How to get therapy when you can't leave the house

Life Kit

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🗓️ 6 April 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Taking care of your mental health during the coronavirus pandemic is important, and it's still possible to get therapy even when you're staying at home. This episode gives information on making online therapy a little easier, low-cost therapy and free mental health hotlines to get you the help you need.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Rachel Rimm and I'm calling from Jamaica Plain Massachusetts.
0:06.1	My main strategy for getting through this weird time has been making art and journaling.
0:13.4	And I've been using the journaling prompt, what is sanctuary and how do we create our own
0:19.2	sanctuary amidst chaos. I hope that helps you and I hope you're surviving and thriving as best as you can.
0:30.9	Hi everyone, this is Life Kit and I'm Shireen Marisol Maraji. I hope you have someone to talk to
0:37.0	right now. Someone who's helping you process this time we're in because it's overwhelming.
0:43.7	Maybe that person is a close friend or family member, your partner. Maybe it's your therapist.
0:50.5	Maybe this is the first time you've thought about seeing a therapist but aren't sure how that
0:54.8	works when you can't leave the house. I talked to my therapist over the phone last week and she
1:00.4	told me she's really concerned about people's mental health right now and that if she had a
1:05.1	magic wand she'd make therapy free for anyone who wants it. Well, there are some free options out
1:11.1	there and if you already have a therapist that you always see in person, there are ways to make
1:16.5	it work when you're both stuck at home and here to talk through some ideas is NPR's Lauren Hodges.
1:22.0	She reported a Life Kit episode about how to start therapy. Hey Lauren. Hey.
1:27.7	All right, so for people who aren't in therapy, why might they want to consider it now especially
1:35.2	when we can't walk into a therapist's office anytime soon? Well, because this is a really stressful
1:41.6	time. The news is scary and depressing but we kind of have to stay on top of it. Like keep watching
1:48.3	it, keep reading it to get the latest guidance from the government. How long are schools closed?
1:52.7	Are we allowed outside? Which businesses are open stuff like that? So we have to stay posted.
1:59.0	We're also homeschooling kids dealing with unemployment or less income, worried about sick
2:04.9	friends and relatives. It's a lot and it can be really yeah and it can be really helpful to talk
2:11.9	to a third party. Let off some steam and get a little advice to manage it.
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