TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. “In life, you’re either heading into a storm, going through a storm or coming out of a storm.” The pandemic brought that old saying to the forefront, said Rachel Jackson, Excela Health manager of outpatient behavioral health. “During the pandemic, we’ve certainly seen an increase in anxiety and depression related to isolation, changes in routine, the inability to access the usual forms of support,” she said. But life’s challenges — both internal and external — didn’t start with the pandemic, and they won’t end when it is over.