Dr. Lindsay Jernigan is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in South Burlington, Vermont. She also has training in intuitive awareness and healing, which allows for deep, rapid change towards a state of natural health and well-being.
In this episode, I chat with Dr. Lindsay about the rise in mental health challenges due to the pandemic and what we can do if we don’t have access to a therapist right now. We also talked about anxiety, depression, how to sit with discomfort or negative emotion and not numb it out, and how to build resilience whether we have access to a therapist right now or not.
“Human suffering skyrocketed in the pandemic.” – Dr. Lindsay Jernigan
“The reality is, there’s definitely a greater need right now than there is real capacity in therapists’ schedules.” – Dr. Lindsay Jernigan
“Part of the self-care should be giving yourself a lot of permission and space to feel everything you feel without trying to make it go away.” – Dr. Lindsay Jernigan
“Strength and resilience mean being able to feel fully and expand and deepen our sense of ourselves as a result of life’s struggles. And so resilience means being able to feel it all and keep growing and keep going.” – Dr. Lindsay Jernigan
What You Will Learn From This Episode
- The common mental health issues that Dr. Lindsay has been seeing in her patients over the past year and a half
- How taking care of ourselves and our healthy coping mechanisms had been compromised because of the pandemic and how to course correct
- What to do if you need a therapist but can’t or don’t have access to one right now
- Ways to deal with negative emotions, pain, or discomfort without resorting to bad vices – sit with discomfort and not numb it out
- How to tell the difference between healthy sadness/grief from depression and worry compared to full-blown anxiety
- Resilience versus stoicism or toxic positivity
- How to build resilience
About Dr. Lindsay Jernigan:
Dr. Lindsay Jernigan is a leading clinical psychologist who has worked with hundreds of individuals, couples, and organizations during her career spanning over twenty years. Her areas of expertise include female empowerment, joyful living, couples intimacy, intuitive awareness, and building strong teams. In addition to her private practice, she facilitates integrative retreats for women, spouses/partners, and leaders; conducts training for therapists; and provides expert commentary and advice to publications such as Psychology Today, US News & World Report, Oprah Magazine, Washington Post, Conde Nast Traveler, Bustle, Fatherly, Well and Good, and Parents.
Using her broad knowledge base and vast experience, Dr. Lindsay has developed REBOOT: a series of self-paced, online courses to reach those who may not have in-person access to professional psychologists or be able to afford ongoing therapy. She believes that every individual should embrace life to the fullest, and with REBOOT hopes to reach anyone who wants to explore what’s possible when we shed old habits, learn new skills, and rewrite our own stories of liberation, connection, and resilience.
Resources
- psychologytoday.com
- Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman (affiliate link)
- The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer (affiliate link)
- Use promotional code “MELANIE” to get a 20% Discount on Dr. Lindsay’s Resilience e-Course
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