Hello and welcome to episode 39! Grab your glass of kombucha or lace up those shoes and get ready for a much-needed conversation about your mental health. Yes, you. Today we are joined by Annie Tam, a licensed professional counselor and owner of Mend Counseling based in Dallas, Texas. We talk about stress and anxiety and the current mental health crisis happening in the wake of the pandemic. She gives actionable tips on how to calm those anxieties during this new phase of re-entering the “real world”, when to call on help for your own mental health and what you can expect from a counselor. This is a message we all need to hear. Hope you enjoy it—and if you do, share it with a friend! In this episode, we talk about: how Annie got into mental health & started Mend Counseling the current mental health crisis the anxiety & stress around re-entering the world after a year of quarantine tips on how to combat the stress when it’s time to seek help & what you can expect from a counselor how to refocus, recenter and revitalize your mental health & more All about Annie: Annie Tam is a Licensed Professional Counselor, the owner of Mend Counseling and cofounder of A+K Retreats. While working in France after college, she discovered her passion for helping others mend their brokenness and uncover their potential. Since then, Annie has spent the last 16 years working in schools and private practice doing just that—helping individuals connect to themselves and rock their lives with authenticity and intention. Annie specializes in working with mothers and young women in building self-confidence, discovering and embracing their identity, and creating a purposeful, wholehearted life. She has an active, humorous, and direct approach to counseling and coaching and is motivated by seeing change and growth in her clients. Annie is also certified in EMDR which she uses to address trauma, disordered eating, and enhance performance. In 2020, she cofounded A+K Retreats, which provides “momchic” renewal retreats for the everyday mom. When Annie is not working, she can typically be found trying to keep up with her two rambunctious boys, labradoodle and husband, enjoying a pilates or spin class, or checking out a new restaurant around town. She loves strong coffee, anything French, and being outdoors. Where to find Annie: Mend Counseling: https://www.mend-counseling.com/ A+K Retreats :https://www.aandkretreats.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mendcounseling/ https://www.instagram.com/aandkretreats/ Don’t forget to subscribe so you’ll see each new episode as soon as it arrives every other Wednesday. If you enjoyed this episode, please head to Apple podcasts and leave a review and a rating. Subscribe to my newsletter here. No spam, just fun stuff, new episodes, giveaways & sharing products. If you’d like to follow along updates with this podcast, be sure to follow me here: @thefitnessinsiderpodcast oh and also here @thatfoodiegirl. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefitnessinsider/support