Ep 2: Post-Pandemic Era: Who Are You Now?

We have changed. We're in a new chapter, but have you stopped to ask yourself who you are now? I believe for many of us, although exhausted and triggered, we're also more evolved in ways we're just beginning to discover. Join me as I sit with Leah O'Connor, a Social Emotional Director who is both personally and professionally a significant badass. She's here to help us find ourselves in this post-trauma, post-pandemic era. 

*Leah mentions a poem in our conversation, this poem is written by 'Becky Hemsley - Talking to The Wild' and we wanted to share it here:

Today I said “I’m fine”, not once But five times altogether When people asked “how are you?” Then made small talk of the weather And so I hid behind my mask The one I’d worn a while I set in place my bravest face And dressed it in a smile And that was how the day went All “I’m fine” and talk of rain Until somebody asked me how I was Then asked again They asked if I was truly fine And I said I was not And they said they were sorry That they couldn’t do a lot But then they sat beside me Whilst I spoke the truth at last They listened and they held me As the tears slipped through my mask And where before, I’d felt I should Maintain this brave façade, I realised there was much to gain By letting down my guard See, though my load was still the same It now was not as heavy ‘Cause sitting and offloading it Had helped a bit already Today they asked “how are you?” And I told them I was fine ‘Til someone saw behind the mask And asked me one more time And though they may have felt That there was little they could do They’ll never know how much it meant To tell someone the truth

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“I’m fine” is from her second book: https://a.co/d/hz7kmJs