EPISODE #67 – Re-entry, Navigating Life After Covid with Michelle Pearce
On this episode of The Marriage Life Coach Podcast, Dr. Michelle Pearce, and I have a candid conversation about how we go back to engaging with life after the effects of the pandemic subside.
Dr. Pearce is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Graduate School at the University of Maryland. She’s a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, an author, a researcher, and a facilitator on writing for wellness.
Dr. Pearce got her PhD at Yale and then completed two Post Doctoral Fellowships at Duke University Medical Center. But above all of those things, she is an amazing person.
Tune in as we talk about the emotional effects the pandemic has had on all of us, and some Porta t things to think about as you navigate the re-entry process, and how we each have an opportunity to be selective in what our life looks like after COVID.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- (3:12) The idea of re-entry and what inspired Dr. Pearce to write an article about it
- (6:16) The importance of going at our own pace
- (9:47) How the exercise of “imagine before doing,” can help you with the re-entry process
- (15:14) How to process good things while also experiencing grief
- (17:49) How you have a chance to choose what’s next after COVID
- (19:31) Your opportunity to be selective as you get back to “normal” life
- (22:08) The most important person to be patient with during this process
- (23:54) Why we might have to have difficult and curious conversations
- (29:18) The importance of being open
- (32:02) Completing stress cycles and how can we bring ourselves back to safety
- (36:40) Dr. Pearce shares one of the main things we need during crisis
- (38:14) Dr. Pearce answers a question from The Questions for Couples Journal
- (39:12) How you can find Dr. Pearce online
TRANSCRIPT
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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Dr. Pearce’s Baltimore Sun Article
- Dr. Pearce’s Website
- Dr. Pearce’s Instagram
- Dr. Pearce’s Book — Night Bloomers: 12 Principles for Thriving in Adversity
- Episode #33 – How to be Married to Someone with a Mental Health Issue with Dr. Michelle Pearce
- Episode #30 – Marriage MBA
- Episode #8 – The Five Layers of Why: How to Solve The Right Problems In Your Marriage
- The Questions for Couples Journal