{"id":230,"date":"2024-02-13T19:59:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/?p=230"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:21:47","slug":"coming-out-of-the-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/2024\/02\/13\/coming-out-of-the-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Out of the Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/LauraHat_.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman with blonde hair wearing a navy cap and black glasses smiles at the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-121\" style=\"width:90px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/LauraHat_.jpg 415w, https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/LauraHat_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/LauraHat_-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Little Letter from Laura<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t you think February- theoretically the shortest month of the year- is just too long?\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s the dark, the post-holiday letdown, or the brutal winter chill, but it seems to go on <strong>forever,<\/strong> and the emotional toll it takes, well, it seeps into every corner of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These days when it seems like everyone is starting from a not-great place, the need to find a way to feel better is more than just a matter of comfort- it&#8217;s a matter of survival. We need to practice getting from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-is-dysregulation-5073868#:~:text=Summary-,What%20Is%20Dysregulation%3F,anger%2C%20irritability%2C%20and%20frustration.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dysregulation<\/a> to regulation because our students need us (and by us I mean <strong>all<\/strong> the adults in their lives) to show them how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bWe can call this self-care or Adult SEL, but the need to become experts in getting ourselves out of our amygdala and back into our pre-frontal cortexes (collectively speaking) is no longer something that we can deny.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We talk a lot about SEL when it comes to students, but not so much when it comes to adults. The same ideas apply, though. <a href=\"https:\/\/dpi.wi.gov\/sspw\/mental-health\/social-emotional-learning\/adult-sel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The purpose of Adult SEL<\/a> is to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>examine identity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>explore emotions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cultivate compassionate curiosity;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>orient toward optimism; and.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>establish balance &amp; boundaries.\u200b\u200b&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, I&#8217;d be remiss if I didn&#8217;t mention that mindfulness practices like the ones we teach in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antioch.edu\/academics\/education\/med-exed\/mindfulness-for-educators-graduate-med\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mindfulness for Educators<\/a> courses can be incredibly helpful in achieving those goals- and <a href=\"http:\/\/Adult Social-emotional Learning and Mindful Practice Go Hand in Hand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we&#8217;re not the only ones who think so<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-121849 PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-121849%20PM.png 738w, https:\/\/center.antioch.edu\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-121849%20PM-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> In fact, t<a href=\"https:\/\/commonthread.antioch.edu\/podcast\/s6-e5-can-mindfulness-help-teachers-be-less-reactive-more-compassionate\/\" title=\"\">he newest edition of the Seedfield podcast<\/a> features Susan Dryer Leon discussing mindfulness and how it can be a valuable approach for teachers to bring compassion and non-reactiveness into their classrooms. (Don&#8217;t miss her <a href=\"https:\/\/commonthread.antioch.edu\/for-educators-mindfulness-goes-far-beyond-self-care\/\" title=\"\">Field Notes<\/a>, too!)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month I&#8217;m sharing some resources and tools that can help you move towards a better understanding of why- and how- you can bring yourself back to, well, yourself when you&#8217;re having a hard time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s hoping your February is filled with inspiration, reflection, balance, boundaries, optimism, compassionate curiosity, and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideas you&#8217;ll want to CONNECT with<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascd.org\/el\/articles\/social-emotional-learning-starts-with-adults\">Social-Emotional Learning Starts with Adults<\/a>&nbsp;| ASCD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/necessity-boundaries\/\">The Necessity of Boundaries<\/a> | Edutopia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/university-of-chicago-study-social-emotional-learning-academics\/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=meetedgar.com&amp;fbclid=IwAR2wuNtAKAw16EGTbzXNJGZcM2-61Qjrrc0glrEeXu6b4dOLiN5wqmFcNdk\">Schools Prioritizing Social-Emotional Learning See Strong Academic Benefits<\/a> | The 74<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/university-of-chicago-study-social-emotional-learning-academics\/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=meetedgar.com&amp;fbclid=IwAR2wuNtAKAw16EGTbzXNJGZcM2-61Qjrrc0glrEeXu6b4dOLiN5wqmFcNdk\">\u200b<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterford.org\/education\/mindfulness-in-schools\/\">Why Mindfulness Strengthens Social-Emotional Development and Academic Achievement <\/a>|&nbsp;Waterford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools you&#8217;ll want to USE this month:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul 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