Last week, we took a deep dive into the surprising link between COVID-19 and Depression — including the mind-bending fact that the chances of developing a depressive episode doubles post-infection.

In this episode, we talk all about anxiety including:

• Some of the different coping mechanisms we both adopted in the first lockdown

• Why a global pandemic was the perfect storm for already sky-high anxiety levels

• How the virus itself can leave us more vulnerable to anxiety post-infection

• Striking the balance between staying informed and over-consuming pandemic-related news/media

• And tools/practices you can put into place to manage anxiety in your daily life.

Thanks so much for being here and we really hope you enjoy!

https://mentalhealth.fm/episodes/connection-between-anxiety-and-covid

In today’s first-ever, special pilot, episode Steve and Hew catch up to chat about:

• Why the risk of depression doubles after a COVID infection

• How COVID affects the brain (including why we lose our sense of taste/smell)

• And what we can do to protect ourselves and the people we love from this rarely talked about side-effect.

Thanks so much for being here and we really hope you enjoy!

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For show notes, supplement list and a photo of Hew's broken nose check out: https://mentalhealth.fm/episodes/link-between-covid-and-depression