It was our first major, large attendance event in a long time. It was held at this spectacular industrial building, open-ended with the hooded lights strung diagonally across, zig-zagging above us. It was the perfect setting for a show that featured everything on two wheels.  I walked around, mostly at the back of the line with my family. It’s a mom thing, it helps me to keep everyone together. Even at 17 and 15, I look out for my two kids, Even though they tower over me in tallness.  The crowd was big, but it flowed (if that can make sense). I didn’t feel claustrophobic, just as lon ..read more

In the span of months, we have lost two very important people on opposite sides of each other in our family. Grandma Mary; my husband’s grandma, and his soul spirit, passed away at the age of 96. She suffered a stroke just days prior, and had one hell of a party, her words, just before she fell asleep and didn’t face the world, we bear each day. She passed on April 29, 2021. Grandma Mary beat colon cancer twice and smoked to nearly her very last day on this earth from age nine. If you were gifted to meet her, the wisdom, past stories, the outlook from her perspective and kindness she gave were ..read more

There is so much to learn when you get to support someone through something that resonates with you.  Today, I was given the gift of insights into my own world of anxiety and panic disorder. I work in the Health Room at an elementary school and out of the corner of my eye, I saw this young lady standing with her body caved in as if she was trying to look small. She drew my attention by how hurried she looked, even though she was quietly waiting.  My co-worker asked for me to help her and as soon as I made eye contact and said come on over—she walked as fast as she could. She stood be ..read more

From as far back as my first thought, I can recall thinking about the situation I was in. Traveling from New Jersey to my new home in Washington State, I remember being on an airplane eating peanuts and drinking a sprite or 7-up. I couldn’t tell you the feeling I had at that age, but it was worry and wonder. I was young, perhaps five or so. I had no idea what was happening, all I knew is my mom and dad were not together and I was moving and taking an airplane to get there.  Fast forward to being a mom and wife in my early forties, not much has changed. The only thing that has is now I kno ..read more

If I could be granted one wish-in a world of many I wish daily, it would be to drive comfortably without the edginess of a panic attack.  I am currently working on this with my Emotional Freedom Coach, Gwen, and have seen a decrease in panic activity, but the reason why I started to journey down this road was because of a panic attack that occurred on my nine-minute drive into work. Yes, in nine minutes I went from leaving my house to having to pull over. I was so mad at the whole situation. There’s a trigger in here somewhere and I’m starting to uncover it, but for some reason, this driv ..read more

What goes through my mind when I’m doing yoga. I have been committing myself to do yoga each day. It’s day one. I feel good about it so far. I searched for a ten-minute yoga because it was after 10:30 pm and I should be in bed. However, I committed, so this is better than not doing yoga, so ten minutes it is. I thought as I was searching YouTube for the one yoga exercise that spoke to me and when I read, “ten minutes for body stiffness” I was sold! You see, I was an avid yoga lover for many years. My body was flexible and graceful, not now. I have stiff and tense muscles literally, I’m one big ..read more

When we aren’t being anxious…who am I kidding….that’s a lie… We are still women who need to “adjust” to life and sometimes that happens between topics and well, we are real and so are they! Subscribe for more stuff just like this: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jzSP6vmyZCyPbdAr3uNnA?sub_confirmation=1 The post Bloopers- Adjusting in the Shed. first appeared on Momxiety Social ..read more

Negativity. It’s something I hate to hear.  Especially from people who have an ungrateful and un-humbled perspective.  I used to be there, so perhaps that is why it bothers me to the point of wanting to scratch my skin off. Not really—but you get the visual. My life is lived with an anxious mind that overthinks and needs to know what I’m getting myself into before I fully commit. With anxiety, negativity lives.  I was so depressed and down for so many years of my life, that I couldn’t see anything positive. I felt cut off, uncertain, unsure, and unattached to a lot of things.&nb ..read more

S1 E2 Momxiety Social 3.10.22 All the anxious moms in the house, please stand up. (standing proud, but anxiously….) Do you hide behind your anxiety, waiting for the anxious shoe to drop, or stand proud next to it and say, “here I anxiously am, doing my best to survive what anxieties gets thrown at me, but don’t hit me, please!” We talk about our anxious mom selves and what life is like on the daily. Including Jen’s walking anxiety….is someone ass on fire? Watch. Relate. Share. but Most of all enjoy knowing that #youarenotalone Subscribe for more stuff just like this: https://www.youtube.com ..read more

Gather around your favorite speaker and listen, or check us out on our YouTube as we talk about being a woman, a mom, and a human in this crazy world with our anxiety and how our bodies, well, are getting….older-errr. Heavy on the parentheses… We share our stories on how we’ve aged, how we are dipping our toes into peri-menopause, and how much we miss being able to get up the floor without holding onto sturdy objects. And we may just share a few funnies that had us gasping with laughter. Join us each Tuesday for our podcast and be sure to follow us on social media and invite your friends along ..read more