Megan Ellen Johnson

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Megan Ellen Johnson

title: Megan Ellen Johnson

creator: Megan Ellen Johnson

description: My name is Megan Johnson. At the time of this pandemic, I am 22, a junior in college living in family housing near campus with my one-year-old son (yes, he celebrated his FIRST birthday during a pandemic!) husband, and furry friends. The impact of Covid-19 on my family has been disastrous. I lost my job teaching dance due to gym/studio closures and because we were already low-income before this we were really hit hard. Because most of our income is work-study and I wasn't working full time we were initially denied unemployment from the state. It wasn't until yesterday that we finally were able to qualify for a special new form of unemployment created for the pandemic. This whole ordeal has been surreal. I have never seen Missoula so quiet and yet so loud! So many windows are covered in encouraging art and words. Everyone nods and waves to say hello despite not being able to see smiles behind masks. It is terrifying and it is also beautiful. I have started to appreciate the little things and take joy in things I forgot about in the chaos of life. I am also eternally grateful that my family has been safe so far. This has been such a heartbreaking and world changing time.This dance is a dance I created in the tiny space of our bedroom. This apartment is where we have been sheltering in place to protect ourselves and our community. Being a dance major, the shelter in place order has been really hard. It has made me stir crazy! I decided to create a dance about one of the biggest coping concepts I have utilized during this time ""Radical Acceptance."" Radical Acceptance is a concept in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy that is all about learning to live in the now and live every day for what it is. It is finding peace in chaos and dancing in acid rain. I felt that that concept embodied my life. Everyone is learning to make the best of life right now and learning to thrive in ways we can so I made a dance about it.

publisher: Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana

date Submitted: 2020-04-29

type: Moving Image

identifier: 2020_065_011_files

language: English

rights: April 29 2020Documenting COVID-19 in Missoula County Submission AgreementI understand that the materials I am contributing today to the Documenting COVID-19 in Missoula County project will be maintained by Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, the University of Montana (hereafter UM). I understand that the material/file(s) will be managed in a manner consistent with established professional standards and UMs collection development policy and I place no restrictions on their use or disposition.I agree that UM may make publicly accessible, either immediately or in the future, the material/files I’m submitting for this project.I am eighteen years old or older. Parents or legal guardians may submit material on behalf of their children.I understand that material submitted through this form must not violate any confidentiality, privacy, security or other laws. I agree not to submit material that contains sensitive personal information about other individuals, including personal health information.I give consent to UM to digitally reformat the collection or migrate existing digital content to new technical environments as appropriate for preservation and/or access purposes.I confirm that I own (or have legal authority over) the materials I am submitting. I voluntarily transfer to UM all rights, title, and interests, including non-exclusive intellectual property rights, to these materials.If you wish to contribute files or other materials to this project that for some reason would require temporary access restrictions, such as for privacy and confidentiality reasons, or if for some other reason you are not able to affirm each statement please contact library.covidarchive@umontana.edu to discuss options.

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