• The need to exercising self - compassion as you process
emotions • Emotional purging in a conscious way to move to an easier parenting journey • Moving passed mindfulness and consciousness to peacefulness • Functioning as a peaceful human being • Moving from «doing» to «being» • The value
of peaceful presence, free
of emotional
trigger, for your kids • Modelling ownership
of behavior for your kids • Peacefulness as a practice that takes time • Parenting as an extension
of nature: gradually forging new pathways in your relationships and being expansive, not staying «stuck» • The healing power
of authenticity with your kids • Aiming for perseverance and presence, not perfection • Exercising compassion for others and recognizing we don't know their struggles • Learning how not to try to control others and focus on self to remain peaceful • Journalling as a practice to release
emotions • Finding opportunities for stillness • Releasing others from the responsibility for reading your mind • Shifting to a solution focus to create momentum •
Fear: being curious about it to avoid being driven by it • Showing up in your own home to make a difference in the world • Practical ways to nourish yourself • Unconditional love — what does that look like?
As bad as being peeved feels, it's actually a protective response to what usually starts out as
fear or pain, explains Veronica Rojas, MD, a psychiatrist and co-founder
of the Mindfulness Forum
of Ridgewood in Ridgewood, N.J.. Before you can even make sense
of a threat, your amygdala, the almond - shaped
emotion center
of the brain,
triggers a release
of adrenaline and other stress hormones.
Perhaps the final straw in
triggering a mood - related disorder might be a series
of misfiring neurotransmitters in parts
of the brain that control
fear and other
emotions.