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If You answered …Yes, then You are probably a mother or father caring for a family, along with being a caregiver to an aging parent or disabled family member. In addition, you are most likely trying to juggle a part time or full time job. “ME time?” When do you have time for yourself?   The answer is…Never. After all, if you are taking care of everyone else, there likely isn’t much time left for you! A demanding job on its own can be stressful. Most caregivers report feeling anxious, tired, stressed, overwhelmed, and helpless along with having little or no sleep. Resulting in a vicious cycle of conditions including depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain from injury or inflammation, and/or chronic illness. And despite experiencing symptoms, you still need get up every morning to take care of everyone else. Being a parent today is drastically different than any generation before.  We live in anxious times, with ever-changing technology and social outlets that provide constant opportunities to comparison ourselves to others and to measure our children’s achievements. Being overly protective is the norm. We are bombarded by news stories of school shootings, violence, and disease.  Bullying seems to be more prevalent. We teach about stranger danger, drug abuse and Internet safety at younger and younger ages.  Each day we learn about new

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