Happy Friday π¦β¨βοΈ coming to you with a self check in for myself. If you havenβt checked in with yourself please know itβs okay! If anything on my list resonates, take from it what you will βοΈ resources included. I recently read @alikriegs piece on @cosmopolitan about how rest can be perceived as glamorized. I agreed with her words, that even *how* rest should look like can become the goal, or an unrealistic expectation. While I do appreciate an aesthetic image, I also believe that itβs important to step back and recognize that rest is inherently accessible - and that everyone is deserving of checking in with themselves and finding some time to recuperate. My life does not look like an editorial magazine, nor does it have to for me to be or feel fulfilled. Taking time off social media on the weekends helps me reconnect with the non online world, itβs become something I look forward to - because some weekends are just me sprawled out in bed and not feeling the need to check my phone. & to be clear, there are times that the initial self check ins are uncomfortable- that I really donβt want to get vulnerable with myself. I remind myself to take it one day at time. Validate my feelings and a reminder that mental health is not easy - it can be hard for some of us. Some resources i love: @sadgirlsclub @thenapministry @ethelsclub @saddie_baddies @letstalkaboutmentalhealth @idontmind @girlsnightinclub @girlboss (@taylor.loren is doing an AMAZING job) Please note this is also a carousel of joy for those who need it. β€οΈ sharing some photos I found through Twitter / my camera roll #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthisimportant #selfcareactivities #selfcarematters #selfcarelover #selfcarereels #selfcareathome #wellbeingsupport #wellbeingcommunity #collectivehealing #latinabloggers (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/COlS7AUgt1Y/?igshid=b4xpaqp6rt24
