Embracefull
by Francesca
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Reset & Restore: A Post-Thanksgiving Support Meditation
Reset & Restore: A Post-Thanksgiving Support Meditation
About this podcast
Would you like to take time to explore the various emotions that come with parenthood and how you want to ideally FEEL in your parenting journey?
Join therapist and mamma Francesca every Monday, to experience guided visualization and mindfulness practices, to gracefully understand, accept and nurture the range of emotions that come with parenting and help you envision the life you want to lead with your baby.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 40 episodes
- Reset & Restore: A Post-Thanksgiving Support Meditation · 8 minThe holidays can leave us feeling overstimulated, drained, or emotionally scattered. In this episode of Embracefull, we guide you through a gentle meditation designed to help you…
- When Bedtime Feels Hard · 12 minThis episode is a guided meditation for the nights that feel anything but easy. If bedtime has you overwhelmed, overstimulated, or carrying the emotional weight of the day, this…
- Managing Morning Madness: Mindful Strategies for Overwhelmed Parents · 16 minMornings with kids can feel like a race before the day even begins. In this episode, Francesca guides you through a short mindfulness practice to help you meet the chaos of the…
- Your Nervous System Blanket · 10 minJoin Francesca this week for a guided meditation to imagine and create a metaphorical blanket woven with the exact qualities you’re craving in this moment — warmth, grounding…
- When Your Child Hits: A Meditation for Calm · 12 minBeing slapped or hit by your baby can feel shocking, triggering, and overwhelming. This guided meditation offers you a space to process those feelings with compassion and…
- When Expectations and Reality Don't Match · 14 minThis guided meditation is for the moments when the experience you planned with your child doesn’t unfold the way you hoped. Maybe there was a tantrum, resistance, or chaos…
- The Drain of Hearing Your Name All The Time · 15 minThis meditation guides you through the frustration of hearing your name called over and over. You can use it to prepare for a situation where you know you’ll be pulled in many…
- Mindful Parenting for Car Rides · 15 minJoin Francesca this week for a 15 minute meditation that helps parents regulate before or after a stressful car ride with kids. Whether you're anticipating tantrums, sibling…
- Parent Mindful Moment · 7 minIn this episode, we take a mindful pause to reflect on the parenting journey—honoring the beauty, the mess, and everything in between. A moment just for you, to breathe, ground…
- Mindfulness Through Contact Naps · 8 minContact naps can bring up a swirl of emotions — from tenderness and gratitude to frustration, exhaustion, or even guilt. In this episode, we explore the layered feelings that…
- Milestone Anxiety: When Comparison Creeps In · 10 minIn this episode of Embracefull, we explore the quiet anxiety that can arise when you start comparing your baby’s development to others. From rolling over to first words…
- Keeping Up With The To Do List · 12 minIn this episode, I guide you through a BRAAVE Method practice to gently explore the emotions that arise when it feels like the to-do list never ends. Together, we slow down, tune…
- When People Tell You How to Parent · 12 minJoin Francesca in this guided meditation, where you’ll be supported in processing the complex feelings that arise when someone tells you how to parent. Even when the advice is…
- People Pleasing · 10 minThis episode will help you navigate the wave of emotions that can rise when your child expresses big feelings — whether it’s crying or pure joy — in public. If you find yourself…
- Weaning or Stopping Breastfeeding · 10 minIn this episode, we’re diving into the emotional and physical toll that weaning—or stopping breastfeeding—can take. Whether it’s planned or unexpected, this transition can bring…
- Quick Announcement · 2 minHi everyone — just a quick note to share that I’ll be shifting Embracefull to a bi-weekly podcast for now. There have been a few too many spinning plates in the air, and in order…
- Feelings Associated With Going Back to Work w/ BRAAVE · 15 minIn this episode of Embracefull, you will be guided through a meditation using the BRAAVE method to help you process the emotions of returning to work. Whether you're feeling…
- Postpartum Mood Fluctuations · 12 minJoin Francesca this week as we explore a gentle practice to help you navigate the emotional ups and downs of postpartum with more ease and self-compassion. Through guided…
