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Am I depressed?
Depression Rina Phillips Depression Rina Phillips

Am I depressed?

Do you feel at ease, relaxed, and happy most of the time, anxious and angry, or sad and depressed? Or a combination of states? How do we find safety and security in a time when our bodies are responding to its need for survival?

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Parenting and the 8 C's during Covid-19
Anxiety Rina Phillips Anxiety Rina Phillips

Parenting and the 8 C's during Covid-19

How do we balance the needs of our children with the demands of our jobs? How do we strengthen our relationship with our partners when we’re in each other’s space all the time? And most importantly, how do we take care of ourselves, when we are never alone??

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Anxiety, Parenting and Covid-19
Anxiety Rina Phillips Anxiety Rina Phillips

Anxiety, Parenting and Covid-19

Anxiety and parenting is no new concept - but anxiety/parenting in the time of Covid19? This is new. How do we get to a place of calm when we are feeling out of control? Here are four strategies that I have found very helpful, and can even be taught to children.

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Social Distancing Now
Anxiety Hetty Barnett Anxiety Hetty Barnett

Social Distancing Now

It has been difficult to get clear about these decisions in the midst of divergent views and confusing information. I hope that my thoughts here can provide support and solidarity for those of you who have already taken these steps, and encouragement to others as you determine how best to respond today and this week.

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Are you feeling calm?
Anxiety Hetty Barnett Anxiety Hetty Barnett

Are you feeling calm?

A lot of people come to me because they don’t feel calm inside. Right now, between the holidays and the political climate, there are a lot of people not feeling calm inside. And therefore, they - more accurately, I will say we - don’t have the whole story. Oftentimes, the part of the story we’re missing is our own true voice.

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#MeToo and You - Healing from Our Pain
Trauma & PTSD Hetty Barnett Trauma & PTSD Hetty Barnett

#MeToo and You - Healing from Our Pain

Has #MeToo affected you or someone in your life? Are you unsure what it is all about?

The #MeToo movement has received a lot of social media attention in recent weeks. It will die down, as all news does, but the impact of bringing the issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment to the foreground will reverberate for a while, particularly among people who are personally affected.

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Welcoming Whatever Arrives
Hetty Barnett Hetty Barnett

Welcoming Whatever Arrives

I was talking with a friend over the weekend - it was Pam Holland from Mindful Decluttering and Organizing - about our lives and our work, and generally supporting one another.

As we were saying goodbye, she commented on how I had responded to her text that morning about arranging our time to talk. When she has suggested a time, I said, “Perfect!” She told me that receiving that response felt good: “I don’t know if it was the perfect time for you, or not, Hetty, but you made it work! You made it perfect!” 

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A time to float
Hetty Barnett Hetty Barnett

A time to float

A wise woman asked me this week: “Do you feel like you have arrived? Or are you still crossing the threshold?” She was referring to more than a year of my actively pushing through some major life events, including expanding my private practice, finalizing a divorce, and organizing a move, while caring for my daughter (and my senior dog!) through it all.
 

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