.LauraDern, like all of us, is stressed. But she has found the best way to practice self-care during quarantine, like using the Calm app (you'll find her voice on it tomorrow!), watching old movies, learning to knit, and so many more 'delicious rituals.'
above their personal needs, often for parents and children at the same time, which happens to be the case for Dern. “Women are notorious for guilting themselves out of self-care,” she says.
But that has changed for Dern after weeks of stay-at-home orders: “I am realizing that as a mother and a daughter, self-care is a requirement in my day if I’m going to stay healthy enough to be the sole provider as an only child for my parents — getting and preparing their food and making sure they’re safe — while taking care of my kids who are home now doing online school,” she says.One way she's doing that is by reclaiming time in the morning for herself.
"What doesn’t help is watching the news all day," Dern says of controlling pandemic-induced anxiety, which is why she's deliberate about unplugging and turning to centering activities: "We make sure to have the time in the day to walk our dogs and get fresh air, we make tea, take yoga classes, and we're learning to knit together," she says.
And, just like the rest of us, Dern is now having to manage the stress of keeping up with cooking and cleaning seemingly around the clock. “Someone advised us a few days ago that we make cleaning part of our daily ritual — I noticed we were constantly cleaning all day and it made everyone irritable all day, so now we committed to an hour each day.”
Dern has also been finding new ways to bond with her intergenerational household, whether it's making“The ritual of watching anything is calming. We have a classic movie list we’re going through – we watched my mom [Diane Ladd] inwhich was amazing to share. We go on Zoom and at the end we talk about the movie with friends, which has been really cool.”
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