Every blue moon, I do a stay-cation. I will stay in a hotel in my own hometown and just be by myself. No agenda, no shopping, no chatting with friends and family. Just me being low-key. I love it because I never run into anyone that I know (when grabbing breakfast in the hotel), and I don't have travel that far. It's like my mind, body, and soul just knows when it's time for me to find a nice hotel and just be.
I too have done the same for years Anna. I end up touring my own back yard, places I just won’t go to normally. Terrible experiences during the pandemic but starting back up now via an Airbnb. Nice to get away about 40 minutes from home.👏🏾
A friend of mine and I had covid at the same time. We kept each other company (via whatsapp) and she called it her "mom-caetion" she was a little sicker than me, but it sounded like she really appreciated the time off! Of course a hotel would be nicer 🙃 but our bodies and minds needed rest from this crazy pandemic and just the busyness of life.
SELF SOOTHING 1. Stretch your body for approximately 5 minutes upon waking. Touch toes, raise hands above your head, etc. 2. Take a shower or bubble bath after a stressful day. 3. Look at peaceful things - calming colors, pictures, quotes, scriptures, or anything that makes you smile & be comfy like you are at home. 4. Talk to yourself as you would a friend. Don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t say to a friend. Speak compassionately to yourself. Remind yourself everything is going to be OK. 5. ‘Ground’ yourself - Wear your most comfy clothes, do activities to hit the ‘reset’ button. Change your environment to calm down. Go for a walk. Or turn your face to the sun. Listen to soothing music. Diffuse essential oils (Lavender, etc.). Have calming lights. 6. Be mindful. Do one thing at a time. Do not ‘split’ your attention. Pay attention to where you are right now. Just live in this moment. Be aware of where you are right now & just breathe. Have your thoughts serve you well. 7. Walk. Even if it’s only 15 minutes. It lowers tension. 8. If life has been hard - put on your robe - order in - watch a chick flick & cry. Give yourself time to move out of it slowly. Let it out. Just don’t stay there. GIVE YOURSELF GRACE & SPACE TO FEE GOOD.
I also self-soothe by just coming here and finding a Chrystal Hurst video to listen to - no matter the topic. The Mother/Big Sister voice. Thankful to God for this gift.❤🙏
Oh my gosh! That’s what I do. I sit in my car during my lunch hour. I enjoy it so much because my car faces some trees 🌲 🌲 🌲 and I just eat my lunch peacefully. Always a good day when I do that. Thanks for your tips. I will also share them with my three daughters. I appreciate your channel. 😊🥰😊
Thank you very much for this. I had a headache when I started listening to this. I'd just turned upside down on my bed and place my feet up on the windows, then pull my legs towards my head when you said number 1 is stretch. How amazing it sounded in the very moment I was doing just that. My headache is now gone at the end of your video.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! This is what I need. Thank you for this word!This is amazing! I soothe myself by listening to encouraging people like yourself....yay!!! And I soothe myself with prayer throughout the day, meditation, and exercise. I have a meditation space in my bedroom. It's beautiful with LED candles a fuzzy rug. plants, an essential oil diffuser and pillows and a pouf. That's my quiet space. I like your parenting style and I love all your advice. I am going to relisten to this.LOL! You're looking vibrant and beautiful as always. Thank you for sharing! God bless you!
Great ideals and I'm beginning this step into 2023 my space my abode shifts the atmosphere and soothes the soul such as my office space I had two living room and my resting room👍🏾💯🙋🏾♀️🙏🏾
Lately, yellow has become a soothing color for me and been thinking about adding yellow to my bedroom decor and that yellow chair and yellow flowers just inspired me to go for it!
God knew I needed to watch this video, specifically for the information on stretching exercises. My chiropractor, massage therapist, and physical therapist have told me to stretch so many times, but the explanation from your podiatrist puts a different spin on it. Speaking to myself is something I must try because I tend to be high strung myself…always anxious about something. And grounding sounds interesting 🤔. Thank you!
Thank you Chrystal for teaching me this. Till this very day I didn't know what to do with myself when I'm in a frenzy. I just learned for me and my children. You always bless my life.
Thank you so much, Chrystal! So timely for me: I loved listening to this most excellent word of advice; appreciate your concern and care for people! Bless you and your family!
Thank You!! Chrystal!! I enjoy doing crafts that helps so much. Listening to music! Etc. Thank You for sharing these Blessed ideals. God Bless You!!💜💜💜😊🙏🏾
Thank you for this, when you spoke about your son I thought of my daughter. She is four and she also has a strong personality and does exactly what you described, I will try what you did to try and soothe her. God bless you all the way from South Africa .
I'm going to have to watch this again when I can sit down and really chew on all of this. But sooo many nuggets here, and epiphanies. Thank you for sharing 😊
My grandmother always said to take a bath when I had a hard day or wasn’t feeling well. And staying in the car for a few minutes does wonders. Thank for for the many many ideas. I had a short list. Lol
17:20 Mrs. Hurst, You are totally speaking my language I can only do this working from home thing when it's my choice but when I have to do this it's really tough I can't focus I don't feel productive I feel distracted to do the laundry again or find something random to wash maybe the curtains maybe do my hair anything but what I'm supposed to be doing I feel like I need to be sitting in a library hogging the whole table spreading all my paperwork out all my bugs with the computer on running through all these tabs also with my Starbucks specialty drink right there a lunch already prepacked looking cute along with my earbuds and playing my jam I need the noise around me but I don't want to hear what they saying.
So true Chrystal. I do Christian Yoga & I love it! There are several videos here on TH-cam that are good. I started my self-care journey a few years ago. God is with me & He is healing my self-esteem & I am growing in Him. Feeling good y'all! God bless you Sistas!
@@mercymfula9728 I asked myself the same thing. It's like someone saying I do Christian witchcraft. Just putting a Christian prefix before a word does not make it Christian
And Wow! My oldest daughter sucked her thumb and rubbed my ear or she would touch my hair and that was her soothing method. She’s now 22 and remembers it. Ha! Thanks again! 👍
Yes The pacifier when someone suggest it or took it upon themselves to take my daughters pacifier couple days went by and I’m like no she needs that pacifier so I gave it back ( she in college now)
That way of handling a teenager who’s in meltdown mode may be a little hard IMO. Sometimes children take away the wrong message when parents appear too firm, that the parents don’t care. If this is what needs to be done to manage a difficult situation, I think parents should follow that up with gentle warmth later to let the child know that the parent wasn’t rejecting the child, rather teaching them how to handle their emotions. I can understand that it’s so tough being a parent, but it can make all the difference in the world in the life of the child.
Before you said gratefullness I literally knew it. I have a gratitude journal. It's the simple things that matter. And another thing that helps me soothe when my thoughts are wild is reading in the mornings while walking.
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Every blue moon, I do a stay-cation. I will stay in a hotel in my own hometown and just be by myself. No agenda, no shopping, no chatting with friends and family. Just me being low-key. I love it because I never run into anyone that I know (when grabbing breakfast in the hotel), and I don't have travel that far. It's like my mind, body, and soul just knows when it's time for me to find a nice hotel and just be.
I too have done the same for years Anna. I end up touring my own back yard, places I just won’t go to normally. Terrible experiences during the pandemic but starting back up now via an Airbnb. Nice to get away about 40 minutes from home.👏🏾
@@traceywhite8137 Yes, indeed!!
One day! My husband wants to go:-
A friend of mine and I had covid at the same time. We kept each other company (via whatsapp) and she called it her "mom-caetion" she was a little sicker than me, but it sounded like she really appreciated the time off! Of course a hotel would be nicer 🙃 but our bodies and minds needed rest from this crazy pandemic and just the busyness of life.
Love this idea!!! Always wanted to do it!! Good for you ❤
Thank God for an actual Christian who doesn't demonise feeling sad!
Be yourself and you will not feel sad...
AMEN!!!
Yes!
Amen to that
SELF SOOTHING
1. Stretch your body for approximately 5 minutes upon waking. Touch toes, raise hands above your head, etc.
2. Take a shower or bubble bath after a stressful day.
3. Look at peaceful things - calming colors, pictures, quotes, scriptures,
or anything that makes you smile & be comfy like you are at home.
4. Talk to yourself as you would a friend. Don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t say to a friend.
Speak compassionately to yourself. Remind yourself everything is going to be OK.
5. ‘Ground’ yourself - Wear your most comfy clothes, do activities to hit the ‘reset’ button. Change your environment to calm down. Go for a walk. Or turn your face to the sun. Listen to soothing music. Diffuse essential oils (Lavender, etc.). Have calming lights.
6. Be mindful. Do one thing at a time. Do not ‘split’ your attention. Pay attention to where you are right now. Just live in this moment.
Be aware of where you are right now & just breathe.
Have your thoughts serve you well.
7. Walk.
Even if it’s only 15 minutes.
It lowers tension.
8. If life has been hard - put on your robe - order in - watch a chick flick & cry.
Give yourself time to move out of it slowly.
Let it out.
Just don’t stay there.
GIVE YOURSELF GRACE &
SPACE TO FEE GOOD.
Thank you
I also self-soothe by just coming here and finding a Chrystal Hurst video to listen to - no matter the topic. The Mother/Big Sister voice. Thankful to God for this gift.❤🙏
Its very soothing listening to you actually! Thank you for your calm and clear teaching method! God bless!
Exactly, we don’t want to roll in it for months, feeling sad…
Agreed! very soothing, I usually end up binge watching.. lol
Thank you I needed this today Being 70 plus and alone doing ministry can be stressful God is faithful
Oh my gosh! That’s what I do. I sit in my car during my lunch hour. I enjoy it so much because my car faces some trees 🌲 🌲 🌲 and I just eat my lunch peacefully. Always a good day when I do that. Thanks for your tips. I will also share them with my three daughters. I appreciate your channel. 😊🥰😊
Me too!
Thank you very much for this. I had a headache when I started listening to this. I'd just turned upside down on my bed and place my feet up on the windows, then pull my legs towards my head when you said number 1 is stretch. How amazing it sounded in the very moment I was doing just that. My headache is now gone at the end of your video.
This is sooo good! I'm learning the value of being present in the moment vs multitasking.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! This is what I need. Thank you for this word!This is amazing!
I soothe myself by listening to encouraging people like yourself....yay!!! And I soothe myself with prayer throughout the day, meditation, and exercise.
I have a meditation space in my bedroom. It's beautiful with LED candles a fuzzy rug. plants, an essential oil diffuser and pillows and a pouf. That's my quiet space.
I like your parenting style and I love all your advice. I am going to relisten to this.LOL! You're looking vibrant and beautiful as always. Thank you for sharing! God bless you!
I'm an emotional eater, thanks for pointing this out, that it's damaging.
Great ideals and I'm beginning this step into 2023 my space my abode shifts the atmosphere and soothes the soul such as my office space I had two living room and my resting room👍🏾💯🙋🏾♀️🙏🏾
Lately, yellow has become a soothing color for me and been thinking about adding yellow to my bedroom decor and that yellow chair and yellow flowers just inspired me to go for it!
Yellow rocks!
Dollolr tree frame and a cherished greeting card from a friend.
This is soooo good. I've saved it on my "get out a rut" playlist. We always forget these things when we're in the thick of it.
Dear Crystal,
I want to THANK you for the encouraging words: we all can learn from the transformational words that you are speaking.
Wonderful discussion. I really enjoyed it
Anita Burt I started listening at 6:0
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April 27 2023
Thank you, Chrystal!
Praise God For Replays was exhausted from work slept for a few hours😊
So so on time!!
Thank you for sharing this!
You're an awesome teacher!
Thank You 🙏🏾
Appreciate you Chrystal!!
Love this. Thanks sis
This was sooo good.
God knew I needed to watch this video, specifically for the information on stretching exercises. My chiropractor, massage therapist, and physical therapist have told me to stretch so many times, but the explanation from your podiatrist puts a different spin on it. Speaking to myself is something I must try because I tend to be high strung myself…always anxious about something. And grounding sounds interesting 🤔. Thank you!
Thanks 😊
Excellent !!
I've needed this, thank you Chrystal 😊
Excellent. Will use this as a resource for my coaching clients.
This is so helpful. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this pep talk...it was exactly what I needed to hear.
Loved this! Thank you for sharing.
This video soothe me! Thank you for all that you do!
This is so necessary for me.
Soo good! Thank you!
Listening to you is comforting and relaxing. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you
Have A Blessed Night You and Your Family🎊🎉💪🙏🤗🦋❤
Excellent
Awesome. Thsnks!!!
Thank you for being my friend, Chrystal!
Thank you Chrystal this has been very helpful
Thank you 😊
So Much Appreciated🎊🎉🦋
I love that speaking to yourself!!! MMmmm so good.
Your voice is so soothing Chrystal, may God bless you and use you as a vessel to keep helping people 🙏
This was so relaxing thank you ❤️ God bless you
Gosh bless you for reminding us all. ❤️🙏🏽
Thank you! That was really good. So practical.
Thank you Chrystal for teaching me this. Till this very day I didn't know what to do with myself when I'm in a frenzy. I just learned for me and my children.
You always bless my life.
AWESOMENESS 👏🏾 💜💕
Thank you that's what I needed
Thanks Chrystal i enjoyed that video
This is awesome and I needed this for me. Thank you so much..
Very good, thank you for this💜
🙏🏽 Thank You 🙏🏽 yes this is so helpful
I needed this. The job I’m in is stressful. Many Blessings upon you 🙏🏽💕
Thank you so much, Chrystal! So timely for me: I loved listening to this most excellent word of advice; appreciate your concern and care for people! Bless you and your family!
Lol....😆😆😆
Thank You!! Chrystal!! I enjoy doing crafts that helps so much. Listening to music! Etc. Thank You for sharing these Blessed ideals. God Bless You!!💜💜💜😊🙏🏾
Thanks you sis for your teaching l learnt a lot its been a blessing to me
Chrystal, I neeeeeeeeded this BIG TIME!!!!!!! 😅😅😅
I Just Love your video's. I don't always catch them. Yet when I do they are Divinely On Time!!🙌🏾💜
Glad you caught this one!
Yes, have your brain in the moment that your in (Grounding). Thank you Chrystal!!! Love y’all!! 😘🙏😘🙏
Thank you for this, when you spoke about your son I thought of my daughter. She is four and she also has a strong personality and does exactly what you described, I will try what you did to try and soothe her. God bless you all the way from South Africa .
Thanks Confirmation on a daily thank you on self Soothing
Shared this video with my discipleship ladies... awesome!
Love that!
Very helpful. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏾🤗
Thank You So Much Chrystal This is So Needed🎉🎊😊🦋❤Especially as a Healthcare worker💪🙏
This is helpful advice and indeed we have to hit that pause button and just breathe and get our thoughts together.
I'm going to have to watch this again when I can sit down and really chew on all of this. But sooo many nuggets here, and epiphanies. Thank you for sharing 😊
❤️❤️❤️thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
Very helpful !!!🌹👌
Well we'll I can say amen to that
Why did the story about the towel make me cry lol … such good info
"There, there.
Now, now..."
❤❤❤😊🤗
8:58 to get to the 10 things to do
My grandmother always said to take a bath when I had a hard day or wasn’t feeling well. And staying in the car for a few minutes does wonders. Thank for for the many many ideas. I had a short list. Lol
I know this is a year later, but thank you. This was very helpful✨
Yes I SUBSCRIBE 🥰 thanks for this conversation on self calming steps! Support your fellow TH-camr 🥰
Again thanks for the tool's to use to de-stress.
17:20 Mrs. Hurst,
You are totally speaking my language I can only do this working from home thing when it's my choice but when I have to do this it's really tough I can't focus I don't feel productive I feel distracted to do the laundry again or find something random to wash maybe the curtains maybe do my hair anything but what I'm supposed to be doing I feel like I need to be sitting in a library hogging the whole table spreading all my paperwork out all my bugs with the computer on running through all these tabs also with my Starbucks specialty drink right there a lunch already prepacked looking cute along with my earbuds and playing my jam I need the noise around me but I don't want to hear what they saying.
I do the very same thing
So true Chrystal. I do Christian Yoga & I love it! There are several videos here on TH-cam that are good. I started my self-care journey a few years ago. God is with me & He is healing my self-esteem & I am growing in Him. Feeling good y'all! God bless you Sistas!
Christian yoga?
@@mercymfula9728 I asked myself the same thing. It's like someone saying I do Christian witchcraft. Just putting a Christian prefix before a word does not make it Christian
Magnesium
And Wow! My oldest daughter sucked her thumb and rubbed my ear or she would touch my hair and that was her soothing method. She’s now 22 and remembers it. Ha! Thanks again! 👍
Chrystal you are a blessing!!!
Skill
What works for you for soothing is ALL fair game.
My niece sent me your video.These are some Very powerful strategies.You had me rolling with your fake cry’s……..#King
What is the tenth self-soothing method?
I remind myself daily to relax my shoulders. Let's drop shoulders
💗🙏🏼🙌🏽
❤❤💯💯
Yes The pacifier when someone suggest it or took it upon themselves to take my daughters pacifier couple days went by and I’m like no she needs that pacifier so I gave it back ( she in college now)
💟💟
Thank you for your video ❤
Have your brain in the moment that you’re in.
That way of handling a teenager who’s in meltdown mode may be a little hard IMO. Sometimes children take away the wrong message when parents appear too firm, that the parents don’t care. If this is what needs to be done to manage a difficult situation, I think parents should follow that up with gentle warmth later to let the child know that the parent wasn’t rejecting the child, rather teaching them how to handle their emotions. I can understand that it’s so tough being a parent, but it can make all the difference in the world in the life of the child.
Hello
I so agree with that. I started drawing again. Love this. Thanks So much!
Before you said gratefullness I literally knew it. I have a gratitude journal. It's the simple things that matter. And another thing that helps me soothe when my thoughts are wild is reading in the mornings while walking.
I like that with God and Google we can do anything...lol