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...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Counseling, Trauma & PTSD
Our doctors and nurses have been working valiantly and tirelessly fighting this pandemic; so have their families. We owe a big debt of gratitude to our nation’s health care workers as they battle Covid-19. At the same time, we also owe their families. For every...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 26, 2020 | CBT, Counseling, Depression Treatment
During quarantine, others may be slow to notice your depression. That means you have to be brutally honest with yourself. Depression, whether it’s your first episode or your fifth, is incredibly difficult. The symptoms...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 26, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Coronavirus
You knew about the fever and the cough. The shame came as a surprise. Our culture has changed a lot in a very short time due to Coronavirus and it can be hard to wrap your mind around it. Handshakes no longer seem friendly, but like a potential threat. And suddenly,...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 23, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Blog, Health
When stress is high, it can impact sleep in a big way. Since Coronavirus entered the national consciousness, many of us have experienced elevated levels of stress and anxiety. Worries about jobs, the education of our kids, the health and protection of loved ones, and...
by Elizabeth Brokamp | Mar 22, 2020 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression Treatment, Parenting
Coronavirus may mean missed senior days, proms, and graduations. How can we help our kids cope? You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t had some kind of cancellation due to the Coronavirus. As the parent of a high school senior, though, I am...
