By Deborah J. Cohan — 2017
Family violence is a dynamic process, not an event, that takes varying shapes and forms, often over years, and it can be lodged in caregiving. Caregiving, also a process and not an event, can be lodged in a context of family violence.
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When faced with loss or trauma, the grief can oftentimes feel overwhelming. It can feel difficult, if not impossible, to focus your attention elsewhere. And yet, during hard times is the perfect time to look inwards for support and practice self-care.
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How ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be.
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Filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times.
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Margarita Lopez, 58, is one of the oldest students at University of Southern California.
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Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to ‘bounce back’ after encountering difficulty.
In 2015 Sheryl Sandberg’s husband, Dave Goldberg, died suddenly at the age of forty-eight. Sandberg and her two young children were devastated, and she was certain that their lives would never have real joy or meaning again.
Amy talks to best-selling author and podcast host, Nora McInerny, about how toxic positivity causes more pain. She shares how to embrace uncomfortable feelings rather than fight them so you can live a better life.
Three years after losing my mother, my 26-year-old husband died. I was a therapist. But the textbook material on grief I had to draw from wasn’t exactly helpful. In this episode, I’ll share my story and what I’ve learned about what it takes to be mentally strong.
Helen Russell is a journalist, author, and happiness researcher. Some of the things she talks about in this episode are the benefits of happiness, the strategies we should stop using when we feel sad, and the coping skills that can help us embrace the sadness so we can ultimately grow happier.