When grief, sadness, anger, and anxiety roll in, it’s only natural to be overwhelmed, feel threatened, or let it consume us. We’re only human, after all, and our internal weather is wild with feelings that sometimes land without warning. It’s helpful to recognize a storm of emotions as perfectly normal, even holy. It arrives to say, “you have a heart.”

No one likes anxiety. It’s uncomfortable, intrusive, and tends to burst in like an uninvited guest. If only we could just make it go away. Buh-bye worries, don’t let the door hit you on the way out! Yeah, if only.

If you’re a couple making it happily through this quarantine together, hats off! If you’re a couple in conflict, gloves off may be more like it. All of this time at home can cause friction and shine a bright light on chronic issues. No fun, right? Yesterday’s small problems can start looking like big ones. It’s hard to be so confined for so long, and nobody wants to end up as relationship roadkill.

Well, we’re three months into a new decade with our undies in a twist. Coronovirus this, coronavirus that…shops and businesses closing…toilet paper scramble in full swing. Beyond cleaning out drawers and scouring Netflix, many of us find ourselves feeling isolated, shut off, and alone with swirling thoughts, some of them pretty dark. If tangled thoughts keep you awake at night, have you on edge, cause headaches, trigger anxiety