Marisa Lee talks about what wellness really is and some food for thought to help take an easy approach to improving your own holistic wellness.

She also provides some updates on "that's so pandemic" and what to be on the lookout for in social media this month.

Season Two, Episode 1 is here!

Marisa Lee catches you up on where GWG has been most of 2020, and also where she is now.  Expect more episodes!

The episode is in tribute to the Beyonce bop - Check On It.  Marisa Lee discusses the importance of checking in, up, and out!

Plus, she draws affirmation cards for the listeners and she shares a fun announcement about GWG.  

Welcome back!  

Marisa Lee and friend of the show check in on their New Year intentions and then dig deep into show topic Social Media Wellness.

Tips for reflecting on your own wellness and relationship with social media is strongly encouraged.

Books mentioned:
https://www.amazon.com/Under-Pressure-Confronting-Epidemic-Anxiety/dp/0399180052/ref=asc_df_0399180052/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266412151652&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5300622699535364006&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015312&hvtargid=aud-801381245258:pla-636519972386&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Social-Media-Wellness-Unbalanced-Essentials/dp/1483358186

Marisa Lee also shares that she's obsessed with her new digital planner at Artful Agenda.  Sign up with referral code RM52428 for a free cover and stickers.

Find Kate's blog at: https://www.greatestescapist.com/?fbclid=IwAR2gifo9HFDm8tZ4S3Xwb7ia7zdfbOqwvz-r1XU-mjYYQlWHEmkAMbtKRY8 or @katekaput on social!

Contagious is one of Marisa Lee's words of 2020.  This episode she leans into how we can work toward being the positive kind of contagious.  Ya know?  The kind of infectious attitude people want around them.  She also talks about how to recognize when you're being the negative kind too.  Tips for avoiding spreading your ick and flipping the script included! 

Marisa Lee explains why she loves the new year and how she wants it to be great for you plus how you can keep working toward those goals and intentions throughout the year.

Marisa Lee learned she needs to slow down and shares signs she realized plus others from different articles.  She also shares ways to start putting this slow down into your routine and to stop wearing your busy schedule like a badge of honor.

Sign Articles:
o   https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/9-signs-its-time-to-slow-down-0825154

o   https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-notsoobvious-signs-that-you-need-to-slow-down

o   https://www.bustle.com/articles/159147-11-signs-youre-about-to-burn-out-how-to-slow-down

Avoiding the Glorification of Busy Articles:
o   https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets-stop-the-glorification-of-busy_b_5018712

o   https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/stop-glorifying-how-busy-you-are/slide/4/

o   https://www.verywellmind.com/how-the-glorification-of-busyness-impacts-our-well-being-4175360

Prompts for the week:
1. How do you know you need to slow down?  What signs do you see in yourself that make you recognize this need?

2. How will you choose to add value to your week?

Marisa Lee talks about her current "when it rains, it pours" week and what we can do to work through those times in our lives.  She shares some listeners ideas of what can help and discusses the below articles!

https://www.elitedaily.com/life/rains-pours-everything-seems-go-sht/912660
https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/2256/when-it-rains-it-pours-or-does-it/

Share your thoughts on what helps you when you're having tough times on IG @getwellgirl!

Marisa Lee talks about why laughing is so important to our wellness in the physical, mental, and social senses. 

Fueled by research from the Mayo Clinic and HelpGuide.Org, she shares some benefits and tips of bringing laughter to your life - plus her own take on why laughing and finding things to laugh about are important to help us shift from the negative toward the positive.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-relief/art-20044456

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm/

Marisa Lee tackles the topic of acceptance by discussing what it is, what it is NOT, and some reminders and tips you can use to be more intentional about acceptance in your life.  She also shares her excitement about spring having sprung in the CLE and why trusting her intuition was helpful recently.

Grief is not something we talk about a lot, but it's something many of us share in that we've experienced some difficult losses.  Kate Kaput a.k.a. @heyescapist and author of https://www.greatestescapist.com/  joined me as we discussed grief, what we've done with it, and what we've learned.  We get emotional because it's totally okay to do and we wanted to make sure you know that too.  You don't have to do grief alone.  

Show references:
https://www.refugeingrief.com/
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https://www.amazon.com/Its-That-Youre-Not-Understand/dp/1622039076