Sue Patton Thoele, author of the upcoming new edition of The Mindful Woman, has written a new blog post on how to get yourself through rocky times in your life.

Softening rocky times…

During rocky times like these, which are chock full of uncertainties and sharp edges, it can be a knee-jerk reaction to be tough and demanding on ourselves and those with whom we are quarantined. Unfortunately, that simply makes everything worse. Fortunately, choosing to treat ourselves and others with generous dollops of gentleness helps steady our lives and soothe our weary souls.