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21 strategies to move out of the chaos and political fog to find calm By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC, Certified Coach & Critical Incident Recovery Expert ‘Shock and numb to my bones.’ Is how some are describing their reaction to the 2024 election results. It is like they are trapped in a mental fog of political conflict. If you feel the same, you’re not alone. All elections matter, but this one seems to be especially traumatic considering it is happening during a time of hyper-inflation, catastrophic hurricanes and floods, social isolation in the post-pandemic, unemployment, school shootings, protests over injustice, along with a growing fear of what is to come. No matter which side wins – the other side loses, and for some their sense of hope is lost with it. In a national crisis people do not automatically think of red states or blue states – they identify as the United States. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 our National Leaders joined hands and hearts to pray together on the...

20 Strategies to build unity using healing topics designed to block political conflict. The holiday season can create loving connection between family members or be a time of conflict, arguments, rejection and hurt. Especially after the emotionally charged 2020 Presidential election left many family relationships strained or even shattered. How can you have a calm conversation with your relatives when there is so much political pressure and unrest? As host you must set the tone that your Thanksgiving table is about connection – not conflict. It is a time of unity not division. The conversation is about family relationships of the people who live at your house, not debate about who is elected to serve at the White House. Talking about personal life allows stress to go down because it allows for empathy and understanding about normal life challenges instead of national ones. Everyone is stressed and everyone needs more support to manage the pressure. The questions below a...