Inspirational Speaker Mckenna Reitz: “5 Things I Learned From The Social Isolation of the COVID19 Pandemic”

An Interview With Phil LaDuke

…How important physical touch is for the human soul. How amazing was the first time you hugged someone that does not live in our household? I remember hugging my dads months after isolation and it was truly the most incredible feeling ever. As humans, we need physical touch to exist and this starts from birth. We are given a sense of love, security, and belonging from touch that gives us the strength to venture out, try new things, and most importantly love ourselves.

With the success of the vaccines, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel of this difficult period in our history. But before we jump back into the routine of the normal life that we lived in 2019, it would be a shame not to pause to reflect on what we have learned during this time. The social isolation caused by the pandemic really was an opportunity for a collective pause, and a global…