Throughout the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world tremendously on a societal level – but it’s also affected many of us on a personal level.Social distancing, stay-at-home orders and remote learning and work have made us more isolated than ever before, and that isolation is having a profound effect on mental and physical well-being.On this episode of Realiteen Talks, FranklinCovey High School Practice Leader Gary McGuey invited a panel of three teenagers to discuss their own experience with pandemic-related isolation – and how they’ve worked to overcome it.Even in the case of physical interaction, distancing and masks have limited our ability to send and receive messages of positivity. There are also a lot of milestones being missed, at least in their traditional forms, as Sweet 16s, sports events, school dances, and more have been put on hold.However, there are strategies for helping one another cope.In particular, adopting a more positive outlook can help. Instead of thinking, “Why me?,” try to think about the things that you’re grateful for.And, even though they’re no substitute for in-person interaction, there are real, tangible benefits to video chatting with friends, finding a positive hobby, spending time with family, and talking about how you’re feeling with those close to you.

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