LSI partners with CAPP to foster healthy, positive relationships in Iowa children and teens. We provide K-12 students with age-appropriate relationship-building, pregnancy prevention, and anti-bullying curriculum.
We know this is a difficult and confusing time. But our mission to provide critical resources to Iowa children and teens has not changed. For the next several weeks, CAPP is partnering with LSI therapist Anne Peters to provide tips and tools for coping with COVID-19.
Your Mental Health Matters
A blog by Anne Peters, LMFT
By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello! I hope this blog finds you well, and I hope you are doing OK. I say that with the most sincerity. This blog looks a little different than my prior posts. I’m not going to offer five tips or tricks, and we are going to sit in something that does...
By Anne Peters, LMFT We’ve been quarantined long enough that introverts and extroverts alike are experiencing that cooped-up feeling. We’ve got cabin fever! I’ve compiled a list of 7 ideas to beat boredom. 1. Take a virtual class: Now is the time to put our learning caps on and learn about something we have never...
By Anne Peters, LMFT We love our families, our partners, and our children. Let’s just put that out there. However, we are not used to spending 24 hours a day and 7 days a week together, without being able to leave home (except for the occasional walk or bike ride). If you are working from...
By Anne Peters, LMFT Working from home brings its own set of advantages, but also so many challenges. For most of us, home is a place that is separated from work – both physically and mentally. We try to leave work at work, and focus on home at home. For many of us, the worlds...
By Anne Peters, LMFT Greetings! I hope you have all found time to care for yourself this week. Boy, do we need it. The news continues to provide us with highs and lows, but it feels like the lows have been much more persistent. We are in unprecedented times within our nation. Now more than...