{"id":110305,"date":"2020-06-16T17:22:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T21:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=110305"},"modified":"2022-07-29T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:00:52","slug":"ucf-alumnae-teach-coping-skills-during-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alumnae-teach-coping-skills-during-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Alumnae Teach Coping Skills During COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Navigating what may be the \u201cnew normal\u201d brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has left many people grappling with unknowns. From worrying about one\u2019s own health and safety as well as their family members\u2019 well-being, adapting to a remote-work situation or job loss, juggling new family schedules, experiencing isolation from friends and loved ones \u2014 all of these changes in lifestyle came so rapidly and without any warning that it\u2019s not surprising people are experiencing an increase in stress, depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n

When news of COVID-19 started spreading more rapidly and locally earlier this year, Shainna Ali \u201910 \u201912MA \u201816PhD <\/strong>dealt with her own stressors before realizing that she probably wasn\u2019t alone in feeling uncertain about the virus. As a mental health professional, she wondered what other people would be experiencing.<\/p>\n