Tag Archives: COVID

A Remedy to Overwhelm – Connection

So many of us struggled during COVID feeling isolated from one another and unable to reach out to our usual tribe. We know that this resulted in even higher rates of overwhelm than usual. Especially for those of us that are the caregivers, who were taking on even more than usual during this time. Listen to Dr. Natalie’s thoughts on how connection with others can be a remedy to this added overwhelm that we have suffered during COVID.

Feeling Exhausted? Here Is A Tip…

Pandemics, social distance ending, returning to work, ending the school year, starting the summer…need I list more of the transitions we are all going through right now? We are exhausted and we have reason to be. Yet, there is a hidden exhaustion that comes from the borrowed trouble of worrying about things that haven even happened yet. Is this something you do? If so, take a listen to Dr. Natalie’s Vlog this week and hear her tips on how to address this.

Stop “Should”ing on Yourself During COVID-19

This is the last in Dr. Marr’s series of videos to help us learn ways to promote our emotional wellness during COVID-19 and sheltering in place during the pandemic. Take a look at her insights on why our tendency to start hyper-focusing on getting things done during this time, as if its just a break we are taking from work or something, is actually driving us more deeply into our difficulty managing our mood during this time.

Human Doings Have a Hard Time Being

So here we are in the middle of COVID-19 and what seems to be stressing us out the most is that we don’t know what to DO. And we really don’t like it when we don’t know what to DO. Or have a plan at least on what we can DO.

Dr. Marr breaks this down for us in terms of our struggle with BEING. We struggle with this concept or that our worth comes from the WHO we are and not the WHAT we DO in the world. Enjoy her take and the tips she has on how to manage this while sheltering in place.