Will I Experience Trauma After This COVOID-19 Crisis?
Will this COVOID-19 Crisis Bring Trauma? Many of us are concerned about getting traumatized by this crisis. People who have already experienced PTSD in their lives are more susceptible to additional trauma, while many of us have no prior experience with it and are...
Is It Okay to Challenge Yourself During a Time of Crisis?
My answer to this is: Only deal with what challenges are truly needed during a time of crisis. The only thing absolutely necessary right now is getting through this time period! This is your foremost job, to survive this crisis and to come through it as well as you...
Discussing Fear and Family Preparedness During COVID-19
Is fear normal right now? What hard conversations should we be having with our families? To answer those questions - Yes, I'd be surprised if you weren't at least a little fearful with all that's been going on. We should all be concerned about COVID-19, not only for...
Withdrawn Strategies for Coping in Crisis
While some deal with stress and crisis by using Anxious Coping Strategies, some go in a different direction still, and use more withdrawn coping strategies. People with withdrawn strategies are able to compartmentalize and bury their feelings deep inside, so much so...
Anxious Strategies for Coping in Crisis
In our last post, we identified Secure Coping Characteristics. While some may fall under that category, chances are yourself or someone else in your family naturally utilizes anxious coping strategies during stressful and scary situations. Those who use anxious...
Secure Strategies for Coping in Crisis
We all have inherent strategies for coping. Coping Strategies are especially important in times of crisis, because they keep us feeling safe and in control of our feelings. One of the most underutilized tools in relationships is knowing what your loved one’s...
Family Conversation Starters: Learning to Recognize and Manage Stress
We all experience stress, and naturally want to be able to provide comfort to our loved ones. This is our responsibility, and what helps us to feel like effective parents and partners. The bigger question is whether you know when your loved ones are distressed or not....
Staying Connected with our Children Through Therapeutic Play
Some of us are really struggling at home. Others are having a wonderful time. In fact, there are a group of anxious children who are not even symptomizing right now because they are so happy to just be home with their loved ones. They feel safe and cared for, and they...
Diving Into Our New Blog Series – Coping in Crisis
I’m thinking about you all as we are going through this environmental crisis that is hitting close to home for all of us. Some families and couples that I’ve checked in on are rallying together against this common enemy and are feeling stronger in their relational...