After 10 months of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, as vacations and get-togethers with family and friends were canceled, weâre all feeling a little tired and many are grieving a lost year.
Some have lost their jobs or closed their businesses; others have lost their loved ones. A few who have had COVID-19 may be suffering long-lasting health complications.
Waunakee resident Sarah Stevens has developed a way to survive painful times, basically by what she describes as strengthening her gratitude muscle. With a strong sense of gratitude, setbacks seem less devastating and she can keep her emotional equilibrium.
Emotional pain