06: Breaking Out of the Pandemic Funk with Dr. Camille Adams Jones

Are you in a pandemic funk? If you feel like life has been reduced to dragging yourself to the computer every day for endless Zoom meetings, this is the show for you. If pajama pants and an old college t-shirt have become your everyday attire, help is on the way! It’s time to do life differently! Join us to learn more!Dr. Camille Jones, aka “Mrs. Doc Jones,” is a well-known therapist in the Washington, DC, area. She is the perfect person to help us get out of the funk we may feel due to the continued monotony of the COVID pandemic. She teaches everyone to approach each new day as an opportunity to embrace wellness. Show Highlights:How a big part of the population is having a difficult time with the new face of socialization, while introverts are thrivingHow Dr. Camille’s practice and work with couples have changed over the last couple of yearsHow even the way we dress and approach each day have changed as more and more people work from homeHow getting up and getting dressed is part of the prescription for wellness, along with fresh air, sunlight, and self-care practicesWhy Dr. Camille teaches black women to stop wearing the “strong black woman badge” that is only stalling us and telling us we never need helpWhy we need emotional wellness and need to raise our hands when we need rescueHow it’s OK to depend on Christ and your faith—along with therapyHow the “George Floyd effect” has added to emotional stress by making politics an unavoidable conversation and thrusting some black people into unfair leadership positionsHow the division and inclusion movement is falling shortDr. Camille’s other endeavors include being a mediator in family court in divorce situations and promoting workplace wellness and cultural transformationHer book, The Divorced Land of Sam’s, and Clinicianfest, a platform for mental health practitioners to help stamp out the stigma about mental wellnessKey takeaways from Dr. Camille, Gayle, and Tia: Take charge of your mental wellness. Get up and get dressed each day. Take time off when needed, and prioritize self-care.Take an emotional wellness inventory of what makes you feel good and brings you joy. Make a list and plan to do at least three of those things right away. Schedule and participate!Check on others and make sure they are OK. Watch for the warning signs of mental health problems. Be nosy when you need to!Resources:Connect with Mrs. Doc Jones on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Find her book, The Divorced Land of Sam’s: Sam Has Two of Everything Now by Dr. Camille Adams Jones.Check out her mental health and wellness platform for practitioners at www.clinicianfest.com.