– Kate Spade
First Kate Spade and then Anthony Bourdain. Could the week of ended on a lower note?
Kate Spade!
With her whimsical and colourful handbags and note paper.
Kate Spade a depressed person? How can this be?
And then.
Anthony Bourdain.
The well loved pirate of the cooking world. A man with such a lust for life, such gusto, with an innate ability to connect and make us want to travel and eat and embrace life.
WT heck?
The world is still reeling.
I gotta admit Friday morning after scrolling through the news on my phone I cried.
It was like I lost a friend.
We Have to Keep Talking About Mental Health
This past week has been a reminder.
A reminder to keep talking to each other, to keep connecting, and reaching out and asking ‘How are you doing?’ and more importantly, ‘How are you really doing?’
And if we know of a friend who is struggling right now, check in with them.
We are all busy, with full lives and competing priorities, but if we lose the ability to connect with others and to care, we are truly doomed.
On Shame
We can’t let shame get the best of us either.
There is no shame in feeling broken, unloved, or less than. We ALL have been there one way or another, had some type of mental health crisis – be it depression, anxiety, a panic attack, whatever…
You don’t need a diagnosis from a doctor to have a mental illness.
And know there ARE solutions to this!
There are ways to work through whatever is dragging you down, but to do that you first have to have to –
tell someone.
It is ok to lose the battle…
…but keep fighting the friggin war!
A couple of resources to share;
The best books I have come across in terms of getting past shame and finding the courage to be vulnerable, to open up to others about your pain, is Brene Brown’s work.
‘The Gifts of Imperfection’ and ‘Daring Greatly’ are two good jumping off points. Her TED talks on these subjects are excellent as well. Google them.
Pema Chodron’s book ‘When Things Fall Apart’ is another excellent resource.
Crisis Hotlines
Canada – http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca
U.S. – http://crisiscallcenter.org/get-help-247/
Europe – http://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/Europe/
If you need any specific info / resources feel free to connect with me at admin@fullflightlifecoaching.com
And, if after this rough week you want some good news….
Because it is June, my birthday month and I’m going to be half a century old – yep fifty years old!! I have put together a fun little something that you can check out HERE
xo
Eliz