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It's a privilege to have access to friends who are mental health practitioners and therapists, and are vetting and sharing articles & resources. A thread on some useful resources here.
Check out this wonderful website with curated content on mental health including anxiety, isolation, financial fears and xenophobia - https://www.virusanxiety.com/take-care
Being in quarantine does not stop the pressure to be 'productive'. If anything - there is more YOLO-vibes feeding the pressure to get things done. Found this article useful -
'Please Don't Be Guilted Into Being More Productive During The Coronavirus' https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-productivity_l_5e712a89c5b6eab7793de6c7?fbclid=IwAR06iuBC9vAHRwHCqDN12N-ycRi0lywjhQYqQMUI_Jz8f0cL7EeytrjBfqc
'Please Don't Be Guilted Into Being More Productive During The Coronavirus' https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-productivity_l_5e712a89c5b6eab7793de6c7?fbclid=IwAR06iuBC9vAHRwHCqDN12N-ycRi0lywjhQYqQMUI_Jz8f0cL7EeytrjBfqc
Additional resources in this article - 'All the Ways the Internet Is Pushing Hustle Culture during the Quarantine' https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/very-online/social-media-is-pushing-productivity-and-hustle-culture-during-covid-19-quarantines?utm_content=buffer737aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Strong Back, Soft Front, Wild Heart: How we walked into the crisis of our life together and how we can move beyond it https://onbeing.org/programs/brene-brown-strong-back-soft-front-wild-heart/?fbclid=IwAR2A2by3dffWqo30-KkCXR5v-YauZINdNrbcWx1hgArb3tuq5A4Wbv2KbdI Gorgeous @onbeing podcast episode feat @BreneBrown <3 @kristatippett
A Listening Care Package for Uncertain Times: A collection of podcasts and poetry for however you’re processing or experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. https://onbeing.org/blog/a-listening-care-package-for-uncertain-times/ Finding myself returning to fave @onbeing podcasts and @kristatippett's warm & compassionate voice.
Struggling to process this tsunami of emotions: fear, anxiety, gratitude, anger, deep discomfort, overwhelm, claustrophobia, more fear. But maybe most of all it is GRIEF. https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief?fbclid=IwAR02E307Pfh0ormlApuvVxnON-jgZrD5PPR9fXfeDU6GS_aNXHzoyd-Hu4s
Dear tired bodies, anxious minds and hopeful souls pls do listen to this episode by @BreneBrown on strategies for falling apart, staying connected + kind, and giving ourselves permission to feel hard things https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-comparative-suffering-the-50-50-myth-and-settling-the-ball/?fbclid=IwAR1EfmqLTeJhySQFXilBcn3SsSWTYo8DkKpWWbjqkyGB8Kw49LakfLbnnxE
Recognising our losses and honoring our grief | Coronavirus Has Upended Our World. It's OK To Grieve https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/26/820304899/coronavirus-has-upended-our-world-its-ok-to-grieve #mentalhealth #COVID19
Some really excellent resources and tools from @mentalhealtham including for parents and caregivers here - https://mhanational.org/covid19?fbclid=IwAR1zvV3rK1SW_SCxFNkBtWNtmXJ7EBqKobdgphYy8Ptg155WamxRVfB3eOc #COVID19 #mentalhealth
"..As exhausting as moral fatigue can be, we’re experiencing it because we’re taking the time to reflect more on how our decisions and actions may affect other people." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/corona-exhausted-moral-fatigue-974311/?fbclid=IwAR22IhGmKMmFRZ5wh93Y1eWWCdA2yBoLyliq1W-aopYwfoMCD6CRjBgi4TA #COVID19 #MentalHealthMatters
'If, while I’m gone, your fever comes down —
if the small, salt-laden shapes of her song
appear to you as a first glimmer of earth-light,
follow the sweet, hopeful voice of that landing.
She will keep you safe beneath her wing.” https://onbeing.org/programs/a-poem-in-gratitude-for-health-care-workers/
if the small, salt-laden shapes of her song
appear to you as a first glimmer of earth-light,
follow the sweet, hopeful voice of that landing.
She will keep you safe beneath her wing.” https://onbeing.org/programs/a-poem-in-gratitude-for-health-care-workers/
Spent the early morning reading this thread of the most helpful advise people have received from their therapists. |
"There’s no right way to respond to this moment, to feel in this moment, to work in this moment, or to just be in this moment." https://twitter.com/brokeymcpoverty/status/1249716390619209734
"There’s no right way to respond to this moment, to feel in this moment, to work in this moment, or to just be in this moment." https://twitter.com/brokeymcpoverty/status/1249716390619209734
