Mental Health Archives - Olivia Lucie Blake

How To Help An Anxious Friend – The Do’s & Dont’s

03/09/2021

It’s important that when someone tells us they feel anxious or down, we do what we can to help an anxious friend. A blogging friend of mine posted that she was feeling anxious and didn’t know why or have a reason as to why. After chatting with her about struggling with content inspiration she posed this question to me and said it would be an amazing post. I absolutely loved the idea so here are my tips on how to help an anxious friend.

This post today is brought to you by Debs from Fire To The Phoenix – thanks Debs for agreeing to write and guest post on my blog today! I hope everybody loves this post as much as I do! – Olivia

It’s Taken Me 26 Years To Love Myself

01/09/2021

I can’t actually believe that its taken me 26 years to love myself, but here I am.

As many of you know, over the last 6 months I have embarked on a new lifestyle journey. Learning to love and respect my body, mind and soul. I have been exercising and eating better so that I can become better. But not only have I been learning to love my body, but myself as a whole. Never before I have I felt such peace with myself. Everyday I learn something new about who I am and who I am becoming. I have spoken to a few people about this topic, and so many have said that they are at a point even still at 40-50 years old where they don’t love themselves. Society has such a large part to play in this. With their unreal beauty standards and expectations of how we should look and be as people.

Showing Your True Emotions is Okay & Here Is Why

09/08/2021

Being quiet is not always a good idea, showing your true emotions is. Nobody knows how you feel if you don’t speak for yourself. As Johnny Depp said, “People who cry are not weak. They are just tired of being strong.” If you cry, you’re not a kid. If you get angry, you’re not a psycho. If you are sorry for something then you’re not a loser. Expressing your true emotions is not at all wrong.

These 3 Things Helped Me To Be Happier

29/05/2021

One of my main goals in life is really to be happier. So often we go through life and go with the motions and forget about how important happiness is. If you aren’t happy, you’ll find so many other things in your life don’t align. I remember as a child being so happy and content with life, and I know I am lucky to have experienced that because so many didn’t. And sometimes, I wish I could go back to my child mind and find happiness in the small things again.

4 Ways I Like To Relieve Stress

28/05/2021

The importance of being able to relieve stress in 2021 is higher than its ever been. We are surrounded by negative news, awful situations and of course the pandemic. This past year has taken such a toll on so many peoples mental health that I think a welcomed break from the stress of it all is really needed. Stress can really take a toll, not only on your mind but your body too. I think people forget how powerful the mind is, and how important it is to make sure you are looking after yourself mentally and physically, in all aspects.

What Brings You Joy In Life?

18/05/2021

So many times I have started writing a list of things to be grateful for, and I have found that once you start writing, you cant stop listing the things that brings you joy. The act itself of starting to think, and acknowledge the good we have in life can be hard to start. Often times we are surrounded by negative things, and bad situations that it clouds out the good we actually have. Whenever I feel like I am going through a hard time, I find it so beneficial to remind myself of the good I have in life. The great people I am surrounded by. The job I have, the life I get to live. Those are the things that matter.

Pandemic Self-Care Strategies For Mental Wellbeing

13/05/2021

2020 saw a lot of changes in everyone’s lives. When the Covid19 outbreak occurred, we were all in a state of shock and uncertainty. While the pandemic itself has eased we are still faced with the lasting effects and the uncertainty of when or if restrictions will be implemented again. Now more than ever we need to implement self-care strategies to ensure our mental wellbeing.

Letting Go of Whats Not Meant For You

03/04/2021

Letting go and holding onto things that are not longer for us, can be draining emotionally and physically. I’ve been through this so many times when it comes to friendships, relationships, job promotions, you name it. Its funny because we often realise and know its no longer for us, yet we hold onto it with everything we have inside of us. We try to make it work, because we think it’s what is meant for us. When reality is, if everything around is you telling you it’s not for you. Then it’s probably not for you. I don’t know what it is that you’re holding onto, but I am right there with you.