In Episode 26 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im continue the conversation about 10 ways to be less stressed in your everyday life.
In This Episode, You Will Hear About:
- Why it is important to ask for help
- Discovering your rhythm of use with electronics/social media
- The importance of using your five senses to experience and remember a moment
- How de-cluttering can help bring order into your life
- How laughing can change your mood and the atmosphere around you
Resources Mentioned During the Episode:
- World Market Bar Stools – these are the bar stools we have (and saved up for and waited for a major sale on)
- Episode 25 – the episode containing the first 5 ways to be less stressed
- Questions Kids Ask Podcast – The IMbetween Podcast was asked to answer the question, “Do All Dogs Go to Heaven?”
- The Chaotic Summer Plan: 5 Ways to Have the Most Stressful Summer Ever – a satirical guest blog post written by Christina about the importance of slowing down during the summer
- Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch – Daniel mentions this book during the podcast
- Episode 1 – Double Chins and Getting Older – listen for some ideas about how to reduce your double chin
- Article about the benefits of chewing gum
- Article about the importance of chewing gum strongly to feel relaxed
10 Way to Feel Less Stress (6 to 10):
- 6. Ask for help – realize, admit, and accept that you can’t do everything
- 7. Media fasts
- 8. De-clutter
- 9. Laugh
- 10. Chew gum
Quotables:
- “Not paying attention to the people in front of you is non-verbally saying, ‘You don’t matter to me.'”
- “We tend to compare our behind the scenes life to the highlight reel of other people.”
- “Try to use your five senses to soak in a moment.”
- “Honestly, to simplify my life, I should just get rid of the couch cushions.”
- “Laughing can change your mood in an instant.”
- “Fake laughing can lead to real laughing.”
- “You have to angry chew to feel more relaxed.”
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