Coping Resources for COVID-19

We’ll periodically update our resource page with new information and brief suggestions about how to best manage life while dealing with the challenges presented by COVID-19. Even after we’re able to resume more normal lives, you may find that most of these listings will still be useful.

Scheduling

Time Can Be on Our Side

For some, days in seclusion can seem endless. Time can pass too slowly. We are restless and anxious and don’t know what to do with ourselves. Or perhaps we try to conquer time with endless reading or watching the news. An hour a day may inform us, five hours a day just feeds our anxiety.

In our pre-COVID-19 existence, so many of us complained about being over-scheduled, rushing from place to place, not having enough time to get though our list for the day, the week, or our life. In our current reality, confined to our homes and neighborhoods, some of us feel we have too much time on our hands. We now may need to structure our own days in ways that were not necessary in the world of the office or school.

With a little encouragement, we know of friends, family, and clients who have managed to creatively use this crisis as an opportunity to make changes in their lives that they feel good about. No one wishes for a worldwide pandemic to give us the time and space to learn and grow personally, professionally, and in our important relationships. But if you pick up a neglected musical instrument, practice a language you’ve always wanted to learn, or reconnect with important people in your life, you can begin to transform helplessness into hope.