“We learned to save and
live within our means,”
adds Ethyl (Hubbard) Fish.
“People had a strong will
to survive and take care of
family.”

Today, each survivor
struggles against throwing
anything away – a present
remnant of the past.
In truth, our current
circumstances pale in
comparison to the Great
Depression. Regardless, the
emotions that accompany
job loss remain the same.
As a recent “casualty” of
workforce reduction and 25+
years as a counselor, I offer
the following survival plan:
Ed and Norma (Evans) Roth; viewing a picture of Ed and his 5 sisters.
Survivors of the Great Depression
cut their losses, took action, and
Survival Plan
moved forward one step at a time.
They accepted life’s lemons,
1) Talk. Tell others about your loss.
squeezing out self-reliance, courage,
2) Write down your thoughts/feelings. Holding
ingenuity and deep faith. With a full
onto emotions keep us stuck in grief and leads to
measure of hope, they sweetened the
depression.
taste. We have the same opportunity
) Schedule “time outs” from worry and job hunting.
today. Like my neighbor said, “We’ve
A little bit of the “Scarlet O’Hara theory” (I’ll
got the lemons; we might as well
worry about that tomorrow.) is healthy.
make lemonade.”
) Read the funny papers.
5) Establish a routine and follow it.

6) Help others. Bearing someone else’s burden will
About the author
lighten your own.
7) Make a gratitude list – If you look for blessings, Carla Roth is a life-long resident of Southern
you’ll find some.
Indiana with over 25 years of professional
8) Create “front porch” moments by getting to know
counseling experience. Her areas of expertise
include: addiction, grief and bereavement,
your neighbors.
crisis intervention, childhood trauma, parent-
9) Focus on the future; find pictures to represent new
ing, and debt recovery. Carla is passionate
dreams/new goals. Post them where you will see about helping others overcome obstacles that
them every day.
block their path to health and healing. As a
10) Reach for help if symptoms of depression
writer and speaker, Carla is inspired by the
love of her husband and children, the antics
persist. Examples include under or over
of six treasured pets, a firm foundation of
sleeping, loss of appetite, inability to enjoy
faith, and the strategies of football. For
activities that once brought pleasure, and confidential consultation or information
isolating from family/friends.
Carla can be reached at: 812-207-86 or
c.dayvault@insightbb.com.
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