The Covid-19 podcast: Recent Episodes
Adelle Gascoyne
The Covid-19 podcast will help you deal with life amid the pandemic. We will look at natural health, nutrition, healthy coping skills and mental health. This podcast is written by Professor Adelle Gascoyne of Wild Sunshine Media and produced with the financial support of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
Prof. Adelle Gascoyne talks about communication and conflict in the family. Topics cover: positive functions of conflict, healthy family functioning, family communication, social support, Emotional Action Planning as EQ skill, dealing with someone else’s anger, and learning to say no. Although we focus on the family, these skills apply to the workplace and community life as well.
Prof. Adelle Gascoyne talks about 6 healthy coping skills to improve your life quality in general and especially in the Covid-19 pandemic.
We’ve all had our moments of fear and sadness during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. In this episode, Adelle Gascoyne talks about the roots of anxiety, loneliness and depression and suggest remedies for these. She also talks about the spiritual roots of suicide and prevention. Her personal testimony of dealing with hardship should encourage you in times when you struggle to cope.
When times are tough it can be hard to maintain a healthy diet. In this episode, SA Peacewoman Adelle Gascoyne shares her tips against food fatigue, and how to create healthy meals for less. She also talks about food cravings and how to stretch your food supplies. We recommend you use this episode with the previous one on nutrition to plan balanced meals.
Nutrition is crucial for optimal health. A strong immune system is always desirable but especially important during the Covid-19 pandemic. This episode provides us all with a reminder of the basics of proper nutrition.
In this episode Prof. Adelle Gascoyne shares effective home remedies for common ailments and tips on reducing the effect of Covid-19. It is a especially important to know these remedies during lockdown when hospitals are overcrowded or wallets are empty. Everyone should have access to this essential information.