How to Manage Stress During COVID-19
- Host – Michele Heyward, Founder, PositiveHire
- Guest – Dr. Krisha Hawkins, Career Mapping Strategist & Career Detox Coach
The first thing that we should do, to deal or manage stress is to acknowledge that you may be stressed out or you have stress.
Acknowledge it, label it and identify how you are feeling in that stressful moment. This stress experience is different for each one of us.
Once you get to the point where you acknowledge it, you cannot stay stuck in that moment and in that feeling.
People say “Think Positive”. Positive thinking is amazing. But when you’re at levels of stress, it goes into fight or flight. What I recommend when you feel that you are stressed, even at home or wherever you are, it’s doing simple math.
Yes MATH!
What math does is it gets your mind, the blood flowing to your mind, to your brain, away from your emotions. It helps you to critically think, once you have your emotions under control then you can replace that thought that you were having with a more positive thought.
A lot of times with women, we want perfection. But right now, we just have to be happy with making progress, not perfection. Permit yourself to not be perfect right now. Because if you don’t, then you’re putting unfair pressure and stress on yourself.
You want to act normal in a dysfunctional and chaotic situation right now. It’s just finding at least one thing that we can control. And finding some solace and solitude and peace in that.
Dr. Krisha Hawkins
Dr. Krisha Hawkins is a Career Mapping Strategist & Career Detox Coach. With a focus on helping professional women to transition from workplace toxicity to tranquility, she is a best-selling author, national speaker, coach, and consultant.
With over 20 years as a registered nurse and more than 15 years of combined experience as a teacher, coach, mentor and HR manager, she uses her perspective as a healthcare professional and senior-level administrator to share her passions about workplace-related issues
She currently serves as a national deputy director of education and training for the largest healthcare organization in the nation and is the CEO of Krisha Consulting. Through her experiences, she has worked with people of diverse backgrounds and at all stages of their careers. From custodial workers, surgeons, and directors of major organizations, her practical guidance has allowed her to connect with audiences.
Krisha Consulting exists to motivate, inspire, and empower women with the tools needed to make a lasting impact on the workforce.
Michele Heyward
Michele Heyward is founder and CEO of PositiveHire, a tech company engineered to bridge the gap between enterprises and underrepresented women in STEM professions. Michele is a civil engineer who is an experienced project manager in the energy sector armed with technical sales and technology transfer experience.
Michele’s vision is to not only help black, Latina and indigenous women find inclusive workplaces, but to prepare enterprises to receive them, and help those enterprises recruit them. This approach makes PositiveHire the premiere recruiting platform for black, Latina and indigenous women professionals.
Michele has a B.S. degree in civil engineering and a M.S. degree in industrial management, both from Clemson University. A South Carolina native, Michele enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, Toastmasters, and making connections personally and professionally. Michele has a passion for engaging with others on social media.
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