First step is insight… Getting to know yourself in different situations is so important right now. One way to do that is to pay attention to how you are doing as you navigate through a day… Then take a gentle approach to describe – through metaphor.
Goodness, I love talking about things through metaphor… For me, it adds a lightness to the tough things. I find metaphor offers me a little distance in the initial observations of myself as I get used to changes.
Take a watch… follow through with the handout if you like…
How do you connect? What metaphor describes you, in this moment?
Complete the statement… I am …
I am a marathon runner… I go the distance, even when it gets tough…