Grounding

Dealing with #RealLife Chaos Naturally

Dealing with #RealLife Chaos Naturally

Many of us have been in a situation with so much change and chaos in our lives!  So what are healthy (and simple) ways we can navigate it all?? 

Right now, we all feel a lot of chaos in our lives.  Between what is going on in the world surrounding the plandemic, the working from home, unemployment, maybe becoming the teacher you never wanted to be – and let’s not forget a toilet paper shortage we’ve all probably felt like we are not in control of our lives.  

That feeling is normal under these circumstances.  I know I’ve felt the stress and just wanted to crawl back in bed and forget about it all for a while.  And you know what, that’s okay to do.  But, we can’t live in that realm forever, because we were made by our Creator to live our best life!  So, what do you do when all you want to do is… nothing? How do you make sure you stay healthy while staying at home?  


Turn off the News 

I opted out (yes, you can do that) of mainstream media MANY years ago. I just chose to stop participating.  I chose to not allow the programming, the negativity, and the bait-clicking out of my life.  If you haven't realized just how the media (and government) messaging plays out, watch the documentary Out of Shadows (before it gets censored like so many other things today).

The best thing is to turn off the news and get off the chaos bandwagon. Not gonna lie. That is hard to do right now in a time when we crave connection.  Social media helps us easily feel connected to people we miss, but it is so easy to get caught up in that news cycle of gloom and doom. My recommendation is to set a timer, and when it goes off, you get off the computer or phone, off Facebook or Twitter, and do something else.  

Play a game, you know the real kind with cards or that comes in a box with pieces and a gameboard.  Build a real connection with your family.  And if you live alone, then at a minimum play a real game with a real live person.  The internet is a great place when you set limits.  

Get Outside (and try to get barefoot)

Take a walk in nature if you can.  If you live in the city and your parks are open, go to a park and get some fresh air.  It not, take a walk around your neighborhood.  If you have a dog, they will love exploring a new location, too.  

If the weather permits, take off your shoes and socks and feel the grass or dirt beneath your feet. This is a concept known as grounding or “earthing” and it is thought that the connection with the Earth allows free electrons to be taken up into the body which helps your body deal with stress, improves sleep, and can even help reduce pain in just 30 minutes a day.  Check out this book on Kindle or in paperback to learn more about earthing.  And then I’d love to hear what you find when you try it!


Daily Self-Care

This can be something as simple as just taking a relaxing bath with your favorite essential oils and some Epsom Salts. Or curling up with your favorite book and your favorite blanket in your favorite comfy chair with your favorite drink. It doesn’t matter what it is you do, just do something that allows you to relax and unwind.  I have taken my favorite reclining camp chair and put it on my deck in my little garden area.  I grab my blanket and head out there to relax and listen to music, meditate, or nap with my cat.

I also recommend a targeted nutritional supplement called CortiStop.  It "is designed to help the body maintain its natural balance and harmony.* When under stress, the body produces cortisol. When cortisol is produced too frequently, it can have negative health consequences such as feelings of fatigue, difficulty maintaining healthy weight, and difficulty maintaining optimal health of cardiovascular systems. CortiStop supports the glandular systems of women.*"  Who doesn't want a simple way to support their body handling stress daily?!? #done

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Find Freedom

Don't embrace what doesn't serve you. I recently elaborated on my blog post Not My New Normal. #NotMyNewNormal  You and you alone get to decide what is best for your health, mental and physical.  Your body, your mind, your choice.  Proceed forward with caution and don't pick-up burdens and stresses that aren't yours to carry.  That will look different for each of us, but I promise that it is possible, and you are worth it.



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Meet Echo Schneider, Chief Adventure Officer

 
Overworked, burned out, and with waning loyalty to an industry that had lost its way and was no longer true to itself.  Of course, career burnout was at an all-time high in my sector and amongst the worst in any field.  It wasn’t all even just about work, though my perfectionism often got the best of me there more than other parts of my life.  I look back and see that I was overwhelmed and questioning so many areas of my life.  Was I doing the right things? From diet to products I bought, from how I was involved in the community to time I was spending with family, and from how I was walking out my faith and showing up in a meaningful way to my world. In this craziness is where I found myself.
 
Healthcare (watch my fingers make air quotes as I say that word and use the term loosely at best) in the US had long been bought and paid for and was no longer masking their symptom management and disease maintenance focus.  It had lost its focus on health; they could give you a pill or cut you open.  But to nurture your health and foster your body’s God-given ability to heal itself, they no longer knew how to do that.  Or worse, no longer desired to be in the business of prevention and healing.
 
As so many professional people were doing in the modern economy, we, as healthcare professionals, we’re doing more with less.  Mandatory overtime, poor ergonomics, and complete lack of an environment to practice self-care were the norm.  And to make it worse?  Because of our specific industry, we added in a loss of our medical freedoms just to stay and do our jobs.  The days of job security were long gone, and I watched in fear as friends and colleagues in sectors across the board were being laid off just to help top leaders move the stock up for shareholders.  How terrifying that this could be the reward for lifelong dedication and hard work!
 
At home, it didn't feel much better.  I fought to find a non-existent work-life balance and to be present while feeling exhausted (have you ever come home from work to fall asleep on the couch and finally be awoken when your Mom calls? Tell me this isn’t just me!).  I was disappointed in myself seeing my self-care fall away, time with friends and family slipping by, and I wasn’t spending the time I wanted serving with my church family or in my community.  
 
Add to that the confusion and frustration of what should have been simple daily choices.  What foods should I be eating? Is this trendy thing something I should try?  Wait, is the product good or bad, I paid more for it, but I feel like I saw an article on them that there was a recall or they were green-washing.  So frustrating and such a time-suck trying to keep up and have the health and abundance our family deserved!  I felt like at every turn that I was running to keep up and felt like I ultimately just found more of the same lies in the name of profits, and more ways my health was ultimately paying the price, yet again.
 
How could anyone thrive in this culture when even those who were well educated and seeking out something better faced with such daunting challenges?  I know, first-world problems, but I longed to create something more, a legacy for myself and others.  To break generational chains and I knew I wouldn’t be able to do it stuck in this rat-race.
 
Set the stage for that something.  I have, for so much of my life, been interested in learning, growing, and being a student of personal development.  From an investment with top leadership development companies through their programs for years to Law of Attraction to Conscious Language and so many others, I was finding the mentorship and teaching I needed to make the changes I so desperately desired.  
 
There wasn’t an overnight shift or an immediate awareness to change, but I began to find my path slowly and as a result, was investing myself in new ways.  I was raised by a wise and visionary Mother who had shown me what it was to be an entrepreneur.  I always admired that title and was drawn to it in many ways.  As I dabbled in businesses from my youth through college and beyond, I was picking up pieces of freedom and a stage where I could work for myself to create something new.  
 
As the years went on, I kept pushing myself in that path.  I was helping others, and I was welcoming a team of like-minded friends and family to come with me.  This was possible; we were doing it!  It wasn’t easy, we were doing a side-hustle while still being full-time professionals and wives and Mothers, but we were doing it none the less.

I'm so excited to have found a platform to speak truth. To show up for others in "true health" in ways that I didn’t know could exist when I started down this path.  But I know now that we don't have to settle any longer.  Any of us, friends!  It's time to live the great adventure that you were made for.
 
Now it’s time to move beyond business beyond vocation.  Now we are building a blessing.  That has so many meanings, one being the definition of “a herd of unicorns,” in case you didn’t know.  I was given the title of ‘unicorn’ from a dear friend when she came to know me and saw what I was capable of achieving.  And now it’s my turn to see that light in you.  Join me, and together, we can create a community and movement with a vision to change it all.
 
I don't care what your background is.  What education you received growing up in business, finances, or medicine.  Those things don't matter.  We are walking a new path to freedom in all areas of our lives.
 
I'm writing a new future and destiny for myself and my family, and I won't journey alone.  A mentor taught me to carry the confidence that God has called me to rise, but I will not rise alone.
 
I'm reaching out my hand to you (don't worry, I recently used a plant-based hand sanitizer) so that you are not alone; we will do this together!  
 
You are so worthy.  
 
Your family and your dreams are worth it.  
 
Together we can do this, but you must take the first step. ðŸ‘Š

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