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How do we know when enough is enough?

8/28/2020

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As a recovering perfectionist, it can be tough for me to assess when I think I am meeting my own goals and when enough is enough in my life. This is something that I have learned to balance and work through during normal life but I have noticed that this has been a much bigger challenge during the Covid19 pandemic. I have noticed this for myself as well as almost across the board for my clients who also struggle with perfectionism. 

While we can always theoretically, in our heads, understand that yes, we are living in a pandemic and that it is REALLY HARD; it seems to be a whole other thing to figure out what is actually realistic to expect of ourselves or even others right now. 

There also seems to be a competing push-pull kind of dynamic within me lately where there is part of me that is like, let’s take this opportunity to relax and just slow our lives down and enjoy the simpler things. Then there is a whole other side that is like, “that is total BS and I want to do ALL the things and if ALL the things aren’t possible, I want to at least do everything that I am ABLE to do right now. I want to bake, and garden, and decorate my house, and work on work projects, and home projects, and accomplish every health goal I have ever had - oh and spend as much quality time with my family as possible!” 

Wait, does that side sound a bit unhinged and out of touch with reality?  It certainly does when you write it out and consider just how much stress many of us are enduring right now given the state of our world. It seems obvious in this moment that it is unrealistic to expect that much of myself given the fact that life is so much simpler but also more complicated these days. 

Decisions have become exponentially more complicated due to all the variables we need to consider. When doing something, we have to now consider our safety and possible risk in addition to all the variables we used to consider like time, resources, finances, desires and interest in doing things. Our cost/benefit analyses of situations have gotten more complicated along with our decisions.  

After over 5 months of living like this, I think most of us are worn out from how tiring and overwhelming this new reality is… I think that part of why we want to accomplish ALL of the things is so that we can live more in a space of doing rather than being. The truth is, it’s hard to just BE right now because to do that we likely need to feel a lot of the feelings that doing helps us avoid. It’s really painful to grieve our lives in such a dramatic way and sit with the pain of knowing that this situation does not seem to be getting any better anytime soon and is so dramatically impacting so many people much more seriously than many of us. 

The sadness, grief, and feelings of despair can be overwhelming for many of us. And for some of us, we respond by making dramatic to-do lists of all the things we should do. I think that as long as we are being kind, compassionate, and realistic with ourselves and our expectations and can hold space for the fact that that just might be unrealistic and need to be revised, this might be an okay strategy to get through this time. If we are struggling with being kind to ourselves and changing up our plans when we need to, we might need to take some time to lean into those feelings and let them have some space for a minute so that we can figure out what is going on and what we need to get through this. 

Even more so lately, life seems to be a delicate balance between finding motivation and energy for the future and our goals but also letting ourselves enjoy the moments we do have now and resting or finding something to do that is rejuvenating to our spirits and emotions. Just like everything else, this is more complicated than it used to be as there are more variables to consider. It is however, a worthwhile and important process to engage in to help us cope as best we can with a very difficult and uncertain future. 

If you or your loved ones need more support during this time, we are accepting new clients at Thrive via telehealth and work with clients of all ages!  Contact us today for more information about individual or group therapy sessions!

​At Thrive, we take a positive, client centered approach to therapy that is focused on creating a genuine connection with our clients.  If you would like to talk with a Thrive Therapist about yourself, your child, or teen attending therapy via video sessions, please reach out to us by phone at 858-342-1304. 
 
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5 Phrases to Help Our Loved Ones Feel Less Alone When in Struggle

8/21/2020

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How can we help our kids and loved ones feel less ashamed of their differences, struggles, and challenges? One word, Normalize things. First, what does it mean to “normalize” something? 

Often, in the therapy world, a lot of us refer to what we do as therapists as “normalizing.” I thought it might be interesting to share about both what that means exactly as well as just how important it is to do this for all of us, especially parents! 

When I first start meeting with a client, one of my biggest goals is to build a relationship with them built on trust as well as helping them view themselves the way I often do... As a person who most likely is struggling with something (that is why people come to therapy after all) but who also has strengths and so much to offer the world. 

No matter the age, the topic of “is this normal?” or “am I weird?” or “is this crazy?” inevitably comes up. Everyone feels a bit uncomfortable coming to a therapist and sharing their story for the first time, even those of us in the field! As humans, we are driven to connect with others and fear being cast out as “strange, weird, or not normal.” So, my goal is to create a safe space for my clients to know that they can be comfortable sharing anything and everything with me. Even their most shameful secrets or thoughts are fair game and not something that I am going to even have a big reaction to. 

You see, I view people from a different perspective than most. I view people from an inherently positive perspective where I believe that we are all doing the best we can in our lives and that we are all flawed and amazing all at once. I also believe that the more we can learn to embrace the parts of us that are deeply challenging, our uncomfortable emotions like jealousy and anger and fear or even our actions we feel terrible about later - the more we can reconcile our identities and grow towards being more integrated people. You see, when we are more integrated and more of our unconscious thoughts and feelings are brought to the light, the more we can act in our lives with intention and purpose rather than acting out old patterns and wounds without even knowing we are doing that. 

So, to help with this, my goal is always to help people not feel “other” and “different” for their struggles. This is what we therapists mean by “normalizing” the experiences our clients share with us. I started thinking that maybe this is something I could help other people do too as when anyone shares something tough, it is a great way to be able to respond that actually helps them rather than making them feel worse.

Here are 5 Key Phrases that are simple to incorporate into day to day conversations and that help people feel less alone, weird, or crazy when they are struggling: 

  1. “Same” -  One of the most powerful words in our language is “same.” When someone shares something that you can tell is tough and which you relate to, just noting that you would feel the same way can help them feel less alone. 
  2. “I think I would feel that way too” - When someone is sharing something that you don’t quite understand or haven’t experienced, you can just share that you can understand how they are feeling or reacting by noting that you might feel the same way or react the same way if you were in their shoes. 
  3. “That’s totally understandable” - Sharing that you view someone’s reaction, feelings, or experience as understandable or even expected given their situation can also help people feel less alone or ashamed. 
  4. “That makes sense to me” - While this is deep in my therapist toolbox because when I say things like this, it is usually deeply involved in helping a person understand their experience and situation by pulling together patterns and themes, I also think that this sentence is great on it’s own. To share with a person that you get where they are coming from is inherently connection building and going to help that person feel less alone. 
  5. “I don’t think that is ____ (strange, weird, wrong, etc.)” - Whenever a person is sharing  a fear about a situation or how they might be perceived as wrong, bad, weird, etc, it can help just to clearly state that you don’t see it that way. For example, if your child is saying that they told a joke that no one laughed at and felt so embarrassed because other people might think they are strange - you can tell them you don’t think it’s strange or that they are strange. Even if you don’t think the joke is that funny (I mean, we’ve all been there!), you can connect with them on that feeling of discomfort when a joke falls flat by adding in “I hate feeling that way - oh it’s so uncomfortable!” And then you can mention that you get that they were telling the joke to connect with their friends and wanted to make them laugh, which is understandable and something everyone likes to have happen. 

The trick with these conversations is to just join with the person in the feeling of discomfort or even pain and to not then try to fix it. Sharing it with them can be as powerful as holding an umbrella over someone else’s head when there is an unexpected storm. 

As a therapist, I also often use tools like books to help trigger these conversations with younger kids. I was recently shown a preview of a great book now on Kickstarter, called “We’re All Weird.” I’d encourage you to check it out here and full disclosure, if you use my link, I do get a small bonus. 

​At Thrive, we take a positive, client centered approach to therapy that is focused on creating a genuine connection with our clients.  If you would like to talk with a Thrive Therapist about yourself, your child, or teen attending therapy via video sessions, please reach out to us by phone at 858-342-1304. 
 
As always, thanks for reading and comments are always welcome regarding any issues around child or teen psychotherapy services in San Diego by Thrive Therapy Studio.  
 
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Mid Pandemic Check In

8/14/2020

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If anyone had told me at the beginning of 2020 that planners would end up being useless filler paper and that all of our plans were going to be just thrown out altogether, I would have laughed in disbelief and maybe tinged with a bit of fear and alarm. This has certainly been a wild ride for 2020 and I thought it might be helpful to check in about how we are all doing and coping. 

From what I observe, it seems like many people and families started off quarantine strong and feeling some sense of unity in the fact that we were all doing the same thing to try to protect our society. While that was challenging, it seemed like the feeling of togetherness and time limited nature of our perception of the situation helped some of us cope with it. 

Now that we are well into August and continuing to live very different lives than we did pre-pandemic, I wanted to give us all an opportunity to take stock of how we are doing and what we might need to do to help ourselves continue on during this time. 

I have observed many of my clients and friends and family members struggling with similar things. One of which is the fact that this seems like it is going to last a long time.  While many of us have gotten our lives to a place where they are slightly manageable (for us daycare was a game changer and for other families we know, involving family or nannies, or having a parent reduce work hours has helped too) - they are still not the most enjoyable at times. 

While I’m not sure I can promise that my thoughts or suggestions can make living through a global pandemic FUN, I do think that there are ways we can work through this difficult time more effectively. 

  • Gratitude - I have noticed a significant difference in the coping between those I know who are deeply aware of the things in their lives that are going well or that they have to be grateful for. This situation has really helped illuminate my own gratitude list and the fact that things like my family or our ability to have fun together and get along just being at our home are things to be grateful for. While gratitude can’t take away the challenges our world is experiencing or that we are experiencing on a daily basis, it can help us recognize areas where we are lucky. 
  • Scheduling in Down Time - Even if it is just 15-30 minutes where you take a breather, I would strongly recommend everyone consider how they can set up a part of their day where they can just be. For parents, this might mean letting their kids watch some extra TV or play outside or play in a “yes space” more unsupervised. For others, this might mean carving in time in your work day to just breathe and not having a meeting or task to do. Maybe we get up 15 minutes early to listen to a podcast, meditation, go for a walk, or something else to start our day more centered. Figuring out what you might be missing and how to schedule it in will hopefully help get through this time. 
  • Reconsidering Our Values - Values are an important topic in my office because I think most of our lives and goals need to be centered around our values and living what is most important to us. I think that the pandemic gives us such a great opportunity to really think about what is most important to us in our lives. For me, I realized that I didn’t want to have to spend as much time on work, even for projects that I find compelling, interesting, and could be profitable. I realized that I want to spend more time with my family and myself. Eventually, that list will also include family and friends once the situation allows! I noticed that the pace of our life pre-pandemic was a bit too frenetic and that creating more space to live my values was important to me. 
  • Mindfulness and other Present Moment Focused Strategies - Especially with the future being so hazy and unclear, the more we can stay present in the moment and enjoy the brief respites we have from the sadness, overwhelming pain, and challenges in the world - the better. I find that just taking time to enjoy playing with my toddler son and getting immersed in his world of play helps me to stay in the present. While there is a deep sadness underneath my joy in those moments that relates to the state of our world, I have found that by enjoying the moments of joy I feel less despairing and more in touch with my own sense of hope. 
  • Taking Breaks from Social Media - I believe that social media is an amazing tool in our world that can also create challenges for us that don’t necessarily need to be there. While I like to scroll Insta or Facebook like the rest of the world - I also like to take a break or set limits on the time I spend on there. The more I have learned about the algorithms of these websites specifically trying to create more division in our world, the more I feel compelled to pay attention to what is happening there but to also take space to manage my own sense of personal balance. 

I truly hope that it is helpful for you to check in with yourself to gauge how you and your family are doing during this time in our world. What would you like to be doing more of?  What is it about the pandemic that is difficult for you and how can we manage those feelings? While I tend not to be a person who enjoys journaling, I obviously enjoy blogging and use this space to help me process the world. Perhaps you would like to blog or journal as well! 

If you or your loved ones are struggling, as so many of us are, you are not alone. Please reach out to us at Thrive if we can help support you in any way!

At Thrive, we take a positive, client centered approach to therapy that is focused on creating a genuine connection with our clients.  If you would like to talk with a Thrive Therapist about yourself, your child, or teen attending therapy via video sessions, please reach out to us by phone at 858-342-1304. 
 
As always, thanks for reading and comments are always welcome regarding any issues around child or teen psychotherapy services in San Diego by Thrive Therapy Studio.  
 
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5 Ways Parents Can Support Their Teens or Young Adults During the Pandemic

8/9/2020

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It’s hard to believe that we have all been living through this pandemic since March. And it’s really tough that in many places in our country the challenge of containing Covid19 seems to only be increasing, which sadly is only placing more pressure on parents and students with many schools announcing that they will be online only in the fall. At our office, we are hearing about the very real impact this is having on families particularly families where both parents work outside the home. While the impact of these choices is definitely impacting families with young children dramatically, I felt it might also be important to speak to ways it is impacting our teens and young adults as well. Plus, then we can talk about how parents can try to help!

I have noticed that teens and young adults are struggling with similar things as the adults and parents I talk to. They feel that this situation has gone on far longer than anticipated and fear there is no end in sight. They worry about their futures and how they are going to be impacted by the economy as well as how to safely pursue their goals. Some are graduating and unsure of their next steps while others are having to adjust all of their plans from where they will live to where they can work or get an internship. Covid19 has truly upended everything for all of us and while teens and young adults have the ability to do many things online, they are still being hit hard by this situation. 

While parents of younger children are sharing that their kids want to be with them all the time, parents of teens and young adults might be noticing that their kids are more frustrated and wanting to be away from them more. I think a big part of this is that for many of them, they are in a part of life when they want to be showing their independence outside of their families. They want to flex their wings of freedom and fly free as much as possible. Unfortunately, that is not an option for so many of them right now which is a big part of why some of them might be grumpy or irritated at home. 

As parents, I think there is some of this that is just the storm we are all weathering right now. We might need to just accept that this is how things are for our family during a pandemic - with everyone often in their separate rooms. However, I do think that parents can try a few things to better support their teens and young adults right now. 

Here are 5 suggestions of things you can try today: 

  1. Support - the most important thing we can do for our teens and young adults right now is to support them. This might look different for different kids sso it is important to try to just tune in to what your kid usually responds to well. If they like to have space, give them space. If they like to talk things through, try to just listen rather than problem solving or giving advice. If they want to just spend time with you, make sure to be available and offer (even if they say no more than they say yes!). Even just occasionally doing something extra nice for them will help right now. The idea here is to make sure they feel that you see and hear them. 

  1. Exploring their feelings - If you have a teen or young adult who likes to talk things through, try to let them share how they feel right now. Notice that they are feeling similarly to many of us but have an added element of not having as much life experience to tolerate this much change, discomfort, and uncertainty. They also do not have their lives as consistently set up as adults do. Many of us had to adjust to working from home or making other changes but this changes everything for some of our kids. They are bound to have feelings about it and it can help if you notice that, wow, this is a lot to deal with. 

  1. Validation - While trying to support and explore emotions with your teens, make sure you are validating of their emotions and experience. Try not to interject with lots of advice or judgment about what they “should” be doing or feeling. Definitely avoid comparing them to anyone and make sure to take special note of what might make their particular situation difficult. 

  1. Managing your own anxiety about their future - What I am hearing is a lot of the teens and young adults I work with feel worried about their futures. The pandemic has changed and thrown off so many plans and this is definitely hard for this age group to deal with. As parents, we need to be sure that we manage our own anxiety about this very thing on our own rather than projecting it onto our kids. The more we can give them the message that they will figure things out and that things will be okay because they are resilient, the better!  We need them to know that we have faith in them - even when we are worried about their future and doubting them sometimes. 

  1. Reduce focus or pressure about productivity unless they bring it up - I find it interesting that our world is so focused on productivity that we are even focused on it during a world wide crisis of this magnitude. Many teens that I work with aer doing their best to cope with day to day life and the changes they are facing. Sure, many are definitely spending more time on video games, binging shows, social media, and just relaxing but I would suggest that this is part of how they are managing the situation. It doesn't necessarily mean they need pressure to do more or to do less of anything. If your teen shares that they are struggling with motivation, then maybe you can talk about how to manage that. But if they aren't, it might be a nice time to take a break from expectations and to let things be a little more. 

I hope these suggestions help you and your family cope with this unprecedented time more effectively!  If you would like more support, please subscribe to our newsletter, follow us on social media, or feel free to reach out to see if we can help you and your family during this time.

At Thrive, we take a positive, client centered approach to therapy that is focused on creating a genuine connection with our clients.  If you would like to talk with a Thrive Therapist about yourself, your child, or teen attending therapy via video sessions, please reach out to us by phone at 858-342-1304. 
 
As always, thanks for reading and comments are always welcome regarding any issues around child or teen psychotherapy services in San Diego by Thrive Therapy Studio.  
 
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Why isn’t self-care making me feel any better?

8/1/2020

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Every blog that I write lately, I want to begin with both - how is it already August but also, what a long year 2020 has become. It truly has just been such a challenge for all of us and while each of our storms is slightly different, we have all certainly been in a storm of some kind these days. For many of us, we may be trying to cope by using various methods of self-care like exercise, sleeping, baking, cooking, hobbies, cleaning, etc. Some people may be wondering why they are doing all of these things if they don’t seem to have lasting change and results in terms of “feeling better.” 

The layers of challenge that we have all been faced with are so immense that I think it is worth mentioning that while self-care can help us tolerate and get through and cope with our situations, it is not going to alleviate all of our suffering and emotional discomfort or pain during a situation like this. 

The truth is that while self-care has been touted as the new “be all end all” of solutions to help us cope, it is a term that seems to also be synonymous with “not feeling upset anymore, not struggling, not being so darn tired, etc.” Unfortunately, while coping skills and self-care strategies are helpful, they are band-aids when the real problem we are dealing with is living lives that are not sustainable for one reason or another. 

Unfortunately, no amount of self care will take away the discomfort we feel from living lives that are not sustainable. The unsustainable status of your life might be because of impossible expectations of yourself or others, the heaviness of our current social and political climate, declining health of yourself or a family member, or living without an alignment of your values and actions. 

Coping skills and self care are a bandaid meant to reduce intensity of symptoms so that you are able to do the work that is needed to make real change in your life. This is the thing that many of us get entirely wrong about self-care or coping strategies - they are not the solution in and of themselves. They are just there to help the pain you are in be less acute so that you can address the root causes of the pain. 

If you’ve been trying to fix things and feel less through self care or coping skills, you’re not doing it wrong. But you’re not feeling better because you’ve got more work ahead of you. The work is in the incredibly intense and sometimes painful but also keenly rewarding work of taking a deep, long look at your life and exploring what is working for you and what is not. This requires exploring yourself, your patterns, how you cope, what you react to, and what your underlying beliefs, assumptions, expectations, and values are both of yourself and of others. 

While this process is intense and difficult, it is no less intense or difficult than repeatedly trying to push away feelings that come up when our lives are out of balance and alignment. In order to try to figure out what is going on for you, it helps to take some space to either journal, meditate, or maybe take some time for personal reflection through reading personal growth journeys or books. You could also do this kind of work with a therapist. Often, our job is to help our clients communicate and identify their beliefs and values and hold up a mirror to help them see their life with more clarity. With that clarity and a judgment free space like our office, our clients are better able to make changes to help them feel better longer term. 

If you're reading this and wondering how to gain clarity about your values and how they are influencing your choices, try out the following activities: 
  • Values Sort - This is an exercise where you try to identify your top 10 values from a larger list. Click here for an easy to use list online! 
  • Examine how your values line up with your day to day life 
  • Journal about your values each day and how you lived them 
  • Consciously try to remember that you are choosing things all the time and make those choices more in your awareness. “I am choosing --- because ---” 

The more we can learn to connect our day to day choices with our values and how we are living our lives, the more we can either notice that we are living consistent with our intentional values and goals or that we are not. If you aren’t finding your values line up with your choices, this consciousness can help you find small ways to make changes. 

If you feel frustrated often or like you are being too hard on yourself or your loved ones: 
  • List expectations - It also can be helpful to sit down and come up with a list of expectations that you have for yourself and others. Putting them in writing sometimes helps us realize just what we think we should be capable of and how unrealistic those ideas may be. 
  • Re-create a more appropriate list of expectations - Maybe you can even just use your other list plus your values list to help yourself create a more realistic version of your goals. 
    • For example, if your expectation is to be kind always to your children, kindness might be a value of yours. With values, we want to just work towards them rather than expect them of ourselves all the time. So maybe an appropriate expectation is to work on being kind even when your kids are struggling or not following directions and you could come up with ways to do this that are realistic and something you can accomplish. 

I hope this is helpful to you!  I know it can be difficult to put a lot of effort into trying to cope differently and more effectively but to also not actually feel that it is helpful. I am hoping these strategies will be more beneficial in the long run even though they take more time in the short term! 

​At Thrive, we take a positive, client centered approach to therapy that is focused on creating a genuine connection with our clients.  If you would like to talk with a Thrive Therapist about yourself, your child, or teen attending therapy via video sessions, please reach out to us by phone at 858-342-1304. 
 
As always, thanks for reading and comments are always welcome regarding any issues around child or teen psychotherapy services in San Diego by Thrive Therapy Studio.  
 
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