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Mardi Crane-Godreau, PhD's avatar

Hi Stephanie,

Thanks so much for supporting my Substack. Wow!

COVID and Long COVID, yes.... there's been loneliness.

For our lives here in Vermont, it's been four years of largely being alone. From mandated isolation to concerns over becoming re-infected, we've felt it. Sometimes it's been more painful than at other times. But, in that we choose to live in a very rural area, we recognize that we are as much responsible for our isolation as are the conditions of society and the risks posed by new COVID, RSV or other viruses.

I do see some hopeful changes happening in the world around us. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the collective disdain for much of social media, the collective experiences of isolation, the yearning for community. I find myself meeting or hearing about people who seem like pioneers seeking new ways to establish mutually beneficial and supportive relationships. I think that here at Substack, that we may be some of those pioneers.

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