Aftermath: On The Other Side of Covid-19 -What may be coming with us an Interview with Nicole Garcia

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KGNU Interview

In June 2021, Nicole Garcia was part of a radio interview on KGNU going into her view on ways that the pandemic has affected us all. In March 2020 we entered a world that was novel to all of us. The Covid order was lifted and yet the impact of the emotional, spiritual, and health onslaught to living in unknown boundaries for an indeterminate time may remain. On May 14th, 2021 the Orders for mask wearing and all others were Lifted. That's 14 months of uncertainty and fear. This left us all with some trauma experiences. Whether it was having your support system uprooted, or feeling decision fatigue just trying to go to the grocery store, or feeling a stigma around seeking out mental health, Nicole discusses how you are certainly not alone in those tough feelings. Mental health issues were magnified during the pandemic because support systems weren't available to us, so we had to try and build new support systems, and not everyone quite knows how to do that in the most effective way. Simple things became wildly mentally complicated. Interactions are harder when we're limited on social indicators, this is far more exhausting than social interactions as usual. Even with the roadblocks that come with setting up therapy and mental health assistance, having things shift to telehealth and video calls, has opened up access to some people where it would have previously been too far of a journey to attend therapy. A similar thing can  be said about Nicole's Christian services, which can be viewed at westview.org. She offers services that focus on community, and a gender-neutral, loving accepting God. The pandemic was a trauma. We can't just pick up where we left off in march 2020. Things have changed since then, and we can work together as a community to heal and be there for each other as we build new support systems in this changed world. Listen to Nicole's words in this interview as they discuss concerns, solutions, and comforts.


Nicole can be reached at: nicole@westviewboulder.org

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