Still feeling off-center days after the holiday? Your emotional pendulum is still swinging between the joy of family moments and the grief of witnessing your parent's decline. This midweek practice helps you slow it down.

In this 10-minute episode, you'll practice the grounding meditation and finger-touch technique introduced in Sunday's episode. No teaching, no explanations—just guided practice to help your nervous system complete the stress cycle and return to calm.

What you'll practice:

• The ancient finger-touch meditation technique paired with "Stillness is within me"
• A guided visualization to slow your emotional pendulum
• Tools to ground yourself when holiday memories won't stop replaying

When to use this practice:

Before bed when your mind won't settle

During work breaks when you feel scattered

Anytime you notice emotional whiplash between highs and lows

This is your midweek reset. Bookmark it for easy access whenever you need to return to your center.

If you’re interested in learning more about the “Crossroads Advantage” perspective, check out the article and more of Valerie’s writing on her blog, ‘Oh, Hello Midlife’.

And if you sign up for the newsletter, as a thank you, we’ll send you the “10 Min. Calm Kit for Sandwich Generation Moms.” It includes three guided sessions for morning, mid-day, and bedtime, so you can find your calm in the midst of this chaotic season of life.

Learn more on how to release the pressures of Sandwich Generation Stress with episode #121, or through movement in episode #120.

You’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you.

New episodes drop on:

• Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)
• Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your week

More from The Mindful Midlife Mom:

Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlife

This podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.