Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee discusses how we need to get back to basics to make sure we're supporting ourselves and others in these uncertain times.

Episode Highlights

[05:01] What We Have To Be Positive About In 2021

• The vaccination program rollout is something to be excited about.
• Amrita is also hopeful about Joe Biden’s presidency. 
• She concentrates by minimizing peripheral noise.

[07:30] Importance of Embracing Negative Emotions 

• Emotions are not binary. 
• Negative emotions sometimes have lessons to offer.
• Allowing yourself to feel the moment can fill you with some hope for the future.

[14:32] How to Hold On to Positivity

• Recognize that the emotions we’re feeling are different from what we experience in a pandemic-free world.
• Get back to basics.
• Think about the things you can control.

[19:14] Going Back to Basics

• Determine the coping strategies that helped you.
• Understand that this, too, shall pass.
• We are all facing the same pandemic, but we experience it differently. 

[26:04] Building a Positive Mindset

• Practice optimum support by communicating your love languages.
• Engage in positively-based psychological processes like gratitude, journaling, connecting with others, and learning.
• Move away from toxic things.

[42:27] Top Tips to Get Through the Next Few Weeks

• Connect with yourself, and communicate it to those around you.
• Don’t be scared of your negative emotions.
• Look forward to things. 

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