10/10/2025
💚World Mental Health Day
Over the last couple of years, I’ve found myself in a place I hadn’t experienced before, and anxiety crept up on me from out of nowhere. If you know that feeling, you know what I mean, your rational mind is telling you that everything is fine, but the debilitating symptoms of nausea, dizziness, heart palpitations etc are holding you back from doing so many things, even to the point where some days I feel like I’m too anxious to teach my classes or coach clients.
All the 100s of classes I must have taught over the years, sometimes it feels like a real struggle to get out there with my glow sticks and boogie, even though my rational head knows I will feel so much better once I’m doing it and I’ll feel amazing afterwards
I’m still experimenting with options, but I’ve found a few things that have helped me - maybe they might help you too..
Exercise- movement is a powerful medicine, and I don’t know where I would be without it. It boosts my mood, relieves my stress and it helps to reconnect from the inside out.
Sleep- another key pillar for me. I continue to work really hard on getting good quality sleep, to help my body repair, my mind to reset and my resilience to be restored
Breath work- this is a newer one for me, but I’m finding it really calms my nervous system down and reduces my anxiety. I’ve been practising 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes before bed.
So on World Mental Health Day, here’s a little reminder to look after yourselves however works best for you.
For me- I move with intention, I try to rest deeply and to breathe fully.
I understand how it feels….we’ve got this, one day at a time.
Here if I can help in anyway, Sue x
