by Kathryn de Bruin | May 1, 2020 | Anxiety, Emotions, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Life During Coronavirus Crisis, Therapy
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...
by Kathryn de Bruin | Apr 29, 2020 | Anxiety, Day in the Life of a Therapist, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Life During Coronavirus Crisis, Therapy
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...
by Kathryn de Bruin | Apr 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Emotions, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Life During Coronavirus Crisis, Raising Children
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...
by Kathryn de Bruin | Apr 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Emotions, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Life During Coronavirus Crisis, Raising Children, Therapy
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...
by Kathryn de Bruin | Apr 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Couples in Therapy, Emotions, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Life During Coronavirus Crisis, Raising Children
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....
by Kathryn de Bruin | Mar 31, 2020 | Anxiety, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Life During Coronavirus Crisis, Raising Children, Therapy
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...
