Finding Calm & Control in the Chaos of Parenting

Do you ever lay awake at night feeling stressed? Worried? Anxious? Do you find yourself getting impatient with your children, your work colleagues, and the world around you?

You’re not alone.

Parental stress seems to be at an all-time high. And of all the jobs in the world, parenting is one of the toughest. We can regularly feel overwhelmed. There’s so much that’s out of our control. Add to the mix the state of our world, cost of living skyrocketing, interest rate rises, the housing crisis, COVID… It’s no wonder we’re all feeling the pressure.

Yet, as I talk with parents around the country, I’m full of optimism. Because I know that despite so many things feeling out of our control, you’re doing the best you can.

So in this month’s Maggie Moment, I offer a few simple strategies to help you lower the cortisol and find greater calm, care, self-compassion, and control in the face of this 2022 uncertainty.