Dear LK: My husband is still living under COVID lockdown

Life Kit

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🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Three years into the pandemic, one spouse is ready to lift lockdown. The other? Not so much. Epidemiologist and science communicator Jessica Malaty Rivera shares ideas on finding compromise and managing a risk budget.

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0:00.0	Today on the show, my spouse insists our family live in a state of near COVID lockdown.
0:05.3	I want to be sensitive to his needs, but I think you might be going too far.
0:08.8	Dear life kit.
0:09.6	Dear life kit.
0:10.7	Dear life kit.
0:11.5	Dear life kit.
0:12.6	I have a question for you.
0:14.4	This is Dear Life kit.
0:16.5	From NPR.
0:17.6	How can I become a better caretaker?
0:19.2	How do I deal with my parents' unrealistic expectations?
0:22.7	And we're getting personal.
0:25.2	I'm catching feelings for someone, but they're married.
0:29.6	I'm your host, Andy Tagle.
0:31.8	Every episode, we answer one of your most pressing and intimate anonymous questions with
0:35.8	expert advice.
0:36.8	I'm an infectious disease epidemiologist, and I kind of know too much.
0:41.5	That's today's expert, Jessica Melati Rivera.
0:44.8	Jessica is an infectious disease epidemiologist and science communicator, whose specialty is
0:49.4	in translating complex scientific concepts into impactful, judgment-free, and accessible
0:54.6	information.
0:55.6	Today, Jessica's going to help us with a household divided on how to deal with COVID.
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