Navigating Your Feelings about Reopening SHARE By Kerianne Lawson, Chief Programs Officer, Beach Cities Health District After living with COVID-19 for more than a year, Los Angeles County is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. More than 8 million vaccine doses have been administered in the County and we continue to move forward through the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. With more sectors and businesses reopening, people are heading back into the office and students are going back to school in-person. While getting back to life is wonderful news, this transition to the new normal can feel overwhelming and bring with it a wide range of emotions – excitement, anxiety, hope, stress, even fear. After adapting to a world full of athleisure attire, physical distancing and connecting only virtually with others, you might be caught off guard when you see a co-worker or classmate for the first time in more than a year (in real life that is and not through a screen).