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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 9, 2020

Tara Haelle, a science journalist, public speaker and author, recently wrote that the ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in depletion of our surge capacity — the collection of adaptive mental and physical systems we draw on for short-term survival in acutely stressful situations. And when it is depleted it has to be renewed. But how do we adjust to an ever-changing situation where the “new normal” is indefinite uncertainty? Haelle’s suggestions include understanding and accepting the concept of ambiguous loss, recognizing the different aspects of grief, experimenting with “both-and” thinking, strengthening important relationships, and accepting that life is different right now and that is OK.