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There are many new and fun ways to relieve stress and improve your general well-being. Gardening is up there with the top wellness trends and it’s proven to be very beneficial. Many people find that putting their green thumbs to good use is very therapeutic. Here’s why this is, and some other examples of wellness trends you might want to try this year.
Image Credit Ever since the news broke of Caroline Flack’s suicide yesterday, I’ve been feeling sombre, and more emotional than I have been the last few days.Only more than the last few days because – I started the week off emotionally exhausted after feeling really low and persistently crying. And then it was like a switch flipped and I was feeling marginally better again. That’s the thing with mental health issues – sometimes you can’t see when that switch will go, other times it’s a slow burn.
I recently read a post over on my good friend Lou’s blog about mental health and it got me thinking; how am I, really? I don’t really see many people “in real life” day-to-day, so it’s not often that I ask out loud. I do try to ask this online though; some days I’ll greet a group chat with the question, “How is everyone today?”. Some days they will share, some they won’t. But it makes me feel better to know that I’ve taken the time to ask, and given that prompt to share the load if needed.
Most parents I know seem to look forward to the summer holidays; weeks of fun, plans, and days out with their little ones. Spending quality time, making precious memories. But, I’m not most parents. I’m one of those that dreads the summer holidays. After working hard on my mental health over the last few months and writing our summer bucket list, I have to admit that for the first time in as long as I can remember, I was actually looking forward to the holidays. Spending quality time with the boys, and making and documenting some new memories.
If you’ve been reading the blog recently you may have seen me talking about how anxiety has been kicking my arse a lot. I’ve been managing my mental health with antidepressants for quite a few years now, and I’ve always managed to get back into the swing of things quite quickly; not so much with this latest flare-up, though. It’s not the worst I’ve ever had, but it certainly does feel like the longest.