Notes from the Counseling Department

We at Bigelow are missing our students and each other so much.  We've created a video to express just how much! Click here to view.  Stay connected and safe! --Dr. J

We are entering our 9th week of staying at home as I write this and in some ways, we've probably gotten used to this new normal.  In other ways, we're probably all still struggling. Remember to be kind to yourself and to those around you. Have compassion, patience, and empathy for yourself and others and when you run out of that, try to take a little time for yourself (if you can), to breathe and reset. In times where things feel so uncertain, it can be really helpful to have daily routines or rituals to help ground us. A friend of mine does an early morning yoga practice/mediation each day.  Another friend goes for a run (while wearing a mask).  My daily ritual is a silly one.  Each night before bed, I play three games on my phone (terrible sleep hygiene! No screens at least an hour before bedtime!): Sporcle (trivia), Wordtown (word search), and Best Fiends (no redeeming value whatsoever).  What the routine or ritual is isn't as important as doing it.  While everything