Men Talking Mindfulness

Motherhood and Mindfulness with Theresa Larson

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We did an episode on Fatherhood in season 2... we owed this episode to all the mothers out there - we finally got it done and we're so glad we did!  An amazing, touching, heart string tugging conversation about Motherhood with our good friend and business partner, Dr. Theresa Larson. (Men need to understand this topic too - as husbands, as fathers, as sons!)

Dr. Larson is a Marine Veteran, former professional softball player turned doctor of physical therapy…  But today, we are here to talk to her as a mom.  She is a mother of two young boys and she is constantly working to bring mindfulness into her home.  

Learn more about "Dr. T" here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtheresalarson/

Mindfulness and Movement Experience:  www.movement-rx.com/mtm

Our Hosts:

Will is excited to teach you how to develop self-mastery. From teaching and practicing for the last 19 years, he feels it's a joy to work with long-time practitioners and students that have never tried these practices before or have only dabbled.  

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Jon is a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. Since ending his 24-year military career in June 2020, Jon is now dedicated to spreading the practices of meditation and mindfulness to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives.  

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Timestamps:

01:00 Motherhood and Mindfulness with Dr. Theresa Larson

01:30 Will and Theresa are in Colorado with Jon!

04:00 Introducing Theresa

04:30 Opening Grounding Practice with Will (~4 min)

09:00 Theresa defines what motherhood means to her

13:30 Deciding to be a parent

15:30 The experience of getting and being pregnant

18:00 Mindfulness throughout pregnancy

27:00 Theresa’s memories of her own mother

31:00 The challenges of being a mom

37:00 Theresa’s Second Pregnancy

43:00 How Mindfulness helps Theresa be a better mother

48:30 Children crave attention and a sense of belonging

51:00 The rewards of being a mother

56:00 Jon’s memories of his mother

1:00:00 Will’s memories of his mother

1:03:00 Theresa’s Dad playing the role of Mom

1:07:00 Closing Grounding Practice with Jon (~3 min)

Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons —   Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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