Shlomit Yelin-Arber, MFT

Feeling unmotivated during a pandemic is quite common. When we can't imagine the future, it can become difficult to feel hopeful. This is a global crisis. We are, individually and collectively, in a crisis. It's time to take performance pressure off, and practice self compassion instead.

The irony of this moment, as renowned therapist Esther Perel points out, is that in a time of unimaginable death we can be reminded how to live. https://nyti.ms/3asIzAr

It's important to stay positive, but it's even more important to be honest with yourself and others. We are all living through a terrifying crisis that we don't know how and when it will end. It's okay to feel anxious, sad, confused, angry, scared, etc.

"Suppressing or turning away from our difficult emotions is not healthy or helpful... it undermines our ability to deal with the world as it is..."

Want this year to be different? Step out of your comfort zone. Happy 2020!