Join Jamie, Lucy, and Avery for an episode on The Pandemic Experience, recorded in April of 2021. As we look back over the last year, we reflect on our personal journeys and what we have noticed from a professional standpoint in our work as psychologists. We talk about the strategies that have helped us cope with challenges this year and the lessons we hope to hold onto going forward. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• The pandemic experience over the past year
• What we have noticed personally and professionally
• Naming what's so
• Different aspects of the pandemic experience that have caused stress over the last year and as the world starts to re-open
• How different age groups/populations have been impacted differently
• What has been helpful in surviving and even thriving in the pandemic, including coping strategies and lessons learned

Do try this at home:  

• Offer yourself compassion and validation
• Look for ways to make meaning out of the challenge
• Be intentional about holding on to some of the lessons learned
• Gratitude
• Connect to self and others
• Stay resourced