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'Working' from home and the year of the rat: Parenting in a crisis

In this episode we bring you two stories — about how crises impacts our parenting. Julia Pagel tries to balance working from home and parenting during a pandemic. And Sam Mullins rallies to tackle the rat infestation in his family home.
Sam Mullins with his wife Rachel and daughter Marlo (pre-Covid-19). A month after their rat infestation, they travelled to Tofino, B.C. to be as far away as possible. (Submitted by Sam Mullins)

In this episode we bring you two stories about the way we sound and how it impacts our larger sense of self.

First, Julia Pagel shares the challenges of working from home during a global crisis while parenting a toddler.

A fine balance: parenting and productivity during a pandemic

Then, Sam Mullins discovers the family home has turned into "Rathattan" and rallies to eliminate the infestation.

Sam Mullins goes into 'Dad-mode' to tackle the 'Rathattan' in his home