How I'm actually enjoying the Christmas chaos (and you can to)

How I'm doing a lot, holding it all and enjoying it.

This week's episode is all about how I'm genuinely enjoying December despite doing a lot and holding it all together.

I know, I know.

It's December.

Surely I should be run ragged, but I'm not.

I'm enjoying it.

And I'm here to tell you how you can too, because it's all about emotional regulation.

In this episode, I talk about -

● What emotional regulation actually means.

● My two main strategies - building resilience long term and parenting myself in the moment.

● Why doing something for you isn't selfish, it's essential for being a better person, parent, partner and business owner.

● The importance of knowing your values and living in alignment with them.

● My in the moment tool for when chaos hits - stepping back, looking at yourself in the third person and asking what you actually need.

Long term strategy - Building resilience

This is about having things in your life that you enjoy, getting out of your mind and into your body, and building up communication tools. For me, I journal every single day, I move my body and I communicate with people I love.

When you do things for you and live in alignment with your values, your resilience is better. You've just got a higher tolerance for things.

In the moment strategy - Parent yourself

When the washing machine is beeping, everyone wants feeding, someone spills something, your WhatsApp is going off and there's so much going on, this is what you do.

Parent yourself.

Step away from yourself and look in at you. Ask yourself, what does this person in front of me need?

Then you do it.

You treat yourself like you're another person. When you objectively see yourself from somewhere else, it's really easy to see what you need.

A note from me

These are my two top tips for actually enjoying this Christmas period. I parent myself in the moment and I build resilience every single day.

I remember that life is meant to be enjoyable. Christmas is a magical time of year. Don't let society and all the events take that away from you.

If this episode has resonated with you, please send me a message over on Instagram or Facebook @coachingwcara .

If you would like to find out your values or regulate your emotions even further with accountability and support, that's what I do in coaching.

Enquire for a January start here.

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Until next time. Thanks team.