The news is replete with all kinds of questions that are related to reopening school in these next few weeks. What is not as common is the anticipation of how many students who will have serious mental health issues and COVID-19 related trauma. Our students will have a significant set of health issues but also […]
A Positive Side to the Pandemic
There is very little that any of us would say is positive about how the world has been turned upside down for all these months due to the pandemic. At the same time, I think it can be helpful to pause and consider the fact that for many of us time is being experienced differently. […]
To Mask or Not to Mask
There is continued debate about the impact that masks have to mitigate the transfer of COVID-19. We began this pandemic with little or no recommendations for masks. Some have suggested that we were protecting the PPE for our healthcare workers. However there was little research at the early phases of this pandemic to suggest how […]
Help for Stressed Health Care Workers
We all have acknowledged that our essential healthcare professionals have been true heros in how they have performed during this COVID-19 pandemic. They have taken huge risks and have compromised the health of not only themselves but their families as well. They have worked extremely long and intense hours. They have watched individuals suffer with […]
Permissions We Need to Give Ourselves
With everything that has been swirling around for the last several months life seems out of control on so many levels. In these stressful times it is important to recognize the power we have to give ourselves permission to discover what we can do to address some of the needs created by today’s current events. […]
The Reality of Zoom Fatigue
Ever since the isolation of COVID-19 began we have been experimenting with zoom technology that now has become routine. At Lakeside our schools, counseling programs and training programs have all been through huge transitions to a zoom format. It has been different, sometimes difficult and a huge change to how we do things in education, […]
Health and Safety Plans for Schools
There are many different decisions that schools are making these days. I have already posted some of the struggles that our schools are contemplating in these next few weeks as we prepare for the reopening of this 2020-21 school year. The opening date is approaching soon so all schools are feeling the pressure of making […]
The Loneliness Epidemic
A segment on CBS This Morning focusing on the loneliness epidemic caught my attention and resonated with me as I observe myself and those around me. The world is getting lonelier and lonelier and the current pandemic is adding to that loneliness. As severe as the physical pain and potential for catastrophic impact the coronavirus […]
The Connection between Addictions and Trauma
For those of us who are providing training in trauma, we recognize that many of our social ills can be attributed to a trauma history of some kind. This is particularly the case when we understand the cause of most addictions. It is rare to deal with anyone who is addicted without discovering some kind […]
Unpredictable Emotional Changes Due to COVID-19
As we continue to come back to our work and regular routines post-COVID-19 we are realizing that it has taken a toll on many individuals. Some of those we are encountering have gone through some serious trauma, emotional duress, coping struggles, anxiety and depression. Individuals who we thought were dealing with life extremely well can […]
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