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COVID 19

Survival Guide

Being an introvert is paying off big right now.  I can only imagine how uncomfortable things are for those not accustom to staying home and having time to yourself. 

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I self isolate often for my own mental health.  Too much social stimulation exhausts me.  As with any exhaustion my mind, body and soul become weak and I rely on unhealthy systems to keep me going.  This is when I pull back and focus on balance.  

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Exercise, Read, Cook, Dance, Write, Paint, Dream

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Remember everyone out there risking their lives, would give anything to be safe at home.   

Entertainment

Books, TV, Podcasts, YouTube

There are so many mediums out there now to entertain & enlighten.  Here are a few recommendations.

Audible/Books

  • One Man's Wilderness by Sam Keith (taken from the journals of Richard Proenneke)

  • Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry

  • More Myself - by Alicia Keyes

  • HIgh Noon - The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of An American Classic

  • Quantum: Einstein, Bohr, and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality

  • The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

  • AWOL on the Appalachian Trail

  • Out of My Mind by Alan Arkin

  • Open Book: A Memoir by Jessica Simpson

  • Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir

  • Einstein: His Life and Universe

  • Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

  • She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

Netflix

  • Magnetic

  • The Laundromat

  • Outlander

  • Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich

  • Dead to Me

  • Schitt's Creek

  • ATYPICAL

  • Unbelievable 

  • Echo in the Canyon

  • Reign

  • Inside Bill's Brain

  • In the Dark

  • Workin Moms

  • Tiger King

  • The Kominsky Method

  • Tell me Who I am

  • The Crown

  • Wild Wild Country

  • Expedition Happiness

  • Rolling Thunder Revue

  • Broadchurch

  • Magical Andes

  • To the Bone

  • The Kominsky Method

  • The Last Czars

  • Genius of the Modern World

  • The Laundromat

  • Broadchurch

  • Cold Case Files

  • Joan Didion - The Center Will Not Hold


Hulu

  • Hillary

  • The Assistant

  • Forensic Files

  • Mrs. America

  • Homicide Hunter

  • Loving Vincent

  • Iris (2014)

  • The Bookshop

  • Untouchable

  • Where'd You Go Bernadette

  • The Panama Papers

  • The Reckoning

Amazon Prime

  • This Mountain Life  *new*

  • Sound City

  • Return to Mount Kennedy

  • Understanding Russia:  A Cultural History

  • Booksmart

  • American Experience: New York (this is an amazing documentary) HIGHLY RECOMMEND​

  • American Experience: Murder of a President

  • The Wolf: Marine Mammal Evolution Unfolding

  • Wild About - Wolves

  • White Wolves - Ghosts of the Arctic

  • Modern Love - Season 1

  • Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr

  • Brittany Runs a Marathon

  • Fleabag

  • My Old Lady

  • We'll Take Manhattan

  • After the Wedding

  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

  • Autocomplete Interviews

  • Footsteps in the Snow

  • The Jinx

Podcasts

A few years ago I was a virgin to listening to Podcasts and ironically my "first" was, My Dad Wrote a Porno

This may not be to everyone's liking, but it sure gave me some roaring moments of laughter as well as a funny moment of cheeky embarrassment.  


Late one fall evening, on a quiet dark bus ride from upstate NY to Manhattan.  I was listening to MDWAP with headphones when suddenly they ran out of battery.  Fumbling with my iPhone audio, sounds of Belinda's rendevous blurted out into the sleepy rows of strangers.  Quickly I was able to hit pause.  An awkward 360 degree glance showed most people still napping.  I had a good laugh thinking how ridiculous it is that we are not more open about sexuality (healthy, humorous, open dialogue promotes knowledge and removes fear and taboo behaviors).  But alas, that's a topic for another time.  

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Here are a few more podcasts that have provided some knowledge, laughter and inspiration:

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  • Snap Judgement

  • Michelle Obama on Spotify

  • Girlboss

  • WTF w/ Marc Maron

  • Oprah and Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth (this changed my life)

  • Story Corps

  • SciFri

  • The Reith Lectures

  • The Moth

  • To Live and Die in LA

  • Broken Record

  • Car Talk (I miss this show from NPR)

  • Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

  • But That's Another Story

  • The Breakfast Club

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reflect~observe~change

The world is giving us the chance to appreciate the little things and learn from these challenges

Couple Holding Hearts

Human touch is precious

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