I woke up full of energy on a sunny Monday morning ready to start a new week and tick a few items off my ‘To do’ list. Everything was as usual: hectic pre-school ceremony to get my daughter ready for school, my winter morning ritual of caffeinating myself and getting into a warm pair of pants ready to heat the seat of my car…
In short, everything was normal…
Except… Continue Reading »
Clarity and depression…
You probably know what you don’t want…
But…
Do you know what you DO want?
Do you have a vision?
A vision for your future?
A vision for your next holiday?
A vision of your next job?
What would your depression-free life look like? Continue Reading »
”My eyes open to the new day but I’m not ready to greet it yet.
The alarm’s going off.
I press the snooze button again.
Is it the third time? Or the fourth?
Nine hours of sleep, and I don’t feel like I’ve even started to get rest…
Maybe I’ll just stay in bed today… “
When depressed, we often find ourselves more worn out after sleep than we were the night before.
Would you like to know why? Continue Reading »
A depressed brain is full of “I can’t” and waiting…
Waiting to feel better…
Waiting to have more energy…
Waiting for a better mood…
Waiting for a spark of motivation…
Waiting to care (as in to give a damn about)…
Waiting… Waiting…Waiting…
It is hard to do anything when you are in the depths of depression.
Getting yourself to do even the simplest thing like getting dressed, eating breakfast, brushing your teeth, etc. might seem like an attempt to climb Mount Everest.
Should you continue to wait?
Today I want to invite you for a walk.
Do you notice all the changes since the vernal equinox?
Where I live, Midlands, UK, there is a vibrant yellow dance going on in nature right this very moment!
Join me and let’s experience it together: Continue Reading »
