FR EP 175: Safeguarding Your Emotional Health During Crisis with Dr. Elia Gourgouris and Konstantinos Apostolopoulos

Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina’s guests share their keys to empower you to safeguard your emotional health during difficult times. Dr. Elia Gourgouris and Konstantinos Apostolopoulos, co-authors of “7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: A Practical Guide to Emotionally Dealing With Pandemics and Other Disasters”, bring wise, practical counsel to help you navigate whatever challenges or trials you may be going through. We are living in unprecedented times where we are all impacted by 4 simultaneous crises which is bringing so many layers of stress to each of our lives than we may not even be aware of. Dr. Elia and Coach Kon skillfully identify the layers, the natural response systems and the steps to give you the ability to cope and pivot toward a new normal with confidence. They acknowledge that the global experience of so much simultaneous loss and change has thrown our world into collective grief which has far reaching impact. This conversation is a long drink of cool water for a dry and thirsty world, tune in to hear how to navigate through the emotional and mental stress from your best self and prepare for your new normal. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and hunker down with this encouraging, compassionate conversation. http://www.feminineroadmap.com/episode175/

SHOW NOTES:

4:38 The roots of crisis in Greek

“We wrote this book as a practical guide to help everyday people be able to deal with these kinds of challenges they are facing. Yes in these unprecedented times but even going forward in any challenges they may face in their lives, here’s a roadmap to help to build resilience and also give you hope that this can be overcome.”

10:14 The 4 different personality types when facing crisis

13:37 Introducing the seven steps to navigate a crisis

NIMBI – Not in my best interest

23:23 The 5 stages of grief are happening globally right now

“Flexibility is the key and people who like to control their environment have a very difficult time- they’re inflexible: ‘I don’t want things to change’. Listen, most of us don’t want things to change but we’re not going back…there will be a pre-covid world and a post-covid world, either we adapt or suffer, either we’re flexible or we get hurt.”

30:58 The 3 primary drives

39:45 Three universal negative thoughts and the key to change them

“It’s not trespassing by going beyond our own boundaries.”

50:33 Dr Elia’s top tips

2:33 Coach Kon’s top tips

RESOURCES:

Dr. Elia Gourgouris

https://www.dreliagourgouris.com/

https://www.thehappinesscenter.com/

Konstantinos Apostolopoulos

http://freshbizsolutions.com/

Dr Elia and Coach Kon on Thrive Global