We are facing an unprecedented challenge of how to work, parent, homeschool, and partner in the time of the Coronavirus Pandemic. During this tragedy, many of us have felt overwhelmed by the nuts and bolts of maintaining our most important life roles. In this episode, Yael and Diana draw from psychology research, personal experience, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). We discuss strategies to keep our heads above water in each of our life roles while keeping an eye towards finding slivers of possibility to support our work, parenting, and relationships during this quarantine.



Listen and learn:




How to soothe your nervous system when stressed-out



Strategies to engage self-compassion and psychological flexibility 



How to take breaks, find meaning, and explore the possibility



Perspective shifting so that you can manage expectations, mistakes, and challenges



To look for opportunities for growth and joy in our parenting, work, and relationships



Ways to make room for complex emotions 



How to support positive connections between work, parenting, and relationships while quarantined




Resources:




Blessings of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children, by Wendy Mogel






Learn more about self-compassion and resilience:




75. Mindful Self-Compassion with Christopher Germer



22. Taking in the Good with Rick Hanson




Ideas for Parenting Effectively and Compassionately:




78. The Self-Driven Child with Dr. William Stixrud



113. Self-Compassion for Parents with Dr. Susan Pollak




Ideas for Managing Work Under Difficult Circumstances




42. Strategies To Increase Focus And Work More Effectively



58. Balancing the Big Stuff with Drs. Miriam Liss and Holly Schiffrin



73. Essentialism With Greg McKeown



83. The Tao of Work and Family Balance



130. Working Less with Dr. Alex Pang




Ideas for Maintaining Healthy Partnerships




21. Fostering A Connected Partnership



61. Becoming Our Best Relationship Selves By Identifying Core Values And Schemas With Dr. Avigail Lev



92. Marriage in Midlife: The Rough Patch with Dr. Daphne de Marneffe




Learn about Values and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT):




116. Building a Meaningful, Values-based Life with Dr. Jenna LeJeune



121. Be Mighty: An Episode for Stressed Out, Worried Women with Dr. Jill Stoddard

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