I have been thinking a lot about stress and trauma. Part of that has to do with two books I have been reading: The Mindful Body by Ellen Langer and The Myth of Normal by Gabor and Daniel Maté , who our EASC Vice President recommended recently - both books address these and some other issues. The other reason I have been thinking about trauma is that the EASC had an “It’s EASC Time” led by Daniela Finkelstein about this topic on November 15th.
Read MoreI have been thinking a lot about stress and trauma. Part of that has to do with two books I have been reading and other reason is that my coaching organization, EASC, had an online meeting about this topic last week at our monthly online meeting.
Read MoreIt IS dark – How do you deal with darkness?
Darkness outside can be a metaphor for what is going on – inside and outside of us.
For me, the darkness is outside.
I have a friend, E who was home in the Ukraine when the war began over a month ago. He struggled to get his family out and to Switzerland where he lives and works. I saw him for the first time since yesterday – and his inside is traumatized. Naturally so. It is dark outside me, and dark inside him.
There are more stories, and I don’t want to go far here, but I have other U. friends who are here and in other places…
Even if it is dark from the time to time, there are things we can do to help make the dark better:
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