Two Kinds of Coping
I learned this idea in a recent training and thought it was helpful to think about. When confronted with a stressful situation, there are two categories of coping strategies, both of which can be helpful:
Category: Self-Care
Expecto Patronum
Dr. Barbara Frederickson studies the science of positive emotions. As we know, experiencing positive emotions is one aspect of flourishing and wellbeing. She identifies the “big ten” positive emotions:
Understanding Gut Feelings
Recently, I read a fascinating article by Arthur C. Brooks in The Atlantic
A Helpful Newsletter
I recently discovered Vanderhacks, the newsletter of writer Laura Vanderkam, on “little ways to take your day from great to awesome.”
Mountain Range
As we acquire greater knowledge and understanding of life processes as a society, we learn about cause and effect relationships between various phenomena. With this knowledge, we start to understand various issues in terms of root causes that we can identify, address and remediate (i.e. a child’s behavior). This can be an empowering perspective and no doubt extremely useful. It …
Women’s Health: The Luteal Phase, PMS & PMDD
The menstrual cycle, occurring over approximately 28 days, has four phases, characterized by the hormone levels driving the activity in each phase. The phases are: follicular, when ovarian follicles are maturing an egg for ovulation (high levels of estrogen, which helps prepare your uterine lining, and FSH, which stimulates the follicle); ovulation, when a surge of the hormone LH triggers …
Feelings Wheel
Quick housekeeping note: if you are receiving this post to your inbox, I just want to let you know that I won’t be sending out emails for the foreseeable future because it has given me some tech issues — I realize that I never sent out an announcement about that so here it is a few weeks late! So sorry …
It’s An Experience
A little resilience-boosting tip I wanted to share: When something happens that isn’t quite as you’d want it, add the word “experience” to the name of the event. For example, a Missed Train Experience. Or a Wrong-Shoes-For-The-Weather Experience.
A Sticky To-Do List
This seems like an obvious solution to a long-standing problem but I hadn’t thought of it until today. Problem: Throughout the workday, I find myself with pockets of free time (ex. a client cancels) and I tend to fill the time by flitting from one half-activity to the next without actually getting anything I want to get done, done with …
Never Gives Up
I’m listening to Benny Friedman’s “A Yid” on repeat these days. It is giving me a lot of chizuk.