As we slowly move back into reopening and employees return to the workplace we are confronted with the traumatic effects of the pandemic. Naturally, we want to reclaim the lives we were living almost a year and a half ago. And yet, things have changed, and we have changed.
Read MoreWe are moving towards a “new normal” with Covid. It seems like a million years ago we freely interacted, mask less, with others. We went to church and sporting events without any concerns for our health. We are not out of the woods yet but there is hope for some normalcy with many people getting vaccinated and death rates dropping.
Read MoreAs anyone who is a pet owner can tell you their animals help them in many ways. They offer unending doses of companionship, unconditional love and a sense of connection to the natural world.
Read MoreThe pioneering psychologist Carl Jung came up with the concept of archetypes. He defined them as “universal, inborn models of people, behaviors, or personalities that play a role in influencing human behavior”.
Read MoreAs I was scanning through videos on YouTube, I came across a live recording of the Beatles performing their classic, Nowhere Man. I had heard the song many times over the decades and enjoyed and loved the song, but I heard it differently this time.
Read MoreWe have an alluring myth of love at first sight in our culture. There is such a thing as an instant attraction to a person when we first meet them, and that initial hormonal surge is an important part in starting relationships. That is not the same as what is needed to sustain and make a relationship thrive
Read MoreMany Americans are struggling right now with getting enough sleep. We are sleep deprived for a variety of reasons: stress, anxiety, too much spent on screens that keeps our brains overstimulated.
Read MoreWe have been given hope in this dark time with the two vaccines now being distributed. However, the delays in distributing the vaccines have created anxiety of its own. How can you manage the anxiety of having to wait?
Read MoreAs we move towards the anniversary of the beginnings of the Covid-19 pandemic those working remotely realize we are in it for the long haul. We have given up any hope that the virus is a short-term consideration.
Read MoreWe finally are out of the “dumpster fire” that was 2020. We can perhaps look back at our naivety as we started last year: Thinking that something like a pandemic could never happen with our sophisticated scientific knowledge, medicines and sanitation. W
Read More2020 has finally ended and will go down in history books as one of the most difficult and traumatic years in human history. We don’t have to recount all the things that made it such a hard year, but it included the Covid-19 pandemic, racial unrest, forest fires raging, etc.
Read MoreAs we move toward the holiday season with little cheer in sight it is hard to think about the future. We can look at the short term, but our sense of time has become distorted by COVID-19 being a part of our daily lives
Read MoreEven though trauma occurred in childhood that does not mean that it remains in the past. It has a way of showing up in our adult lives. One way of thinking about trauma is that it is, “the past intruding upon the present.”
Read MoreAs we move into the darker months of the year and covid-19 is still with us for the foreseeable future it is a good time to address your anxiety.
Many people, maybe you too, are struggling with how to deal with anxiety that seems to only be climbing in intensity and duration. Can you remember before covid?
Read MoreWe are in unprecedented times. The triple whammy of Covid, economic instability and protests have shaken us all in the past six months. Anxiety levels have risen as our day to day lives becomes unclear and unpredictable.
Read MoreThese are challenging and unprecedented times. It is difficult for adults to make sense of the time of covid. It is especially hard for kids to understand and deal with the changes to daily life that have shown up in the last six months.
Read MoreThe bad behavior of others is often caused by fear and anxiety. Not nastiness and idiocy. What is in your head cannot automatically be understood by others. You have to articulate your intentions and feelings by using words.
Read MoreImpromptu Man is a book about the life and work of psychodrama founder and creator Jacob Levy (know and referred to as J.L.) Moreno. The author is his son, Jonathan Moreno.
Read MoreIn our current challenging time with the Covid-19 virus we are more isolated. One of the things that helps us as humans to manage stress and fear is to feel connected to those that love and care for us. Often our devices stand between us and the comfort and connection we crave.
Read MoreTouch is our first language and our first experience of comfort from another. It is needed to convey the care, affection and attention we need as infants. We come into the world as the these tiny beings with all the powerful emotions we will have in our adult form. When we are upset, we need to be soothed, calmed and held. The quality and energy of that holding and stroking is what helps us calm and over time helps us learn how to calm ourselves.
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