you have to get yourself out of bad places. you need to resist the temptation to let everything slip and become apathetic & cynical toward yourself and your life. you need to accept that it takes time to change and it’s ok to fall over as long as u get back up. every morning is a new start and things don’t have to be this way forever. you can heal and you can change.

choosing to forgive myself, choosing to return to love and compassion, choosing to let go of unhealthy coping mechanisms and move to healthier ones, choosing to stay alive. over and over and over again. as many times as it takes.

You’re tired. Burnt out. Exhausted. Stressed.

This lowers your capacity for emotional regulation.

You’ll cry more easily. Get dragged into low moods more easily. Simple little things where you’re like ‘dang, that shouldn’t hit so hard,’ will wallop you.

This will trick you into thinking you’re weak and can’t handle life. A loser.

Not so my friend.

It’s a signal that you need a nap, need to allow for more sleep at night, need to prioritize and scale back on what you can accomplish in a day, need to take a mental health day or even a leave.

Something’s got to give.

But!

It’s not your self worth.

One of these days you won’t cry every day. Things will feel steady and even and safe. Your grief will still be there but you will have filled the space around it with love and compassion and laughter, filling the void with new experiences and new opportunities for love. You will slowly add more people to your life who see your value, see you, and will fight for you so you don’t always have to do it alone.

it's a beautiful sunday to be gentle with yourself. you are worth healing

ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧₊˚

here’s some fairy dust to everyone who is struggling with problems but trying their best to stay soft-hearted and determined ✩

Steph | Self-Care Spotlight

That's okay for now💕

Keep going, don’t quit… 🦋

The text reads “A reminder, you heal at your own pace and that’s okay.”

If someone's behavior does not reflect recognition of your worth, that doesn't mean your worth isn't there. Don't wait around for them to see it as if their acknowledgment determines its measure. Let them go and find people who do recognize your worth, as an act of recognizing your own. You can't count on unreliable people to make you feel worthy, even if you wish they would. Make yourself feel worthy instead.

every single person you know has something in their life and past that is probably worth collapsing to the ground in an uncontrollably sobbing heap over, so be nice to each other and tell good jokes

this is a poster i made for my call to action assignment in humanities! it's a bunch of basic and easy stretches for people who sit and work at a desk all day (me)

the idea is that you'd put the poster up above ur desk and do the stretches every 30 minutes or so,, the whole routine won't take more than about 6 minutes to complete and when done regularly it can prevent wrist, shoulder, neck and back pain! :)

all these stretches can be done while sitting (although i HIGHLY recommend you stand up and move around while taking a break from working)

you can get a free digital copy of this poster here on my gumroad!