Hello PMN members,

I thought I'd get the discussion started in our brand new members forum. 

I am increasingly hearing from my liberal friends that they are having difficulty maintaining emotional balance in these difficult political times. I too have been experiencing a kind of hopelessness coupled with poor sleeping patterns and anxiety. There is so much to do, it is easy to become overwhelmed. 

What are you doing to try to keep a healthy balance between activism and maintaining your emotional health?

Here are things I am working on. Can you add to or comment on my list?

• Consider what I am really good at and concentrate on ways to focus those skills to benefit actions and organizations that are important to me
• Turn off all social media, TV and other electronic connectedness at least 2 hours before bed time.
• Engage in creative activities to express my feelings. For me, that is songwriting.
• Limit my interaction with "the other side" to those who will engage in respectful discourse
• Regular exercise. (In my case, my health insurance covers the cost of the local gym I joined)