And Hello, happy Friday. It is December 11, 2020. I'm Lisa Page. This is the Lisa Page Made Me Do It, Podcast. How the hell are you?

There's so much to pack into this episode. I actually was supposed to put out a podcast on

Tuesday, but this week and last week has been crazy.

And the other night, when I was on Instagram, you know, I was talking about mental health and

how it is a real thing and I don't talk about it enough and I really do want to make like an incentivized effort to speak about it more personally.

In my life I started to see a therapist in the summer. It's been the best thing for me, but I will reiterate

Because this is what we've been struggling with as a family with some behind-the-scenes stuff, but mental health is a real thing and it can be really easy to get caught up in your emotions as

you're feeling them and most people don't think about emotions you know that they're

dealing with but you need to really take the time to identify

what you're feeling and talk to somebody who can help you better cope with

challenging situations that you find yourself in. I read that the English

language has over 3,000 words

for emotions and so they say people who are good at being specific about

identifying and labeling their emotions are less likely to binge drink and be

physically aggressive or self-injure when distressed.

They talk about, or this is just some of the stuff that I've read,

that when school-age kids are taught about emotions

for 20 to 30 minutes a week,

their social behavior in school performances improve.

This doesn't just apply obviously to younger people.

It also applies to older people and all I'm going to say is that you've got to manage your mental health and

if that means seeing a therapist. Some people that I know go bi-weekly, I like to go weekly,

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