Where's your head at?

Sometimes as parents, we need to grieve. To cry it out, stomp it out and to feel our way through the day. It is not always easy to do this with young children, as time and privacy is a long forgotten luxury! So how do you approach this day-to-day emotional battle ground?
It is certainly not easy, but there is only one person who can truly steer that ship, and that is you.
The advice I give to those who are going through difficult times is to care for themselves first. Your children, and family, and most importantly you will benefit most by choosing to do this. What are the consequences of looking after yourself? Health, vitality, energy, and clarity. Essential tools in entering the battle field armed and prepared. It is not to say the pain will be less, the grief not as vast, but your position in the field is far more grounded and stable. Your ability to gain perspective on the advancing army of feelings is powerful and strategic. Picture yourself strong, vital and physiologically prepared to feel it out. It is possible!

Of course seeking counselling is paramount. There is no greater gift than to have someone 'listen' to you. There are many ways natural medicine can support the body, mind and soul during these times. Minerals, such as Magnesium to support the fatiguing Nervous System and promote rest and sleep. Vitamin's B6 & B5 work wonderfully with Magnesium to reduce the impacts of stress on the body. Herbs like Withania somnifera, Passiflora incarnata, Avena sativa, and Piscida erythina are calming and supportive for the symptoms of nervous tension and anxiety.
Massage, yoga and regular exercise can help to draw that busy mental energy out of your head, providing you with a mental break, increased energy and better breathing ability. In moments of great sorrow, simply stop, walk outside, listen to the birds, feel the breeze, look at the clouds.......and Breathe!