Hey Everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start. This week I am talking about self-care and how the people around us may be struggling and we may have no idea of this. This week I have witnessed the highs with the birth of my nephew, who is absolutely gorgeous, and then the lows, witnessing an incredibly strong woman hit absolute rock bottom thinking there was no life left for her, she was ready to quit.

We all have those weeks, in Australia we just so happened to have “National R U OK Day” which for this person didn’t make any difference. Everyone has stuff going on in their lives and it can be extremely hard to gauge, as some of these people struggling the most put on a front as if they are feeling perfectly normal, when that’s not the case at all.

For this person not only were they affected by their situation at home, but their workload had also increased tenfold and felt they couldn’t breathe, that they couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. When asked “what do you do for yourself? What are your hobbies, the things you enjoy doing? What is your outlet?” she paused; she could not think of one thing she had done for herself in months. She had been so caught up in helping everyone else, and trying to keep up at work which was impossible that she had driven herself right into the ground.

We may not be able to fix the problem, but we can be there to help and support the person going through it, sometimes it is just being there and letting a person cry, yell or jump up and down and holding no judgement towards them that can make all the difference in their world.

I know it can be extremely hard in certain situations, between work, family and friends there can be a lot of negativity floating around as nobody on this planet’s life is perfect, but trying to find something to look forward to can be life changing. It can be as simple as having that coffee date on Saturday with your best mate, giving yourself a night off cooking and ordering in cheap takeaway, it could be that midyear getaway or planning a future holiday. It doesn’t have to cost a million dollars, but it can be that little ray of sunshine that helps you, when all you can see is darkness.

And one more thing, speak up! Don’t ever feel ashamed to feel this way. Being honest about how you really feel takes strength and bravery, it is never seen as weakness. You will find when you do this, most of the time when you start talking about your struggles, the people around you will also feel safe and will also confide to you.

I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend, be true and kind to one another and please remember… Every day is a new day to try, you can quit your day job, just don’t ever give up on yourself or your dream.

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