Madison Marriage & Family Therapy

I want more intimacy, more vulnerability. That was a challenge in my marriage. For too long I felt sad and alone, and I just don’t want to feel alone anymore. https://www.nytimes.com///men-intimacy-relationships.html

This is anxiety.

It’s never too early or too late to start being informed. We are all carefully taught how to judge and isolate from one another. Now is the time to build bridges of understanding and compassion and not let them fall apart. Here is Brené Brown interviewing the wonderful Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and the Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University.

When we suddenly need to adjust our perspective on our reality we mourn a type of loss. During this time, while our society is battling the corona virus, we are grieving. Our whole world is grieving. It is okay to be sad, to be worried. Just take each moment at a time and do the next right thing. https://hbr.org/20//that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief

Best hand washing technique I’ve seen. # GoldenGirls

Good morning everyone. Let’s start our day with the Oceanit’s waving...

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Dear Ones For now, the only thing I have to say about the Coronavirus is this: Let’s not judge people too fiercely for how they are reacting to this situation.... It may be the case that people are overreacting, or it may be that they are under-reacting....it’s not my place to judge that. I don’t have all the answers and I can’t see into the futureno more than anybody else can. But I do know that when I add my condemnation to the conversation, it just ratchets up hysteria in a different wayand most of all, it’s not kind. If you believe that somebody is overreacting, just try to remember that another word for overreaction is fear. Try to be compassionate, not contemptuous. We don’t all share the same fears, but we all know what fear feels like, and it’s a terrible sensation. I wouldn’t wish fear on anybody, and I know that a lot of people are genuinely afraid right now. I have no way of knowing how many people are going to suffer physically from this virus, but I do know that millions of people are already suffering from it emotionallyand those people need love, not contempt. Those people are my brothers and sisters. Let me never forget my compassion for their anxiety, rather than telling them how they should or should not be feeling. And let me also show a strong measure of mercy to the people across the world who are running institutions, schools, governments, and companies right now. Those people are faced with the supremely unenviable task of trying to figure out how to respond to this crisis responsibly. There is no playbook. They will make mistakes. They will overreact; they will under react. They are human beings in an impossible dilemma. I would not wish to be the person faced with such massive, impactful decisions right now. Let me show compassion to them. Let me show compassion to all. And let me never stop asking: How can I help? LG

I love this post from Nicole Logan, LPC

I think so many of us know this or believe in this, but it’s always nice to have a reminder. Domesticity = Adulting