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Episode 51: Strength and Resilience During Hard Times: Surviving the Lockdowns Part 2 with Victoria Sabo, RP
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Victoria Sabo, registered psychotherapist is back for a second episode where we talk about surviving the lockdowns, this time part 2.
We spent the last episode lingering in validation and acknowledgment of all the things going on during this past year with our mental health.
Victoria talked about increased cognitive load, the "Covid Fatigue" characterized by lack of motivation, exhaustion and anxiety, as well as the loss of identity that comes from missing social structures and important points of connection.
It was important to highlight the problem--to shed light on it. To share in a common humanity. This is not a normal time. It's an abnormal response to an abnormal situation.
But, we left off the last episode thinking... well we highlighted the problem but what are the solutions? We've never done this before. We've never helped people through this before. What are some important skills, tools, resources that we can point people to to help them through this time?
And so think of this episode as a kind of Pandemic Survivor's Guide for the psyche.
Victoria highlights 10 things that we dive into in more detail in this 2 hour podcast that actually plays out a bit like a Masterclass on how to build resources for challenging times.
1) validating and normalizing
2) Self-Care
3) boundaries, transitions, unplugging
4)mindfulness and grounding
5) managing uncertainty
6) meaning making/sense of purpose
7) coping with a lack of physical touch
8) remembering who you are
9) following values not goals
10) seeking help and connection in new ways
Victoria Sabo is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). She holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from Western University, with an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour from McMaster University.
Find Victoria online at:
Her clinic's website: https://www.psychotherapyinthecity.com/
95 episodes
Manage episode 291396979 series 2680681
Victoria Sabo, registered psychotherapist is back for a second episode where we talk about surviving the lockdowns, this time part 2.
We spent the last episode lingering in validation and acknowledgment of all the things going on during this past year with our mental health.
Victoria talked about increased cognitive load, the "Covid Fatigue" characterized by lack of motivation, exhaustion and anxiety, as well as the loss of identity that comes from missing social structures and important points of connection.
It was important to highlight the problem--to shed light on it. To share in a common humanity. This is not a normal time. It's an abnormal response to an abnormal situation.
But, we left off the last episode thinking... well we highlighted the problem but what are the solutions? We've never done this before. We've never helped people through this before. What are some important skills, tools, resources that we can point people to to help them through this time?
And so think of this episode as a kind of Pandemic Survivor's Guide for the psyche.
Victoria highlights 10 things that we dive into in more detail in this 2 hour podcast that actually plays out a bit like a Masterclass on how to build resources for challenging times.
1) validating and normalizing
2) Self-Care
3) boundaries, transitions, unplugging
4)mindfulness and grounding
5) managing uncertainty
6) meaning making/sense of purpose
7) coping with a lack of physical touch
8) remembering who you are
9) following values not goals
10) seeking help and connection in new ways
Victoria Sabo is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). She holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from Western University, with an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour from McMaster University.
Find Victoria online at:
Her clinic's website: https://www.psychotherapyinthecity.com/
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