Wearing a Mask Forever: What Happens When the Pandemic Ends and Your Reactions to it Don’t
I am fully vaccinated with a healthy immune system, but in spite of what the CDC says, I still wear a mask in indoor public spaces. This is one of many habits I learned in the pandemic that I am having trouble letting go of, now that it may be drawing towards an end....
Of Containers and Consciousness: KonMari-ing the Intangible
“Put it in a box” said my therapist. It was not the first time she’d said it. She wanted me to imagine containing the thing that was distressing me so it wouldn’t accompany me to work after our appointment. But it would. My anxieties...
When Hard Feelings Sweep You Out to Sea
By Ana Lee Case I knew someone who said she had big feelings. She said they would wash over her like a wave and she’d feel like she was being swept out to sea. I could relate. I’ve had big feelings too, and I know what it’s like to be dragged away from the shore. When...
Honoring grief, practicing compassionate storytelling, and choosing life and hope are all ways that survivors can be blessed by the memories of the people they have lost and treat them at last with the dignity they deserve through the actions survivors choose now. Read more in “The Gift of Traumatic Intrusions,” at forge.tips/3xgbR0E.
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![Honoring grief, practicing compassionate storytelling, and choosing life and hope are all ways that survivors can be blessed by the memories of the people they have lost and treat them at last with the dignity they deserve through the actions survivors choose now. Read more in “The Gift of Traumatic Intrusions,” at https://forge.tips/3xgbR0E.
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