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COVID-19: Our Brains, Our Bodies, Our Trauma. Part 2.
Part 2: Get Regulated
Raise your hand if the term ‘self-care’ makes your skin crawl.
I know. Me too. I don’t have time for it. I am not a person for whom the images conjured by the term ‘self-care’ are comforting. I’m not getting hot stone massages. I’m not doing yoga on the beach. I am typing at a dining room table, half covered by “work stuff” (my kids’ term) and half covered by toys, in what I refer to as my work-from-home mullet: professional attire from the shoulders up, who knows what from the shoulders down.
I was actually supposed to write this yesterday. But, go figure, I was exhausted and unproductive. Sound familiar? Good. If not, hop over to Part 1 of this series to read or to review why exhaustion and difficulty focusing are valid and expected responses to the collective trauma that is COVID-19.
We are here to talk about solutions. Yes, we will be talking about the ways we care for ourselves — our physical, mental, social, and spiritual health — and why, in terms of brain science, caring for ourselves is crucial. But we will be using the term “self-regulation” as it is far more appropriate for this conversation.
Before we dive in, let’s start with a breath. A simple in and out. Don’t change it in anyway, just bring your…
