INSTEAD MOTHER // There are a lot of diagnoses out there. Libraries full of them. And when we have a symptom – anxiety, heart palpitations, nerve tingling, scary shit – there is an urge from Ego to immediately go left-brained and hit the books (or the internet). We say to ourselves, don’t worry, we WILL figure this out. We wanna give it a name, assign it a story, and KNOW how to avoid it, treat it, keep it at bay.
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Instead, shift out of your left-brain, even pass through right-brain, and drop down into your heart. Because in your heart you know this – a symptom is FIRST, a call to mother. To mother yourself. Now.
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When children are sick we CARE for them. We mother them through ANY diagnosis. Mothering always helps, no matter what. Let’s forget the diagnoses and the left-brainedness for a bit and start by giving ourselves that gift of our mother medicine first. It’s so potent. It may be all we need.
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But, how? Mamas know what to do. Let’s do what they do.
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1) Encourage Rest.
You know you gotta rest. You can’t be in a sympathetic busting stuff out mode, creating stress, AND in repair mode. So, stop. Rest. Let the body/spirit/mind slip into parasympathetic, healing mode.
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2) Nourish.
What feels health giving? Do that! Juice. Soup. Tea. Whatever feels like it will nourish your cells and tell them, “I hear you. I’m giving you the support you are asking for. I know how to listen and respond.” Feels so good, right?
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3) Create a Comfy Environment.
Go soft. Prop up pillows. Look out a window. Favorite sweatshirt on. Feel good. Remember that a body is a relaxing, feel good place to be even if ALL of your body doesn’t feel good right now. You can still feel good.
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4) Lavish Love & Attention.
Love yourself. Respond sweetly to your thoughts. Be gentle. Ask what needs attention and give it freely. (What else are you going to do in bed anyway!) Mothers love their children unconditionally, so even if you can’t do anything at all other than exist, show yourself that same unconditional love.
