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Self-Care During COVID-19: How It Started, How It’s Going
Three people share their stories of the routines, rituals, and spaces that are helping them cope through a global pandemic and how they’ve changed after more than a year.
March 15, 2021
Time outside with pets, long walks, and decorating our indoor spaces are all activities that help us get by right now, according to Ramsey Bergeron (left), Sarah Oquist (center), and Doris Fekken (right).
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In March 2020, 50-year-old Minneapolis area resident Sarah Oquist like so many of us thought COVID-19 was going to disrupt her routine for a few weeks. “In some ways, it felt like I was holding my breath until things felt normal again,” she says.