Social Cut has always been about collaboration and supporting our community in any way we can. This week we got a question about mental health, and as none of us are mental health experts, we brought one in! This is a special extended episode with Peter Doyle, a counselling and coaching psychologist. He is the founder of Guidelight psychology, and shares some great tips on how we can take of ourselves as individuals and within the workplace.
This is our first Zoom podcast recording, the sound isn’t as crisp as usual and we’ll be continuing to improve the quality as we navigate a different way of doing things in between our usual (responsibly distanced) recordings.
This week’s question is:
This whole pandemic thing is really affecting my productivity. I find myself endlessly scrolling on my phone, and everyone on socials is somehow living their best life? Even the friends I have who have unfortunately lost their jobs seem to be feeling okay, and not like everything is a huge effort. How can I take better care of myself, but also use this to build my brand on social media seeing as I sort of have the time?
EPISODE NOTES:
Here are Peter’s top 6 tips to calm the mind, calm the body, and shrink the worries.
TIPS
- Question it. Is it true? Is this glossy insta post reality or is it pretend? Is this negative thought factual or fearful?
- Journaling and putting down the dot points of what is bothering you.
- Exercise and moving your body to release physical and neurochemical tension.
- Laughing, relieving the stress on a chemical level by engaging with something that make you laugh.
- Distancing yourself (from the stressful thoughts, sometimes by projecting into the future in a )
- Stop Sign technique: hold the negative thought, take a deep breath in, and tell yourself to stop, to let this thought go because it does not serve you. Some people like to visualise a red stop sign as they do this, or a glass shattering etc.
- Positive brand messaging, particularly right now, is about seeking to be of service without looking to push people through a sales funnel. Operate from a place of loving kindness, and find ways you can contribute right now. It sounds counterintuitive, but establishing an authentic connection by offering help without any kind of hook or
If something we talked about today interested you, check out the Guidelight website for free resources on workplace psychology. They’re useful both for individuals, as well as teams.
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