So one thing that I've been asking everyone that I've been speaking to is how is your soul doing right now?

Oh, my soul. My soul is heavy there are times when I feel great sorrow and there are times where I feel

nothing between COVID-19 and the protests catalyzed by the Black Lives Matter movement,

2020 has been a year of great unexpected change.

And for many of us, we are starting new roles in the middle of unprecedented events.

That's like a common phrase around here when things die down.

We now no longer say that. We're like, they're never going to settle because we don't know what's coming.

I think every generation of

physicians has some experience of watching something change so dramatically.

When ever there's some sort of massive upheaval, some event, there's a tendency to try to create a narrative, right, for lots of different reasons.

You know, there is a lie, there is hope that we can make change through the systems and the structures that exist and make them better and make them more

fear and they were more just to everyone.

Hello and welcome to a special episode of Core I am on stories from challenging times, inspired by this crazy year we've been having.

My name is Solon Kelleher. I'm an audio producer with Core I am,

and today I'm joined by Dr. Brinda Desai, a pulmonary critical care fellow.

Hi, Solon.

Hi, Brenda.

So one phrase you've probably heard countless times since March has been these challenging times.

Brinda, have you heard this phrase?

More than I'd like to.

I think it's in so many emails, so many newsletters,

kind of all over the place right now.

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