February gratitude
#photodump ❤️✨
I’ll be honest… I’ve been finding it hard to show up on IG lately, and I wanted to speak to this because I know I’m not the only one.
I’m no stranger to big feelings and challenges, both in my personal life and in my work. In emergency and medical psychiatry, I sit with some of the hardest moments people face. It’s heavy, but it’s also full of hope — helping people find their way toward healing. ❤️🩹
Usually I’m able to carry that weight and still have space for the things that fill my cup: family, nature, creative projects, adventures. But lately, with the constant stream of difficult and disappointing news, it’s been a lot and I’ve been feeling drained.
While I’ve continued to show up for others in real offline life, I haven’t been taking great care of myself. I haven’t been sleeping enough, I’ve been too tired to exercise, and as a middle-aged woman squarely in perimenopause… I’ve been feeling kind of bleh 😑
But when I return to my intentiona...