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In today's episode, I am talking with my friend Madeline Allard. Madeline is an actor and dancer is Buffalo, a world traveler and a yoga enthusiast. Madeline and I met through Instagram and she messaged me a few weeks ago saying she had an idea for a podcast episode, and I was super excited to hear that! Madeline had Covid herself not too long ago - so she has firsthand experience of dealing with the virus. And she mentioned to me how, while credible sources have been doing a good job at telling people how to prevent and treat the physical symptoms of COVID... she thinks that there has not been not enough talk about how to deal with the emotional baggage that comes with having COVID. Like many, Madeline was forced to stay at home because of having COVID. She said she felt like a prisoner and a danger to society - which is one thing that took a toll on her own mental and emotional health. Madeline said, "Being alone is alright with me - but it's different when you are forced to be alone. I felt like I needed an electric bracelet on my ankle. I was ashamed. I was afraid. I was angry. I was living in my head, and terrified that I was turning into a bad person." Madeline wanted to speak out in today's episode to let people who are listening and have either had COVID, or know someone who has had or currently has COVID - that you are NOT alone. Madeline is here to spread the message of treating others with compassion. In her words, "Nobody asked for this virus, these pandemics, these epidemics to happen. But, they did. So during this time, let's try to remove the stigma of having COVID."