TweetShareShare Today I was inspired to write because of two specific Facebook memories that came up in my feed today. The first was my #ThoughtforThursday post from 2015. Oddly enough, it’s even more applicable today, five years later.
Well, I will start by modifying my original 2015 thought because so many of us are feeling very overwhelmed right now, particularly Black Americans, so go ahead and feel your feelings. I am sharing five pragmatic tips for what I call “required radical self-care” so that we all make it through this week and beyond with our mental health in tact. We are collectively experiencing an amygdala hijack, which triggers the fight/flight/freeze response in our brains.
2. Unplug Unplug from the news, social media, email. Maybe even the phone. Whatever you do unplug from all of the noise of the world for a bit. Step back. Take a deep breath. If you need to, remove social media apps from your phone, tablet and/or computer. Wherever you go to consume news and current events, logout and skip it for at least one day. You need this time for yourself.
4. Pause Pause in whatever way you must. Be sure to communicate with those in your household about your pause, particularly if it will have an impact on them. But do pause and truly give yourself the time and space to pause. If you are taking a sick day from work, don’t check your email so you won’t be tempted to respond. If you look at your emails, you will feel the need to be responsive to people. So just don’t do it. Put an out of office message on so people will know they have to wait.
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