Adversity: Anxiety’s RX
We’re living in an era when optimism, inspiration, and hope are as rare – and as luminescent – as multi-carat emeralds. The “sledgehammer effect” wrought by a historic number of overlapping crises – from the pandemic to recession, partisan toxicity to climate change – has helped spawn a mental health epidemic marked by surging incidence of depression, suicide, and addiction.
In a show designed to provide an antidote to that omnipresent anxiety and to celebrate the indomitable human spirit, Common Ground with Jane Whitney profiles those who have overcome adversity and trauma through grit, resilience, and determination.