May we be compassionate and mindful today.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There are many reasons why an individual may struggle with Mother’s Day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If this is you, be sure to take good care today. Don’t try to force doing something that you don’t feel comfortable with. Prioritize your needs.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ XO, Amanda⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mothersday #relationships #boundaries #parents #anxiousmom #selfcare #wellness #selfcaresunday #selfcarefirst #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #motherhood #maternalmentalhealth 
Thinking of all the mothers out there, and especially the ones who are struggling right now, don’t feel like they are a mother because they are struggling with infertility.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thinking of all everyone who has a difficult or strained relationship with their mother, or who has lost one.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can feel grateful for what you have and still allow yourself to feel how you feel and make room to honor your emotions. Take care of yourself today. *I’m specifically wanting to acknowledge mothers who have lost children, foster moms, step mothers, former step mothers, grandmothers, aunts, or others who have raised and supported children etc.* ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mothersday #motherhood #mother #mothering #anxiousmoms #infertility #infertilityawareness #infertilitysucks #mentalhealthmatters #healing 
When you ruminant about the future, you aren’t really thinking about a solution.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Planning is problem solving. You actively imagine different scenarios and come up with what you may do in response.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Worrying is normal. We are all going to have some worry in our lives but it can also become anxiety and can cause problems.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ See if you can practice problem solving instead. Engage in grounding skills if you can or distract yourself if it becomes too much.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ruminating is also a habit. Which is why trying to break out of it and practice different actions and thought patterns in helpful.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How do you break out of worrying?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #worry #worrywart #anxious #anxietyproblems #anxietyrelief #anxietyquote #anxietyrecovery #anxiousmind #anxiousmama #anxiousmommy #worrying 
Maybe you needed this reminder too? Let me know! #unplug #rest #selfcare #selfcaretips #selfcareroutine #selfcarefirst 
Do you struggle with procrastinating? ⠀ Rather than calling yourself lazy or beating yourself up... I would encourage you to look at how you’ve used procrastination as a coping skill to deal with stress. ⠀ It’s a VERY effective short term stress reliever, the problem is over the long term, you end up with more stress. ⠀ See if you can flip the script- rather than getting mad at yourself... ASK— what’s a different coping skill you could use to deal with your stress? If you struggle with procrastination, what’s a tip that’s helped you? Share below so we can support others! #procrastination #stressrelief #stressedout #depressionrelief #anxietyrelief #anxietyattack #anxietyproblems #smartgoals #edrecovery #anxietysupport #eatingdisorderrecovery #anxious 
Shared with love. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how quick we can be to give people unsolicited advice on social media. Someone shares that something is going well for them— and we comment on why it shouldn’t be or how they are doing it wrong. Someone shares something difficult they are going through, and we give them all kinds of solutions and try to fix how they are feeling. In both of these situations, we often are not actually caring about the other person. We are just wanting to share our opinion. We are not checking in with ourselves and asking “is this advice wanted or helping?” We don’t check in and think about that there is maybe a reason they are doing something a certain way. Maybe they tried our advice and it didn’t work. Maybe they can’t because of other reasons or circumstances we aren’t aware of. Let’s normalize not giving people advice unless they ask for it. On social media and in our lives offline. Practicing discernment is a useful tool both for supporting our own mental health and that of others. How do you feel about people giving you unsolicited advice? #unsolicitedadvice #advice #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters 
In most situations, we have 4 choices. ⠀ Often times people forget about the choice that they can stay right where they are. ⠀ I think this is an important visual because for most of us, the act of not choosing, the act of not changing it, not leaving but also not accepting causes our pain and suffering. ⠀ Arguing and resisting what is causes pain. ⠀ When we accept what is, we then have the power to choose something else if we want to change the situation or walk away. ⠀ Next time you are struggling with something or with a decision, see if you can think about this visual. I hope it will bring you clarity! ⠀ What situation are you struggling with? Can you use this visual to help you sort it out? PSA- sometimes not all situations have these 4 options. If you are a minor, in a life threatening or abusive situation this doesn’t apply to you. #depressionrelief #anxietyrelief #healingjourney #getunstuck #anxietyproblems #depressionhelp #radicalacceptance #dbt #dbtskills #anxiousmind #anxiousmommy 
We do not have to like someone’s boundaries in order to support them. Boundaries are like a fence around your home. They aren’t personal. They are created to protect the space of the person who lives there. I am not saying there aren’t boundary negotiations that may need to be had especially if we live with someone and have shared space. We can also respect someone’s boundaries and offer a compromise and the person has a right to say no to us. The more we practice and normalize boundaries the easier it gets! #amandawhite #therapyforwomen #boundaries #healthyboundaries #setboundaries #settingboundaries #boundariesarehealthy #anxietyrelief #depressionhelp #edrecoverywarrior #edrecovery #sober #sobriety #soberaf 
CONFESSION!!!⠀ ⠀ For many years, I HATED meditation ⠀ I thought it was complete bullshit and literally got pleasure out of “proving” to people how much it didn’t work for me⠀ ⠀⠀ I also hated therapy. To be honest, I hated everything that I didn’t understand or didn’t trust and argued with many therapists, yoga teachers and sponsors about why I was UNIQUE and their suggestions would not work for me.⠀ ⠀⠀ I wasted a lot of time arguing. I wasted even more time pretending to try things, when really I was just interested in proving you WRONG.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ At some point I had to decide if I wanted to be RIGHT or if I wanted to get better. Because claiming I needed help and support while taking absolutely no suggestions just wasn’t cutting it. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Eventually I cracked open and decided if I wanted what people had, I needed to be willing to do what they have done. This started with getting sober and bled into every area of my life. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I’m proud to report this way of thinking hasn’t failed me yet. Even when things turned out to not be a fit for me, at least I could rule it out from personal experience rather than cynicism and judgement. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I’ve applied this to so many aspects of healing - getting sober, setting boundaries, forgiving people, eating intuitively, meditating... on and on. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I still get caught in this trap. Changing and growth requires us to consistently step outside what we “know” and try on new things. This takes humility and open-mindedness. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ So here’s my challenge to you... identify someone in your life who has a qualify or strength you’d like to have. Ask them how they developed it and what they did to get where they are. Then, TRY IT OUT and try it on for at least 2 weeks with an open mind! Your experience may surprise you!⠀ ⠀ Would love to hear how this goes for you!⠀ ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #growthmindset #anxietyrelief #depressionhelp #edrecovery #addictionrecovery #sober #soberaf #sobriety #copingskills #healthycopingskills #dbt #dbtskills 
When trying to cultivate compassion, one of the most effective things we can do is come from a place of curiosity. ⠀ When we do something we don’t like, see if you can practice getting curious about yourself. ⠀ We all learn to survive life in different ways. Getting angry and lashing out is a form of survival just as much as people pleasing. ⠀ The problem is our culture tends to highly regard and favor “culturally acceptable” types of survival. If we can ask questions and get CURIOUS we are more likely to feel compassion and connection, rather than getting angry and turning against ourselves. ⠀ When we come from a place of judgement, we come from a place of “knowing better”. This leads to feelings of resentment because we “shouldn’t be this way”. ⠀ The antidote to JUDGEMENT is COMPASSION. The best way to start cultivating compassion is through CURIOSITY. ⠀ How are you going to practice this today?! Would love to hear your thoughts! . . #curiosity #empathy #judgementfreezone #judgementdetox #anxietyrelief #depressionhelp #healing #healingjourney #edrecovery #edrecoverywarrior #edrecoveryjourney #sober #soberaf #addictionrecovery