Ep. 91 Use These 2 Mindfulness Practices To Instantly Increase Gratitude, Calm & Joy!

Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships

Feeling overwhelmed by the fast pace of life? What if you could slow down and instantly create calm, joy, and gratitude in just a few minutes?

In this episode, MJ Murray Vachon, LCSW, reveals two simple mindfulness practices—"Notice on the Outside" and "Notice on the Inside"—that act as mental workouts for your mind. Just as we strengthen our bodies through physical exercise, these practices help strengthen your mental wellness, creating a sense of peace and connection both inside and out.

In this episode you’ll:

1. Learn how to focus your awareness on the present moment through "Notice on the Outside," and why this simple shift can reduce anxiety and increase calm.

2. Discover "Notice on the Inside" and gain insight into your sensations, images, thoughts, and feelings, allowing you to process challenging feelings more effectively.

3. By using these practices, you can begin to cultivate more gratitude, joy, and mental clarity in your daily life.

Listen now to learn how these mindfulness exercises can become a regular part of your routine, bringing you peace, clarity, and a deeper connection to yourself.

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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.