
To help you determine when to do more and when to do less, we created this guide. Rate your stress at a level between 0 and 10 - 0 being no stress, 10 being the highest stress you experience.
To help you determine when to do more and when to do less, we created this guide. Rate your stress at a level between 0 and 10 - 0 being no stress, 10 being the highest stress you experience.
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How you doin'?
Today we are going to share a couple more ideas of how to take your “stress temperature.”
Today we are going to share a couple more ideas of how to take your “stress temperature.”
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Name the Emotion, Scale the Intensity
For this variation, you will identify a word or phrase that describes how you are doing and scale the intensity using a numeric value.
For this variation, you will identify a word or phrase that describes how you are doing and scale the intensity using a numeric value.
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Thumbs up, sideways, or down
This is a very quick check in when time is limited. It’s also great to use with kids.
This is a very quick check in when time is limited. It’s also great to use with kids.
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Identify Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors, and Physical Sensations
Use the tool provided to develop awareness of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical sensation.
Use the tool provided to develop awareness of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical sensation.
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Peaches and Pits
This check-in is great because it helps you reflect on what is going well, and what is not.
This check-in is great because it helps you reflect on what is going well, and what is not.
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Follow along with the audio clip to relax and bring gentle awareness to your body.
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What is Stress?
In today's lesson, our objectives are to know the difference between a stressor and stress, develop an understanding of the physiology of stress, and understand why people experience stress differently.
In today's lesson, our objectives are to know the difference between a stressor and stress, develop an understanding of the physiology of stress, and understand why people experience stress differently.
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Identifying Your Stressors & Stress
In this video you will identify life stressors and your spectrum of stress responses.
In this video you will identify life stressors and your spectrum of stress responses.
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EFT for Self-Regulation
In this video, Lynn demonstrates how to use Emotional Freedom Technique aka “tapping" to reduce stress responses.
In this video, Lynn demonstrates how to use Emotional Freedom Technique aka “tapping" to reduce stress responses.
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Sleep
Quality sleep is foundational for physical and mental well-being. In this lesson we will cover a few tips for a better nights sleep.
Quality sleep is foundational for physical and mental well-being. In this lesson we will cover a few tips for a better nights sleep.
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EFT can be used for a variety of complaints, such as difficulty falling asleep.
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness helps us to increase self awareness and can be used as a tool to regulate stress.
Mindfulness helps us to increase self awareness and can be used as a tool to regulate stress.
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Walking Meditation
A walking meditation is a great entry point to meditation because it helps regulate and reduce the agitation of sitting still. Modifications to the practice are also presented in this video.
A walking meditation is a great entry point to meditation because it helps regulate and reduce the agitation of sitting still. Modifications to the practice are also presented in this video.
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Compassion
Compassion brings us closer together and helps us see ourselves and others as flawed individuals.
Compassion brings us closer together and helps us see ourselves and others as flawed individuals.
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Journaling
Journaling is a great tool to notice how you speak to yourself and how you speak about others - is there room for more compassion?
Journaling is a great tool to notice how you speak to yourself and how you speak about others - is there room for more compassion?
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