Not Quite Feeling Like Yourself? Let's Talk Women, Stress & Mental Health with Dr. Carly Crewe

About Dr. Carly CreweDr. Carly Crewe is the mom to a set of fiery twin girls and an MD Psychotherapist specializing in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of mental health disorders in women. Dr. Crewe uses a diverse combination of modalities in her work including varied therapy modalities (CBT, DBT, interpersonal, solution-focused, etc), integrative approaches, psychopharmacology, and nutritional psychiatry (using food as medicine.) After becoming a mother and struggling with severe postpartum mental illness, Carly became passionate about women and maternal mental health. Carly is the Owner and Founder of Eunoia Medical, an innovative telemental health clinic for women, designed in the pursuit of a well mind. As a completely virtual platform, patients of Eunoia Medical can access high quality, personalized and effective therapies in the comfort of their own homes. Carly was awarded the Outstanding New Professional Award in 2019 from the Alberta College of Family Physicians and is the host of the Mind Over Motherhood Podcast. Carly is a co-author in the Amazon Bestseller You’ve Got This, Modern Mama and her solo book is scheduled to publish June 1, 2021. Carly believes that as women, there are more than enough obstacles holding us back from the lives we crave and deserve. Our minds should not be one of them.Find Dr. Carly: https://carlycrewe.com/ & here: https://www.eunoiamedical.ca/SHOW NOTES:Being in communities of women is helpful because often we don't know that other women share similar thoughts and struggles. When we share the struggle, the stigma goes away.Part of mental health is choosing what’s right for us and what brings us peace.Warning signs that you have a mental health issue: If you’re not feeling amazing, or good - what does your mental health actually feel like?  Are you1. Not feeling like yourself?2.  Reacting in ways that are not typical for you?3.  Experiencing rage, irritability, or anger that isn’t normal for you?If you answer yes, then you may be dealing with stress (and sub-optimal mental health) The pandemic has put us under tremendous stress.We are in a constant state of a low-grade flight or fight.We may not always feel worried but the body still feels the stress.If you’re not feeling like yourself, target the amygdala. It is probably over-activated (it is the fight-or-flight part of the brain). You can help your amygdala to calm down by: Focusing on your sleepLimiting the amount you go on your phone, watch the news, open emails….to avoid scary thingsExerciseConnect with others==============Find Robin:  [email protected], www.quitproofkids.comwww.quittingculture.com  If this resonated, there's probably an open loop of your own worth closing. My free Close the Loop tool walks you through it in about 15 minutes — a gentle place to start. 💛 → closetheloopsnow.com/tool