Mindfulness
This is a physical activity based in mindfulness.
What is yoga?
The simplest way to calm your body.
What is deep breathing?
Nelson is always trying to get Ellie to talk about this?
[multiple answers].
What is emotions/Ellie's life/feelings, etc.
This is the percentage of members in the group whose parents are either divorced or getting divorced.
What is 100%?
Nelson has this in her office just in case Ellie is "starving" when she gets to session.
What are Doritos?
Mindfulness encourages us to do this with our feelings.
What is, Accept them.
A great way to bring entertainment into coping skills.
What is listening to music?
The best way to verbally express emotions is through this type of statement.
What is an "I" Statement.
Ellie's extracurricular activities include:
What is singing lessons and Taekwondo?
What is anxiety?
People should stop using coping skills by the time they reach this age.
What is infinity years old?
These words are commonly (but incorrectly) stated before expressing a thought.
What is, "I feel."
This is a feeling I felt when I learned my parents were getting divorced.
What is [Emotion]?
This is where Nelson lives.
Where is Chicago?
This bodily functioning is at the core of many mindfulness practices.
What is breathing?
A mindfulness-based coping skill that helps us ease tension in our body.
What is (progressive) muscle relaxation?
These are the two parts to any feelings.
What are the mental/emotional and physical aspects?
This is the percentage of children in America whose parents are divorced.
What is 50%?
These are to two places Ellie lives.
Where is Elmhurst and Downer's Grove?
These are the five elements of yoga.
What are Air, Water, Earth, Fire, and Space
A very common coping skill that can actually do more harm than good.
What is avoidance?
It is never okay to have this feeling.
What is none?
This is someone who is burdened with their parents' arguments and divorce.
What is a Kid in the Middle?
Ellie's term for people who have "a lot of emotions."
What is "sensitive."