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@raelan40

How has COVID-19 affected your life?

2020 has been a themepark of crazy and COVID-19 is the longest of the emotional rollercoaster rides I've been on this year. I've jumped on and off of so many, I'm amazed I can still stand upright. 

Why were you drawn to being a part of this project?

The impact of COVID-19 on women is a topic/issue I am keenly aware of so the idea caught my attention and I appreciate the opportunity to participate in the dialogue in some way. Plus any opportunity to share space with a group of women is an opportunity for learning, potency and magic!

How has COVID-19 affected your life?

We've had to endure many changes and while we adapt to surviving through life in the midst of a pandemic. But the worst of it all is I have found that COVID-19 has surrounded me with a deep feeling of profound loss and loneliness due to being isolated from loved ones who are not able to be a part of my bubble. Having a large family that used to enjoy big family dinners together every month or so but not having been together with them over the last nine months has left a hole in my heart that is very hard to fill.

Why were you drawn to being a part of this project?

I was drawn to this project because I do see that COVID-19 has had an impact on the roles of many women and how we now carry on in our day to day lives. Although my story and the impact COVID-19 has had on me might be a bit different, I look forward to sharing it just the same. I am thankful to be given this opportunity to be a part of the collaborative discussions and I am hopeful that I might even learn a thing or two from this great group of people.

How has COVID-19 affected your life?

Covid has been rough a struggle to fight and survive but also a struggle to persevere and win. 

Why were you  drawn to being a part of this project?

 I felt like the representation of our fight and struggle is valid and should be shared and brought forth for others to share and gain support through some of the hardest times of our  lives.

How has COVID-19 affected your life?

Covid has caused me to pull in and stay close to home. I think this is a way I can contribute to stopping the spread of this virus. I also feel privileged that I have this choice as I know many people don't. My work outside the house is paused for now and I really miss it but perhaps this is a chance for me to examine possibilities for the future and build towards them.


Why you were drawn to being a part of this project?

I'm interested in collaborative art projects that ask us to dig a bit deeper into an idea. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to hear about, and learn from, the multiple perspectives of other women's experiences. It seems to me that many of the conversations we've having now aren't new ones but that this pandemic really amplifies and widens the structural cracks in our culture. I'm interested in conversations that are about what's given value, in a variety of ways, and how this has been decided. 

How has COVID-19 affected your life?

Covid has been an incredibly isolating experience and it’s been difficult in many ways - I’ve had to start all over again during a pandemic! But Covid has also provided me with an opportunity to re-evaluate my priorities and spend my time and energy where it is most needed. 

Why were you drawn to being a part of this project?

I crave for a world where women band together and unite to help one another. I often find myself able to empathize with a lot of these societal issues and yet unable to reach out or help out in some way - I wish I could! There’s a strong disconnect there that I’d love to see mended somehow and I hope this project can push things in that direction.

How has COVID-19 affected your life?
COVID has ratcheted up my stress level to an unsustainable degree, upended structures and routines, and eroded supports or cut off supports.
Why were you drawn to being a part of this project?
I was drawn to the Kitchen Feminism Project because I work in a traditionally female dominated feild and am a mother and both aspects have been made exponentially harder by the pandemic, especially during quarantine when both roles needed to be performed simultaneously. More and more and more expectations have been added without any supports to make them realistically maintainable. Instead there is the ever present deluge of criticism and judgement. The virus may be a natural phenomenon but the response has felt targeted. Like an ordeal by water. A system designed to ensure women cannot win.