How do you identify your boundaries? A good clue comes from feelings. Are you uncomfortable, resentful, stressed, anxious, or fearful? All signs that perhaps your boundaries have been crossed. When boundaries are set and adhered to,
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When I think about the pandemic from the perspective of a marathon, it’s absolutely crucial that anyone in a healing/helping profession paces themselves, that they take breaks, and also that they say no. I’m here for the long run (literally), running a long race
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Ultimately, when it comes to meeting in person again, there are multiple variables to keep in mind – the patient’s health, therapist’s health, state guidelines. These are not decisions to take lightly and will require multiple conversations with patients and other stakeholders.
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The following are other things to do when you’re in the throes of anxiety due to uncertainty:
· Focus on what you can control – the time you spend reading the news, how frequently you apply for jobs, etc.
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A good portion of my work has always been online, such as work with international clients and students, leadership development, and executive coaching clients through my industrial organizational psychology work. However, these days I’m finding that much more of the work
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I recognize many people feel underwater right now and self-care may be at the bottom of their list, but even a little goes a long way. Some things, like belly breathing, can be done right now, as you’re reading this! Breathing into the depths of the lungs allowing the belly to expand with ease
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People are worried about gaining the “COVID 15,” or 15 lbs. as a result of sheltering in place. Others are making jokes about it: “Do I call My 600-lb Life or do they call me? How does this work?” On the other end of the spectrum,
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Grief does not know time. And it could be considered an unasked for gift to embrace more of a yin, or feminine, energy. The yin energy is one that creates space, turns inward, and is powerful in its receptivity. This is very different from most societies’ typical ways of operating,
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