How People in the Drinks Industry Maintain Their Mental Health
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“How do you handle working through a pandemic on $2.17 an hour, plus the generosity of others?”
That’s a question Elijah Finn had throughout 2020. Last year the 24-year-old bar manager at Courthaus Social in Arlington, VA, went from the daily stresses of working in the hospitality industry to the added pressures and financial hardships of
not working, as well as navigating the new restrictions, rules and workplace dangers that abounded as Covid-19 continued to spread.
“Thankfully, most of us were able to adapt, evolve and survive,” says Finn. “But mentally there was always this dark cloud over our heads.”
Can a hot toddy really help relieve cold symptoms? Experts say yes sort of Morgan Hines, USA TODAY
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The folklore goes that a hot toddy – the alcoholic drink composed of hot water, lemon juice, honey and whiskey or rum or brandy – can soothe your sore throat or clear your winter cold-induced congestion.
And many people are believers.
Sarah Belizaire-Butler, 39, a company director at BB Comms from London who lives in Madrid, told USA TODAY her Irish grandfather got her into the remedy. I remember him teaching me how to make one when my mum had a cold, and it seemed to work for her, she said. When my husband is sick and I don’t know how to help, I make a hot toddy, and within an hour or so he’s feeling brighter.