Flashback Friday photo from a moment of stress in Autumn 2018. I put on a fancy jacket and let my desperately-in-need-of-a-wash hair out in an attempt to pick myself up...it worked though.
Now for my last bit of personal celebratory news: after a year long search rife with road blocks and setbacks at every turn, I finally found a therapist!
Last year was really hard. On top of the pandemic, I was going through some really rough poorly timed emotionally rife life changes and sometimes our Talitha Dance family, my yoga classes with @eclecticyogini, and my needle crafting (@meandmummycrafts) were the only things keeping me from shutting down and refusing to eat, shower, do anything to sustain myself, or even just get up off the floor.
Seriously journaling and practicing meditation, adding self-care into my daily routine, and being kind to myself helped but I’m glad after managing it on my own for so long, I have a little more insightful help on the way. It may not seem like a big win, but after the struggle through the bureaucratic red tape that is insurance and uncoordinated administrative efforts on top of the struggle to just be and not fall apart, it is a huge relief to not have to fight so hard anymore for everything to work out.
Just a word of encouragement before we get back to our regularly scheduled programming. To anyone struggling to cope with life changes, difficult emotions, addiction, or whatever it is, if you are looking for help and being met with a brick wall at every turn please don’t give up. It feels like there’s a never ending string of dead ends and you may not feel like you have the energy to keep dealing with it just to get help. Make whatever progress you can over those hurdles during those moments when you have the energy and clarity of mind, and be kind to yourself when you don’t. It’s tough but it doesn’t last forever. You will get help, please don’t give up.
Yay for Therapy!