In Matthew 28:1-10, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, face change, uncertainty and fear. The parallels to the current COVID-19 crisis are unmistakable. Their response can help us find hope. Show Notes: That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief by Scott Berinato The Liturgists Podcast: You Are Safe Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Finding a therapist or coach, doing a genogram and family timeline, and listening to family stories can help you work toward greater self-differentiation. It's a life's work. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Relating to anxious people is a challenge. Your best tools are recognizing emotional process, then using paradox and playfulness. 

Self-regulation is the key to keeping your own anxiety in check, as well as to reducing the anxiety level in the system. A simple way to do this is to listen.

Change in a system will bring resistance in the form of sabotage. Learning how to recognize it and how to deal with it can result in change that lasts. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

It's the conflict of wills in a system that creates anxiety. Self-differentiation reduces this. It also helps us to deal with those who are emotionally dependent and try to hold us hostage. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Understanding emotional process distinguishes when it's helpful to engage in the content of the matter and when it's best avoided. This is simple, but not easy.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

When we are uncomfortable with another, we often avoid dealing directly with that relationship by triangling a third person or issue. Understanding how triangles work and how to deal with them is essential to healthy functioning.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

All change is loss, which can involve grief and pain. However, it also presents an opportunity for growth.

There is a difference between a challenge and a problem. Life is filled with challenges. They only become problems when we can't handle them. How we respond to a challenge influences whether it will become a problem.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.