May 21, 2020 - Gateway Tucson

Postpartum virtual support with Colleen is just 1 click, a phone call, email, text, zoom or FaceTime message away.

The postpartum period is REAL. Hands on in-home support may not be feasible, quite yet, but hoping to return soon! Stay tuned. Your Family’s Journey (www.yourfamilysjourney.com) is finding new ways to reach, impact, educate and support families during their 4th trimester through postpartum virtual support.

Our families have already let us know what a difference postpartum virtual support has made for their family during these challenging times.

“This is my second baby with Colleen, knowing that I could reach out whenever I had a question and she had a solution, was priceless. She checked in daily and even reminded me of things we had talked about before.“

“I was worried that breastfeeding might be a tad challenging via text and FaceTime, but Colleen worked closely with me until I felt comfortable and my pain was gone.”

“I am newly pregnant, not due for several months, but have already emailed Colleen her signed contract back. She has graciously already answered all my questions and checks in on my regularly.”

Interested in daily postpartum virtual support, check ins or Q & A time with a postpartum expert?

Look no further. Colleen can help with ALL your questions and concerns plus help you set realistic expectations for yourself and your new baby. She can help you with what is normal and when you should be concerned? Let’s talk feeding strategies: breast feeding, bottle feeding, pumping, paced feeding, etc. How are things going with your partner and you? Siblings? Other family members? Are you nervous about wearing your baby and just need some reassurance, let’s talk. Colleen will also address your emotional well being and help you process all the new changes.

You are not alone! Colleen has spent over 20 years working with postpartum families and she is excited to support you through these quarantine times. Reach out today at 520-440-8446 or send her an email at yourfamilysjourney@gmail.com. For more information on other amazing pregnancy and parenting resources, check out www.gatewaytucson.com.

“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

3 Minute Mindfulness using E.S.P technique

• Thrive Life Center file://central.pima.gov/Centralfs/HTH_users/u107453/My%20Pictures/logo-new-Thrive.webp

IMAGINE you are focused, relaxed and fully present. Some people might get a visual of a person meditating. Thankfully, I have been able to maintain in a mindful state without setting aside time just to meditate. As a new mom and a physician, I needed to be innovative with my mindfulness practice using ESP technique. Its not that kind of ESP! ESP stands for Eating, Showering, Peeing and Pooping. YES! All those essentials that we do on a daily basis. What is mindfulness? To keep it super simple (KISS), mindfulness is being fully aware of your 5 senses without judgement. You simply observe. What am I seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and touching?

When you’re in the shower- you are just in the shower

As you turn on the knob for water, imagine that you are closing the door for thoughts- like events during the day and your to do list. You can re-open this after you turn off the knob.
Engage your 5 senses- Feel the warm or cold water, hear the water splashing, smell the fragrance of the soap, see the water sliding on your skin
Inch by inch soaping the face or any 1 body part while engaging 5 senses

Brief mindful practice has been shown to improve general wellness even in stressful situations. A recent research done on nurses and nursing assistant perceived its benefit for themselves as well as for others in the following areas: relationship to self and family, ability to focus, teamwork, decreased stress, improved attitude, and increased compassion toward patients. There are numerous studies that shows improvement in depression, PTSD, stress, sleep and weight management.

But…. DO NOT FORGET THE MOST IMPORTANT RECIPE for THE ESP technique..

1.Do it with Kindness 2. Do it with Self-LOVE

Now go and have your three minute vacation using E.S.P!

3 Minute Mindfulness using E.S.P technique • Thrive Life Center Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30320655

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