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The Organized-ish Parent Podcast - #48: Coping through Chaos: 3 Strategies for Finding Peace Amidst Holidays, Strikes, and Sickness

#48: Coping through Chaos: 3 Strategies for Finding Peace Amidst Holidays, Strikes, and Sickness

12/14/23 • 15 min

The Organized-ish Parent Podcast

Today, we're delving into the challenges that resonate with every parent in the trenches – the holiday hustle, strikes, and the constant threat of illness.

🌟 Exploring Current Challenges with Compassion

Beyond the decorations and festivities, we're acknowledging the stress many of us are struggling with. From navigating the complexities of holidays to the weight of dealing with strikes and sickness, it's a chaotic time for us all.

🤒 Navigating Health Struggles with Shared Stories

In this episode, I share my own recent experience with having the flu and the ongoing struggle to recover. Through these stories, I aim to foster a sense of understanding and solidarity as we collectively face the daunting challenges of illnesses, flu, and the looming presence of COVID.

⚠️ Strikes, Work, and the Overwhelming Reality

As strikes disrupt the familiar routines, parents working (from home) find themselves in an even more challenging balancing act. The chaos at home and the interruptions at work are all too familiar. We're here to acknowledge the difficulties and provide a virtual shoulder to lean on.

🛠️ Empathetic Coping Strategies for Parental Survival

In the face of chaos, I share three practical coping strategies – creating personal space, tapping into creativity, and reconnecting with your support system. My aim is to provide a supportive environment and practical tips for alleviating stress and overwhelm.

Enjoy the episode!

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XO - Dianne

P.S. When it comes to getting organized and getting the kids involved, where do you struggle the most?

Send me your answer by DM on Instagram or on Facebook.

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Today, we're delving into the challenges that resonate with every parent in the trenches – the holiday hustle, strikes, and the constant threat of illness.

🌟 Exploring Current Challenges with Compassion

Beyond the decorations and festivities, we're acknowledging the stress many of us are struggling with. From navigating the complexities of holidays to the weight of dealing with strikes and sickness, it's a chaotic time for us all.

🤒 Navigating Health Struggles with Shared Stories

In this episode, I share my own recent experience with having the flu and the ongoing struggle to recover. Through these stories, I aim to foster a sense of understanding and solidarity as we collectively face the daunting challenges of illnesses, flu, and the looming presence of COVID.

⚠️ Strikes, Work, and the Overwhelming Reality

As strikes disrupt the familiar routines, parents working (from home) find themselves in an even more challenging balancing act. The chaos at home and the interruptions at work are all too familiar. We're here to acknowledge the difficulties and provide a virtual shoulder to lean on.

🛠️ Empathetic Coping Strategies for Parental Survival

In the face of chaos, I share three practical coping strategies – creating personal space, tapping into creativity, and reconnecting with your support system. My aim is to provide a supportive environment and practical tips for alleviating stress and overwhelm.

Enjoy the episode!

*** NEW FEATURE *** L

Looking for an episode but can't remember the title, just the topic? Get your answers here: https://app.searchie.io/wisdom/ByDPjJzn30

XO - Dianne

P.S. When it comes to getting organized and getting the kids involved, where do you struggle the most?

Send me your answer by DM on Instagram or on Facebook.

The post (episode #48: Coping through Chaos: 3 Strategies for Finding Peace Amidst Holidays, Strikes, and Sickness) appeared first on Dianne Jimenez | Professional Organizer website. To read the blog post of this episode, head to https://diannejimenez.com/48

Did you find this episode helpful, filled with great value, insightful or inspirational? Share it! Or...

Here's where you can Rate, Review & Follow for more:

USA: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-guide-organizing-habits-made-easy/id1606051910

CANADA: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/parenting-guide-organizing-habits-made-easy/id1606051910

Ways we can connect:

Website : https://diannejimenez.com/heythere

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/1tidyplace/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/1TidyPlace

Twitter : https://twitter.com/DDJ3131

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannejimenez

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com , License: All the music on the site is licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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#47: Teaching Kids Teamwork in Household Chores

In this episode I give you my 3 strategies I use when teaching my kids (and any kid when I'm in the position of teaching :) ) the importance of teamwork in handling household responsibilities. These are my main go-to strategies as they are effective for instilling the values of teamwork in children.

Hope you enjoy this episode and get 1-2 takeaways from this.

Thanks for being here, friend!

XO - Dianne

P.S. When it comes to getting organized and getting the kids involved, where do you struggle the most?

Send me your answer by DM on Instagram or on Facebook.

The post (episode Ep #47: Teaching Kids Teamwork in Household Chores) appeared first on Dianne Jimenez | Professional Organizer website. To read the blog post of this episode, head to https://diannejimenez.com/47

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Ways we can connect:

Website : https://diannejimenez.com/heythere

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/1tidyplace/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/1TidyPlace

Twitter : https://twitter.com/DDJ3131

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannejimenez

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com , License: All the music on the site is licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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#49: Sparking Joy - Unconventional Holiday Ideas

In this episode, I talk about enjoying the holiday season in a unique and fun way, focusing on activities we don't usually do. I share a list of five fun activities that don’t always involve the kids.

The episode also touches on finding balance in busy schedules and remembering to appreciate the small joys amidst the chaos of the holiday season.

Hope you get some inspiration into creating your own unique activities. Or grab 1 or 2 ideas from this list to start the holidays on the right track.

Enjoy!

XO - Dianne

P.S. When it comes to getting organized and getting the kids involved, where do you struggle the most?

Send me your answer by DM on Instagram or on Facebook.

The post (episode #49 Sparking Joy: Unconventional Holiday Ideas) appeared first on Dianne Jimenez | Professional Organizer website. To read the blog post of this episode, head to https://diannejimenez.com/49

Did you find this episode helpful, filled with great value, insightful or inspirational? Share it! Or...

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USA: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-guide-organizing-habits-made-easy/id1606051910

CANADA: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/parenting-guide-organizing-habits-made-easy/id1606051910

Ways we can connect:

Website : https://diannejimenez.com/heythere

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/1tidyplace/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/1TidyPlace

Twitter : https://twitter.com/DDJ3131

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannejimenez

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com , License: All the music on the site is licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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