{"podcast":{"title":"Meditations for Stress Relief & Anxiety Help | Calm in Minutes","slug":"calm-in-minutes-meditations-for-stress-anxiety-7785486","podcast_index_feed_id":7785486,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6925293/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/meditations-for-stress-relief-anxiety-help-calm-in-minutes--6925293","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5d1c902aa9a69bf77b063e22db499454.jpg","author":"Meditations for Stress Relief & Anxiety Help | Calm in Minutes | Beth Butram","episode_count":60,"summary":"Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or mentally exhausted? Calm in Minutes offers short, guided meditations designed to help you reduce stress, calm your mind, and return to a more grounded, peaceful state—no matter how busy your day feels. Each episode is a gentle, supportive reset you can use anytime: when anxiety or stress starts to rise when your thoughts won’t slow down when you need help falling asleep or when you simply need a moment to breathe These short meditations are simple, effective, and easy to return to daily—whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go. You don’t need experience. You don’t need the perfect environment. You only need a few minutes. Press play, take a breath, and come back to calm. 🎧 Looking for a mindset reset? Listen to the companion podcast: Affirmations for Calm & Confidence —short, powerful affirmations to help you refocus, build confidence, and support your day. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/meditations-for-stress-relief-anxiety-help-calm-in-minutes--6925293/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T16:17:05.907758+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calm-in-minutes-meditations-for-stress-anxiety-7785486"},"episode":{"title":"Gentle Support on Hard Days | 12 Minute Meditation","slug":"12-minute-meditation-for-gentle-support-on-hard-days","published_at":"2026-07-21T08:55:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calm-in-minutes-meditations-for-stress-anxiety-7785486/12-minute-meditation-for-gentle-support-on-hard-days","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calm-in-minutes-meditations-for-stress-anxiety-7785486","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gentle-support-on-hard-days-12-minute-meditation--71527539","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71527539/be4_e_gentle_support_for_hard_days.mp3","summary":"This self-compassion meditation episode was created to support you through hard days. This includes emotionally heavy days, lonely moments, seasons of stress, or times when you’re being tough on yourself. In this heart-centered practice, you’ll be guided through calming breath, gentle grounding, and soothing compassion phrases to help you soften inner pressure and feel supported from within. In this meditation, you’ll experience: A calming arrival to help you feel safe and settled A comforting hand-on-heart practice Gentle emotional grounding (without forcing anything to change) A reminder of common humanity — you’re not alone in what you feel Self-compassion affirmations to support kindness, worthiness, and rest Best time to listen: When you feel lonely, sad, or emotionally overwhelmed When you’re stuck in self-criticism When you’re burned out or carrying too much Anytime you need gentleness, comfort, and support If this episode helped you, consider saving it so you can return to it whenever you need a little more kindness. ⚠️ Please do not listen while driving or operating machinery. Music credits: Meadow – Sebastian Winskog; Readers - Ciaran Delaney; Kattegatt – Christian Nanzell; The Philosophers – Peter Sandberg; If – Peter Sandberg (sourced via EpidemicSound.com ) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/meditations-for-stress-relief-anxiety-help-calm-in-minutes--6925293/support . Looking for a quick mindset reset? Listen to my companion podcast, Affirmations for Calm & Confidence , for short, powerful affirmations to help you refocus, build confidence, and support your day. Stay connected If you’d like more reflections, behind-the-scenes thoughts, and gentle reminders, you can find me on Substack: substack.com/@bethbutram You can…","meta_description":"This self-compassion meditation episode was created to support you through hard days. 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