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blackmentalwellness Mother's Day may look and feel different for everyone. We are holding space and thinking of you all today

A face mask and a good book aren't the only forms of self-care! (Though we do love them both.)

Your "me" time can be spent in many different ways. Do you have anv other self-care tips? Drop them in our comment

If you find yourself feeling depleted (no matter how much you sleep), disengaged from
conversations, resentful of people, or more irritable than usual -- these are all signs you may need to make some shifts in your emotional energy.

You can't keep running on empty, no one can. Except we try to force ourselves to run on the same energy levels EVEN WHEN circumstances change. This is your chance to slow down, pause, and validate yourself for all the tough stuff that you've been through - all that is likely leading to feeling emotionally drained.

Trying to "function as normal" physically when mentally emotionally you are exhausted has never been what alleviates emotional exhaustion. But what can ... iS intentionality, self-care, and purpose driven behaviors.

Here are 7 suggestions of where to start. *. Which is your favorite one? What else would you add? If you found this post helpful, follow .SafePlace for more daily posts on mental health, emotional regulation, healthy coping, and life transitions.

KEEP GOING 💚💜

Language and understanding are key for
growth + healing.

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month.

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Let the manifestation begin now.

Drop you’re green 💚

Having healthy interpersonal boundaries is not just about saying "no" or drawing a line in the sand at bad behavior.

It's about learning about what makes you feel happy, healthy, balanced, energized, and whole and inviting people to participate in those things with you.

They require being in touch with your own needs and being able to determine what you're willing to give and how much space you're willing to hold. And they change over time.

Healthy boundaries come from a place of, "this is what I need and this is the type of relationship I'd like. Can you help me with this?"

Good boundaries require vulnerability, communication, and a connection to yourself. And they do require learning how to say no when you can see that people aren't going to respect them.

But you have to know what "them" are.

And if people don't know what your needs are - if they don't know what makes you happy or safe, they're going to have a much harder time showing up in that way.

How to deal with a panic attack in six
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When you're as quiet as I am,
You learn to KEEP quiet.
Crazy Ideas and loudest thoughts,
Sarcastic statements,
Hurtful words and painful lies
Will stay within my mind.
The silence says it all. .
When you're as quiet as I am,
You learn to hear more, and
Observe more closely.
Question more, answer less.
Visualize more, learn more,
Understand more, worry less.
Love more, care more, dream more, and
Hate less.
Venture more, risk more, feel more,
Confine less.
See more and BE MORE.
The silence says it all. .
When you're as quiet as I am, Seclusion never felt so good.
Companionless I was.
A solitary soul, but more than pleased.
Cruel words and cutting actions.
Even they stayed within my mind.
Keep to myself and only myself.
The silence says it all.
When you're as quiet as I am,
Feeling like an unhealthy child waiting to be nurtured,
Was something usual.
When you're as quiet as I am,
You learn to see tragic beauty, and appreciate how inspiring imperfections are.
When you're as quiet as I am,
You can accept what other people see as ugly,
and embrace it with a new appeal.
The silence says it all.
When you're as quiet as I am,
You learn to be content,
With yourself and others.
Lonliness, strength and freedom,
All rolled into one.
Dissapontment and never satisfied love,
All stay within my thoughts.
Not everything should be said.
The silence says it all.
MY silence says it all

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.

Be wary of your assumptions, yet don’t throw them out of the window completely. We simply can’t function without them, even though they often are the ones that get us into trouble.

When our assumptions are based on sound evidence – they are helpful. They provide order and predictability.

But when they are built on false premises — they can jeopardize critical thinking and good judgment. At their worst, assumptions are the lowest form of knowledge.

We must learn not to trust our unsubstantiated, irrational thoughts, particularly when they are tied to critical consequences in our lives.

Trust in facts and evidence!

If we don’t closely inspect our assumptions, we’ll live naively and suffer for it. But if we disallow all assumptions, we’ll be unduly paranoid and anxious.

The goal is to find the right balance

You do not have to be diagnosed to look after your mental health.

Fixed vs. Healing.

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A Word.

Sometime slowing down is a sign of maturity.

Live in your NOW

10 Behaviors we don’t always recognize are SELF-HARM.