Negative Thoughts & Sticky Brains with Nicole Libin, PhD

You're going to love this episode about Negative Thoughts and Sticky Brains with Nicole Libin, PhD. https://followyourbreath.com/ https://stickybrainsbook.com/ https://www.instagram.com/stickybrains_book/   Dr. Nicole Libin is a certified mindfulness educator, adjunct professor, and author. Her children's book Sticky Brains, a mindfulness and brain science picture book for children (edited by Raffi!) is available now. Her other two books, Mindful Parenting in a Chaotic World and 5-Minute Mindfulness Meditations for Teens are both published by Rockridge Press and available on Amazon. *You get to choose again in the very next moment.   *Kids regulate their nervous system by using their parents' nervous system. *Try out what Nicole does with her daughter--a moment of emergency coolness.  *Mindfulness is a walk with a little kid when you pause and notice and enjoy the ants.  Self-Care:  Go for a walk and move your body. Place your hand on your belly and the other hand on your heart, this is a self-soothing posture.  Let yourself be hugged.    Play Idea: Dance Parties Forest Walks-- explore where you live.  Gratitude Jars-- add slips of paper with what made you happy today.  Draw the Weather on your child's arm