#234: Are you healing or are you coping? Today I’m sitting down with content creator and host of That Conversation, Tarek Ali for an honest chat about how to prioritize your mental health and take care yourself during hard times.

Whether you are in survival mode or in a season of rebuilding trust, Tarek offers amazing tips and tools on how to set new standards for yourself, be patient with your progress, and learn how to identify what your feeling in order to move forward.

We Also Talk About…

• Tarek’s career journey from dentistry to content creator to screenwriter
• What it means to come out of survival mode
• Seed mentality and making time for things that bring you joy
• How to use journaling as a healing tool in difficult times
• Why it’s important to identify trust in relationships
• Daily stress and anxiety relieving techniques

Resources:

• Follow Tarek on Instagram @itstarekali
• Follow Tarek on TikTok @itstarekali
• Subscribe to Tarek’s YouTube Channel @TarekAli
• Listen to Tarek’s podcast THAT Conversation
• Listen to Tarek’s “Whole lotta SEX — Healing Body Trauma, Sexual Agency, & Growing Beyond Judgement” episode
• Visit leapintohealing.com for more tools and resources for healing

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