Five killer stress busters that made me a better mother January 24, 2016Bloga better mother, compassion, Diane Atwood, family, guest post, House Guest, how to kill stress, how to reduce stress, humor, kids, laughing at motherhood, loving kindness, mental health, motherhood, sarah cottrell, stories, storytelling, stress busters By Sarah Cottrell On Christmas day, 1983, my husband and I had our first child. If nothing much had stressed me out before, now that I was a mother, nearly everything did.