It’s Time to Turn a New Mental Page

A simple way to quick-start reentry habits

Ashley Abramson
Forge
Published in
4 min readApr 19, 2021

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The day it became clear that Covid-19 would significantly disrupt our lives, I sat down at the dining room table, opened a notebook, and scribbled “SELF-CARE” at the top of the page. Below it, a pandemic to-do list: Order from local restaurants. Load up on coffee, wine, and ice cream. Nap. Indulge in more screen time and online…

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Ashley Abramson
Forge

Writer-mom hybrid. Health & psychology stories in NYT, WaPo, Allure, Real Simple, & more.