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Have Our Relationships Healed From the Divisions of COVID?

Have Our Relationships Healed From the Divisions of COVID?
Children’s playgrounds were closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Yui Mok/PA
Mollie Engelhart
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As we move toward 2026, I keep asking myself a question that feels both personal and communal. Have our relationships actually healed from COVID-19? Not on the surface but in the places that matter most.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.