With everything that’s been happening in the world and in our country right now, it’s important to keep track of your own energy.

It’s wise to take a few moments every day and consider how your energy is doing with all of it.

Are you exhausted?

While we don’t have control over what’s happening, we DO have control of how we react and how we engage.

When we’re grounded and aware, we don’t engage as much and we don’t have such strong reactions.

When we let ourselves get too engrossed, we feel all the effects and our energy systems get overloaded and burned out.

Here are 5 tips for protecting your energy during stressful times:

#1

Take social media and email completely off of your phone or log-out when you’re done. This will force you to go to a larger device to engage or you’ll have to consciously log-in to get access. When you see the log-in page, you can check in to make sure you’re not simply on auto pilot and ensure you do in fact want to log-in.

#2

Before you turn on the news or engage in social media, stop and check in with where you are energetically. Are you feeling strong and ready to read all the stuff? Are you engaging because you really want to engage or because you’re lonely or frustrated? Is there something else you could do that would ensure your needs are being met and that you’re staying strong amidst the chaos?

#3

Turn it all off before you get reactive. I can take about 5-10 minutes of social media or news right now. As soon as I find myself feeling any emotion I don’t want to feel, I turn it off. It’s not worth it! I can always check back in an hour or so and see if there’s any new news. Most of the time, there’s not. You can usually glean all you need to know from the day within 5-10 minutes.

#4

Unfollow or unfriend people who upset you. I know we must be discussing the issues of our times and I also feel strongly that social media posts are not always the productive place to do so. You DO NOT have to stay friends with people on social media for any reason. It’s your space and you can let whomever you want into it. I won’t tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, or anything else I believe strongly against to be on my page. I also will not tolerate any sarcastic remarks made on my posts. I don’t have to, and you don’t either!

#5

Have an email and social media free day. Pick one day a week when you don’t log in at all. Sundays are often that day for me. . It’s so nice to spend time with myself and my husband without the interference of the outside world. If a whole day feels like too much, commit to a few hours now and then and reap the benefits.

More than anything, we must protect our precious energy and make sure we keep what we need available for us!

These are some of the things I do to make sure I can show up for all of you.

What other things do you do?

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Protecting energy has been a very common topic in my integrative clinic recently. A patient may be here to discuss test results and we realize that their energy is the most important topic for the appointment. We’ll sort out where they’re giving energy away and brainstorm ideas to keep them grounded and feeling their best.

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