The world did not stop:
People chose to love each other enough to stay home.
Friendships became stronger as humans became more creative in connecting.
April’s highlighted position of the month, is the Buck Up. A sexual experience is a time to emotionally connect with one another, but it is also a great time to get your blood pumping and release some physical energy together.
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Finding yourself a bit stir crazy with all the quarantining/staying-at-home? Are you and your partner tired of working together at home and/or binge-watching things on TV? Finding yourselves with more time on your hands than usual; especially if either of you are staying home with child(ren) or due to working virtually?
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Terminate?! Most things in the therapy world are warm, accepting, and gentle. So why is the word ‘terminate’ thrown out there? For some it sounds kind of harsh. Termination is a fancy word for ending the therapeutic relationship. Termination can also refer to a break in counseling for a period of time as well.
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No doubt, we are all experiencing various levels of unease during this time of uncertainty. Many of our fears and worries are grounded in gravity of the health concerns rippling across the globe. Honestly, it’s a scary time for all of us. If you happen to be someone who already struggles with mental health issues, this worldwide experience could have an overwhelming impact.
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The practice of self-soothing is the ability to calm ourselves during stressful events. When we are going through a stressful or traumatic experience, or even if we have experienced trauma in our past, the practice of self-soothing is critical.
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My partner and I thought it would be a fun experience to write this blog together. He received his graduate degree in epidemiology and works on technologies surrounding environmental infection control within hospital settings. Using his knowledge and training, he will share some facts to help you make informed decisions about the virus. I’ll close with some tips on how to manage the anxious symptoms that can easily result from long-term isolation.
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Chances are your children have heard about the coronavirus somehow, whether they overheard it on the news, they heard about it from other children, or they overheard adults talking about it. When adults present anxiety about the coronavirus, children will definitely pick up on the anxiety.
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Mindfulness. A word you’ve probably heard a time or two. When we think of mindfulness our mind often flashes to a yoga studio where the members are in a tangled pose taking deep breaths. But did you know we can take little steps towards mindfulness everyday?
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Remember that scenario from Part I of the Anxiety Tool Kit series last month? It’s the end of a busy day and you crawl into bed, ready for some serious ZZZ’s, but you can’t fall asleep because your mind gets flooded with a million little worries, and some big ones, too?
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Last summer while living in Switzerland I embarked on a Peace Pilgrimage. I was inspired by the work of Dr. Roy Tamashiro, and the concept of collective healing through bearing witness to suffering.
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