Glendale Psychology Center

Thinking about you, sweet Lil. Sending love and recognition. Holding hope for an IRL witness for you soon.

https://getpocket.com//elizabeth-gilbert-on-love-loss-and-

Follow this thread. It’s important.

It is normal for EVERYONE to have a smaller window of tolerance right now; adults, teens and kids; don’t be too hard on yourselves; just do the best you can ... You will have good days, bad days, grumpy days, productive and unproductive days. Days where you/your kids feel happy, sad, angry, jealous and every other emotion (possibly within 10 minutes ) ...and that’s ok too! It is how you deal with it that is important; reassuring, taking 5 minutes out to regroup, count down from 10, deep breathing, exercise; whatever helps you and your child Be KIND - to yourself and those around you! Thanks to @lindsaybraman

If you’re finding yourself becoming weepier, snappier, or more anxious in response to regular life stressors, consider that for at least a month now, you’ve bee...n: Living under the threat of a pandemic, Dealing with shortages of basic health and hygiene staples, Worrying about the safety of everyone you know and love, Wondering how to pay your bills, Receiving inconsistent and confusing guidance from your government, While trying to home-school your kids and deal with all of their fears and anxieties, Or Being at home by yourself and unable to have physical contact with another human being, Or Risking your health every day by going to work because your job is too essential for you to stay home, All With no clear understanding of how or when this will end. So if you broke down sobbing today because the dishwasher acted up or a squirrel broke your bird feeder, that’s not overreacting. It’s just you being human. Go easy on yourself. We’re all in this together.

Love this brilliant graphic from Wholehearted school counselling It can be so easy just to be anger and bad behaviour but what is at the root of that anger?... When you find the root, you can then deal with the outburst more effectively eg if it is fear and anxiety, exploring what is that around and coping strategies to assist with the anxiety...

Trauma is NOT ONLY what we consider to be hectic experiences like murder, rape, violence is is any even that upsets us and effects us deeply that we do not wo...rk through and when we don’t feel safe, protect, heard. And people’s resilience (adaptability) is different for everyone so what is traumatic for one person, isn’t for another. Be kind, don’t judge, be the person you needed and understand that everyone is different and responds differently to trauma

https://www.psychologytoday.com//scientism-in-psychotherapy