Atlanta LPC Counseling Services, LLC - Tracey Gagne, LPC

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Tonight, we watched a movie in our neighborhood green. At one point, I leaned toward my son, newly six, and told him the mosquitoes were getting me. ⠀
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He told me, “The clue is to not pay attention to them.”⠀
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Well, he was right, of course. He knows that we can choose where we focus our attention. I followed his suggestion and chose to sing along with the soundtrack of the movie instead. The mosquito bites were still there, and they were less bothersome.⠀
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I tended to them when we returned home after the movie.⠀
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I appreciate that mindfulness can help us turn suffering into pain by helping us to momentarily distract so that we can enjoy an unusual and needed outing during our continued shelter in place.⠀
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Many of us have heard of ACES or Adverse Childhood Experiences and know that if we have a high ACES score, we can be pretty sure that we are struggling in adulthood. Well, recent studies are showing that PCES or Positive Childhood Experiences can counteract ACES. I have known for a long time about the notion of resilience and how it can help a child overcome adversity during childhood. This article has more to say about that with regards to specific ways that resilience can happen.

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