The fear of contagion and the contagion of fear

Abstract

I am writing from my perspective as a white woman and a mother, who specialises in working with group-analytic larger groups. It was written in the UK, in May 2020, five months after the virus, COVID-19, first spread to Europe and threatened to destroy life as we had known it. My experience of working with and participating in larger groups online is described. I also make some observations about the possibility of emerging into, what many express hope for; a more equitable ‘new normal’ worldwide.