Tackling Anxiety: A Mom’s Point of View

There’s a quote I’ve come to love:
“If we live in the past, we feel depression. If we live in the future, we feel anxiety. But when we live in the present, we find peace.”

As moms, we feel it all. And our kids do too—especially when it comes to anxiety.
Whether it’s the pressure of school, friendships, sports, or the unknowns of growing up, anxiety can sneak in and steal the joy of the moment.

But here’s the beautiful part: we can teach our children how to come back to center. We can give them tools to quiet the chaos and return to the here and now, where life is actually happening.

Here are a few gentle words I’ve found myself saying when anxiety starts to creep in—for my children, and sometimes even for myself:

✨ “You are safe right now. Right here. Take a breath.”
✨ “Let’s bring your mind back to this moment. What do you see? Hear? Feel?”
✨ “You don’t have to solve everything today.”
✨ “Worries live in the future. Joy lives in the now.”

We’re not trying to dismiss their feelings. We’re helping them understand that anxiety is often a sign the mind is racing ahead.
And when we remind them to pause, to breathe, to notice what’s actually happening—not what might happen—something softens.

The same is true for us.
Try it:
Put your hand on your heart.
Take a deep breath in.
Say to yourself, “Right now, I am okay. This moment is enough.”

Life’s joy isn’t in the what ifs. It’s in the nows.
It’s in the laugh that just happened.
The breeze you feel right this second.
The little hand that’s still reaching for yours.

Let’s remind our kids—and ourselves—that peace is always waiting in the present.
We just have to come back to it.

Xx Kim