Resilience – Basics
We Make a Decision…and Then They Change the Rules
A common lament these days… we finally make a decision once and for all – about sending our kids back to school this fall for hybrid learning – two days […]
Finding an Upward Spiral of Resilience – Even in the Hardest of Times
While researching Barbara Frederickson’s suggestions for a media diet [see Information Overload – Dealing with the Deluge Wisely], I re-discovered her “toolkit” from her book Positivity: Discover the Upward Spiral […]
Decision Fatigue
“Decision fatigue,” my friend Stacey said the other day. “Will schools be open in the fall? Is it safe to take the kids to the beach? Should I try to […]
When Bending with the Wind Becomes a Full 180-Degree Pivot
At the very moment the order to shelter in place came down in mid-March, Roshi Joan Halifax “hermetically sealed” Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico and “flipped” an […]
Wellness Tips for Shelter-in-Place – Especially with Children
Another direct pass-through from mental health professionals, this one geared toward families sheltering together during the pandemic. Many, many practical and immediately useful suggestions. To use now, to archive for […]
Six Daily Questions to Ask Yourself in Quarantine
Another direct pass-through of six practical, wise, helpful suggestions from Brooke Anderson and Greater Good Science Center: As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, and efforts to “flatten the curve” through physical […]
Resilience Is Always Needed
Resilience is always needed. The current pandemic of COVID-19 is a new disease, and a deadly one. So far unpreventable, untreatable. It’s easy to be scared and wise to be […]
Building Resilience in the Face of COVID-19
I met Patrick Gannon years ago. This post is a direct pass-through, with his permission, of his excellent suggestions to recover and sustain resilience in these coronavirus times. Take the […]
Shit Happens. Shift Happens, Too – Resilience in the Face of Disruption
In coping with the swiftness of the changes sweeping through and disrupting our lives, often our livelihoods right now, I’m diving a little deeper into how to cope, because truly […]
Staying Sane when “Sheltering in Place” and Self-Sequestering
The San Francisco Bay Area, where I live, entered a “shelter-in-place” protocol last week in efforts by public health officials to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Schools and all […]