Overview

The pandemic has disrupted life as we know it—and many of us are struggling to come to terms with our new reality. While we can’t make stress and anxiety go away, here are some practical tips to lessen the impact by taking care of our minds and bodies.

Pre-Meeting Prep

• If you’re covering this topic in your virtual Circle this month — ask members to review one or more of the below resources in advance, or review them together at the start of your meeting

Resources

• Therapists answer your top questions about coronavirus anxiety
• Unemployment during coronavirus: The psychology of job loss
• 10 ways to ease your coronavirus anxiety
• Stress and coping, from the Center for Disease Control (en Español)
• Managing healthcare workers’ stress (en Español)
• Coronavirus is a ‘personal nightmare’ for people with OCD and anxiety disorders