{"id":4235,"date":"2020-04-10T00:03:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T04:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2020-04-10T00:17:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T04:17:55","slug":"mama-take-care-of-yourself-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/mama-take-care-of-yourself-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Mama, Take Care of Yourself During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Taking Care of Yourself Too<\/h2>\n<h3><em>Written by Dr. Liz Matheis\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve been in our \u201cnew normal\u201d for a few weeks, our kids are adjusting a bit to distance learning and being home 24\/7. A question I\u2019m hearing from parents about their children (and themselves) is, \u201cIs it possible to be adjusting but still feel anxious?\u201d The answer is a resounding yes.<\/p>\n<p>As human beings, we have the ability to adapt to a new schedule, a new environment, a different routine within two weeks. But that still doesn\u2019t take away our adult worry about a few key questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When will this end?<\/li>\n<li>Will my kids be able to go back to school this year?<\/li>\n<li>How many people have been diagnosed today?<\/li>\n<li>How many in my town\/state\/country have not survived?<\/li>\n<li>Do I have the virus?<\/li>\n<li>What if my elderly parents, aunt, uncle, grandparents, neighbors contract the virus?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Worrying can occupy a great deal of your time and energy and drain you both physically and emotionally. Our children need us, right now, to serve as their grounding force, both emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/special-matters\/202004\/mama-take-care-yourself-during-covid-19\">Click Here to Continue Reading on Psychology Today<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking Care of Yourself Too Written by Dr. Liz Matheis\u00a0 Now that we\u2019ve been in our \u201cnew normal\u201d for a few weeks, our kids are adjusting a bit to distance learning and being home 24\/7. 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