Dr. Curt Thompson is a Falls Church-based psychiatrist who has written books on the topics of shame and the connection between neuroscience and spirituality. He also is a frequent speaker around the country, and almost all his work centers on interpersonal neurobiology.  In our few professional interactions, I have found him to be exceptionally kind and caring.

It just came to my attention that Dr. Thompson had written a blog post a couple of months ago about social distancing, online connections, and the fatigue that comes from not being as connected to others as we normally are during this time of COVID-19.  I recommend that you take a few minutes to read it, as he hits on key concepts that underlie our fatigue, including anger, fear, and lack of movement. He goes beyond explaining to offer some simple yet effective antidotes.

Although his ideas are universal ones for those of any faith or no faith tradition, Dr. Thompson comes from a Christian perspective.  As with so many things in life, I encourage you to take what works and leave the rest. You can find his article here.