Alternative Ways To Feel Your Feels

Transcript

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Hey Team!

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this week we're going to be touching on

how to prioritize your mental health.

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But in a little bit of a different way.

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Whenever I think about my mental health,

the first thing I go to is

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what makes me feel good,

and then I move towards that. Yes.

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Since some of us have some extra time

during the holiday period, it's a good

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opportunity to just try something new,

do something that you can get lost in.

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So we all know that getaways

“zone”, the place that you go

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when you're passionately absorbed

into like a task that you're doing

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that you've almost forgotten.

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The time is continuing on without you.

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So when we touch on these different

activities,

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the purpose is to try and get you

into that zone,

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to try and stop you from thinking about

what's going on in life,

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What do I need to be doing tomorrow

and just have you solely in the moment.

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Just stop thinking.

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So one way I've decided to prioritize

my mental health this Christmas

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in the spare time that I am managing to

find is doing a little bit of pottery.

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So I hired out this wheel.

You don't need to hire out a wheel.

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You can just get like

a little bit of clay from Kmart.

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And it's not necessarily

about creating the clay piece.

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It's more so the process of doing it

and getting lost in that process.

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I might not end up with anything

yesterday.

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I didn't end up with very much.

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It all broke,

but it was the process that I went through

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that took me out of my own mind

and very much into the present.

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I'm definitely keeping mine

a little bit more low key.

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I'm just going to find a good book that's

been sitting on the shelf for a while.

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You mean you're not hiring out

an entire mechanism?

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No, no, no.

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I'm going to the good old, traditional.

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Good, old fashioned book. Off the shelf.

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A reading for me

is something I really enjoy doing,

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but throughout the year

I find it hard to put time aside for it.

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So I'm definitely going

to clear out some space in the calendar

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and make sure I can do some reading.

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We have put some suggestions below

for you as well,

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but there are so many different types

of things you can be doing.

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You can be creating your own favorite

recipe and eating all just for you.

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You could be doing a paint by number

or coloring book.

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You could be grounding at the beach

or the park.

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My dogs, all you need to remember

is does it make me feel good?

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And if the answer is yes, keep doing it.

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Prioritizing your mental health

doesn't always look like cutting the toxic

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people off.

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Journaling and going through

like your breathing techniques.

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It's really about creating a safe

and nice space

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for your mind

to sit in every now and then.

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It's really about

just prioritizing you. Yeah.

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So that said, comment below,

Let us know what you're going to be doing

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during this break period

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and feel free to like

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feel into that rest as well

because I'm going to be turning off

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some of my early alarms

and just enjoying a sleep.

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You now only have to deal

with seven alarms instead of ten.

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That's all for us this week.

Have a great one. We'll talk soon.

This week we’re going to be talking about prioritising your mental health.

It starts by prioritising YOU.

If you find yourself with some extra hours to spare this holiday season, dig into all the wonderful things that excite you and make you feel good!

When we think of prioritising our mental health we always ask ourselves “what do I enjoy doing?”. More specifically, “what do I enjoy doing solo?” That way it takes the pressure off of trying to make plans with other people and needing friends, and gives you time to spend with yourself.

The below are some suggestions of activities you can do that help calm the mind and/or get in your zone:

• Clay play, make a cute pinch pot or a little ramekin

• Cook your favourite dish, JUST FOR YOU!

• Colour/Paint by numbers and don’t look at the time.

• Dance and move your body at any chance you get.

• Create space for new year energy, clear your home of all the “things” you don't use anymore!

• Pick up a new book, one that gets you excited!

• Go for a drive just to listen to your favourite album.

• Be in nature! Literally go bury your feet in the sand and enjoy a swim.

• Sleep in and turn off your alarms, now is the time to rest & recover!

This time of year is for you to spend it how you want to spend it without thinking too much about it. Take off the pressure and just do you. These types of activities are things that you want to be able to lose yourself in, so if there’s something you love to do that isn’t on this list that still counts! Looking after your mental health isn’t always journaling and working through your emotions, sometimes it’s just creating that safe calm space to lose yourself in and enjoy.

Comment below with an activity you are excited to spend some time on over the next few weeks.