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Paula Fultz, MSEd, LPCC-S, LRD's avatar

These are great ideas Paul! I decided to set boundaries about reading “the news”, that fit in with these.

1. Set a specific time limit, 10 to 15 minutes a day for political news - usually in the afternoon, setting a timer if needed.

2. Read a daily chapter a day from an uplifting book, my latest were: “Grateful” by Diana Butler Bass and “How We Learn to Be Brave” by Mariann Edgar Budde.

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Paul T Shattuck, MSW, PhD's avatar

Great ideas, Paula! I love these. Thank you for sharing

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Mary A's avatar

Great advice. My favourite is "Make a playlist that isn’t about survival. ... Just songs that feel like joy."

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Zsanan's avatar

#chaos engineered

True!

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Theodora's avatar

I take a break by searching for pet pictures and nature scenes!

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Jean S's avatar

Great ideas. I’m passing on.

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Ronna Smith's avatar

We ALL really need this…I need it. So relatable & beautifully written. Thank you!

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Beth Thompson's avatar

We all need to hear these in this time of chaos, thank you for posting💙

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Paul T Shattuck, MSW, PhD's avatar

Thanks for reading, Beth. We are all in this together.

In solidarity, Paul

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