The Sunday Slow Down -- volume 33 --

Published: Sun, 05/29/22

May 29, 2022

Good morning, Slow Down Society!!

I am so happy that you are here.

this is the 33rd edition of the Sunday Slow Down -- which is a weekly recap of things that have been happening in my world -- both online and in real life.

This has been a really hard week for everyone.

I hate that bad things continue to happen in our world, and I hate that it really feels hopeless that things will ever change.

It's not right and it's not fair.

If you are looking for a safe place online, my Slow Down Society facebook group is filled with wonderful warm-hearted people who are actively trying to better themselves through self-care and personal development.

We'd love to have you.

We have a high school graduate this week. I've never put pictures of my kids online, so you're just going to have to take my word for it that the ceremony was absolutely lovely and that I have 4,532,901 photos on my phone.

;-)

We were outside on the football field and the weather was perfect.

Also, I got to wear my new super-cute wedgey sandals from Amazon and they were JUST FINE to stand in for over an hour while we waited in line to get our seats.

But I did change into my orthopedic slippers right away when we got home --- because I *am* getting older.....

;-)

Episode 33 of the Slow Living podcast was released this week and in I discuss how to overcome childhood trauma.

I recorded this in early April -- before all of the bad news this week brought forward --

but some of the things I talk about might actually be a bit too fresh and hit a bit too close to home right now.

If you hold off on listening for a few weeks, that's okay.

There is a ton of more-uplifting things that I've recorded.

You can scroll through the episode topics on the Podcast Page and can look for particular topics by using the search box.

after listening you will:

🧸 learn my suggestions on how taking a "childhood audit" is extremely beneficial for current goal setting/achieving

🧸 listen in as I explain how you will continue to "numb out" the past with overeating/overdrinking, distraction if you don't heal the past

🧸 hear my ideas on how to talk to your inner child in a non-creepy or weird way

🧸 begin to shift your perspective on why children work things up so much in their brains

🧸 learn what to do to help your own children or kids in your life process big deal events

🧸 hear my advice on how to speak to kids to get them to talk and open up

🧸 learn about the crazy thoughts I had in my own childhood and adolescence and how I "fixed" them

🎙️ 🎙️ 🎙️

Episode 33: Dealing with Childhood Trauma

Even if you had an idyllic childhood, there are some things in your past that you need to sort through.

and if you are a parent or are someone who works with children, you should take a listen so you know how to help the children in your lives process day-to-day events and occurings properly.

Remember, I'm a lifecoach.

I help people get from where they are NOW to where they WANT to be, by helping people achieve their goals.

That's it.

and I LOVE every bitty bit of it.

And the truth is, if you are finding that you aren't making forward progress towards your goals -- or if you find that you aren't interested in even *setting* goals --

and you are living on the perpetual-hamster-wheel-of-life ---

then you've got some cleaning up to do.

if you have any questions or topics you'd like for me to cover, please email me or leave a recorded voicemail --

You can find out all of the info, here:

stephanieodea.com/podcast.

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I hope you enjoy this episode -- and AS ALWAYS -- if you have any questions or comments, shoot me an email or tag me @stephanieodea on Instagram or Facebook or record a voicemail question.

I hope you enjoy listening!!

:-)

Yesterday we drove to the beach (Halfmoon Bay) and spent the day being tourists.

I sometimes forget that the reason places are crowded and tourist-y are because they are AWESOME.

We ate at Sam's Chowder House which is dog-friendly --

Sheldon had a few bites of my lobster roll and then got super excited and rolled around in the wet sand and attracted quite the crowd.

;-)

if you find yourself on the CA coast, it's definitely worth a visit!!

If decluttering is on your To Do list for the summertime months and you'd like a no-nonsense approach to my PROM method (purge, remove, organize, maintain) --

you can download a Bingo Card, here.

STUFF WE ATE THIS WEEK:

Chicken Fajitas

Peperocini Beef Sandwiches

Ginger Teriyaki Tofu

Fried Rice (using the leftovers)

Every once in a while I see some sort of "proof" that I am rubbing off on the kids in some way.

This was my 12-year-old's lunch box meal plan she made for herself this past week.

;-)

Meal planning is awesome. It's such peace of mind to know that you ALREADY have made a decision and now all you need to do is follow the plan.

I have 14 already-done-for-you meal plans with an itemized grocery list which is divided up in sections of the grocery store.

Eliminate your decisioning and make your life easier. You can peruse the options, here.

Okay! That is it for me for this Sunday.

Consider yourself loved and hugged.
I think you're wonderful.

xoxo steph

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