In this time of such anxiety and contradictory information about COVID, we need to be kind and gentle to ourselves and to all those around us. Learn the top 10 cognitive distortions we use that hurt rather than help us cope. Learn self-care tips to help make us feel like our old pre-COVID selves. Rea Kirk earned her doctorate from the University of Southern CA and taught at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She brings her love of learning and deep empathy to this timely topic.