#1: Stress & Self-Care For Parents

Assalaamualaikum & Greetings! Welcome to Cool Mum Super Dad, your companion on this rollercoaster ride called parenthood. I'm your host, Jamilah Samian, a parenting author and speaker. For parents in particular, stress is a short word with a BIG impact. For working parents, stress means juggling deadlines from demanding bosses, handling tasks that keep coming beyond office hours, even as they struggle to raise a family. A stay-at-home parent also works round the clock: cooking, cleaning, disciplining, making sure the kids get along most of the time while getting the chores done take all day and almost all night. Staying at home and staying sane isn’t a breeze either. In this episode, we focus on prolonged, chronic stress, where, despite hours of sleep, you still feel exhausted and not looking forward to go through another day. You feel trapped, lethargic. Not acknowledging that you’re highly stressed, not knowing how to deal with it can cause you to vent your frustrations and anxieties on your loved ones – children, spouse, family. They do not deserve to be mistreated just because you’re stressed at work. Learn top myths tied to prolonged, chronic stress, and discover self-care strategies that can help you deal with your stress better, that can lead to positive outcomes, physically and mentally. Whatever good is in this work is from Allah; any shortcomings are mine alone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE RESOURCES: Hop over to my website, www.coolmumsuperdad.com BOOK ORDERS: To order my books, click the link: Cool Mum Super Dad Book Order. Please note that your shipping address must be in Malaysia only. If your shipping address is not in Malaysia, please write to [email protected] to make alternative delivery arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REFERENCES 1) HARVARD Business Review: How to Recover from Work Stress, According to Science 2) World Health Organisation: Mental Health At Work 3) The Effects of Psychological Stress on Depression 4) The Link Between Stress and Depression ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jamilah Samian is the author of "Cool Mum Super Dad", "Raise Me Right", "Cool Boys Super Sons", "Leadership In Parenting", "Parenting Generation Y & Z", "The Kindness Miracle" and "77 Power Parent Tips".