I have recently written about the eminently important task of bearing witness in the war in Ukraine. Ed Yong is taking it upon himself to bear witness in a different context. In fact, I cannot think of anyone who has shouldered more burden to bear witness to the trauma and grief the pandemic has inflicted, and continues to inflict. On the Trauma Stewardship Institute’s podcast, he speaks candidly about what this work is doing to him, and what keeps him going.

From Weekly Filet #391, in April 2022.