During the pandemic, stress levels have been heightened for everyone. Without an intentional plan to nurture ourselves, we can struggle to resume our routines with resilience. While working from home during the pandemic, I developed a simple approach to coping with this intense stress. I call this approach The Five Rs, and I continue to practice each one.
Begin with Recognition. In this step, I acknowledge to myself and others that this is a difficult time and I am hurting, anxious and afraid.