Pandemic

2021: Wonderful and Horrific

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The title could easily have been ‘Horrific and Wonderful’, but I made a choice to first focus on the most awesome moments of 2021 before mentioning anything else. So in no particular order… THE WONDERFUL Vaccination DayLike millions of others, the pandemic shut down my industry and forever changed my role in it once we … [Read more…]

Anxiety, Sadness and Sudoku: My Pandemic Companions

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Outside of Psychology 101 at Northwestern, I have absolutely no mental health training. But I can tell you two things without any hesitation:1) I’m struggling with anxiety, and 2) I’m struggling with a pervasive sadness. As the pandemic drags on with accompanying limits on work, travel, and human interaction, it’s important that we notice anything … [Read more…]