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Episode 4: Mental health and well-being in COVID-19

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WEBINAR SERIES: Building psychological strength and emotional resilience!

 

Episode 4: Mental health and well-being in COVID-19

 

We discussed relational connection in a time of social distancing, and asked the question: do we need relationships? Concluding that ‘yes’, it is good relationships that keep us happier and healthier.

 

And that, rather than a time of social distancing, COVID-19 can be a time of social relating online.

 

We touched on the following:

• Our brains are interdependent
• We pick up on the emotions of others (emotional contagion)
• The stage of highest relational maturity, is interdependence
• Our goal as humans isn’t independence but rather interdependence
• “I am because we are and since we are, therefore I am” (J. Mbiti)

 

We highlighted the emotional and psychological impact of social distancing, looking at what practical things people can do to create relational connection.

 

 

To sign up for the webinar series: www.wellbeingincovid19.com

 

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