Feelings – Page 2 – Simply Life:

In Anxiety, Awareness, Darkness, Depression, Faith, Feelings, Hope, Life Lessons, Mental Illness, Recovery, Truth

Why You Won’t Find it Written in My Story that I Gave Up:

JulieOctober 24, 2018October 20, 2018Leave a comment

A phrase that often goes through my head is “some days are better than others”, and I have often used this in my posts and stories, simply because it is so true. Some days are great! Other days are average. And some days, we feel like we are in a living hell.
We might be too tired to fight it; things seem too difficult to keep pressing on. But even if some days the only thing I do is survive, I will not give up. If I wrote out my entire life story, not once would you read that I gave up, and this is why:

In Advice, Anxiety, Awareness, Darkness, Depression, Feelings, Friendships, Hurt, Love, Mental Illness, Open letter, Recovery

An Open Letter to My Friend Who Doesn’t Understand Depression:

JulieOctober 15, 2018October 15, 2018Leave a comment

Dearest Friend,

Some days really are better than others. For me at the moment, there are a lot of days that are better than the ones in the present. And there are some things you need to know.

I understand that you are one of many people who go through life having no idea what it is to feel depressed or to experience anxiety. And that’s okay too. But for those of us who do, it can be incredibly difficult to explain what’s going on in our minds, but it’s also difficult for you to understand us.
Yes, it’s okay to not feel okay. I mean, hey. It’s not alright that people have to go through this, that fact is just awful. But this is to you, my friend, who doesn’t know what it’s like, and I ask you to take a moment to read just four things that we struggling people really want to tell you…

In Advice, Feelings, Life Lessons, Love, Moving on

3 Extremely Valuable Lessons I have Learnt from Life

JulieSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 20182 Comments

Life can get pretty intense. Things get busy, we get overwhelmed, and we struggle and feel like we fail at times. But lately, I have been doing a lot of learning. Learning things about other people and about myself; important things that I could not have learnt if I did not go through some very difficult times.
I have been encouraged and inspired to become a better person through all of this, and I hope that by sharing these things, someone else might be encouraged too. Here are three of the latest things I have learnt, which I consider to be extremely valuable life lessons:

In Advice, Anxiety, Awareness, Depression, Feelings, Mental Illness, Recovery, Self Care, Self Love, Truth

The Truth about Self Care

JulieSeptember 2, 2018September 2, 2018Leave a comment

So many people talk about “self care” these days, especially when one is suffering from a mental illness, as well as things like stress and fatigue. But there’s something that many people don’t realise: Self care might not be what you think it is.

The question I am going to ask is, how do you view self care? Is it purely taking time out to be alone, to take a breath and relax? Treating yourself to coffee on the way to or from work? A long bubble bath at the end of a big day? A massage? An extra piece of cake – because you deserve it?

I have a simple answer for you. No. That is not self care. That is what I call “self love”. Self love is not a bad thing at all; it is in fact important, as long as it is not over-indulged. (But that’s for another post, on another day.)
Let’s talk more now about what “self care” really is…

In Advice, Feelings, Friendships, God, Love, Moving on, Open letter

An Open Letter to My 10 Year Old Self:

JulieAugust 21, 2018August 21, 2018Leave a comment

Dear younger me, I imagine you won’t even recognise me at the moment. Life has changed so, so much, and I have too. Becoming an adult, marriage, parenthood, and just life things have changed me in to such a different person, and I have a few things I want to tell you. You’re 10 now. … Read More

In Anxiety, Feelings, God, God's Love, Healing, Love, Mental Illness, Recovery, Writing

Thinking, overthinking, and anxiety…

JulieAugust 10, 2018August 10, 20181 Comment

Why life has been so crazy (and why you haven’t heard from me for a while), followed by the drama of my overthinking and anxiety (and why we really don’t need to overthink and stress).

#stress #anxiety #thinking #overthinking #sickness #recovery #confessionsofasimplemum #simplylife #blogger

In Anxiety, Awareness, Depression, Feelings, Healing, Hope, Moving on

Hope: Why it’s worth fighting for

JulieJune 26, 2018Leave a comment

There are some days, where you simply ‘have’ hope. It’s just there. And then other days, you really have to fight for it. A quote that I love and can really relate to is “Sometimes you have to fight a battle more than once to win it”. If depression, anxiety or other struggles are something … Read More

In Faith, Feelings, Friendships, God, God's Love, Love, Poetry

How Much Does He Love Me?

JulieJune 11, 2018Leave a comment

My dear friends, I’ve been a little quiet for a while, I do apologise for that. Life has been pretty crazy for me, for all of us in my household in fact. Josh has been busy with his work, working long days and long hours. Henry has been growing fast, and is busier than ever, … Read More

In Advice, Depression, Feelings, Writing

When the Writer can’t Write

JulieMay 26, 2018Leave a comment

Some days, I can begin writing and it just flows. Other days, or weeks, I can try… and it just jams up. The thoughts are there, all bubbling up and trying to spill over, but it isn’t working. And I just. Can’t. Write. I find that writing is an escape for me. It’s odd, because … Read More

In Feelings, Forgiveness, Friendships, Healing, Hurt, Moving on

An Open Letter to my Ex Best Friend:

JulieMay 18, 2018May 16, 20181 Comment

Dear Ex Best Friend, A lot of time has passed since we spoke, lots has happened, and life has changed drastically, for both of us. I feel as though some of the things that went down between us through our friendship, especially towards the end, are something that I need to speak up about. We … Read More