At the Crossroads
Four Corners Counseling & Well-Being Blog
Serving Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland suburbs including Bethesda, Chevy Chase,
Kensington, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park.
Grief is love.
Many people don’t go into the office at all anymore, and others 1-3 times per week. This blurs the lines between family life and work life, and can stir up intense feelings of loneliness and isolation. There’s a deep sense of grief around “the way things used to be” before Covid. The gathering in offices at work, the lunch dates, and drinks after hours.
Laying Down a New Path
Everyone has had a different experience through this Pandemic. Some have endured depression and trauma and may feel anxiety about what is yet to come. How do we get back into the swing, in a world that has changed, in a life and body that have changed?
Covid Re-entry Anxiety & Stress - and why we need Liminal Space
Transitions are hard for our body, mind and spirit. And right now, as we move through this pandemic, we are making up the transition as we go along. We need a way to cope with this re-entry anxiety. We need a threshold in our lives between what has been and what is to come.
#MeToo and You - Healing from Our Pain
Has #MeToo affected you or someone in your life? Are you unsure what it is all about?
The #MeToo movement has received a lot of social media attention in recent weeks. It will die down, as all news does, but the impact of bringing the issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment to the foreground will reverberate for a while, particularly among people who are personally affected.