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Message from the Director
This is the second weekly special pandemic edition. In case you missed last week’s or are a new subscriber... Read More
How to Live in the Face of Fear: Lessons from a Cancer Survivor
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, the normal touchstones of everyday life have vanished without so much as a warning. In their place are terrifying thoughts about the future, about loss, and about mortality. For Kate Bowler, a historian at Duke Divinity School, this is familiar terrain. In 2015, when she was 35 and a new mother, Dr. Bowler was diagnosed with incurable cancer, and uncertainty became a way of life. Read More
Trouble Focusing? Not Sleeping? You May Be Grieving
It’s normal and natural to not be able to just go on as usual. Read More
ABA CoLAP Cafe—To Those in Recovery, You've Got This
We, who are active in recovery, ARE the lucky ones. In many ways, we are best prepared to successfully cope with a pandemic like COVID-19. The myriad of fellowships of recovery has provided us with a platform of preparation, essentially our toolboxes for surviving what may seem to be an overwhelming situation. Read More
Do the Next Right Thing
When every aspect of our normal routine is disrupted, I have a choice whether to resist and wallow in fear or focus on the few things I do have control over. Read More
I Can Do Anything for Thirty Minutes
“Oh, I can do anything for thirty minutes,” my sage of a friend, Amy, said just as the shot signaled the start of our triathlon swim. She was, in that moment, referring to whatever discomfort that event might entail, but the infinite application of her words hit me like a thunderbolt. Read More
Feelings Aren't Facts
I am stuck at home, homeschooling. Essentially spending every waking moment with my chatty, inquisitive, and precocious 11-year-old. In addition to missing my friends and colleagues. I remind myself often during the day, my feelings are not facts. Read More
Something to Consider
Psychologists, coaches, and authors from the community of UPENN Master of Applied Positive Psychology graduates are offering a series of short, daily, free webinars on strategies for thriving during these difficult times. Each talk has a different theme. Recorded sessions will also be available, in case you miss the live stream. You can look at the upcoming agenda and register here. |
