Ep. 289 How Watching A T-Ball Game Can Decrease Anxiety & Stress
What if the secret to feeling calmer is remembering that you're still learning?
If you've been frustrated with yourself for not handling life perfectly, you're not alone.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- How accepting that you're still learning—just like those kids on the T-ball field—can help you stop fighting life and find more joy, flexibility, and calm.
🎧 Take 2 minutes to remember that you don't have to play the game perfectly—you just have to keep learning how to play.
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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon, LCSW, is a seasoned clinician, educator, and host of the podcast Creating Midlife Calm, recognized by Maria Shriver as a “Listen of the Week.” Over the past 40 years, MJ has led more than 50,000 therapy sessions and developed the Inner Challenge mental wellness program and the Inner Challenge Master Class, practical tools for emotional regulation, self-awareness, and resilience taught for more than 30 years in junior high schools and at the University of Notre Dame for freshman football players. Through her podcast, teaching, and coaching, MJ helps people build calmer lives, stronger relationships, and healthier communities.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.
Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Semiweekly
- PublishedJuly 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC
- Length3 min
- Season5
- Episode289
- RatingClean
