I'm actually feeling pretty good. I don't know if that's a bit of an unconventional answer, but these times have just shown how much potential we have as individuals...

[On-screen text] Hannah

...as communities, as societies and then as a country as well.

[On-screen title] Keeping up with my Culture. Identity. Self.

My name is Hannah Shatta and I'm a Jewish journalism student from Monash University, who's obsessed with the media.

[On-screen text] Life in lockdown

So, at the moment I'm living mostly with my partner, but at my normal living home, it's my dad, his partner, two of her kids, the five of the kids in my family, two dogs, a cat, our chickens and our ducks. It's good, it's a bit full house, quite literally.

[On-screen text] Cultural connection

I have found that my faith is very communal-based and I've found that sort of losing that communal means of achieving your kind of, a bigger connection and a deeper connection to God and to my Judaism, I think has been quite a struggle.

[On-screen text] Looking after yourself

And I think the most important coping strategy I've used has actually been creating structure and routine in my day and in my week.

The second thing has been finding hobbies that split up my day between the stresses of the day, and actually taking a break.

If you don't have an immediate support network you can reach out to, there's multiple hotlines, there's multiple not-for-profits, there's Facebook pages.

It's amazing how much help there is available for young people.

You know, one theory of Judaism is hashkafa, and it's that idea that everything happens for a reason. And I've loved revisiting that as some very bewildering things have happened this year. And so having those ideas to really keep me centred and also keep me focused and ultimately keep me connected, I think has been really fantastic.

[On-screen text] 
Whatever you're feeling, you're not alone.

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