OKAY-ISH

COVID Anniversary

Listen Later

Congratulations! You just survived one year of COVID! After enduring all the stress and anxiety from COVID, Maryellen guides you through processing your traumatic memories with COVID and helps you see the brighter side of going into 2021. A year of COVID has caused everyone to at least have one or two dreadful memories and feel all the waves of emotions, but sit back and relax as the hard times are over. By following these 4 tips, you’ll be able to control your feelings, cope the way you think is best for you, and not let the COVID stress take over your life. These tips are to help you see your battle with COVID in a positive way, to be able to “see the brighter side” 

  • Be flexible. 
    • Be flexible with your emotions, allow yourself to feel negative emotions
  • Your emotions are okay. 
    • You don't need an excuse to be angry or sad or happy, and you don't need anyone validating your emotions. 
    • We are only human, allow yourself to feel all your feelings, “feelings are like waves, they come and go” 
    •  Don’t cope by listening to others. 
      • You do you. 
      • Don’t follow the trend and cope by exercising or changing your diet, everyone has a different coping mechanism. 
      • Figure out what coping mechanism works for you.
      • Third Additional tip: Don't judge the way you cope. Whatever makes you feel good, keep doing it 
      • Don’t ask yourself “What If…”
        •  Don’t express your fear by asking what if scenarios and dig yourself into a dark hole. As all emotions are meant to be felt, don’t allow fear to control you. 

        • Like what you hear?  Leave a review and give us a follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or any of your other favorite platforms!

        Related episodes 

        Episode 5 - The Dreaded Episode All About Self Care: Maryellen cuts to the chase and skips the “Live Laugh Love” cliche by breaking down what self care actually is. She gives her insight on why the term “self care” isn’t really self care unless it helps you. This episode crashes on the trend of self care and how there is more meaning to self care than a simple hashtag. 

        Episode 23 -We’re Still In COVID: Taking a step back to January, This episode recaps the ups and downs of COVID as well as highlighting 3 wellness tips to continue the fight against quarantine. Maryellen digs deep into our emotions and guides us to wellness by telling us to: give ourselves a break, go outside and feel the fresh air, stick to a schedule, and keep our brain distracted. 

        Follow or Find us at:

        The show:

        https://daydreamernetwork.com/okay-ish-2/

        https://okayishpodcast.com/

        The network:

        @daydreamernetwork

        https://daydreamernetwork.com

        Host’s Contact Info

        https://maryellendance.com/

        @maryellendance

        About the HOST

        Maryellen Dance is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based out of upstate New York. She focuses on providing skills using cognitive behavioral therapy, often using mindfulness techniques that are vital to personal growth. With a passion for psychology and propensity to ask questions, Maryellen entered this field to educate, learn and share what it means to be “Okay-ish.”  

        See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store
        OKAY-ISHBy Maryellen Dance
        • 4.9
        • 4.9
        • 4.9
        • 4.9
        • 4.9

        4.9

        50 ratings