Shaun & Ellie Gray Counselling Weston-Super-Mare

Taking care of yourself isn't selfish. When we're kind to ourselves, we respond more positively to what happens and treat others more kindly too.
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Good morning from Glastonbury!
We are working on one of the festival teams and having fun.
If you are also coming to Glastonbury, let us know, share a pic. Enjoy!
Today we look forward to gates opening 🌞
Shaun & Ellie Gray Counselling Weston-Super-Mare

This so resonates with me, and brought me to tears reading it ♥️
Thank you Donna Ashworth

WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE TO A PARENT~~
You are suddenly living in a whole new world.
You are no longer ‘the child’ and regardless of how long you have officially been ‘grown up’ for, you realise you actually never were until this moment. The shock of this adjustment will shake your very core.

When you have finally said goodbye to both your parents, assuming you were lucky enough to have had two. You are an orphan on this earth and that never, ever gets easier to take no matter how old and grey you are yourself and no matter how many children of your own you have.

You see, a part of your body is physically connected to the people that made it and also a part of your soul. When they no longer live, it is as if you are missing something practical that you need – like a finger or an arm. Because really, you are. You are missing your parent and that is something far more necessary than any limb.

And yet the connection is so strong it carries on somehow, no-one knows how exactly. But they are there. In some way, shape or form they are still guiding you if you listen closely enough. You can hear the words they would choose to say to you.
You can feel the warmth of their approval, their smile when a goal is achieved, their all-consuming love filling the air around you when a baby is born they haven’t met.

This is not something we can explain.
Love is a very mystical and wondrous entity.
It is far better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all and grief, grief is the price of that love. The deeper the love the stronger the grief.

When you say goodbye to a parent, do not forget to connect with that little girl who still lives inside you somewhere.
Take very good care of her, for she, she will be alone and scared.
When you say goodbye to your parents, you lose an identity, a place in the world. When the people who put you on this earth are no longer here, it changes everything.
Look after yourself the way they looked after you and listen out for them when you need it the most.
They never really leave.~

~Donna Ashworth

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Meaningful May - There are lots of ways to live with purpose, even in difficult times. So this month let's focus on the things that make life meaningful.
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Last day of Active April - make time to run, swim, dance, cycle or stretch today.
And today is our 3rd week of yoga classes, so stretch it is!

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This morning I noticed the buttercups. So many and so beautiful. My mindfulness today was around noticing the buttercups and appreciating their beauty 🙏
Ellie

Active April continues...
Yesterday evening we joined a group on a sunset walk.
Exercise, meeting new people, and the most amazing sunset!
There are lots of walking groups. Our fellow counsellor Tori Harper Counselling and Wellbeing runs Wellbeing Walks for Women for example.
If you want help finding a group, just let us know
Ellie and Shaun

Today's Active April reminder is to try out a new exercise activity or dance class.
So to help motivate you, never say we don't follow our own advice, Shaun and I have just started a new weekly Iyenga yoga class. It's a bit different to most other yoga classes. Iyenga yoga emphasises correctness of posture, where the instructor comes around and makes sure you are safe and in the correct posture. It uses supports called ‘props’ that allow us to progress in our practice of postures safely at our own pace, to suit our bodies, so we are not all doing the same thing, it is differentiated and then we progress at our own speed, gradually stretching further into poses. It feels a bit like a 1:1 yoga session (small group).
So, what exercise activity or class are you motivated to try?

Today's Active April reminder is to do a body scan meditation, so I thought it might be helpful if I drop one here for you. But a quick search will bring up more, although many are up to 30 minutes which might feel to long if you are busy.

Mindful Meditation (Body Scan) - Integrative Health and Wellbeing

This month is Active April.
When life feels difficult, staying active really helps. These simple daily actions can help us boost our energy, lift our mood and build our resilience.
I commit to being more active this month - yesterday was a good start. I went for a walk with a friend, following a route in a book that we had not used before. Our 6 mile walk turned into a 9 mile walk when we had to find an alternative route due to flooding, and, well, you can guess what happened, we wandered around a bit 😆
Ellie

If you are struggling with your mental health while we are on leave, please use the contacts below:

Emergency 999 - If you are concerned that harm to yourself or others is occurring or about to occur call the police and ambulance services Tel: 999 Explain your concerns in as much detail as possible to allow the call handler to provide the most appropriate response.

NHS 111 - If you need medical help but it is not an emergency Tel: 111 You can use this number to find local Social Services and Mental health Service numbers

The Samaritans - Confidential emotional support 24 hours 7 days a week. Offers text, email, phone calls and a call back service Tel:116 123 Website: www.samaritans.org

A&E You can find your local Accident and Emergency by using this online tool (you will need a postcode to search) http://www,nhs.uk/service-search/Accident-and-emergency-services/LocationSearch/428

Prevention of young. su***de, for under 35s - A national confidential support service for any young people (under 35) at risk of su***de, or anyone worried about a young person at risk of su***de. 10am-10pm Monday-Friday, Weekends 2pm-10pm, and Bank Holidays 2pm-5pm. Tel: 0800 068 41 41 Email: [email protected] SMS: 07786 209697

SANE's helpline is a national, 7 days a week, out-of-hours (6- 11pm) telephone helpline for anyone coping with mental illness, including concerned relatives or friends.
Tel: 0845 767 8000 www.sane.org.uk

Mindfulness helps us respond more wisely, especially in difficult times. So let's pause, breathe and choose to live mindfully this month. By cultivating inner peace we can contribute to peace in the world around us too.

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I love this!
So beautiful, it deserves to be shared
(I have tried to find the author, and believe it is The Shy Poet, so my apologies if that is not the case)
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Now this I just had to share... 😆
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