{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eac03000b54f43c06c11a94/5fa12ce932af2f5e175b4320?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Living alone under lockdown, with Becky Barnes of Huff Post UK ","description":"<p>In her role as Audience Editor of the publishing site <a href=\"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Huff Post UK</a>, <strong>Becky Barnes</strong> is responsible for helping people make sense of the overwhelming amount of information and news about the global pandemic. But during the first lockdown, she found spending her entire working day immersed in negative information, and living on her own, took its toll on her mental health.</p><p><br></p><p>In this insightful and honest chat, Becky talks to us about why she experienced her worst mental health ever during 2020, and how her fun and fulfilling life as a busy single woman in London was totally transformed by Covid. Since going through the first lockdown, Becky’s discovered lots about what has helped improve her mental health; from giving up alcohol to tracking her menstrual cycle and learning how to be her own best friend.</p><p><br></p><p>Becky’s recently launched a weekly roundup of uplifting news to keep us going – because we need joy more than ever. Subscribe to <strong>The Brightside</strong> here: https://subscribe.huffpost.com/NewsLetter/preference/Subscribe/?list=uk-brightside&amp;src=email&amp;</p><p><br></p><p>How to Cope is hosted by writer Becky Howard and psychotherapist Lucy Clyde. You can follow us on Twitter @_beckyhoward @lucysclyde @cope_podcast</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Lucy Clyde + Becky Howard"}