2022 brought with it some real hope and change as businesses began to inch back into life. Employers and employees are operating in the "new normal," mostly freed from the constraints imposed by Covid-19. While some employers continue to permit work from home -- remote staffing appears here to stay -- many others have required their employees to return to a single nuclear base. Ideally, … [Read more...]
Ease pandemic anxiety with ‘specificity’
It's been about 18 months since we were advised that Covid-19 had arrived on our shores. We viewed the announcement with uncertainty and skepticism. Then we were blindsided and shocked as the virus began taking the lives of loved ones, friends, neighbors and strangers. Now, a year and a half later, many are still gripped by fear of this strange and invisible phenomenon, despite extraordinary … [Read more...]
Stepping back into sunlight: a cautionary tale
Some of the most difficult experiences we can encounter come after we've been injured and begin the prospect of healing. Regardless of whether our injuries are physical, emotional, mental or spiritual, the journey back always seems daunting. Yet we're full of hope, empowered by a desire to move forward. After more than a year of Covid-19 lockdown, some states are reopening indoor dining, … [Read more...]
Life during wartime: the coronavirus psychology
We are engaged in a war. Not a typical war where an enemy is clearly identifiable. We're up against an invisible enemy: the Covid-19 virus. The conflict requires something unique and brutally wrenching from its civilians: isolation and physical disconnection. The collective life force has been stopped dead in its tracks now for over a year. Society's mental wellness clearly has declined, … [Read more...]
Agoraphobia on the pandemic home front
We are told to stay at home. This is not only an order. These are the wisest of words of caution, as the coronavirus continues to ravage our planet. A stay-at-home order certainly is bearable for a period of time. But here we are in 2021: The weeks have turned into months and now we're at the one-year mark. Still cooped up. Tensions are rising in our homes. Moods have become unstable; … [Read more...]