Breathe Mom, Breathe!

Survival tips for moms once the contractions are over, and life has you by the boobs as you know it is gone …

Your kids can always take your breath away. It doesn’t matter whether they’re inside you squishing your lungs, stunning you with their beauty, scaring you with a fall, yelling hurtful things at you, saying they love you, announcing that they’re moving out, or calling to say they’re having a baby. They’ll always have that power to take your breath away, and it only goes to prove the strength and poignancy of the relationship.

When you’re ready to deliver your first child, lots of people will have opinions about how you’d best handle it. Ways to breathe, how to position yourself, where to be, who to have along for support, and what to take (or not) for the pain. The only advice you really should take to heart? Don’t forget to breathe! Slowly, quickly, pantingly, whatever feels good to you … and consciously if you can. Aside from keeping you alive, it can make all the difference in the world when it comes to how you feel! It helps put you in touch with your body, your thoughts, and your heart.

Try it right now. Straighten your shoulders, take a deep breath in through your nose, and exhale slowly. Try it again, more slowly, and feel the air coming in to your body, pause and hold it for a second, and then gradually release it. Feel it? Even a few conscious, slow breaths can make a huge difference in your focus, clarity, and feelings.

So how well do you do at breathing, really breathing, once you’re a mom? Nobody’s reminding you, and yet you need it more than ever! A few moments here and there to get in touch with yourself again. Listening to your heart, quieting your mind, and renewing yourself as a woman.

I’m here to remind you. It’s my passion to let as many women as I can know the potential joy, energy, and sanity-saving power of the seven things that give me a balanced, happy, and productive life as a mom and a woman (at least when I take the time to do some of them!) The things that help me stop and breathe. Seven simple but critical things, one for each letter of that utterly basic and life-saving word: breathe.

Sound like something you could use? Read on! These seven things have truly saved my life, my sanity, and my marriage since I’ve had kids. Get ready to BREATHE!

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