FINALLY REUNITED WITH MY FAMILY! & Real Talk: Dealing with the Emotional Toll of Social Distancing

[@Joy.Elizabeth]

congrats on 500 subscribers well now 773!! 🎉🎉 hope u can get to 1k n get monetized! 💗 So happy you're improving and that you got to see family last year n hope you are this year too! I can def relate to the joy of seeing loved ones but then the toll it takes physically n also emotionally to know we can't see them as often as we like. I've been really feeling that lately w the holidays n getting worse w my health it's hard but def a joy when we get to see them or even talk to them. ☺ great idea to find things like the birds n the trees that calm u n make u happy to recharge esp after a hard time emotionally. think I'll focus on that today when I go to the park. going to try n go for a few minutes just to get my body slowly moving n try n help my heart n muscles that are struggling right now. Hope you're having a great day! 💖🌻

[@iammellbell]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your encouragement :) Thank you! yes, definitely takes a toll and is really hard. I'm really glad you found those ideas helpful :) have a great day too! thank you for commenting, I hope you're hanging in there and see relief in your symptoms

[@HealingWithRachael]

Those clips with your niece and the cows are too cute!!

[@iammellbell]

Thank you

[@VanessaV44]

Hi Mel, that's really nice that you've been considering your viewers in finding that balance of sharing and encouragement. I've found that too, looking at people's stories regarding grief and loss - they can be relatable and it makes you feel less alone but reading too many can also make you feel worse. If only we could help everyone who's suffering! Glad you had a nice time with your family (back in '22 ☺️). Congrats on catching up on vlogs as well!

[@iammellbell]

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your comment, because yes it is so hard ot find the balance about talkign about the real stuff but not leaving people feeling heavy. Thank you for all your encouragement, I really appreciate it!!

[@paolakirkland5008]

I love u videos ❤but I want updates and more vlogs u so positive w all the issues u had

[@iammellbell]

Hey thank you!! I will hopefully be getting to the more helpful videos soon, there are so many videos to film, I still struggle with CCI but have come a very long way and am hoping to improve even more in the future!

[@ThriveOnWheels]

Great idea! I will start doing so as well.

[@iammellbell]

You can do it!