mental health is just as important as your physical health.

And if you do not take the time to prioritize it,

then that struggle, that inner turmoil,

it will manifest itself in other ways in your life. Hey, hurdlers. It's me, Emily Abadi, popping in with another installment of Hurtle moment from Hurtle.

This week, I am getting vulnerable. And that's because I think it's about time that we get

upfront about what's been going on here. And by what's been going on here, I mean, let's do a little bit of a mental health check in.

I have certainly talked about mental health on the show before and also over on social media.

I shared a little bit about my journey, especially a trip that I had to Abiza last year where I did a self-reflection

exercise that made me fully come to terms at the time with the negative conversation that

was happening inside my own head. And it was that experience in Abiza in early 2019,

where I came to fully understand that we are the people that talk to ourselves the most over the course of any given day.

And since then, I mean, of course, a lot has happened.

A lot, a lot.

I mean, we're in a pandemic.

So a lot of us have been struggling with

mental health, dealing with so many emotions because of the unexpected, because of perhaps a shift

in our work schedule, a shift in our personalized, spending more time alone, not being

able to work out as you want to. I mean, the list of reasons why your mental health could be

suffering right now is literally endless. But I'm here to talk about where I'm at, kind of have an honest one-on-one with all of you,

and in turn, then offer up some of the tips and tricks that I have used to give my own mental

health a boost when the times truly do feel tough. And trust me, they have

felt tough, especially lately. I've said it before. Mental health is kind of one of those taboo

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