Peoples Wagner: Lost six family members to COVID-19
Lindsay Peoples Wagner · How I Built Resilience: Lindsay Peoples Wagner of The Cut · Apr 15, 2021 · at 6:25
Lindsay Peoples Wagner discusses the personal toll and grief experienced while stepping into her role as editor-in-chief of The Cut during the pandemic.
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“Myself, I lost six family members to COVID”
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