Welcome back to Savvy Psychologist. I'm Dr. Monica Johnson. Every week on this show, I'll help you face life challenges with evidence-based approaches, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.

This week we'll be talking about how to start investing in your emotional wallet.

Many of us have significant worries about our finances.

We spend hours of our day pondering how we can make more money or reduce our expenses. This rationale makes a lot of sense

because financial strain is a major stressor. Well today I'm not going to talk

about money matters. I'll not going to talk about money matters.

I'll leave that to money girl.

What I will do, however, is talk about your general psychological well-being and introduce

the concept of a mental health bank, which might help you avoid becoming

mentally bankrupt. Ever feel burned out, tapped out, exhausted, look around and think, what do I have to look forward to?

These can all be signs that your mental health is in the red.

Just like our monthly bank statements,

our mind's health can be seen as a series of deposits and withdrawals.

Petting my cat on the couch while watching a TV show is the deposit and

running late for an important meeting is a withdrawal.

The past year with the COVID pandemic has been the equivalent of a financial crisis on our emotional resources.

Now that things are starting to ease up, it's a great time to reassess how we take care of ourselves on a daily basis.

I'll be helping you open a mental health bank account today.

Now let's walk you through the steps.

Step one, take an inventory of assets and debts.

Taking an inventory can feel like the most difficult step as it involves taking an honest

account of how we've been living. You will want to isolate the behaviors and

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