17/12/2021
𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 🤯🎄🤶🏻
Mental health is so important, especially at this time of year.
Hundreds of photos over happiness, Christmas being the best time of year but we should also remember the pressures, financial burdens and overwhelm it can cause. I love Christmas, but I also find it very overwhelming.
The mornings and evenings are dark, it’s cold, which makes everything a lot harder, we are a lot more busy, stressed, and tired. We need to be mindful of looking after ourselves and also be considerate of others; A time that might be amazing for you maybe harder for other people, this year people missing a certain someone or family member(s) that they cannot be with, absent friends, people battling with illness, addictions and abuse.
I don’t want to put a downer on Christmas at all, but we need to check in with ourselves, loved ones, squeeze everyone a little tighter and be extra kind to all, we never know what anyone is going through.
Christmas is so much more than just presents; it’s love, laughter and being with the best people. So don’t get sucked into the Instagram non-reality. I am so grateful for my family and friends and everything that I have right now. That is the most important thing ❤️