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 21, 2020 | Emotions, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Life During Coronavirus Crisis, Raising Children, Therapy
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deal with stress and crisis by using Anxious Coping Strategies, some go in a different direction still, and use more withdrawn coping strategies. People with withdrawn strategies are able to compartmentalize and bury their feelings deep inside, so much so...
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 | 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...
by Kathryn de Bruin | Jul 1, 2019 | Anxiety, Happy Families: Family Health and Well-being, Therapy
Breathing is one of the most natural and healthful functions of the body. The inhalation of oxygen creates the beginning of an exchange as the gas moves into the millions of alveoli in the lungs, then on to the blood in the surrounding capillaries where it moves...
