Powerful self-care hacks for when life feels tough
Guest blog written for More Than Mums
It’s undeniable! We are riding some seriously choppy waves right now, and you may be feeling the burn on a deeply personal level. You may feel exhausted with stress, worry and overwhelm, struggling to think clearly or make decisions. Your fuse may be a stub right now, making your reactions feel extreme and irrational. You may feel angry with yourself for not coping ‘better’ or making ‘unhealthy’ choices. Or perhaps you’re feeling ridden with guilt, convinced you’re failing at everything and letting everyone down - including yourself.
We are up against SO MUCH at the moment and being squeezed and stretched to our very limits. And while it’s often easier to be hard on ourselves than kind, I’m realising how essential it is not to underestimate or normalise what we’ve been going through this last year.
It’s been so significant, exhausting and worrying and put us under pressures we may never have had to face before. Naturally that may be taking its toll on you, so I here are a few of the ways I’m trying to actively support and care for myself through this minefield right now, in case they might help you too.