well hello guys I hope you are having a
fantastic day as you can see we are in a
new environment here at my mom's place
in Calgary I've been here for basically
a month it's the end of March right now
and I guess the last video you guys
would have seen was me arriving back in
Canada after my long six-month trip in
the beginning of February and as we all
know a lot has happened since then so
I'm gonna address that topic in a whole
separate video because apparently here
on YouTube if you even say the word your
video maybe demonetized are not shown to
as many people so I assume you all know
what I am talking about in current
events right now but for today's video I
wanted to touch on a subject that I
don't think I really mentioned a lot as
I was going on my trip and something
that I really experienced on a high
level in the month of February since
getting back and obviously with the
world events being what they are right
now I think a lot of people can really
relate to the feelings of overwhelm of
anxiety uncertainty fear all of those
types of things I think we are all in a
position that feels pretty shaky right
now so I wanted to do a video kind of
addressing how to hopefully deal with
those feelings in the best way possible
in these times and also a lot of things
that I learned from doing these six
months of travel where you're dealing
with uncertainty every day you're not
sure how things are going to go and some
hard lessons that I had to learn about
prioritizing my health so my very first
tip for you guys for avoiding a burnout
and for just lessening anxiety is to
take a time out even though this seems
like a no-brainer I myself know that so
many of my problems could have been
avoided and I could have felt so much
better if I would have just taken more
time off if I would have just let myself
process
everything that was going on I would
have dealt with so many things so much
better because my head would have been
clearer I probably wouldn't have gotten
sick as much and just in general I
wouldn't have this heavy feeling of
always feeling like one more thing one
more thing one more thing you're on this
hamster wheel of endless things that you
have to do or at least think you do and
you never actually give yourself time to
rest I'm sure a lot of people are
dealing with really intense anxiety and
uncertainty because we don't know how
things are going to go and of course
it's an easy sort of reflex to try and
figure out everything all at once to do
everything you can all at once and to
kind of go into that panic mode but I
really don't think we get our best
decision-making skills who and we are in
that kind of a state so if you find
yourself going into that panic mode like
just try and give yourself a time out of
whether it's a couple hours or a whole
day if possible and just allow yourself
to process everything so you can come
back into the situation with a fresh
mindset now my second tip to deal with
anxiety and burnout is basically the
exact opposite of number one which is to
create a healthy routine so even though
I would say I'm pretty good at keeping a
structure when I'm at home that's why
I've been feeling so much better because
I've been getting back to the things
that I know make me feel good and keep
me in a healthy sort of state but when
you're traveling that obviously becomes
so much harder because not only are you
constantly on the move as I was
different time zones so your sleep
schedule gets all messed up very
different types of food then you would
usually be eating and if I could even
get in a workout two to three times a
week I was happy but considering the
circumstances that probably a lot of us
find ourselves in where we're spending a
lot of time at home that itself can make
people lose any kind of structure in
their day because it was their work that
gave them structure in their life but if
you are able to implement those positive
changes
on a consistent sort of basis not only
will your health be so much better if
that's what you've been focusing on but
usually you'll just be so much more
productive in everything that you do in
your life so structure is absolutely
crucial now the third thing that has
really helped me feel better after these
six months of travel is to get enough
sleep now some people might say that
getting a good night's rest is just a
part of having a healthy routine which
it is in a sense but I think sleep is
one of the things that is so underrated
especially in our culture of being
constantly busy of drinking so many
caffeinated drinks to make it through
the day and it kind of just gets thrown
around as something that's not that
important our sleep quality is
incredibly important when it comes to
what our energy levels are like during
the day but more importantly for our
long-term health and in saying that I
actually have a secret weapon that I use
to get a good night's rest when I am at
home which is a weighted blanket so if
you guys have never heard of a weighted
blanket I will briefly explain to you
what it is it's exactly what it sounds
like where it is a blanket that in this
particular case has glass beads which
are in smaller sort of compartments so
it is able to distribute the weight
evenly all over the blanket but
basically this has been a new tool that
has been incredibly helpful for people
with insomnia with ADHD just any kind of
general anxiety that is keeping you from
falling asleep so today's video is
sponsored by Y and M blankets which is
the wonderful company that makes this
particular blanket I have actually
worked with them before where two or
three years ago they sent me some of
their blankets and I did a review on
them absolutely love them and use their
blankets whenever I'm in Toronto in that
last video that I actually did for them
a lot of people had asked if you can use
a weighted blanket in the summer because
it's kind of
assumed that it's going to be way too
hot if you don't have AC and just be
uncomfortable so ynm actually did
something that I have never seen before
where they call this particular product
their cooling blanket and the blanket
itself instead of being made out of
cotton is made out of bamboo bamboo is
an extremely breathable fabric and when
you actually touch the blanket it is
cool to the touch so if you are somebody
who gets hot during the night but still
wants to have a weighted blanket sort of
experience I think this product is
awesome so because I'm such a big fan of
wine M and the products they make I do
have my own discount code which will get
you guys 20% off any of their weighted
blankets whether you want to get the
cooling blanket or just one of their
regular weighted blankets and if you
live in the States they actually have a
promo going on where you have a hundred
night free trial where you're able to
get any of their weighted blankets
shipped for free you can try it out in
the comfort of your own home for up to a
hundred nights so I will put a link in
the description to this awesome blanket
so you guys can check it out if you're
interested as well as my discount code
and just in general I think this is an
awesome option for somebody who is
looking to get a better night's rest not
have to use sleeping pills or any other
crazy kind of stuff and in general is
just a really nice experience and I miss
it when I'm traveling and last but not
least the fourth thing that has really
helped me in these times and that I
think we all could use in these times is
to prioritize what is important now more
than ever I think people are realizing
that our time here is limited and what
are the things that we actually want to
do with the time we have who do we want
to spend it with and how much of a
priority our health has to be
considering it influences basically
every facet of our day-to-day life and
in this case everybody else so I truly
would urge you guys that in this time
when a lot of us have time to really go
inward and ask some hard questions to
yourself of are you happy with how your
life is what kind of changes would you
like to make are you really living your
life if it was your last day not to get
darker anything but I think those are
the types of questions that we have to
be asking ourselves now more than ever
and prioritizing the time and people and
opportunities that we have to really be
our authentic selves and to live our
life on purpose so I hope you guys
enjoyed this video and found it helpful
like I said I am feeling so much better
after I got some rest and kind of
recuperated and feel so much more
prepared to go on my next trip so let me
know in the comments down below how you
guys are doing what is going on in the
countries that you are from and
hopefully in the next few weeks or
months things do take a change for the
better and just know that I'm sending
you guys so much love please stay safe
thank you so much for supporting me on
this journey and I know it's not the end
I know things are going to get better so
let's just get through it
as best as we can and there will be many
more adventures ahead I love you guys so
much keep being your own kind of
beautiful and I will see you soon bye
guys
[Music]