I always like to write posts like this because taking care of your mental health is not only important but it’s always the one thing that we all let go down to the bottom of our to-do list. Five years ago I built a boutique digital agency and while that will be one of the best decisions I have ever made I also got completely lost in it. 

I continuously worked 7 days a week, and was chasing a number instead of focusing on slow and steady and in turn I reached burnout, my mental health was not good, my physical health was not good and my migraines became so bad that I had to take a year off so I could re-reroute to transition my business in a way that allows me to show up for myself as well. With that being said I make it a huge priority now to focus on my mental health and I wanted to make sure each week we talk about and bring mental health to the forefront of this blog.

5 ways I focus on my mental health each week:

1. Self-care The first one is to have 1 hour everyday where I do what I need to fill up my cup whether thats waking up early and writing or staying up a bit later and getting lost in a book. You may not be able to carve out an hour but if you can do 10-15 minutes a day where you just sit and do one thing for yourself you will seen an improvement.
2. Having boundaries both in your personal and professional life. Everything will be okay if you say no. If you lose clients it’s because they weren’t going to be quality clients. if you lose people in your life because it wasn’t a quality relationship
3. Personal development its extremely important to me to work on myself and in turn I truly feel that helps my mental health in return. I am constantly trying to evolve, to grow, and to self reflect and taking the time everyday for self development is beneficial
4. Going to Therapy – I think a lot of times people are nervous to go to therapy but it is so beneficial and I think a lot of people could benefit from it. Going to therapy allows you to start self reflection and dive deeper into the why behind your actions and how you respond to situations. You will grow so much from going, I know I have. 
5. Yoga, Yoga, and Yoga just moving my body at least through yoga has helped me a lot. It’s very difficult for me to stick to a workout routine (something I truly need to work on) but yoga is very easy for me to add to my end of day routine and it helps me stay relaxed so I definitely think everyone should have a form of movement that feels good to them, and fits into their schedule.

The whole reason I started this post was to showcase ideas and what works for me, what works for you may be different but I hope what you get out of this blog is that it is so important to find what helps you. Working on your mental health is so important and should be a priority.