Yesterday was a weird day. Even weirder than normal, given the state of the global crisis right now. My sister mentioned a similar feeling over the weekend – almost like the shock is wearing off and our bodies have started to drop that natural defense we put up to protect ourselves in times of high stress and crisis. It’s shock …
Seven Podcasts to Stay Distracted and Uplift your Days
On this morning’s edition of the Daily Hope Check-in Facebook Live video, I shared my seven favourite podcasts – hosts and guests that have in equal parts uplifted me, inspired me, educated me and humbled me. In these uncertain times, especially when most of our media and conversations are overrun with coronavirus and COVID-19, let these be your escape into …
Five Ways to Stay Hopeful Working from Home
It’s Sunday afternoon and I know many of us are looking towards tomorrow as the start of three to four weeks of working from home – for better or for worse! For some of us, working from home (WFH) is how we usually work but for so many, this will be a new experience…potentially compounded by our kids being home …
Five Ways to Stay Hopeful in the Face of a Pandemic
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as an actual Pandemic and while they’re stressing that this label isn’t cause for alarm, that we’re all supposed to keep doing what we’re doing to slow down the spread of the virus, of course…many of us are panicking. Whether the panic comes from fear of the unknown, from stories …