SWIFT Podcast Episode 5

From the beginning of March, my mindset about a world with COVID-19 was to take it a day at a time, since nobody had a clue what was happening or when. We as a community were self-isolating immediately and stockpiled supplies as if it was the apocalypse. A few weeks into doing this, we began to get nervous about her mental health. Can we sustain this for months? Now imagine being a business owner and completely shut down. You are not allowed to work, you have no venues to attend so what are you to do? I had the pleasure to sit down with a great friend of mine Gio. Gio and I talked about the life of a business owner during the pandemic and how he successfully kept his business afloat. Research suggests times of crisis can have long-term effects on one's behavior as well as ones mental and emotional well-being. However, we also know that with the right support, hard times can build resiliency in young people, giving them the ability to better handle stress and rebound from a setback or challenge.