Today I’m reflecting on my “Support Circle For Life”. The special humans that rise me up!

For without them I wonder 🤔, where would I be right now? At the moments in my life when I’ve been at my lowest with my mental health it is them who help me to rise up. Mum, Sister, Brother, Partner, Kids, Aunts, Uncles, Inlaws, Cousins, and Friends.

Love, support, trust, sacrifice, honesty, acceptance, protection, security, compromise, gratitude, respect and loyalty are what make these people my family, my support circle for life.

You all need thanking!

Most of you have supported me and known me my whole life/your whole lives (for the ones who are younger then me), some of you not as long but I still have the same amount of thanks for each of you.

I have been open about my mental health for a long time now and so have an abundance of help always and you need to know that you can speak out too, your life support can help you and if you feel you have absolutely no one than my friend you have ME.

Our guardian angels need thanking! Remind them how much they are appreciated, how grateful you are for them.

Your circle want to see you WIN.

Love Mumma

#thankyou #fightingmentalhealth #anxiety #depression #mentalillness #support

Everyday we are exposed to countless Anxiety inducing positive ions because of increased exposure to modern technology in the form of mobile phones, television and computers to name a few. But the Himalayan Salt Lamp emits negative ions that increase the flow of oxygen to your brain, making you calm, energetic and alert.

Today I finally got myself this beauitful Himalayan Salt Lamp! I’ve been wanting one of these babies for ages now. This lamp is going to clean the air in my home and help with sleep to.

Just to answer the question what’s an Ion 🤔, an Ion is and atom that bears one or more positive or negative charge. If this answer goes completely over your head your not alone, me to 😂 thank you google!

Do you have a Himalayan Salt Lamp?

Mumma x

Listening to calming sounds has been a major helper when it comes to my anxiety in particular. It plays on my phone quietly (so it doesn’t keep my partner awake) all night while I sleep, I play it whenever I’m spending time on myself doing my morning and evening skin care routine, while I’m doing house work I don’t really want to do, if a conversation has made me feel anxious, honestly actually I listen to this app alot. My favourite sound in this app is Harmony! Try listening yourself and see how it makes you feel! You might be surprised. I was recommended using this method to help me when I was having anxiety attacks.

Love Mumma x

I’ve been here over and over again, have you?

Mumma x

I love a good quote, they really reinforce my head space. I can find myself questioning who I am and trying to change who I am to be like somebody who inspires me or motivates me but quotes like this one really remind me of my own path and goals and also to be proud of who I am and what I have. I am Mumma, Mum of 3, lover of Jon, photography, animals, gardening, nature and all things pretty! My aim is to help myself by expressing my mental health issues, it helps me to write things down that are going through my head, the method gets the mess out of my head (yeah it actually works) but I find it much more convenient to type it out on my phone as my phones mostly always on hand. And so I created my blog in the hope that out of my frustration with mental health issues I might be able to help or comfort someone else feeling alone. Since doing so I’ve been really warmed by people that have reached out to me, shared with me their own problems and thoughts and together we actually pick each other up. My instagram page @mummasmental.health is a picture book of all things mumma!

I’m waiting to hear from you my friend, please don’t feel alone any longer.

Love Mumma x

What is your calm safe place, mine is my partner, being in his arms 💋

A calm safe place my be thought of as an emotional sanctuary where a person can internally go to to recover stability when feeling stressed. The person is asked to picture an image of a place that generates feelings of calm and safety.

Truthful I have made decisions and/or reacted led by trauma over the years. Thankfully as time passes I can recognise the difference if not in the heat of the emotion then after looking back. This is a really strong quote personally and can save heart ache I’m sure!