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Speaker 1: Casis. It's Dr Joy here. Normally we'd have our regular

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Speaker 1: episode today, but instead I thought it would be better

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Speaker 1: to just create some space for a check in. I

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Speaker 1: can imagine you're probably feeling a lot of different things

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Speaker 1: right now, angry, numb sad, overwhelmed, hopeless, and many others.

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Speaker 1: I want you to know that whatever you're feeling is okay.

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Speaker 1: Allow yourself to feel your feelings without judging them. The

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Speaker 1: stress and grief of the past few years is compounding

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Speaker 1: with what feels like weekly tragedies, and it makes complete

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Speaker 1: sense that your feelings might be all over the place.

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Speaker 1: But I'm with you, sitting here with you, holding space

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Speaker 1: to honor whatever it is you're feeling. Sometimes, when our

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Speaker 1: feelings get really big, it can be hard to know

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Speaker 1: what to do next. When that's the case, I want

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Speaker 1: you to know you can always come back to your breath.

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Speaker 1: Taking some time to focus on your breathing can be

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Speaker 1: a good way to feel more grounded and help to

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Speaker 1: relieve some of the intensity of your feelings. Let's take

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Speaker 1: a few deep breaths now. We'll breathe in for account

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Speaker 1: of four, hold for four, release it for four, and

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Speaker 1: then pause for four. Breath in hold, release it yeah,

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Speaker 1: and pause one more time. Breathe in, hold, release it

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Speaker 1: m yea, and pause. I also want you to remember

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Speaker 1: to pay attention to how much media you're consuming, as

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Speaker 1: that can intensify whatever it is you're feeling. Remember to

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Speaker 1: eat and drink, even if it's a little, and try

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Speaker 1: to get some rest. When in doubt, remember to return

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Speaker 1: to your breath. We'll check in again soon, but until then,

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Speaker 1: do your best to take you care of yourself. H