May is Mental Health Awareness Month
BY LAUREN TREND
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I wanted to take a moment to address you all during this poignant time.
Self Practice, to me, has always been a space to know yourself better. A space to visit and return to during a time in your day, or life, where you feel like you need to prioritise some form of self-awareness or connection.
To take pause and consider our mental health takes courage, bravery and is an ongoing practice.As some of you will know, I struggled with my mental health for many years, and fostering this space continues to be a part of my own personal healing.
The last few years have seen a devastating impact on mental health at large, and to know that so many of you turned to Self Practice to find your feet means more to me than I could ever express.
It is my hope that all of you, no matter your journey, can take some time this month to consider just how far you have come. This space has the power of attracting people who hope to see the world through a lens of creative thinking, and I admire so many of you for that. It keeps me inspired, evolving, and I’m so grateful to be on this journey with you.
Please find some prompts to sit with during Mental Health Awareness Month. I hope you find them useful and I hope you continue to meet yourself with kindness and compassion.
Journal Prompts and Questions for Mental Health Awareness Month:
1. What are you currently grateful for?
2. What are you proud of in this chapter of your life?
3. What adversity have you managed to overcome?
4. How have your hardships shaped who you are today?
5. What sense have you made from your challenges?
6. Who do you have to thank for supporting you?
7. How is your relationship with your mental health today?
8. What practices support your mental well-being?
9. How do you show yourself kindness and compassion?
10. Write a letter to yourself, ten years ago.
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