Beyond the Mistakes of Motherhood
May 15, 2022
Like most college students Yael Shy didn’t know who she was, where she was going, or how she was going to get there. She was in a state of uncertainty and the land of the unknown and this felt extremely scary and uncomfortable to her.
Fortunately, she had a mother who modeled for Yael what it looked like to follow your joy even in difficult times. and one day she sent Yael a flier promoting a meditation retreat.
Mediation became the bridge that helped Yael get from stressed and anxious about her unknown future to calm, connected, and centered where she could begin to listen to the tiny voice inside her waiting to unfold into her most empowered self.
Yael went on to not only graduate college but she became the Founder and Director of MindfulNYU, one of the largest campus-wide mindfulness initiatives in the country. Last but certainly not least, Yael authored the book “What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond”.
Today Yael is a wife, mother of two, and a meditation teacher sharing the transformative tools she uses every day with others who find themselves struggling to navigate the inevitable ups and downs of being human these days.
You can catch my full interview with Yael here where we discuss:
- Her hardest conditioning to undo as a parent
- How to depersonalize stress
- Tips for navigating her toddler’s irrational fears
- The important lesson she learned from her stepfather during a panic attack
- How Yael validated me to my 20-year-old daughter
- The apex of her misery in college 🙂 This made me giggle!
- What it feels like to not have a place or friends in college
- Her existential crisis in college
- Why the college years should be stressful
- What practices Yeal teaches college students
Yael’s greatest wish for her kids is that they grow to be resilient, strong, and never forget that they are loved.
What is your greatest wish for you kids?
To parenting authentically and not perfectly,
Annmarie Chereso
Author, Speaker, Coach, & Meditation Teacher
“My favorite thing about Annmarie Chereso is her brilliance at bringing focus back to the here and now – through attention to the breath and body.“
MICHELLE THOMPSON
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