Ochira said one of the most popular circle topics so far was about keeping the family peace, which she can relate to as the mother of a 1-year-old who, along with her husband, is working full-time from a one-bedroom apartment. The circles run two hours and begin with a mediated group session followed by breakout sessions for groups of two to three people on more specific topics. Group size is limited to 15 to 25 people and there has been a waiting list for every session so far. People can sign up for the meetings on (search “virtual-community-circle”). Like the in-person community circles the NCRC has been holding over the past several years, the virtual circles are open to the public and free.
So being able to hold healthy conversations with people is really key to getting through this time in a healthy manner.” It can lead to feeling depressed or anxious. “That can lead to a lack of productivity. “When we stop holding meetings or stop engaging with friends and family members about how they’re doing and how we’re doing, our brains aren’t activated in the same ways as they were before,” Virtue said. In last week’s video, Virtue explained how the physical distance created by social-distancing policies has led to a growing sense of emotional detachment for many people. But in reality, we’re all having this same universal experience right now.”Įvery Monday for the past month, NCRC has posted a video on its YouTube channel (“NCRCSINCE1983”) called “Mindful Mondays.” Hosted by Ashley Virtue, the center’s director of external relations, the two- to three-minute videos offer communication techniques for dealing with family and co-workers during this crisis. People think they’re alone in feeling it. “They’re grieving the loss of their normal routines. “What we keep hearing again and again is, ‘Why am I feeling a roller coaster of emotions? One minute I’m fine and feeling productive and have gratitude for my health, and the next minute I feel like crying,’” Ochira said. NCRC project manager Brittney Ochira said many of the people who contact the NCRC say they feel like nobody understands what they’re going through. Topics for some of the upcoming community circle meetings are self-care in a crisis and resilience in challenging times.
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To help bridge these divides in a virtual way, the NCRC has launched a series of online programs, including weekly tutorial videos and the community circles, which are supported by the San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency, as part of the Live Well San Diego Exchange program. It was a striking shift.”Īfter nearly a month of enforced togetherness, civility is becoming strained between spouses, roommates and family members, as well as between co-workers who are communicating remotely. “I might not have known how low level I was getting - fearful, anxious and a little depressed - but 10 minutes after I disconnected from that first call I was walking around realizing I’m feeling a lot better. So I still felt pretty much like I was in community, which was delightfully surprising,” said Clayton, an elder-care mediator who runs Shine Your Light Dementia Care Services. “Even though I wasn’t in the room with everyone, their images were on screen. The free, twice-weekly sessions were created to help isolated San Diegans like Clayton learn coping mechanisms and communication tools during the COVID-19 crisis. So a few weeks ago she signed up for one of the National Conflict Resolution Center‘snew Virtual Community Circles, which are online group therapy sessions conducted via the Zoom meeting app. Like many other San Diegans over the past month, Bonnie Clayton was so preoccupied with taking care of her children, moving her business online and trying to organize her family’s food supply that she forgot to take care of herself.
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