Claudia Schaler

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 4 months, 3 weeks ago

@mjmatthews, @amelia I might not be able to make it tomorrow and may not know until last minute, VERY disappointed!

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 4 months, 4 weeks ago

@mjmatthews, is there a topic this week?

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 5 months ago

@mjmatthews, ps, I saw my cousin this weekend and we were talking about the family. My aunt has some hoarding tendencies and lots of procrastination so I don’t know how serious, the house has a lot of storage and much more cluttery than I can tolerate but the interesting part is that i’d Always known she had depression, anxiety, migraines but…[Read more]

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 5 months ago

Marnie, I gotta explain to my brother’s group home and program what is going on. They know the facts, but we have to develop a plan to help him deal with this roller coaster… I’ve explained to them that her lack of insight is not likely to improve… that continued/accelerating deterioration is all I can expect when she is evicted from the…[Read more]

Claudia Schaler replied 5 months ago

I forgot to @mjmatthews
Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 5 months ago

That’s a tough one! Do you think any of TCM YouTube videos would be helpful?
- Claudia Schaler replied 5 months ago
  
  I dunno… if she had a terminal diagnosis but the timeline was uncertain, they could manage expectations to that but this is not in the repertoire and I don’t have a good analogy… he does poorly with anticipation, but he’s having constant meltdowns bc he knows she is not safe, no matter how many lies she tells him, so whenever her cell pho…[Read more]
  - Claudia Schaler replied 5 months ago
    
    Over my pay grade…
- Claudia Schaler replied 5 months ago
  
  I guess my problem is that I don’t want to be gaslighting him to manage his behavior. His concerns are valid regardless of the fact that he gets obsessed and has tantrums over it… telling him everything is going to be fine is not viable but I don’t have an alternative. They like to try to stick with facts and avoid hypotheticals… which is…[Read more]
  - Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 5 months ago
    
    In regards to how best to approach this with your brother, that’s above my paygrade : (
    - Claudia Schaler replied 5 months ago
      
      Oh no, I don’t imagine you could! I haven’t a clue either… but I always feel like there is ‘something’ i’m supposed to do… like know what to tell them so they have the necessary information to do their jobs… I don’t always BELIEVE there is something i’m supposed to do, so I usually try to figure out if there is something I CAN do… Do…[Read more]

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 5 months, 2 weeks ago

@mjmatthews, @amelia, I don’t know if we have a topic, but i’d Be keen to follow up with talking about how to navigate denial and lack of insight!

Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Actually the topic for this week on empathy burnout includes more of that discussion! @cschaler @amelia @lharkin

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 5 months, 2 weeks ago

http://thecluttermovement.com/weekly-group-live-family-membership
Just wanted to confirm time today? Weekly group page says 1pm EST at top, 2pm below…

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 6 months, 1 week ago

Just wanted to confirm for today?

Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 6 months, 1 week ago

Sorry it was such late notice. Honestly, I thought I would be able to make it but got a call that make it impossible. After that, I thought it best not to keep everyone, including myself, in limbo each week.
- Claudia Schaler replied 6 months, 1 week ago
  
  Please don’t worry. I just hope you and your daughter are ok. ❤️
  - Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 6 months ago
    
    Thank you Claudia!

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 6 months, 3 weeks ago

@mjmatthews, @amelia, sorry I was awol Thursday, knocked out with flu. Wondering if we might talk about dealing with untreated mental illness in upcoming weeks?

Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Absolutely. Let’s make that the topic for the 16th.

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 6 months, 4 weeks ago

@mjmatthews looks like you found it …. clearly , i’m not internet moderator material ! 🙄

Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 6 months, 4 weeks ago

No worries. I went ahead and disabled further commenting on that thread for now.
Claudia Schaler replied 6 months, 4 weeks ago

@mjmatthews thank you for your internet group leader savvy, that was way above my pay grade. Closing the thread was absolutely the right call… didn’t even know that tool exists :). I feel relieved, thank you!
- Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 6 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  That tool has been a game changer for sure!

Claudia Schaler posted an update in the group Open Topic Family Support – Primary Community Forum 6 months, 4 weeks ago

@mjmatthews something icky just happened on fb… I feel really badly about my part in it… dunno if that’s my boundary issues… if i’m Just not comfortable with brusque internet behavior (you see a lot of that snark on reddit and it is very offputting to me…). Did I overstep? Should I have ignored the hostile response? I feel like it und…[Read more]

Marnie Matthews, MSW, LICSW replied 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Let me see if I can find what you are referring to.

Claudia Schaler

@cschaler