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Update To the 30day challenge
It’s been about 2 weeks since I started my shelter in place checklist. I have not done it perfectly, but I’ve done something every day. I do feel less overwhelmed, more grounded and more connected to myself and others. As predicted, I’m busier than I was 2 weeks ago and yet I feel better. I’ve even been able to take some of my own advice and do some of the fun, memory making activities from my previous blog Ways for Couples to Connect during Sheltering in Place. One thing I did everyday since my video is to check in [...]
Hope is more powerful than fear – Join me for a 30 Day Challenge.
In today’s post I want to share with you some ways in which I believe the pandemic is impacting all of our lives. I also want to share some ways I have personally been impacted. Lastly, I want to share a tool I have been using and that you could implement today that could be really helpful. With this in mind, I have a question for you…How are you doing? I know you can’t answer me…but it’s still an important question that we should all slow down and ask those around us and ourselves…How are you really [...]
Ways for Individuals to Cope with Cabin Fever during Sheltering in Place
A few weeks ago, I published a blog about how couples can spend time at home during the sheltering in place. I speculated that all streaming services are going to be well used during this time. Many people will binge on shows they have missed and movies they have wanted to watch, but that will only sustain and entertain you for so long. Despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus, this can still be a great opportunity to try new things, learn new skills or get back to something you love doing but don’t always have time for. So, [...]
How To Choose A Couples Therapist…
The goal of this article is to help you find the couples therapist that’s right for you. Helping couples is something I am extremely passionate about for both professional and personal reasons. Because of that I wanted to get this information out on a couple of different platforms, so you can read the article or listen to it online. Let me start by introducing myself, my name is Stacy Lee and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I am also the Clinical Director of The Couples Institute Counseling Services. The other thing I [...]
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Ways for Couples to Connect during Sheltering in Place.
I’m sure all the streaming services are going to be well used during this time. Many people will binge on shows they have missed and movies they have wanted to watch. Yet, it’s also a great opportunity to do other things together and to even get to know each other more. Couples and families can actually use this time to build fond memories. And to be honest, down the road, when this is over we aren’t going to look back and say “Hey, remember during the COVID-19 shelter in place when we binge watched tv…that really brought us closer [...]
Relationships, COVID-19 and Sheltering In Place
What to do, what to avoid, and how to find opportunities in disguise The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has our communities facing several rapid changes. The shortage of basic goods, social distancing, and the order to shelter in place have caused intense emotional reactions and a strain on many parts of our lives. Most employees are working remotely for the foreseeable future. While others, like first responders, have to continue to go out and be of service during this time of great difficulty. Some are far away from elderly loved ones and are feeling powerless to help them. [...]