So anyway… here we are again.

I am writing this at the start of week 8 lockdown.

Over the last couple of days, I have felt frustration rising to the top, and I most certainly put it down to doom scrolling on social media, and a news overload. Even though I am the one saying it again and again, that social media is a loudspeaker for people you wouldn’t normally hear from, sometimes its difficult to ignore, and I have found myself looking through posts for confirmation almost, that there are an equal amount of people I like, and not so much, and at the end of the day, does it matter what anyone else’s opinion is?

The opinions I read don’t change the fact that I still can’t see my family (unless its the top of my Mums head on a video call, thank the lord for video calls), and it doesn’t change the fact that it’s not safe for me to return to work yet, and when I do, it will be a full scale ballet of hygiene with several curtain calls.

Last week, I put out a newsletter asking ‘How can I help?’. I genuinely wanted to enquire how I can help make my clients feel more comfortable about visiting again. The most common answer and concern I had was:

‘How am I going to travel to your clinic, without using public transport?’

No concerns about clinic practice at all. I am based at The Glasgow Treatment rooms and we have always been super fussy about our cleanliness because, it’s how we like to work. It’s for us too.

So anyway!

Whats the point of this post?

Let’s go back to the start. The information overload. I found my voice and my energy levels getting a bit hyper. So yesterday I made the decision to step away from the laptop, and the TV, and do weeding in the garden. It was marvellous. It grounded me, and I was outside for most of the day, then went out for a walk.

Be aware of how you feel. Notice what you notice. Keep a check on information overload and know when to step away from it.

Stand outside, take deep breaths, and I mean REALLY breathe into your stomach. Put your hands on your stomach and draw a deep lung full in and feel your belly expand on the in breath. And repeat. And repeat.

All the love.