Mindfulness and Parenting
In this clip, the Director of the Resilience Lab reflects on moments during the pandemic where she would watch her son play and practice mindfulness by being fully present in his world with him.
parenting in the pandemic
Pandemic Perspective
Listen as the director of the Resilience Lab describes her perspective and the decisions she made during the pandemic.
Hiking
Listen as the Dean of the Graduate School shares how she and her family took up hiking during the pandemic as a way to connect with each other and the world around them.
Dual Pandemics
Listen as the Dean of the UW Graduate school talks about how she experienced the dual pandemic in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
Dean, Mother, Black Woman
Listen as the Dean of the UW Graduate school discusses the unique set of intersectional stressors she faced during the pandemic.
Being a Rock
Listen as the Dean of the UW Graduate school vulnerably shares how she had to be a touchstone for her family, students, friends, and co-workers.
Pandemic Parenthood
Listen as two Indigenous leaders share how they navigated teaching, working, and parenting from home during the pandemic.
Childcare for Essential Workers
In this clip, listen as the doctors and scientists who identified COVID-19 in the U.S. share how challenging it was for them to find childcare during the pandemic.
Virtual School
In this clip, listen as a mother and son discuss the challenges of working and doing school virtually.
Trying Not to Get Lost in the New Normal
Listen as a mother and son discuss what it’s like for the world to reopen as the pandemic subsides a bit.
Learning During COVID
Listen as a young boy shares his experiences with online school during the pandemic.
Kitchen Table
Listen as a mother shares just how much time her family spent around the kitchen table during the pandemic.
Family Time During COVID
Listen as a mother and son reminisce about how they spent time together as family during the pandemic.
Everything Was Going to Be Okay
In this clip, a mother shares with her son some of her fears around the uncertainty of the pandemic and how vulnerable she felt because of the uncertainty.