Now we all know that exercise is good for the body, but did you know that walking is

magical for the mind too?

Welcome back to Savi Psychologist.

I'm your host Dr. Jade Wu.

Every week I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic

ear, and zero judgment.

Now today join me for a mindful stroll through the psychological benefits of walking.

And I do mean literally stroll, because this is a good episode to listen to when you take

a walk.

This will not only be a regular episode, but also a guided, mindful walking exercise.

So get excited.

Now before we get into walking today, I wanted to share that recently I had gone through

about of stress.

I had taken on way too much work, I had injured my back, and I was just generally feeling

out of touch with myself.

I'll admit that there were times when I was preaching the importance of self-care to

a crowd in the middle of a 60-hour work week, and the clumps of stress in my body were

just getting tighter.

Now this might sound familiar to you.

Many people have been experiencing burnout for the past year and a half, and the mental

health effects are starting to catch up.

I've been hearing from many savvy psychologist listeners about experiencing poor sleep,

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