11/10/2021
What can we learn from hibernating bears as those of us in NSW begin our "walking hibernation" after 15 weeks of lockdown. This is a transition time, take it slowly and take time to adjust. Lockdown was restrictive but it was also a time where we had to make fewer choices, fewer decisions - in some ways a simpler time. So if, after the initial excitement you feel the pressure of the old responsibilities and obligations, take a moment, go slow, don't let others rush you. Maybe find new ways to socialise, exercise, interact - we don't have to rush back to pre-lockdown "normal" if we don't want to. Be kind to yourself and those around you.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-09/covid-lockdown-readjusting-life-lessons-hibernating-bears/100485816?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&fbclid=IwAR2GVHV5tsMuu2qrvj4nWPoeZxO3fhYlmbMwMzNmIs7NmbjF51EQsJSajsg
Post lockdown, how will we ease back into life again and, like bears, reemerge from hibernation sensibly? I work as a clinical psychologist, so here's a glimpse of how I've been breaking it down with my clients, writes Leisa Aitken.
