{"id":3958,"date":"2020-09-15T20:09:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T20:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/money\/?p=3958"},"modified":"2020-09-15T20:09:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T20:09:15","slug":"coping-with-covid-19-navigating-through-a-pandemic-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/smmo-blog\/coping-with-covid-19-navigating-through-a-pandemic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping with COVID-19: Navigating Through a Pandemic with Alicia"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m excited to post another former Peer Money Mentor\u2019s insight as they navigate through this pandemic. Here is Alicia sharing her experience: <\/p>\n

\u201cNow when this all began, I was so sad and worried about everything. I was grieving a lot and I still am but I think I’m managing it better. I like to journal. I go through the feels. I feel guilty a lot because I’m so comfortable while so many people aren’t. I’ve learned to recognize how comfortable I am and accept that I got here because I made good choices. I’m worthy of this strange vacation even though it still kind of feels wrong saying vacation. I’m so incredibly grateful for where I am now and I think that helps keep me trotting along with the good\/positive energy. <\/p>\n

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Former Peer Money Mentor, Alicia T. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

I wish I could tell people that aren’t as fortunate as me to stay positive and that things will get better but I know that’s not the easiest thing to believe. Especially with the state of the world. Things could actually get much much worse, so I’m personally just trying to take in all of the good I can while I can.\u201d <\/p>\n

Especially during this time, it\u2019s important to understand that it\u2019s okay to do things that make you feel happy and to relieve that stress. You don\u2019t have to feel guilty for taking care of yourself even with all that\u2019s going on in the world. The most important thing to understand is you can\u2019t help others until you\u2019re in a healthy state of mind. I encourage you to practice self care and to take advantage of this quarantine to do things to help you through this pandemic. Whether that means you\u2019re watching your favorite tv show on the couch or getting a home workout in, you decide how to spend your time. It\u2019s a process that everyone is going through, so remember you\u2019re not alone in the struggle to adapt to a new \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re struggling with all the feels of this pandemic, it may help to talk with someone. ACC Counselors are licensed professionals with Master\u2019s and Doctoral degrees who have been trained to provide guidance and potential solutions to emotional and psychological difficulties. Counselors understand life balance is important and thus work from a holistic approach. That is, they view the person and know that emotional health and a safe and healthy learning environment will contribute toward your academic success.  Learn more about ACC Counselors and submit an appointment request here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m excited to post another former Peer Money Mentor\u2019s insight as they navigate through this pandemic. Here is Alicia sharing her experience:  \u201cNow when this all began, I was so sad and worried about everything. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-3958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smmo-blog","tag-coping-with-covid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/money\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}