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The past few weeks have been a lot! The stress and grief of the past few years is compounding with what feels like weekly tragedies and it makes complete sense that your feelings might be all over the place. I wanted to symbolically create a space to hold them for you.
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Casis. It's Dr Joy here. Normally we'd have our regular episode today, but instead I thought it would be better to just create some space for a check in. I can imagine you're probably feeling a lot of different things right now, angry, numb sad, overwhelmed, hopeless, and many others. I want you to know that whatever you're feeling is okay. Allow yourself to feel your feelings without judging them. The stress and grief of the past few years is compounding with what feels like weekly tragedies, and it makes complete sense that your feelings might be all over the place. But I'm with you, sitting here with you, holding space to honor whatever it is you're feeling. Sometimes, when our feelings get really big, it can be hard to know what to do next. When that's the case, I want you to know you can always come back to your breath. Taking some time to focus on your breathing can be a good way to feel more grounded and help to relieve some of the intensity of your feelings. Let's take a few deep breaths now. We'll breathe in for account of four, hold for four, release it for four, and then pause for four. Breath in hold, release it yeah, and pause one more time. Breathe in, hold, release it m yea, and pause. I also want you to remember to pay attention to how much media you're consuming, as that can intensify whatever it is you're feeling. Remember to eat and drink, even if it's a little, and try to get some rest. When in doubt, remember to return to your breath. We'll check in again soon, but until then, do your best to take you care of yourself. H