While working from home, it’s difficult to find spaces for oneself in a bustling household.
Here are six tips to help you find peace while in quarantine.
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Akeera Peterkin is an activist and the founder of Amani Nia Therapeutic Services.
Depending on the relationships in the household and the cultural norms, setting boundaries can be difficult.
But its not impossible to find your space with your family.
Akeera Peterkin is an activist and the founder of Amani Nia Therapeutic Services.
These rifts can then cause feelings of guilt or shame for individuals.
While establishing boundaries will depend on your unique situation, its not impossible.
Keep reading for tips on how to live at home with your family and not lose your cool.
Recognize your familys expectations
Moving back home can feel like youve traveled back in time.
Instead, Peterkin advises initiating the conversation on expectations head on.
Create routines
Establishing a routine for yourself can foster autonomy and give you a sense of normalcy.
Or it can be a simple division of space and time between where and when everyone works.
Their parents then keep to a common living room and kitchen area for their work and daily tasks.
When work and school have wrapped up, the family comes together for meals and reconnecting.
Akeera Peterkin is an activist and the founder of Amani Nia Therapeutic Services.
Plus, navigating parent-adult child relationships can also be uniquely challenging.
With this method, there can be less miscommunications and in the household.
The freedom to just go to the grocery store without my tracker is all I want sometimes.
Having an open and honest conversation about your needs can temper any unnecessary tension.
Say youre struggling for silence during meetings or important classes.
Families that argue and handle conflict through passive (silent treatment, walking away, etc.)
Rather, she suggests a clear and continuous conversation in cases where it is possible.
Thats advice that Jessy Santana, a 34-year-old Montreal-based entrepreneur, lives by.
After a few months of arguing, she and her husband found a better place thanks to regular check-ins.
We are trying to balance more and hold each other accountable, she says.
But its crucial to remember to take time for yourself.
A lack of boundaries and harbored tensions in your household can move from frustrating to mentally taxing fairly quickly.
Remember: You deserve to feel okay.
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