Stuck in the Middle with You - Family and COVID-19
For most people in the United States, social distancing began three weeks ago. For me, social distancing has been happening for over two months.
My Mom has advanced multiple sclerosis, and once my family learned of the COVID-19 virus hitting the world, we made the decision to quarantine my mother until a vaccine is created. Advanced multiple sclerosis has limited her immune system so significantly, that if she is to get this virus, the likelihood of her surviving is weak. For this reason I haven't seen my parents in over 2 months, and I miss them!
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We have been doing daily phone calls, and video calls every few days to stay connected. This has eliminated my trips to Cape Cod for the past few months to see my parents.
On the other side of the coin, I live with my partner who has immune deficiencies. I have needed to switch all of my client services to Virtual. At first, this felt very limiting. As I begin to transform my business as one that offers many of the same services (coaching, SL II, consulting, speaking, team building) in ways that are safe and virtual, now I feel I was ahead of the game, with social distancing being the new normal.
Although sometimes I feel stuck in the middle between these different parts of my family, I am thankful every single day to have these loving people in my life. I would do anything to protect them and keep them safe!
How are you balancing family and work during social distancing? Comment below to share.
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Sarah Scala is a senior talent management leader and executive coach with 20+ years of experience providing organization development, change management, and leadership development solutions for diverse global and local industries. She is a collaborative consultant, coach, and educator supporting performance transformation of executives, leaders, and teams. Sarah is a methodical, results-driven leader recognized for helping clients reach their highest potential, increase revenue, reduce turnover, elevate business profitability, build competencies, and improve performance.
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