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Do we really want to start hugging again?
Kate Monaghan has a painful energy-zapping condition, her wife Holly is on immuno-suppressants and they have two small children. Adjusting to the world as lockdown relaxes has been eventful.
Their five-year-old had been at school until positive cases of Covid had been identified in her year. Now she's back to isolating at home... and it's somehow not as simple as before.
For Holly, the idea of starting to hug people again feels alien and unnecessary whilst Kate says simple activities she used to enjoy now fill her with anxiety.
Produced by Amy Elizabeth.
If you want to message Kate or ask her a question, email [email protected].
Subscribe to the podcast on BBC Sounds or say "Ask the BBC for Ouch" to your smart speaker.
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Kate Monaghan has a painful energy-zapping condition, her wife Holly is on immuno-suppressants and they have two small children. Adjusting to the world as lockdown relaxes has been eventful.
Their five-year-old had been at school until positive cases of Covid had been identified in her year. Now she's back to isolating at home... and it's somehow not as simple as before.
For Holly, the idea of starting to hug people again feels alien and unnecessary whilst Kate says simple activities she used to enjoy now fill her with anxiety.
Produced by Amy Elizabeth.
If you want to message Kate or ask her a question, email [email protected].
Subscribe to the podcast on BBC Sounds or say "Ask the BBC for Ouch" to your smart speaker.
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