After trauma, our relationship with life can become distorted. We can swing between anxiety and depression. Part of recovery is rebuilding a healthy relationship with the fact that ‘life happens’.

After trauma, our relationship with life can become distorted. We can swing between anxiety and depression. Part of recovery is rebuilding a healthy relationship with the fact that ‘life happens’.
If we work too hard to be presentable to others, we may neglect our own sustainable wellbeing.
Managing our life balance involves a constant weighing up of how far we can afford to pursue our dreams.
The evolved animal in us has strong immediate urges. Equally, the newer imaginative being in us is mindful of the future. It’s up to us to find a balance.
We were born playing and resting. Work came later. But all are important, in balance, for a good life.
Everyday living automatically gives us stresses. We need to balance our response wisely.