Gabriella Whiteman

“You have to have more empathy when you go out into the world” is one of the two phrases my mum has told me that has stuck with me for many years. That is the kind of frank but loving mother she is and for that I´ll always be grateful.

If you’re not an essential worker, you’ve most likely been forced to stay at home and work remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Chances are, at some point, you’ve been bored. You’ve stared into space or scrolled mindlessly through social media to make the lockdown more bearable.