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Hello again! This post was created with the amazing @smittencurve , another @humanity.up ambassador with some simple ideas about how you can start creating more positive self talk for yourself. Making small changes like this can really be beneficial for our mental health and how we relate to others in life 💛 Here’s three things I’m proud of myself for today as an example (they don’t have to be grand acts):

This note is inspired by an awesome call with @humanity.up today! Whether it be mental health or another topic/ issue (which are usually intersectional anyway!) listening is where understanding starts, and from understanding we find empathy and change. It doesn’t happen over night, but when we listen to someone’s struggles with an open mind it can be so powerful in allowing them to feel and express what they need to; sometimes advice isn’t needed, just a space to exist 💛 I hope you are ok, but if not I hope the pain eases soon! ✨

A little awareness post for today to scratch the surface of men’s mental health. My smallest demographic of followers is male, but for any men who read this please know that showing emotions or struggling with your mental health does not make you weak. Sending love and support to you all today 💛💛✨

As an autistic person with mental illness, my window of tolerance can be a lot smaller than other people’s. This still upsets me sometimes; I can get resentful over the fact that other people seem to be able to do so much more than I can. But I know that I don’t have to be ‘perfect’ all the time - and that I actually end up doing my best work, writing, most meaningful projects and having the most fun socialising when I’m not pushing myself further than I am ready to go. Sometimes making boundaries with ourselves can be really healing, and freeing - even though they may change over time as well. Sending love and support to you all today 💛💛✨

Today’s post is a quote from someone very special to me - Carrie Fisher. She was known to most of us as the amazing Princess Leia in Star Wars (a truly brilliant character) but she was also an incredible writer and mental health advocate. When I read her books it was like seeing my brain on a page for the first time; it made me feel so validated and so much less alone. Her interviews and her words resonate with me in a way I can’t describe - and her bravery to continue to fight and advocate while struggling herself inspires me hugely. Who is someone that inspires you? 💛✨

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