Self-care Techniques and Habits for Parents w/ Kristin Faith Evans

Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2108998/fa...) 5-Minute Parenting welcomes special guest, Kristin Faith Evans, sharing on the topic of self-care for parents. What a relevant topic in our fast-paced, hyper-connected world!  Kristin Faith Evans is an award-winning author, national speaker, licensed master social worker, and a special needs mom. She is passionate about empowering parents with the skills to thrive in their faith, mental health, and marriage. Kristin has been featured on over thirty-five radio and podcast shows and published in magazines such as Focus on the Family and the American Association of Christian Counselors. She is experienced in couples, child and family, substance abuse, and crisis interventions, as well as church and retreat ministries. And she enjoys a cup (or two) of Italian roast coffee, dark chocolate, traveling, and authentic conversations with friends. Listen in as Kristin covers the following topics:  1. Why self-care is important for parents and tips for helping ease stress levels. 2. Over half of parents are overwhelmed on a daily basis because our coping skills haven’t kept up with society’s demands.  3. Our stress levels as parents directly impacts our children’s spiritual, physical, and mental health. 4. Simple mindfulness skills combined with faith practices can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress. 5. We can hack our nervous systems to calm our minds and bodies in just minutes a day with deep breathing, breath prayer, and muscle tensing and relaxing. 6. Self-compassion, gratitude, reliance on God, and acceptance lead to lower stress. 7. Returning our focus to the present moment and awareness of God’s presence throughout the day calms our stress and soothes our anxiety. Be sure to check out Kristin's books, YouTube channel, and other resources for families by visiting her website: https://kristinfaithevans.com/ *Are you looking for fun, gospel-inspired merch for your family + discounted picture books for your kids and grandkids? Visit my Etsy store at KarensBooksandMore (https://www.etsy.com/shop/KarensBooks...) Book 3 in the Questions for Kids (https://ambassador-international.com/...) picture book series is now available! Check out Guess Why God Made the Rainbow (https://www.amazon.com/Guess-Why-God-...) on Amazon or your favorite book retailer! 🌈 Love this podcast episode? Please leave a positive rating/review and share this episode with a friend ❤️ Visit our websites at:  https://www.karenferg.com/ https://www.sandrakaychambers.com/  Find our books on Amazon: Karen Ferguson: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Karen-F... Sandra Chambers: ... (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sandra-...)