"There is in the body, a current of energy, affection, and intelligence which guides, maintains, and energizes the body. Discover that current and stay with it." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Do this short guided meditation to feel instantly relaxed and connected to the divine intelligence within your body and soul.  Sponsored by Kindred Bravely - Use code UNSTRESSED20 to save Shop Motherhood Unstressed CBD and use code PODCAST to save Connect with me on Instagram @motherhoodunstressed If this meditation was of benefit, please consider leaving a review, thank you!

Sponsored by Kindred Bravely - Use code UNSTRESSED20 to save! In this episode Lunya Founder and CEO Ashley Merrill discusses why intentional rest and downtime is more than just self-care for busy moms. Learn why good sleep in particular has transformational effects on your health, quality of life, and even how resilient and independent your children become by you taking the time for what you need.  Connect with Ashley, Lunya and the new men's line Lahgo on Instagram at @ashley__merrill @lunya @lahgo Web: https://lunya.co  Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Shop Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save! Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed

Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% “Wherever you are be all there.” Jim Elliot The science-based benefits of meditation are immense, from decreasing anxiety and stress, to changing how the brain responds to negative stimuli. Happily, it doesn't take much time to reap the benefits of meditation, and when you make it a part of your daily routine, the results are life-changing. Thank you for doing the work. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: Benefits of Meditation: 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation

This week actor and comedian Eugene Mirman discusses his incredible body of comedic work and his documentary It Started As A Joke which chronicles the 10 years of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, an independent festival started on a lark by the Bob’s Burgers’ alum. As explained by comics like Kumail Nanjiani and Kristen Schaal, Mirman is essentially a founding father of the Brooklyn comedy scene (he's been called the original “influencer”), and the festival’s success is a testament to his impact. But, true to its title, there’s a bit more on the documentary’s mind; we’re also introduced to Mirman’s wife, Katie Westfall Tharp, and learn how the two fell in love, had a son, moved to Cape Cod, and fought through Tharp’s cancer diagnosis and later recurrence. Tragically, Tharp died almost a year after It Started As A Joke premiered at SXSW. In its depiction of her kind spirit, the film now doubles as a bittersweet tribute to a loved one gone too soon. Ultimately, this is a candid conversation about doing work that makes you happy, pushing through the inevitable hardships and learning curves that follow, and having the courage to love with everything you have despite the pain of loss.  It Started As A Joke is available on Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNow, Sony, and Microsoft Xbox. Resources: Twitter @eugenemirman Instagram @eugenemirman Web: http://www.eugenemirman.com  Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed

Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save This week University of Virginia Professor, Leidy Klotz discusses his new book, "Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less" which explores the concept of subtraction as an effective yet often overlooked problem-solving strategy. A former professional soccer player, Leidy now studies how to transform things from how they are to how we want them to be, and has written for a number of prominent publications including The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, and The Behavioral Scientist.  Resources: Twitter @leidyklotz Web: https://www.leidyklotz.com Read "Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less" Read Bob Sutton's "The No Asshole Rule" Nature Article Global human-made mass exceeds all biomass Nature Article: People systematically overlook subtractive changes Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed ABOUT LEIDY Leidy Klotz studies the science of design. His research has appeared in both Nature and Science, he has written for popular outlets including The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and The Behavioral Scientist, and his work has garnered praise in national newspapers on five continents. A professor at the University of Virginia, Leidy has authored more than 80 original research articles and secured more than $10 million dollars in competitive funding to support his and others’ work in this area. Recognized nationally as a professor who inspires, Leidy has taught thousands of students, including 21 Ph.D. advisees, whose designing and teaching shapes the world. Leidy's scholarship benefits from diversity and inclusion as more than three quarters of his advisees are from groups underrepresented in their respective fields. Before becoming a professor, Leidy designed schools in New Jersey and before that he played professional soccer.

Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save In April 2018, Trey and Tanya Pyle, their daughter Soon-Ae, and Tanya's mother Merlita, were struck on the highway by a speeding tractor-trailer. The horrific crash took 4-year old Soon-Ae's life, and forever changed Trey and Tanya's lives.  In this episode we discuss that fateful day, how the couple has been able to cope with the tremendous grief of losing their daughter, and what they are doing to carry on Soon-Ae's legacy today.  Resources: Soon-Ae Pyle Memorial Fund - St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School Instagram @tanya.pyle Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed  

Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save Professor Avi Loeb is a Harvard theoretical physicist whose areas of professional interest include cosmology and astrophysics. In this episode we discuss his new book, "Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth", which proposes that Oumuamua, the interstellar object that passed through our solar system in 2017, may have been the creation of an alien intelligence. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: The Galileo Project Websites: https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/ https://avi-loeb.medium.com Read Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force New Horizons Mission to Pluto Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"

Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save Frank Elaridi is a 4-time Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist, quantum emotion healer, and Co-Founder of Modern Nirvana, an organization dedicated to helping practitioners take control of their spiritual and physical wellbeing, by sharing both ancient practices and modern bio-hacks. In this episode Frank turns his quantum emotional healing skills on me with a live healing session focusing on releasing negative trapped emotions from my body for the creation of healthier relationships, removal of blocks in health and career, and space for new opportunities.  Tune in to find out how you too can incorporate these ancient practices for the benefit of your life.  Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: Instagram: @felaridi Youtube: Modern Nirvana Websites: Modern Nirvana http://www.frankelaridi.com  Attend Modern Nirvana's next annual conference! Dr. Bradley Nelson - Emotion Code   

Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% "Opening your chakras and allowing cosmic energies to flow through your body will ultimately refresh your spirit and empower your life." -Barbara Marciniak   The seven chakras are governed by spiritual laws, principles of consciousness that we can use to cultivate greater harmony, happiness, and well being in our lives and in the world. In this short guided meditation I help you relax, restore and realize the power you have within your own physical and energetic body through your innate connection to your chakras. Thank you for doing the work. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed

Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% At a time when online media has created a virtual firehose of information and opinions, parents and teachers worry how students will interpret what they read and see. Amid the noise, it has become increasingly important to examine different perspectives with both curiosity and discernment. But how do parents teach these critical thinking skills to their children? My guest Julie Bogart is the creator and owner of Brave Writer, the hugely popular online writing and language arts program and podcast, and the fast-growing weekly habit called Poetry Teatime. In this episode Julie and I discuss practical ways for teaching your children to boldly examine how they think and to become thoughtful consumers of information.  In this episode we discuss: How being well-read gives a false impression of being well-educated. In fact, reading can be dangerous to quality critical thinking. The importance of curiosity in nurturing a critical mindset. Video games are high quality tools of skillful thinking, particularly when played 7-10 hours per week. Studies show that non-gamers are more at risk of negative outcomes than gamers. Gaming doesn’t have to be so negative! Multiple choice testing has caused a negative ripple effect, removing childlike wonder by 6th grade and creating a culture of single identity answers and zero-sum online discourse stakes. And much more! Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: Read Julie's Book RAISING CRITICAL THINKERS: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age (TarcherPerigee, on sale Feb 1) Instagram @juliebravewriter Website https://bravewriter.com  Read Julie’s other book The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool Learning and Life. Find Julie on Social Media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Julie’s online courses Get Julie’s summer resources for parents and kids by signing up to her email list The Overview Effect