Modern beauty spring 2021

DOCTOR’S NOTE
WITH VACCINATIONS ON THE RISE,
THE END OF LOCKDOWN LIFE IS ON THE HORIZON.
BUT THERE IS STILL SOME WORK TO DO
BEFORE WE GET THERE.
GETTING BACK TO
NORMAL
“When will things get back to normal?”
With every month that passes under
the lockdown cloud of COVID-19,
I hear the same question.
I wish I had the answer—but it’s
more complicated than just getting
a vaccine and picking a date on the
calendar. Our outines—the way we
eat, sleep, dress, move, work, travel,
communicate—have all been altered
in response to the pandemic.
Our internal compasses have definitely
become a little “off.” I’m here
to tell you: It’s OK.
Unless you’re some kind of superhuman,
feeling abnormal is the only
genuine response to the collective
trauma we have experienced over
the past year. Anxiety, fear, stress,
loss and pain have dominated our
bodies and minds, leaving us shellshocked.
The World Health Organization
has even declared that the
pandemic has caused mass trauma on
a scale larger than the Second World
War, and anticipates the need for
increased mental health resources for
years to come.
Processing our trauma will be a
critical first step on the journey back
to any true sense of normality. Here
are a few ways we can begin to heal,
rebuild and replenish ourselves in
preparation for the light at the end of
the COVID-19 tunnel. >>
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