#53. It is officially one month since I moved to Scotland, and although I didn't expect it all to be sunshine and roses, I've still been surprised at how emotionally difficult I've found the process of settling in to be. Today’s episode is definitely a journal entry, but I do also share my therapist-advised action plan for getting out of my funk.

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RESOURCESEffects of exercise on mental health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9902068/

Relationship between microbiome and mental health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10384867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882070/

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