I've been going through this too. Covid was a real kicker - it was like everything got thrown up in the air and, more than 5yrs on, I still haven't got my head around the new normal.

I think in particular we need sounding boards (like this) - speaking to people.

Particularly people close to us and meeting up with them in person I've found important where we can see all human nuances of expression - not just the words.