Is seeing a therapist the only way to protect your mental wellness? In this episode, anti-bias facilitator and mental wellness advocate, Leesa Renée Hall, shares the 5 tools she relies on to protect her mental wellness so she can stand on the side of justice. Although talk therapy is a powerful way to get well mentally and emotionally, there are other tools you can use that can either replace or complement talk therapy.Here’s what you’ll learn:The difference between overgiving and generosity and how knowing this can help you create stronger boundariesThe single fear stream-of-consciousness writing helped reveal to Leesa that finally helped her abandon the disease to pleaseWhy talk therapy, or meeting with a therapist, isn’t the only way to protect and preserve your mental wellness (Leesa shares her 5 mental wellness tools)Why journaling is more than keeping a diary (Leesa provides resources of evidence-based research on stream-of-consciousness writing)How Leesa learned to say no with ease without feeling guilty or overthinking (this is tool #2)Why meeting your ancestors, both the oppressed and the oppressors, is a key tool in being well emotionally and mentally (this is tool #3)How a Japanese cultural practice helps Leesa connect to the lands that are not indigenous to her bloodline (this is tool #4)The power of music and how listening to it or playing an instrument is a form of self-care (this is tool #5)This episode’s sponsored message features bestselling author, Rebekah Borucki, who is a patron in the Inner Field Trip community on Patreon.Click here for show notes and lightly edited episode transcripts Get Exclusive Guided Prompts on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.