Episode 277: How to Manage Parenting Stress with Julie Potiker

Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert with extensive certifications and teacher training in a variety of tools and methods, including Mindful Self-Compassion. Julie details strategies for coping with anger, anxiety, grief, political strife and disaster, parenting struggles, and your inner critic from her new book, “SNAP! From Chaos to Calm.” Through her Mindful Methods for Life program offerings, Julie helps others bring more peace and wellness into their lives. Julie's first book, “Life Falls Apart, but You Don’t Have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos," is now available on audiobook. Key Topics: - Julie’s journey to understanding mindfulness and its role in her parenting journey - The difficulties of managing stress as a parent - How Julie’s SNAP method can down regulate the nervous system and decrease stress - Evident-based research on the importance of mindfulness - The difference between mindfulness and meditation - How to offer self-compassion when you mess up and fail to regulate yourself in the moment - How to write a retirement letter to your inner critic Learn more about Julie at mindfulmethodsforlife.com Grab Erin’s stress-busting nutrition guide here: https://mailchi.mp/5bf7e5c21f62/stress-busting-nutrition-guide