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The Healing Powers of Gratitude and Joy, featuring Kristen Bell Advice to My Younger Self | SELF
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In this episode of Checking In, we hear from Jenna, a listener who has a question many of us feel deep down during this time: How can we help ourselves feel better when the world is basically a dumpster fire? Sometimes, adding even just one more thing to your to-do list feels insurmountable. Zahra consults Mariel Buqué, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and holistic mental health expert based in NYC. She’s been helping her clients adjust to pandemic life stressors, particularly by emphasizing the connection between mind, body, and soul. Dr. Buqué offers some practical tips for incorporating gratitude and joy into your life so that you actually feel better—without veering into toxic positivity. After that, Zahra chats with actor and mental health advocate Kristen Bell, who is also SELF’s May digital cover star. They discuss how to set up a personal toolkit to deal with life in an overwhelming world, why Bell is a big fan of gratitude lists, and how she tries to find contentment in her day-to-day life.
You can learn more about Mariel Buqué’s work here, and you can follow her on Instagram @dr.marielbuque.
You can follow Kristen Bell on Instagram @kristenanniebell and on Twitter @KristenBell. And here’s SELF’s May digital cover, featuring Bell discussing everything from parenting in a pandemic to how her husband, Dax Shepard, helps her cope with anxiety and depression.
For some helpful tips on how to begin a gratitude practice and how to try to find joy even when the world feels pretty awful, check out these articles:
The Healing Powers of Gratitude
4 Small Ways to Practice Gratitude Every Day
Please Celebrate Yourself—Even During a Pandemic
Black Joy Isn’t Frivolous--It’s Necessary
In Praise of Black People Laughing
What Is Resilience, and Can It Help Us Bounce Back From This?
13 Small but Impactful Ways to Cultivate Resilience
And here are some of the resources we mentioned for navigating really tough feelings in a way that goes beyond gratitude and joy:
7 Ways to Find an Actually Affordable Therapist
10 Online Support Groups for Anyone Struggling to Get Through 2020
41 Mental Health Apps That Will Make Life a Little Easier
Don’t miss out on new episodes of Checking In on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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In this episode of Checking In, we hear from Jenna, a listener who has a question many of us feel deep down during this time: How can we help ourselves feel better when the world is basically a dumpster fire? Sometimes, adding even just one more thing to your to-do list feels insurmountable. Zahra consults Mariel Buqué, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and holistic mental health expert based in NYC. She’s been helping her clients adjust to pandemic life stressors, particularly by emphasizing the connection between mind, body, and soul. Dr. Buqué offers some practical tips for incorporating gratitude and joy into your life so that you actually feel better—without veering into toxic positivity. After that, Zahra chats with actor and mental health advocate Kristen Bell, who is also SELF’s May digital cover star. They discuss how to set up a personal toolkit to deal with life in an overwhelming world, why Bell is a big fan of gratitude lists, and how she tries to find contentment in her day-to-day life.
You can learn more about Mariel Buqué’s work here, and you can follow her on Instagram @dr.marielbuque.
You can follow Kristen Bell on Instagram @kristenanniebell and on Twitter @KristenBell. And here’s SELF’s May digital cover, featuring Bell discussing everything from parenting in a pandemic to how her husband, Dax Shepard, helps her cope with anxiety and depression.
For some helpful tips on how to begin a gratitude practice and how to try to find joy even when the world feels pretty awful, check out these articles:
The Healing Powers of Gratitude
4 Small Ways to Practice Gratitude Every Day
Please Celebrate Yourself—Even During a Pandemic
Black Joy Isn’t Frivolous--It’s Necessary
In Praise of Black People Laughing
What Is Resilience, and Can It Help Us Bounce Back From This?
13 Small but Impactful Ways to Cultivate Resilience
And here are some of the resources we mentioned for navigating really tough feelings in a way that goes beyond gratitude and joy:
7 Ways to Find an Actually Affordable Therapist
10 Online Support Groups for Anyone Struggling to Get Through 2020
41 Mental Health Apps That Will Make Life a Little Easier
Don’t miss out on new episodes of Checking In on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Apple Podcasts: http://listen.self.com/self-apple
Spotify: http://listen.self.com/self-spotify
Google Podcasts: http://listen.self.com/self-google
Don't forget to sign up for the Checking In newsletter here: https://www.self.com/newsletter/checking-in
If you have a health or wellness question of your own and want a chance to be featured on the podcast, you can submit it here.
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