1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Mental health is just as important as your physical health, 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: and if you do not take the time to prioritize it, 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: then that struggle, that inner turmoil, it will manifest itself 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: in other ways in your life. Hey, Handlers hits me 5 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: Emily a body popping in with another installment of Hurdle 6 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: moment from Hurdle this week, I am getting vulnerable, and 7 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: that's because I think it's about time that we get 8 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: upfront about what's been going on here. And by what's 9 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: been going on here, I mean let's do a little 10 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: bit of a mental health check in. I have certainly 11 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: talked about mental health on the show before and also 12 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: over on social media, shared a little bit about my journey, 13 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: especially a trip that I had to Abiza last year 14 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: where I did a self reflection exercise that made me 15 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: fully come to terms at the time with the negative 16 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: conversation that was happening inside my own head. And it 17 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: was that experience in a visa in early twenty nineteen 18 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: where I came to fully understand that we are the 19 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: people that talk to ourselves the most over the course 20 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: of any given day. And since then, I mean, of course, 21 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: a lot has happened, a lot, a lot I mean, 22 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: we're in a pandemic, so a lot of us have 23 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: been struggling with mental health, dealing with so many emotions 24 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: because of the unexpected, because of perhaps a shift in 25 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: our work schedule, a shift in our personal life, spending 26 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: more time alone, not being able to work out as 27 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: you want to. 28 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: I mean, the list of reasons. 29 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: Why your mental health could be suffering right now is 30 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: literally endless. But I'm here to talk about where I'm at, 31 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: kind of have an honest one on one with all 32 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: of you, and in turn then offer up some of 33 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: the tips and tricks that I have used to give 34 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: my own mental health a boost when the times truly 35 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: do feel tough, and trust me, they have felt tough, 36 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: especially lately. I've said it before. Mental health is kind 37 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: of one of those taboo topics like sex or your finances. 38 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: It's something that people don't often talk about all that much, 39 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: but it is so important. Mental health is just as 40 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: important as your physical health, and if you do not 41 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 1: take the time to prioritize it, then that struggle, that 42 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: inner turmoil, it will manifest itself in other ways in 43 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: your life. We have the opportunity to talk about mental health, 44 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: to have open and honest dialogues, and that again is 45 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: why I am having one here on the show today. 46 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: If this resonates with you, if this episode is something 47 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: that you can relate to, please. 48 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: Do me a favor. 49 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 1: If you have yet to do so, head on into 50 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: the iTunes store, rate and review the show, give it 51 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: five stars and let the people. 52 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: Know why you love Hurdle. 53 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: Also, make sure you're keeping up with Hurdle on social 54 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: media over at Hurdle Podcast. 55 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 2: I am also over at Emily a Body. 56 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: And if you want to get into some more of 57 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: the topics that you are hearing about on the show, 58 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: a great way to connect with me is through. 59 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: The Hurdle sessions. 60 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: There are slew of them that have already happened, but 61 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,839 Speaker 1: live recordings are available for purchase over on the Hurdle website. 62 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: And then some really exciting upcoming sessions as well. I've 63 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: got building a social media presence and also a media 64 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: strategy for fitness professionals. If either of those sound interesting 65 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: to you, I've got your back. 66 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: The links to both of those are in the show notes. 67 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: And with that, let's get to hurdling. 68 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: It was a. 69 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: Sunday night about I'd say a little bit over a 70 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: month ago that I was sitting on my couch really 71 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: beside myself. I actually remember that I went on Instagram 72 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: and it was the week that I was hosting a 73 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: hurdle session on how to find your Power alone, and 74 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: I'm sitting on the couch and I'm feeling so lonely 75 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: at the time, and I'm just thinking to myself, like, 76 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: how am I supposed to show up and preach to 77 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: other people and offer them my best tips and tricks 78 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: when I myself am feeling some kind of way. But 79 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,799 Speaker 1: the reality is is that no matter how much work 80 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: that you do, and trust me, I am here putting 81 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: in a lot of it, there are going to be 82 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: times that certain thoughts and feelings arise. But the difference 83 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: is that with time, if you do that work, you 84 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: get to be in a better place of handling these thoughts, 85 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: these feelings, and these emotions. I'm going to talk a 86 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: little bit about that time I reflect on twenty twenty, 87 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of us can agree that 88 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: in March it was kind of like shell shock, and 89 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: then in April and early May it was a real struggle. 90 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 1: It was definitely a dark time. Whether you were going 91 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: through this time solo like me, or navigating it with 92 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: a partner around it has been confusing, and especially during 93 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: that period, it was just a lot, a lot of feelings, 94 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: a lot of wanting things to be how they were not, 95 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: a lot of wondering when we would see the other 96 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: side of this, a lot of being frustrated in a 97 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: new quote unquote normal, a lot of missing friends and family, 98 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: of missing physical touch, of wanting to break free of 99 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: these boundaries that we were not placing on ourselves, but 100 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: rather something else was setting them for us. And so, 101 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: like many of you, I would assume during that time period, 102 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: I was certainly struggling on the mental health front, and 103 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: I noticed that I manifested that struggle in my eating habits. 104 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: I would often go to my refrigerator walk over to 105 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: my pantry like ten to fourteen times in one day, 106 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: not because I was hungry, but because I was looking 107 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: for an outlet. Right at the time, I was also 108 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: dealing with a little bit of a hip injury, and 109 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 1: I couldn't move my body like and so instead I 110 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: leaned in to all of these foods and in turn 111 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: felt really bad about my body and about the negative 112 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: self talk that was going on in my head, and 113 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: then summer happened, and summer I felt pretty good. You know. 114 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: It was good to have the opportunity to have some 115 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: more flexibility while being safe, of course, to see some 116 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: friends and family, to get outside of the four walls 117 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: of my apartment a little bit more, to enjoy the sun, 118 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: and just truly embrace a little bit more of the 119 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: normalcy I once knew. But somewhere in the middle of August, 120 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: I felt that loneliness creeping back in. And I can 121 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: definitely peg it to a few things, But for me, 122 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: that loneliness really stemmed from dealing with the emotions of 123 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: so many people that I care about, either leaving the 124 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: city at that time or letting me know that they 125 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: would be leaving the city in a few months, and 126 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: worrying about, you know, my place in the scheme of things, 127 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: and wondering, am I supposed to be leaving too? Am 128 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: I doing something wrong? Should I be reevaluating everything that 129 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: I knew? All the things that I thought were stable, 130 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: felt completely shaky. 131 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 2: Pair this with me, for the. 132 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: First time in a long time, working really diligently to 133 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: set some boundaries. These boundaries kind of span from personal 134 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: to professional. Admittedly, between August and September, I had a 135 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: few really difficult conversations about the capacity in which I 136 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: could show up in the relationships as they stood at 137 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: the time. I think, especially over the course of the pandemic, 138 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: I found that I was leaning into some unhealthy relationships 139 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: looking for a sense of stability, but the reality was 140 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: that the relationships weren't necessarily providing me with stability. In fact, 141 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: they were more so an energy dream and I didn't 142 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: recognize that or want to come to terms with that 143 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: because they were familiar, right, they were something that I felt. 144 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: I felt they were safe, but they weren't safe, and 145 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: they were doing more harm than good. And so again, 146 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: for the first time in a really long time, I 147 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: started to walk away from situationships, so to speak, that 148 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: weren't serving me. And that's really weird to talk about, 149 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: but it was really fucking hard and really sad. You know, 150 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: I got one of those We're not Really Strangers text 151 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 1: messages the other day. If you've never heard about it before, 152 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: I've talked about the on the show. Stemming from this 153 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: card game We're not Really Strangers, the founder started offering 154 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: text messages that you can sign up for in her community. 155 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: And it's like hard hitting pieces of advice and facts 156 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: that are like super hard to deal with in the 157 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: moment when they show up on your phone. So the 158 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: one that showed up to me the other day was 159 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: pay more attention to who they really are than who 160 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: you want them to be. I just candidly speaking, had 161 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: a lot of people in my life that I wanted 162 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: them to be something that they weren't from me, and 163 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: I kept holding on and I kept grasping for more 164 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: and wanting more, and I just wasn't getting it. With time, 165 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 1: not saying right away because that would be a complete lie. 166 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: I'm still definitely emotionally processing a lot of this stuff, 167 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: but with time, this stuff gets better. With time, I 168 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: started to fully understand that I need to look out 169 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: for me and I need to look out for my 170 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: mental health. And so it wasn't just this, you know, 171 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: protecting my energy, holding on to good relationships, walking away 172 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: from bad relationships, and doing that sort of stuff. There 173 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: were also other strategies as I mentioned that I started 174 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: to implement to really take back the reins on my 175 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: mental health. And that's now what I'm going to get into. 176 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening. To me as I rambled about 177 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: all that stuff. I feel as though I am sweating 178 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: now speaking into this microphone. Okay, So I want to 179 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: transition a little bit into the strategies that I'm using 180 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: to boost my mental health. Strategy Number one, find the 181 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: things that make you happy and do them. This really 182 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: started to stick for me over the summer. On Sundays, 183 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: I began taking a two hour or so by gride 184 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: to the beach by myself and spending three to four 185 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: hours there and then biking back into some people. That 186 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: might sound like your own personal version of hell, but 187 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: for me, it was a time to reclaim my sanity 188 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: and just for the most part, disconnect and take my 189 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: me time. So that was one thing that I started 190 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: to do for myself that really really helped. But the 191 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: other thing that I knew that I loved and have 192 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: been really embracing lately are the sacred aspects of my 193 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: morning routine, especially on Tuesdays. I'm a member of a 194 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: track club here in New York, and we meet on 195 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: Tuesday mornings, again in a safe and socially distant way, 196 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: and after track club every Tuesday, I've been biking over 197 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: to one of my favorite cafes again, mostly solo and 198 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: sitting there and indulging in a muffin and loving it 199 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: and then sipping warm coffee and just taking a minute. 200 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: And I know that Tuesday every week is the time 201 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: that's me time. As someone who's constantly giving, I feel 202 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: like a good portion of myself by choice because I 203 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: want to, because I feel like it is my purpose. 204 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: I have to identify the times where I have to 205 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: give back to myself fill up my cup. And this 206 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: mental health boost for me finding again the things that 207 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: make me happy and indulging and enjoying them has been 208 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: really really clutch over the past month or so. The 209 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: second strategy that I have used to boost mental health 210 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: positive affirmations. 211 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 2: I have a couple post its on my front door. 212 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: I see them before I leave every morning, and they 213 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: include a positive affirmation or seven and that it is 214 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: you are capable, you are worthy, you are bold, you 215 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: are beautiful, and you've got this. And I see that, 216 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: and I'm reminded of all of these things and that 217 00:13:56,400 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: I can do hard things, that I am I'm worthy 218 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: of the energy. And I think it's really helpful to 219 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: start your day off on that positive note. You know, 220 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: people have talked to for the show before. They also 221 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: have used the power of positive affirmation. I know Robin 222 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 1: Arzon of Peloton. She keeps post its on the mirrors 223 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: in her home and literally says to herself in the 224 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: morning something like you are a badass, and like how 225 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: awesome is that? Right? Another strategy for boosting your mental 226 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: health write a thank you note. I have a book 227 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: of thank you notes. I know that's super random. I 228 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: of course also write thank you notes and send them. 229 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: But for me, going back to this gratitude practice, that 230 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: is just so so important, finding the time to write 231 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: thank you notes to people or even just things that 232 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: make you feel good. I have thank you notes written 233 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: to real people like my parents, and also in this 234 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: notebook gratitude notes written to my favorite restaurant or a 235 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: particular pair of sneakers. 236 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 2: I am serious. I know that sounds bizarre, It's okay. 237 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: And by taking the time to write these notes and 238 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: pressing pause, it's a moment of solace, and that solace 239 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: is just so so valuable. Another strategy to boost your 240 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: mental health go for a walk. This is the one 241 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: that comes in the most clutch for me when I 242 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: literally feel like I'm going to throw my laptop out 243 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: of my fourth floor window in the middle of the workday. 244 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: For me, if I feel stuck, if I feel unsure, 245 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: if I feel cranky, whatever it is, before I let 246 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: it get out of hand, I stand up, I put 247 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: on my sandals or some slip on sneakers, and I 248 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: just go for a ten minute walk around the block. 249 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: And some days that walk involves me getting an ice 250 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: cream cone, nice coffee, and other days it's just a walk. 251 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: But whatever happens on that walk, I can guarantee that 252 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: I'll walk back up those four flights of stairs and 253 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: I'm going to feel more confident at the end of it. 254 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: I'm going to feel more centered. I'm going to feel 255 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: like I got my act together at least just a 256 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: little bit, and more capable of handling what is going on. 257 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: And my last important strategy to boost mental health today 258 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: is talking to a friend. It is important in our 259 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: life that we identify the people that have our backs. 260 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 2: And you don't. 261 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: Need an army, you just need a few close confidants. 262 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: Understand and recognize who those people are in your life, 263 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: who you can rely on when times get hard, and 264 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: know the importance of opening up to them instead of 265 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: keeping everything bottled inside. Nine times out of ten. And 266 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: I said this on a recent episode. If you feel 267 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: as though you are going through something and you feel alone, 268 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: if you vocalize it to someone else as well, they 269 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: are going to say right back to you. You know what, 270 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: I can totally relate and that conversation, that dialogue, It 271 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: is so important. So identify your squad, and that's a 272 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: huge step in the right direction. You know, I've been 273 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: reading a lot on Twitter lately, and I see that 274 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: other people feel like me. That a lot of people 275 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: are saying that they too felt like the summer was 276 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: kind of a breeze and now that the temperatures are 277 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: getting colder, there's a lot of worry about what's going 278 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: to happen with our world and the flu and god 279 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: knows what else. And listen, we're all dealing with the 280 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: same worry right now. And it's so important to take 281 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: the opportunity to give back to yourself, to have open 282 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: conversations about your mental health and just know that you 283 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: are not alone and taking the time to give back 284 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: to you. It's never, ever, ever, ever time wasted. Thanks 285 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: for hearing me out today, y'all. It means the world 286 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:16,360 Speaker 1: at Emilia Body at Hurdle Podcast, another hurdle conquered. 287 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 2: Catch you guys next time.