Quarantine Daze

We reflect on the insanity, the good, bad and ugly of the last few weeks after lockdown was lifted this Monday. We go into loneliness, random acts of compassion and why on earth was everyone playing the 'who had it worse' lockdown game...

Episode three of Quarantine Daze explores the phenomenon of the quarter life crisis in lockdown. Namely that being a young women right now is living with a constantly bubbling, mildly acidic panic in your guts that you don’t know what you’re doing with your life. Whatever it is that you are supposed to be doing, rest assured you haven’t done it. And even if you did know what it was, which you don’t, you know everyone else is doing it better than you...This week we go into the weird world of the quarter life crisis - and how you cope with that while in lockdown. Has it made it all better, or are we being driven crazy by the need to make plans at a time when that's impossible... Follow us on IG @ywcaauckland and @veritycarajohnson

E1 p2: It seems that everyone's designated lockdown as the period of ultimate productivity - if you don't emerge out of this as your (even better)best self then what are you doing with your time? Verity Johnson is joined by Lucy O'Connor, writer, creative, host of the Selfie Reflective podcast and former hustle lifestyle influencer, Monday Hustle. Together they unpick how damaging productivity culture is, why we tie it so tight to our self worth and what to do if you're feeling the lockdown productivity pressure.... Keep up with us at @ywcaauckland on IG and make sure you check out our guest Lucy at @lucyohello

E1 Pt 1: How to focus in a crisis when your brain is melting deals with the all important question of how are we supposed to focus in the middle of everything going on right now?! Host Verity Johnson shares her tips on doing just that, learned from years as a freelance writer who's forever trying to carve out focus in the middle of panic. This is the first episode of Quarantine Daze, designed to help young women adjust to the new normal of life under lockdown during a pandemic. Keep up with us on IG @ywcaauckland and @veritycarajohnson.