Hey there, LifeKit listener, I know we don't have to tell you 2020 has been chaotic.

The coronavirus pandemic has turned all our lives upside down.

Suddenly the straight forward parts of life, like going to the grocery store, felt scary

and uncertain.

Plans for school and work dramatically changed, not to mention the unbelievable amount of

loss.

And we know it's not over yet.

But through every twist and turn of this exceptional time, LifeKit has been here to be an ambassador

of sanity, from our coverage on coping with anxiety to finding virtual therapy, from confronting

microgressions at home to having tough conversations about race and identity in the workplace,

from caring for elders and midst of pandemic while remembering to care for ourselves.

Because everyone needs a little help being human, now more than ever.

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This is NPR's LifeKit.

I'm Allison Aubrey.

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