Feeling Together Blog
EMOTIONAL WELLNESS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Play Therapy: Paper Chain Mood Rings
When my husband deployed to Afghanistan a couple of years ago, we had a rough idea of how long he would be gone. I made a chain of 220 paper rings. At the end of each day, my four boys and I broke one of the paper rings off. This helped my younger children visualize...
The Good: Opportunities to Connect
I have been following this pandemic since January. I've called every turn that affects us as a family, preparing along the way. “The kids have two more weeks at school max.” “We are not going skiing for spring break. The slopes will be closed well before April.” “I...
Dear Helpers,
Dear Helpers, I see you. As a psychotherapist who has experience working in trauma and grief, I have a sense of the space you are holding. I know well the raw emotions that are emerging. I know that holding this space requires all of you: the presence of body, mind,...
Learning from Home/Parenting During a Crisis
I am not homeschooling my children. I am schooling them from home. Not only that, but I am also getting my children through the first crisis in their lives, a global crisis. I am a mother first. My children are human beings first. I am balancing getting them through...
Talking to Children about Feelings amid Coronavirus
Follow a mother and her 6-year-old son as they explore their emotions amid the coronavirus outbreak. This is a fictional story based on my experiences with my son. He usually explores his feelings at night after I read to him. Lately, he has been exploring feelings of...
Play Therapy Week 2020 — In Jamaica
Every year, the Association for Play Therapy promotes "National Play Therapy Week" in February. This year, I had the pleasure of giving play therapy workshops in Port Antonio, Jamaica, during National Play Therapy Week, which was celebrated Feb. 2-8. The play therapy...
The Dark Side of Self-Care
Some people fill their social media feeds with pictures of self-care activities. They proudly preach the necessities of self-care. ("Some people" includes me.) Yet, self-care is more than an act to be observed, it is an internal art to witness. Without understanding...
In Episode 3, Dr. Emily Keller discusses the importance of allowing children to have influence over parents.
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Feeling Together Episode 1 Transcript
Feeling Together Podcast - Episode 1 - Introduction to the Podcast Click here to listen to this episode. Click here to donate and support this podcast. Welcome to the Feeling Together podcast, the show that helps you are your family feel together again. Your host dr....
In this episode, Dr. Keller describes the four basic feelings and how to identify them.
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Dr. Keller discusses her reasons for starting the podcast and what it means to “feel together” both as an individual and a family.
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Using Theater & Expressive Arts in Community Building
Before I write about my experience using theater and expressive arts in community building, I'd like to make a disclaimer. I have zero theater experience. Except, of course, that one play in third grade in which everybody got a part. That was enough for me to learn...