Last week's 'Do Nothing Day' showed me that I've been taking on too much, expecting too much of myself, forgetting what is really important and been neglecting self care. Having the head space to really look at things and figure…
Tag: mental health
How often do you allow yourself to do nothing? When you're ill? Or just worn out? Or do you push yourself to keep going? I've always been terrible at doing nothing. I think part of it is anxiety - that…
Fear. I never realised just how much of a control it had on my life until it completely took over. When my anxiety was sky high and life was just too much, I began to see how it had always…
I've spoken lots in the past about my anxiety, how crippling it was and how hard I worked to overcome it. Looking back, it was there for pretty much all of my adult life, even though at the time I…
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a week to talk about Mental Health. A timt to bring it into everyday conversation and to help to remove the stigma that still hovers over mental health issues. It is also a…
Many of us are struggling with our mental health right now. If youโre feeling a bit blue, there are lots of things you can do to boost your mental health, such as speaking to a GP or therapist, meditating or…
Hello loves, how are we all doing? After several weeks of lockdown, emotions are all over the place and we are all feeling the strain. We are not designed to live such isolated lives. We thrive on connection and living…
As I talked about in my post '5 ways to support yourself', it is vital to put your support in yourself, to learn how to take care of yourself and build yourself up. Only YOU can be the savior of…
I remember times when I was in the midst of a bout of depression, or my anxiety was sky high, desperately wishing for support from someone. What I wanted was for someone to come along and wave a magic wand,…
Sometimes it hits and you know why. Bereavement. Relationship breakups. Miscarriage. A myriad of other reasons. And sometimes it hits and there is no one reason. Depression doesn't only follow a traumatic experience. Sometimes it can hit us when everything…