Jolene RoehlkepartainJun 8, 20211 minWhat Happened to You During the Pandemic?There’s a lot of discussion of before the pandemic and after the pandemic, but we’re missing an important part of the conversation: What...
Jolene RoehlkepartainMay 18, 20212 min5 Tips to Calm Your Re-Entry AnxietyAs people get vaccinated and our society opens up, we’re now bumping into a new phenomenon: re-entry anxiety. According to an American...
Jolene RoehlkepartainApr 20, 20212 min3 Ways the Pandemic Destroys CreativityShakespeare wrote King Lear during an epidemic. Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus during the bubonic plague. Experts say a pandemic...
Jolene RoehlkepartainMar 23, 20212 min3 Ways to Get through Great GriefHow are you handling the weight of great grief? Each one of us has experienced many losses during this pandemic. Within one five-day...
Jolene RoehlkepartainMar 2, 20212 minWhen You’ve Hit the Pandemic WallBAM! Hitting the pandemic wall hurts. Over the past year, we’ve been barraged from every angle with stress from the pandemic, work,...
Jolene RoehlkepartainFeb 16, 20211 minWhen Every Day Is BlursdayWhat day is it? During the pandemic, every day blurs together since we’ve lost our daily routines and anchors. Some have said that every...
Jolene RoehlkepartainDec 22, 20201 minCelebrating the Holidays Safely and CreativelyMany people—including myself—are longing to celebrate the holidays in the ways we have in the past. But it’s not safe. So how do we mark...
Jolene RoehlkepartainOct 7, 20201 minWalking the AlphabetHow are you caring for yourself during the Pandemic? We’re walking the alphabet. City planners named the streets in our community after...
Jolene RoehlkepartainAug 19, 20201 minTaking a Vacation During the PandemicWe need to take a break. From work. From the routines. From the pandemic. How are you getting away—by not getting away? I’ve observed...
Jolene RoehlkepartainJul 22, 20202 minEmbracing Your Inner TortoiseAs the news creates a sense of panic and urgency (with many of us feeling helpless about what to do), what if we slowed down and embraced...
Jolene RoehlkepartainMay 13, 20201 minManeuvering through Chronic StressHow are you finding your way through the chronic stress of this pandemic? At first, the adjustment was shocking before becoming somewhat...
Jolene RoehlkepartainApr 1, 20202 minBeing Hopeful and Positive During the PandemicAs COVID-19 races around the world making people sick, it’s easy to get overwhelmed, panicked, and helpless. But many people are stepping...
Jolene RoehlkepartainMar 15, 20202 minCaring for Yourself and Others During Terrifying TimesOutright panic is spreading faster than this pandemic, and people are social distancing, finding themselves in quarantines, and putting...