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THINGS I ENJOY WHEN NOT LOOKING AT ANY MEDIA . I’ve read books I wanted to read. @mrjamesnestor experimentation with breath was a great compliment to my pilates training, understanding of my own breath practices and benefits of actually understanding breath. . Doing exercise, even if it’s a walk and thinking about inhaling and exhaling as a vital part of keeping my body and mind healthy has been part of my every day ‘keep going’. . I plan to read more in this horrid time we live in. . I aim to pass my @futurefittraining pilates exam on Saturday. . I aim to use my breath to bring me back to me on the ground when I’m nervous about teaching my class for my exam and also, wake me up when I’ve had a horrid nights sleep. . Breathing, mindfulness, taking in the real world and blocking out the bullshit arguments, politics, debates and anger is making me feel ok in my bubble. . Get in touch if you feel a bit out of your real world and need some grounding? . #powex #breath #inhale #exhale #co2 #o2 #personaltrainer #pilates #move #bodymind #realworld #goawaypolitics #mumthatbreathes #fitmum #mentalhealthnurse #stalbans #northlondon
MAKE OF IT WHAT YOU WILL - . Disrupted sleep - par MAKE OF IT WHAT YOU WILL - . Disrupted sleep - partly tiny human related, partly nightmare....waking up to the sound of knocking when in my dream someone was breaking into my house. Terrifying! . This morning I wanted to go for a walk. Get some fresh air. Watch the sky move. Move my lungs and body to wake up. Got to the door (ready). It’s raining. . 180 turn. Yoga in the house, cold shower (wim hof, warm turn down to cold) to feel the benefits of what the walk outside would have given me. . I felt good immediately after. I’m already in a slump. So this @hampsteadbutcher bacon to the rescue. This is not my normal breakfast get up. On a Tuesday. I just needed something that I really wanted. (Oh and of course coffee). . This morning (well since midnight) has not in any way gone according to plan. But somehow. Despite the dark and rain (which I hate), I have to find ways to feel how I want to feel. . That’s not ‘positive’. I want to feel fresh, awake, like my body is not stiff, stuck or needing to get rid of energy. When my body feels like I like to feel, my mind has a much more relaxed day. . #powex #baconsandwich #notvegan #dowhatyouneed #badmorning #mumlife #fitmum #personaltrainer #mindbody #wellness #mentalhealthnurse #exhausted #tuesday #fuckoffukweather #stalbans #dayoff
PERSPECTIVE - . When your house is so big, even an PERSPECTIVE - . When your house is so big, even an enormous pumpkin 🎃 looks a little small. . #notmyhouse #halloween #pumpkin #bricks #hampstead #london #sundaymorning #moveinthemorning #freshair #lookaround #fitmum #covidlife #ptstalbans #pilateslearner #mentalhealthworker
GET ON WITH IT - . What I like about boxing. No fr GET ON WITH IT - . What I like about boxing. No frills. Turn up. Do it. No excuses. No ‘sorry my brains not working today’...yup...I’ve said it, I’ve been there. . Get. The. Fuck. On. With. It. . This is how I’m seeing life right now. . Some people have got in touch to check I’m ok, which is lovely. And makes me think that my posts do hit some people somewhere and they are meaningful...which is the goal. . I. Am just trying to get the fuck on with it right now. And that doesn’t include watching stupid media chaos, decisions that don’t make sense, social media pretence, fakery or desperation for like, cash or approval. . This is where I’m at. . Go find yourself a decent no frills boxing gym if you want to experience how to get on with it. . Thanks @mamba_gym. My face always tells a different story in session. . #powex #fitness #boxing #thisgirlcanbox #getthefuckonwithit #punchthatbag #fitmum #pelvicfloorish #boxinggym #nofrills #ptstalbans #ptlondon #mentalhealthnurse #fuckoffcovid
SOCIAL MEDIA - . I watched this. . I’ve always b SOCIAL MEDIA - . I watched this. . I’ve always been dubious of anything tech. . I’ve seen young teens be trapped by awful social media bullying, trolling, anxiety, expectation, fakery. . I got an Alexa and sent it back within weeks because it was definitely tracking everything and it freaked me out. . I’ve removed myself from Facebook before. But I didn’t have a ‘business’. . I’ve been off social media for over a week. I’ve loved it. I don’t miss it. I’m not sure I need it? . Running a business? Is it required? I don’t get any leads from Instagram - because I don’t have time to learn about it. I ‘showcase’ some of what I do and think in social media. But does anyone really fuxking care? . I may just disappear again. Not sure I need to do a big announcement. I just need to figure out what I do instead to try and get new people exercising. Mums, dads, not mums, not dads. . I’m still figuring this one out. . But right now. No media means i read a book on holiday (well some of). I want to read more books. I want to get an alarm clock. I want my tiny human not to use a screen. . #powex #socialmediadilemma #ididntmissthis #techgonewrong #regulationforsocialmedia #ptstalbans #mentalhealthnurse #covidmediablackout
ANXIETY - . Saying the same thing for years. Using ANXIETY - . Saying the same thing for years. Using facts and evidence and experience. Not pretending to understand. . Saying the same thing since May 2017 apparently! . Link in bio. . Click for a bit of psychoanalytic understanding and how to try and manage anxiety. . #powex #mentalhealthnurse #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthstill #anxiety #blogged #blogmum #fitmum #ptstalbans #ptlondon #personaltrainer #anxietytips #readme #linkinbio
FEELING ANXIOUS? . Well actually I wasn’t feeli FEELING ANXIOUS? . Well actually I wasn’t feeling anxious at this moment, but there were moments where I was in the lead up to this moment. . I made plans for my other half’s birthday last week that meant we had a real social occasion in a real bar, with real people, real alcohol, no baby. It was great. . I booked it a month ago because I had the ever impending doom feeling that the whole winter will be shit with no seeing people. . That caused me anxiety. As well as, how I’m going to keep my tiny human occuppied on a day with ☔️ . I’m worried about feeling lonely, getting cross, not being able to see the long term good, that we are both well, healthy and safe. . Real anxiety. That comes from a real place, where I have a management strategy. . 🏋️‍♂️ exercise to balance hormones, neurotransmitters that alleviate the risk of feeling low. That is not to say I won’t feel low. Exercise also rids any pent up feelings in my body that no talking or thinking can rid. Anxiety is a physical response to thoughts you are having so you can choose to protect yourself or not. 🍽 eat well (ish). 🕰 keep routine. 🤔 plan (even if it’s just the day) . Yesterday on #internationalfitness day I saw very well established exercise professionals stating that you could ‘exercise to melt anxiety away’. These people are sponsored by @adidas. These people use words in a way that they don’t really understand and it really pisses me off. That you can just ‘rid your anxiety’ with a 30 minute exercise session and life will just be positively spiffing. . Fuck off. It doesn’t work like that. A workout may help you readjust your body, balance you and get rid of energy you don’t want, but it will not stop the racing thoughts that follow when you leave the class about traffic, news, doom and gloom, how do you manage the rest of your day, how do you manage a difficult relationship with someone you live with, work with. . The list goes on. . Just because fitness is now all about mental health does not mean you are an expert. Fitness is a TOOL to help you manage how you feel. Not rid you of anxiety. . #powex #mentalhealthnurse #anxiety #firsttimemum #fitmum #stalbanspt #outout #covidfuckoff
WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN. . This, is a visualis WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN. . This, is a visualisation I give to any patient I’ve ever met and to anyone who struggles with anxiety. . This is a CBT tool, technique, piece of #psychoeducation. . This is not new. But, to many, the concept may be. . From a practical real life situation. If you bounce a ball, gravity has to pull it down right? A ball on earth cannot float because of gravity and the laws of physics and the universe. No questions here? Ok. Good. . So, from a biological perspective. If your anxiety is the ball, all day yesterday your anxiety was in check, no worries, fears, concerns, niggles. Then @borisjohnsonuk announcement. Anxiety creeps up, whether you realise it or not. All of a sudden you feel overwhelmed, at the top of the curve, like the bouncy ball. The anxiety has been bounced and you may or may not have hit a peak point yesterday. Peak anxiety could look like a panic attack, complete avoidance, constant rumination that stops you sleeping. . But, here’s the thing. Just like the laws of physics, the ball has to come down. Your biology can not maintain a stress response to whatever the perceived anxiety is. The anxiety, whether you have management strategies, ways to notice your own behaviours, ways to reign your shit back in, has to stop. The biological experience: - heart racing - sweaty palms - brain fog/overdrive/inward thinking - body tensing - shortness of breath. . The body can not stay in this state. Experiencing these biological ways of telling your body that you need to do something (fight or flight) in the anxiety situation. . If nothing else helps you today, whatever shit show the world has thrown your way, whether #nationalfitnessday is something to help you manage, focus, avoid feeling anxiety. Whether speaking to a friend/family about your anxiety reduces it somewhat. Whether you need a minute to get your ducks in a row for the inevitable difficult winter we are about to have. . It’s ok, because the horrid feelings will pass. The anxious state, even if you don’t know how to make them go away (get in touch if you want some thinking help). . #powex #mentalhealthnurse #anxiety #stalbanspt #londonpt #cbt #anxietycurve #mum
WIERD WORLD - . Currently. I’m getting by with r WIERD WORLD - . Currently. I’m getting by with routine and hopes that a much needed break happens next week. . I’m pessimistic but also realistic. I’ve been under no illusion that a second wave would come and would hit hard in the winter. This, what some may call pessimism has been a protective factor for me. To not build my hopes to feel let down. . This is something that I guess I do in all walks in life. I don’t celebrate too soon, I don’t talk about things before they happen or are real, I keep my cards mostly close to my chest. . Some people may think that I don’t think positively as a result. But I actually do, just when the time is right for me. . I’ve continue doing #mediablackout on Saturdays after @iamwholeuk the other week promoted the movement for better mental health. . I’ve not been posting on these squares because some days, I just don’t have the brain capacity or energy (or time) to fill the space. But just because I’m not posting all the time, doesn’t mean I’m not looking after myself. . My non negotiables - 😬 brush my teeth when I wake/get up. 🧘‍♀️ exercise. Could be a walk, could be the gym. This is a new (to me) yoga class @everyoneactive. 🧖‍♀️ shower. 🍽 breakfast. ⛅️ get out for a walk or go somewhere that is meaningful to me or tiny human each day. . Maybe you feel less than zen right now. . What are your #nonnegotionables? . #powex #mentalhealthnurse #personaltrainer #pilatesintraining #wellness #fitmum #mumlife #covidcanfuckoff #uncertainty #realist #pessimist #positivecontrol #balance #staywell #moveeveryday #sahm #yogaclass #studiomirror #managingmonday
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