Covid Bites

V Whitfield
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A 15 minute look into other's lives during this time and what we can learn

  1. 11/22/2020

    In memory of Tom

    It's Thanksgiving week. There is lot there is to be cranky about right now and in Anna's case this has been a particularly hard few months. But she reminds us that whether it's Covid grief, or loss of Thanksgiving tradition or the death of a spouse, to be respectful of each other's pain, no matter what it looks like. In her graceful way, Anna talks about building a muscle of gratefulness to provide you with a banked counter balance for those hard times so that when we do have "those days" we can dig into those grateful banked moments.

    25 min

  2. 11/15/2020

    Covid fatigue, mental boundaries and a poinsettia named Fred

    Jarrod discusses the notion of focusing on  the tomorrow, what you can control, reminding us that this will eventually pass (but giving some suggestion on how to maintain sanity until we do).

    23 min

  3. 11/08/2020

    Covid, Election and Election results...Twyla reminds us to take a breath for real conversation and reconciliation

    Twyla is my North Dakotan friend who is now living in Minneapolis after spending some time in New York. She lives in Golden Valley, a suburb of Minneapolis, is amicably divorced with two teenagers, Tuco and Ronnie. She is an avid gardner, wine drinker, beer drinker, dinner and party host, Twyla alternately loves and hates people. She is an independent IT consultant who specializes in business analysis, team leadership, development and general fire fighting.  Twyla likes to build things and build things with people.  Three pizza ovens for example.  Bringing people together and community are a personal mission for Twyla, connecting people and expanding minds, sharing ideas and helping people inspire each other is what keeps her up at night, in a good way.

    24 min

  4. 10/25/2020

    Alex part 2 talks about destroying the status quo and the importance of micro habits

    Alex was working as an Animal scientist in South Africa in the dairy and beef fields. He loved his work, travelling the country and working with farmers, relishing the chance to be part of the food supply chain. The Covid hit and challenged him to find his why, pack up his life and unpack it again but this time based on his rules and not what life had dictated.

    21 min

  5. 10/19/2020

    It's been 6 months since we last spoke with Louise - she catches us up on life in New Zealand post (yes post) Covid

    Louise is a South African turned Kiwi and is an organizational development coordinator for Nelson’s regional district health board. That is Nelson in New Zealand, she is 17 hours ahead of me in the Midwest. Louise is married with two boys, one water snail and a guppy. Last time we spoke, 6 months ago, her boys were extremely busy building and doing various activities, her guppy was lonely, the snail was an escape artist, her 8 year old had a covid goal of learning to tie his shoe laces, and her husband was learning pilates and yoga (which Louise might have recorded)...

    19 min

  6. 10/11/2020

    It's been 6 months since we last spoke with Jos - she catches us up on life in South Africa now, the fatigue but more importantly the hope

    Joscelin is a self-employed consultant to the Hospitality industry and is based in South Africa. Last time we spoke Jos shared with us the impacts of Covid on herself, as well as her friends and colleagues in the tourism industry. When Covid hit and forced shut - downs Jos was on the front lines of being impacted. Today, 6 months later, we are reconnecting to find out what Covid looks like for her now (and her friends and colleagues) 6 months in.

    30 min

  7. 10/06/2020

    Georgette reminds us to be thankful for the small things because it's the small stuff that's important

    Georgette is a Scottish with a hint of Africa in her blood. Our paths crossed in Junior school and since then she has left South African sunsets and moved back to Scotland where she works as a software analyst in Edinborough, is the mother of 2 with one still in the nest although the cat has moved into take her oldest son’s place (or is attempting to at least). She is a keen cyclist (something unfortunately curtailed during lockdown) and is missing holidays and the sun.

    19 min

  8. 10/04/2020

    Hetal talks to us about the reality of staying positive and remaining true to her authentic self

    Hetal, a Zimbabwean who now calls Australia home, talks to us from down under and brings us into her life talking about topics like immigration trauma, dealing with separation and the need to stay positive but more importantly lessons she has learned along the way to actually be positive.

    28 min
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A 15 minute look into other's lives during this time and what we can learn

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    V Whitfield
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