by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 9, 2020 | Infertility, Women's Issues
Infertility treatments have mostly been discontinued, except in a few high-risk situations, and that can be devastating. (Photo by Abigail Faith on Unsplash) You’ve spent so much time, money, energy, and emotion on trying to get pregnant, only to...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 6, 2020 | Depression Treatment, Mindfulness
Making your bed may seem like the least of your worries in this pandemic and you’re right: it is. Sometimes it’s the small stuff that’s reassuring, though. I know that making your bed seems like a small, insignificant thing to do in the midst of a...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 2, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Trauma & PTSD, Uncategorized
Fear of Coronavirus doesn’t make you weak, it makes you normal. You’re known as a rock for family and friends, but the truth is you’re not feeling so hot yourself these days. You’re trying to be reassuring and do everything you can to keep your...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Apr 1, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Parenting, Uncategorized
You’re suddenly a homeschooling family, though not by choice. Feeling a little anxious? Seen the posts by stressed parents who, in addition to getting used to doing their jobs via Zoom, are also now part-time teachers? Being thrust into homeschooling or a...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 30, 2020 | Coronavirus, Work
Pre-Covid, it wasn’t easy to balance work and home, but when work is at home, it’s even harder. We’ve undergone a tremendous cultural shift over the past few weeks thanks to the Coronavirus. Jobs that never lent themselves to work-at-home in the past...