Counseling Reflections

Falling down and getting back up

How to Get Back Up Again Using Coping Skills

Learning to reframe our circumstances is one of the most critical coping skills we can develop in this lifetime. As therapists, we learn this art early. Reframing is the ability to step back and look at life events with a “wise mind.” We cultivate a wise mind when we take information without emotion or judgment. Using our coping skills and wise minds, we allow ourselves to process information to see how it can serve us meaningfully. We can also see reframing and this wise mind process as putting us in the driver’s seat of our emotions.

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Explore the distinction between traditional rites of passage and bullying, using insights from a case study in Sayreville, NJ, to highlight the importance of recognizing and addressing power imbalances in youth activities.

Rites of Passage or Bullying: Understanding the Fine Line

What can we do about bullying as parents and elders in our communities and homes? Pay attention, ask questions, and go deeper. You are your child’s first life of defense in keeping things balanced in our world. As parents, we need to pay attention to our children’s body language and behavior. Are they sleeping more or less? Are they excited to go to practice and school? Do your children isolate? Are there new people in their lives? Do you know who their friends are and what they do today? Are you at practice and games to see what is going on and who they are associated with? Do you know trauma when you see it?

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