No one needs a reminder of what a horribly difficult and challenging year 2020 was. Many of us are still experiencing the dread, uncertainty, and stress of the COVID-19 pandemic — not to mention the ramifications of 2020’s election stress, racial injustice, and natural disasters. None of these situations have been neatly resolved and packed away for reflection and analysis — all persist with complex and complicated solutions yet to be determined.
In an article for Medium — Americans are Grieving as We Face the One-Year COVID-19 Anniversary — Dr. Jennifer Contarino Panning reports on the waves of worry, stress, and anxiety Americans have been experiencing as the pandemic stretches into year two, acerbated by the political landscape.