Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental health challenges have touched my life personally.

My experience of living through a loved one struggling with mental health changed the trajectory of my career.

Loving someone who struggled with their mental health is how I came to mindfulness and coaching.

Coaching helped me learn to show up with mindful intention. It made grace, compassion, and hope accessible.

Mental health issues have a very different impact on relationships than physical health issues.

When the brain is the affected organ it adds a layer of complexity and discomfort to the experience of an illness especially in someone you love.

The stigma of mental health issues adds another heavy and complicated layer.

If someone you love is struggling with their mental health, you are not alone.

If someone you love is struggling, support them to get help if they want it,

AND get support for you too.

There is no right approach or intervention AND getting helps helps.

Coaching, yoga and mindfulness were lifesavers for me on this journey.

For you, the solution may look different.

But coaching, yoga, and mindfulness are often what help you figure out what help you need.

A few helpful pearls if someone you love is struggling:

“When you stop struggling you float” - mark nepo

Stop putting so much energy into things you don’t have control over

“Not every action needs a reaction”

“People will forget what you said. They will forget what you did but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Judgment doesn’t help anyone.