This article first appeared in Stuff April 06, 2020 Coronavirus: Six tips for keeping anxiety at bay. On Queen’s Birthday weekend of 2015, our 17 year old son got in his car and drove three hours north to a surf comp. They were the longest hours of my life. While it’s not atypical for a…
Have you found yourself snapping at someone, being short-tempered, or shouting ‘Find it yourself’ or ‘How should I know?’ in response to a question during the past week? If you answered ‘Yes’, and you’d like to be more constructive and effective, or just less embarrassingly toddler-like, then read on. We are living through a global…
Denise caught up with NZIWR colleague and wellbeing facilitator Adrienne Buckingham and discussed coping strategies during the COVID-19 lockdown. Listen to their discussion on accepting and working with productivity swings, why it’s still important to lower our expectations of ourselves and others, and some tips for working as effectively as you can in these circumstances.…
This week, Denise spoke with Anna Mowat, content creator for Sparklers and they discussed strategies for people looking after young children including: Look after yourself – that means lowering the bar – expect less of yourself and others during this time. And forgive your mistakes. Emotions may run high –do what keeps you and your…
This week was a start back to online school for students around the country. We know teachers will have been feeling more nervous than students so Adrienne Buckingham talked to Rowan Taigel, experienced educator and wellbeing facilitator with NZIWR and WhatifPLD, about advice for teachers this week. Her focus on high tolerance and low expectations,…
This week, Denise spoke with Anna Mowat, content creator for Sparklers and they discussed strategies for people looking after young children including: Look after yourself – that means lowering the bar – expect less of yourself and others during this time. And forgive your mistakes. Emotions may run high –do what keeps you and your…
This week was a start back to online school for students around the country. We know teachers will have been feeling more nervous than students so Adrienne Buckingham talked to Rowan Taigel, experienced educator and wellbeing facilitator with NZIWR and WhatifPLD, about advice for teachers this week. Her focus on high tolerance and low expectations,…
Dr Lucy Hone shares with Kathryn Ryan of Nine to Noon, Radio NZ tips on how to reduce anxiety and stop unhelpful catastrophising.
Tips on reducing anxiety and stopping unhelpful catastrophising – Dr Lucy Hone and Kathryn Ryan.
Dr Denise Quinlan talks with Dr Emma Woodward (NZ Child Psychology Service) about helping parents cope with this strange new normal of the ‘staycation’ that is the Level 4 Alert of the COVID-19 period.
See our blog post: nziwr.co.nz/real-time-resilience-7-cut-me-some-slack-advice-for-parents-of-young-children/
Cut me some slack – this new normal’s way out of whack! Denise has been speaking to Dr Emma Woodward about helping parents cope with this strange new normal ‘staycation’. As part of our ‘new normal’ most of the country is working from home (WFH) and internet connections have been a bit sketchy at times. Apologies…