How to prepare for (and get through) bad days

How to prepare for (and get through) bad days

    Picture a first aid kit. It’s easy to imagine, right? It’s a little box with bandages, disinfectant, pain medication, etc. These kits typically can’t fix big injuries, but they can save the day when they’re all we have.  We’ve got all these quick,...
Your personal “I can get through this” toolkit

Your personal “I can get through this” toolkit

also app   We’ve got a strange few weeks left in 2020, and care is going to play a big role in how we get through it. We often spend so much of the holiday season giving to and taking care of others that we forget to take care of ourselves. When conversations...
Coping with loneliness part 2: what’s working for me

Coping with loneliness part 2: what’s working for me

    Six months is long time to do nothing. Or what feels like a lot less of everything.  Physical distancing, self-isolation, and quarantining are intended to keep us safe, yet these COVID precautions have also produced an unintended result: intense...
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed, read this.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed, read this.

       First, feel your feet on the floor. I’m serious. Really feel your feet on the floor. Doesn’t matter if you’re wearing shoes or socks or whatever. We’re just tuning in to the sensation of your feet against the ground, the floor, the carpet, etc.   Are they...
4 ways to manage your political anxiety

4 ways to manage your political anxiety

  Feeling anxiety about politics is normal. The decisions our political representatives make affect our work, our homes, our futures — pretty much every aspect of our lives. But letting political anxiety run our lives isn’t helpful. If you’ve found yourself glued...