With most people working from home, there is no longer a real need to dress up. Have a work meeting? Nothing professional needed below the waist. Dressy tops are the extent of what one is able to broadcast to the world during pandemic times. But did you know that one’s level of grooming and hygiene can be representative of something else? Something bigger?

There are a plethora of different issues people are struggling with right now. Between skyrocketing Omicron COVID-19 cases, continued high unemployment rates, and the returned need for social distancing, the pandemic has created a greater need than ever before for social connections. Many people are stuck in small NYC apartments right now with little to no communication with the outside world (unless you count that text from your delivery person telling you your food has arrived).

So what can one do to forge that human connection and stop feeling so damn isolated in the time of corona? Here’s where group therapy comes in. You may have thought about individual therapy and may even already have an individual therapist. But have you ever given group therapy a thought? What better way to connect than in a group targeted for your specific issue led by an experienced clinician? You’ll be in good company.

You may have long awaited plans—to see family or friends you’ve been missing or to ring in 2022 with a New Years Eve party—and they may end up being canceled due to the new strain of COVID. Disappointing as this may be, there are still many things to celebrate. So what is one to do if you’re relatively isolated for the holidays?