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#SMSelfLoveClub – Week 4

November 23, 2017 thespooniemummy

Huge apologies that it’s up late (especially to Stephie at Colitis To Ostomy) who has been nagging me to get this up so she can

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#SMSelfLoveClub

November 1, 2017 thespooniemummy

So here at The Spoonie Mummy, November is going to be all about self love. Finding some time for you, learning to appreciate what you

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Following a post from @jennafarmeruk yesterday I thought I would share some Friday favourites with a difference. This week has seen a massive surge of people choosing to shun the media following what they did to Carolime Flack. I wholeheartedly support this and the call for change, but why shun many good journalists who do not pursue a story like these hacks do. Jenna shared a great list of positive and upbeat places to seek news which will enrich your life and put a smile on your face. So my five Friday Favourites include some of my favourite accounts and magazines which do just that! @goodnews_movement is a page I've recently discovered which shares some of the most heartwarming posts and always makes me smile @happiful_magazine is a magazine I've had an online subscription to for a while and have recently started buying as they now have it in @asda . Full of great features to read all about mental wellness @justbreathemagazine this is a new magazine I've come across which @ste_w22 recommended to me as he saw it and thought I'd like it. With a focus on mindfulness it is full of great articles @headspace - a fantastic app which I use regularly for meditation. Their page is also full of inspiring 0posts @baredating - obviously I don't need a dating app but I followed this in the first place because a friend runs the IG page and I wanted to support them. However, it is a fab place to find all things body positivity and is so inspirational! What magazines, newsletters, blogs and social media accounts bring you joy, positivity and great information and insight? Tag them in the comments below and let's all find the positive people and media to raise up!

Today's post is a mini challenge I'm doing to try and inspire a bit of self care and also share some quality time with @ste_w22 Link is in my bio

This pair drive me crazy at times but I wouldn't be without them.

So I have been a little quiet, both on my blog and here lately. Yesterday was a bad day for me. The boys were picked up by their Dad and it hit me hard. The strive to stay positive was just too far to stretch to. I tried to keep busy and sat down to write a blog post and couldn't find the words, so I slept. I didn't have to do anything, didn't have to think about anything and it suited me. Last night I cried. I went in to kiss their sweet heads goodnight and they weren't there. I felt lost and empty all over again, the pain was physical and it hurt so much. I know what I should be doing and am trying. I know I shouldn't define myself solely as Mummy, but that was my entire world a few short years ago and now I feel like it's been snatched from me. Too early to identify with those who struggle with their kids 'flying the nest' - my boys are still little and still need their mum. I am going to go back to therapy to help with this hiccup in my mental health. I'm still focused on my uni work and my blog and advocacy work as I'm determined to show the boys what their Mummy can do for the world and it is my passion. But I know I can't live weekend to weekend waiting for them and feeling like life is almost not worth living when they are not here. Today is a little brighter and I have lots to keep me busy so I'm going to crack on. The recent death of Caroline Flack has hit me hard this week. Maybe because I am feeling low and also because i identify with the feelings of being trapped in a life you dont want to be living. I'm lucky to have a supportive family and friends group and @ste_w22 who has been amazing. I have tools and things I know which help me pick up the pieces. And I have that eternal Pollyanna part of me which will be back, I promise

Can really recommend this bedtime sleep tea from @twiningsteauk It tastes delicious and helps me wind down during the evening. I never used to enjoy herbal teas but these ones are really tasty and I have also tried and enjoyed the Gliw and Focus versions

The last few days have been heartbreaking. The news of Caroline Flack's suicide really hit me hard, as I know it has done many. Yet again, the British press has to take a huge chunk of the blame. Relentlessly pursuing this poor woman going through what would have been the worst times in her life. We didn't need to know her every move while she prepared for what was coming. We don't need a poster girl for us to understand that abuse has no gender, and this particular girl had not been found guilty of any crime. Convicted by the press, this woman couldn't escape so took her own life. I'm not sure where the right to know every intimate detail of a celebrity's life became 'the norm'. Why, because someone has become famous for the career they have chosen means that their life is up for public scrutiny and they forego any right to privacy. I have signed the two petitions I have included photos of here. The first is about holding the media accountable when things like this happen. The second was set up by @thenursemum and wants to see changes to how people can register social media accounts. Not only will this protect our children, but it may help stop the 'trolls' who think hiding behind a computer screen gives the right to say anything they please. I will pop links to both in the comments in case you would like to sign them. Today though, and every day, just choose KINDNESS. Its the little things that make the biggest difference and could save a life.

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