May 04 2020 11 mins
I will be reflecting on the difficulty of accepting a ‘new normal’, the challenge in wearing our different hats, the ‘collective weary’ and how ‘good enough for now’ can have a real place in maintaining a happy and functioning household for you and your children during turbulent times of change. References" Donald Woods Winnicott FRCP (7 April 1896 – 25 January 1971) was an English pediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology who coined the phrase “good enough mother” in 1956. Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor who has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy who references the “collective weariness” in her Unlocking Us Podcast (March 2020) Psychology Today, Can I be a good parent and a good professional during Covid-19?, April 20th 2020. Daniel J Siegal “No drama Discipline” 2014, Bantam