Balanced Behavioral Solutions

Love this idea year after year at MUSC :) Send someone a Valentine❣️

Valentine's Day Send a Valentine's Card to a patient in Psychiatry.

Today I got my first round of the COVID19 Vaccine 💉

2020 was a difficult year for all of us — “the unprecedented year of uncertainty” (buzzwords buzzwords). But I have hope for 2021. I’m not naive to think that this vaccine is going to magically fix everything either, but I believe holding on to hope is important.

There has been a lot of pain exposed in 2020 that is still raw and lingering in 2021 – and (to state the obvious) not just pain surrounding COVID19. There is a lot of healing left to be done, but I have hope.

I got the vaccine with the hopes of hugging my friends and family without fear of passing on/picking up a potentially life threatening virus. For the hope that my small part can help alleviate at least some strain on healthcare workers and essential workers who put in endless hours to serve the greater population. For my clients to hopefully be able to come to my office without question. For my teacher friends and their students to hopefully safely return to school in person. For the hope that one day social distancing and mask wearing will be a thing of the past. For the millions who have known someone who struggled with or lost someone to COVID19. I hope that they can find peace.

I got the vaccine today because the hope I have OUTWEIGHS the nerves about a vaccine, the (slight!) pain in my arm, and the pain I’ve seen in my clients, friends, family and even strangers throughout 2020.

Here’s to hoping 💉

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2020 has us all feeling some type of way. And all of what you’re feeling is okay.

😅🤪🧐😞😣😕😢😩😭🥺🙃🥵🤬🤨🥳🤩😡😰😓🤭🤔🤗😶🙄🥴🤢😴🥱😧🤒😷

Don’t believe me? Check out this absolutely amazing poem by one of the best counselors I know Mikayla Harper 💛

Your Feelings Are Ok : a poem for kids in 2020 Written by Mikayla Harper with help from Shama Winston Ford