This episode was recorded on Fri. May 8, 2020, which was our 57th day of self-quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What’s been challenging and/or helpful to you during this time? That's the first question we ask.
A few of the other topics we touch on:
The stress of the uncertainty we see and feel, in many directions
Psychological contrast between watching TV during dinner vs. not
Highly Sensitive Persons’ and Empaths’ challenge with rude sun, and with hats
Renaissance of homemaking: baking, cooking, gifts made by hand
Papayas, and the new pandemic-protocol for receiving packages in general
 
The blog post for this episode is at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/93-water-cooler-talk-self-quarantine-edition
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