Navigate Life's Changes with Tanya

Why Family meetings are important and how the heck to do them!

Oct 6, 2022 06:22 PM Central
boundaries, connection before correction, emotion coaching, empathy, family mindset, parent coaching
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What happens when you have disagreements or need to solve a problem in your family? Do you have a planned place in your week where you have a family meeting? A time and place where everybody gets to voice their opinions and work out problems?

HELP! My kid won't eat healthy!

Sep 23, 2022 10:11 AM Central
anti-inflammatory diet, connection before correction, health and wellness goals, mindful kids
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“What can I do to get my 10 year-old to eat a little bit healthier, to eat a balanced diet? Is it too late for a 10 year-old?”

Let's start off with this, it's never too late to eat healthy. Take a deep breath and repeat, it’s not too late.

Even better, you can make it fun by learning about and trying new foods as a family!

How do you know when you’re burning out?

Sep 7, 2022 09:12 AM Central
cultivating joy, intrinsic motivation, mindset shift, purpose, stress and anxiety
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Have you ever noticed how you feel when you’re not on the right path?

When you’re stressed and on your way (or already in) a state of burnout?

Our bodies tell us through physical signs and symptoms, like headaches, lack of sleep, body pain, illness, they can be different for everyone. But one thing is the same, if you push for too long your body will tell you to stop.

Do You Have a Bellyache that Just Won't Stop?

Sep 2, 2022 10:13 AM Central
anti-inflammatory diet, digestion, gut, self care, stress and anxiety
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“Mommy, my tummy hurts” kids come to us with this affliction all the time, but what

happens when you have your own bellyache?

Do you live with an upset stomach, just dealing with it from day to day, wishing it would stop?

My steps to lessen the overwhelm so I can dream BIG!

Jul 19, 2022 09:48 AM Central
entreprenuer, insomnia, intrinsic motivation, mindset shift, setting goals and pursuing those goals
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I'm a dreamer, and I love dreaming BIG!

With that said though, I often get stuck in my own head with worries and fears that don't even exist.

Once I learned to pay attention to where my energy was going, it helped me realize that the overwhelm would come in waves so I need to play with it until I let go of the fear of stepping out when paralyzed by fear.

Now when things feel overwhelming or if my mind goes into overdrive with worry about what could happen tomorrow (or worse). . . today...I take time to breathe or meditate while feeling safe and loved.

When you take care of yourself first you're able to take care of others and make yourself happy doing it!

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Meet Tanya Milano Snell

Becoming a wife and mother was so exciting for me. I had so much love to give and I strived to always find solutions to life's bumps in the road. From cloth diapering to buying as much organic or local food as we could I was trying to keep us as healthy as possible. I found products that I liked at online stores and corporations, big box stores, local shops, and local farms.....you name it, I was using it all and it was complicated. I also stressed the importance of self care so my husband and I can be there for our kids and for our community, but there just never seemed much time for this.

So, then came a series of traumatic events in our life. First, the death of my mother in law after a long illness followed 2 years later with the death of both of my parents from cancer. Having 2 young kids (one of which was diagnosed with asthma) and navigating this time in our lives was nothing short of a miracle. We have so many friends and family to thank for this! We were maintaining self care (honestly, my yoga practice was crucial) and healthy living as best we could given our circumstances or at least that's what I thought.

In the summer of 2018, my husband was hospitalized with severe gastrointestinal problems. After a week in the hospital, we received a diagnosis of Crohns disease. On the day of his release from the hospital, I was a mess. My body and mind had HAD enough. I didn't know how we were going to manage all of these changes. I cried all day!! I felt like I couldn't be strong for the one person that was strong through all of our battles so far. In the next few months, we had new food to buy, new supplements, new medical bills, and the list goes on. I was having daily headaches, irregular bowel movements, and increased anxiety. Bills and shopping were so hard to keep up with. It was time to make some decisions for the whole family.

I realized that staying in the teaching field was unsustainable to my well-being and detrimental to my family's well-being. I chose to really listen to my intuition, strengthen the practices that help me listen, and follow the path that I was being led to follow. Leading and living from the heart was the only option. My love for what yoga does for my mind, body, and soul was the missing piece to my puzzle on how to make all my passions and dreams a reality.

Today, I have much less stress because I have developed a self awareness that keeps me from self abandonment (SacredSeat and SafeSeat practices). I sleep better. I have much fewer headaches and muscle pains. My anxiety is managed and I worry less about providing what my family needs for proper nutrition. And best of all, I now have a self care routine so that I can be there for my family and their needs. I also have more time for the things that I enjoy doing like reading, playing outside, and family time.

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Navigate Life's Changes with Tanya

Why Family meetings are important and how the heck to do them!

HELP! My kid won't eat healthy!

How do you know when you’re burning out?

Do You Have a Bellyache that Just Won't Stop?

My steps to lessen the overwhelm so I can dream BIG!

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