Sydney Ideas21 Apr 2020

Wellbeing and COVID-19 (21 April 2020)

COVID-19 has put health firmly at the top of the agenda. While we’re practising physical distancing to maintain our physical health, how do we maintain our wellbeing and cope constructively through this time? THE SPEAKERS – Professor Maree Teesson, Director of the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at the University of Sydney – Dr Lexine Stapinski, Senior Research Fellow, Clinical Psychologist and Lead in Intervention and Implementation at the Matilda Centre WHAT WE COVER  – Concerns for community wellbeing: fear of the virus; impacts of isolation; and long-term impacts (1.45) – What can we do right now? Practical steps and coping mechanisms (5.00) – Work-life balance: juggling multiple roles and responsibilities (8.50) – Dealing with financial stress and job loss (10.30) – Working remotely, productivity and role of managers (14.30) – Social anxiety and impacts of social distancing (17.40) – Managing our passive digital and screen time (18.40) – Avoidance and alcohol use (21.00) – Support for health care workers (27.30) – Support for young people (28.50) - Giving ourselves time and space, and strategies for politely declining invitations to connect (35.50) – Riding the rollercoaster of emotions (37.30) For further resources, including the transcript, useful links and ways to give back, visit our website: https://bit.ly/2Vnfimh

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