TUYT 48
Amy HoytJul 13, 2022 at 3:11 am17min
Amy Hoyt
We believe in functional mental wellness, a holistic approach to mental health. We know that there's hope for those of us who have experienced trauma, even profound trauma and that's why we created the universe is your therapist podcast, we believe whether you call it God, the universe, source, unity or love that there is something much greater than us that conspires for our good, we envision a world of healing and connection, and we teach you simple but powerful practices that integrate your mind, body and spirit so that you can come home to your highest self and your truest identity. You are not broken, you are loved, and you can heal. My name is Amy Hoyt, and together with my sister, Lena, we will take you on a journey of healing and self discovery. Hi, everyone, welcome back. We are super excited today to dive a little bit more into our movement and mental health theme. And this week, we're going to be talking specifically about how movement can heal our brain. There's a lot of interest in brain health. And especially when we're talking about mental health, it's very closely correlated. And then we also want to check in about our challenge. So this month's challenge is to move your body every day for one mile. I have been struggling a little bit not being 100% consistent, but feeling like I'm doing a lot more movement than I was before the challenge. So keep going. Remember, it's progress, not perfection, and Lena, How's it been going for you?
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01:41Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA
Good. Um, we talked about our previous episode about tracking the mile, I've been able to be really more much more conscious about getting my steps in every day. And because my mile is about 2300, I ended up doing sometimes four miles a day. That's not often but sometimes four miles a day. And it just has helped me keep it more in the forefront and my brain so that I have more awareness. And I remember when you and I are talking last spring about the idea of intention behind what we're trying to accomplish. And so I have a lot more intention, which we know from the literature also increases benefits.
Amy Hoyt
That's awesome. I love it. I was just thinking for listeners who don't have a Fitbit or don't have the Apple Watch. If you do have a cell phone and you have it in your pocket or your fanny pack or your purse, it will if you turn on the health portion of your phone app, it will track your steps. So just remember that there's lots of different ways to track your steps. You can also get an old school. Is it a pedometer? Is that what it's called? Yep. Where it tracks your steps. Yeah, I've seen them there. They're not very expensive. So
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03:09Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA
they are not usually under $20. I remember using pedometers in the 90s before we had smartphones.
Amy Hoyt
Exactly. Yeah. So awesome. Good job, Lena. Yes.
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03:21Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA
Thank you. Okay, so
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