A quick reminder to stop and take care of yourself.

I have been thinking about how crazy the world is right now and how everyone is feeling something.

I am not going to lie, it’s a bit overwhelming to see so many people struggling. I got a call yesterday from a close family member, who

is not a First Responder asking me how to relieve his stress.  I stopped to think about how I could help and I immediately jumped into

action.

I recorded a quick tip that I have used daily for myself.  You can find the download here: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1AYlqQWdXJQE19imTahZyGzWl5LO15NzE

Why am I sharing this with you?

I am sharing this because there are many things that happen to us on a daily basis that need our attention.

Things that we ignore.

I get it.

Life happens!

RIGHT?

This doesn’t mean that we stop caring for ourself.

I don’t have all the answers.

I don’t have a cure all magic formula.

What I do have is the tips that have helped me deal with this thing called stress.

I want to remind you to think about what triggers your stress.

This could be easy for you or totally stump you.

Either way, it is an important step.

I found that there were certain things that triggered my stress and I was ignoring them.

Ignoring them did not help.

It just made the stress grow.

That is why I am here to remind YOU to take care of yourself.

The tips I share may not resonate with you.

That’s ok.

Find something that does and do it.

You can find more tips at Mindfulness for First Responders https://www.facebook.com/groups/Mindfulnessforfirstresponders

and on my podcast https://anchor.fm/wellnessforyou

Living through this stressful career, and life’s stress has fueled my passion to help as many people as I can.

Stay safe friends.

The breathing tips shared here are from The Little Book of Mindfulness by Dr. Patrizia Collard.