by Shawn Anderson | Oct 22, 2018 | LCA News and Information
We have been talking about the use of coping skills to better regulate our emotions. When we are not overwhelmed emotionally, we are better able to handle problem solving in the moment or move forward from the difficult situations we find ourselves in. Grounding...
by Shawn Anderson | Oct 9, 2018 | LCA News and Information
There are times when our thoughts run away with us, taking us to the past or to a possible imagined future. Typically there is a trigger, sometimes something we don’t even recognize. Maybe something that reminds us of what happened back in 2nd grade and then our minds...
by Shawn Anderson | Sep 11, 2018 | LCA News and Information
We continue learning about coping skills by learning how, when and why to using mental grounding skills. We talked last time about how mental grounding skills are helpful for people with PTSD (read here), but I recommend grounding skills to anyone who feels that their...
by Shawn Anderson | Aug 27, 2018 | LCA News and Information
This month we continue discussing how to use coping skills to manage our emotions when they become over whelming. Last month we focused on the use of deep breathing and distraction skills like using games, household chores, and other distraction options. I recommend...
by Shawn Anderson | Aug 23, 2018 | LCA News and Information
The Piano Lake Country Cottage Members would like to thank Dave and Sandy Munson of Walker for their generous donation of a beautiful piano. Now housed in it’s new home in the Cottage living room, the piano will not only bring enjoyment to those practicing,...
by Shawn Anderson | Aug 1, 2018 | LCA News and Information
In the previous three posts, we talked about how our emotions can become too “big”, even overwhelming, especially when we focus on the negative ones. To help ourselves we can use distraction as a coping skill. Distraction is something we are all familiar with in...
