Tracy and her team would help their patients set up things like phone or zoom calls to enable them to feel connected.

Being a nurse during the pandemic, Tracy says that keeping on top of doing the right thing and putting the health of the public first was the most important for her, especially in balancing the increased risk to herself with the urgent need of her patients.

“In the past, I would’ve gone to work even if I had a slightly tickling throat. But now, even if I had any signs, I would get tested and not come to work. It’s important to exercise, eat the right thing in order to strengthen your mental health”.

In order to build more resilience in the workplace, Tracy urges us to find hope and strength in unprecedented times like these. She calls this the “post traumatic growth”.

“We tend to think of the downside when a crisis hits, but people can find strength and something to live for and grow into; that can be positive and life changing. It depends on how we look at it and it’s all in our mindsets. Many people have found hobbies and new things that they love to do”.

Using herself as an example, Tracy shares the positivity that arose in these times that helped her become more resilient. She had gained much more contentment being able to take on new hobbies like gardening. She believes that chaotic times like these can really be seen as a big pause and reset for us in life, to reflect on what we’ve been doing and what is truly important to us.

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