You are lovable for the simple fact that you exist.

Today is World Mental Health Day. And I am confronted with mental health way more than ever before. I used to think I was always happy and never thought about certain blockages or issues to stem from my past, from my understanding of certain situations or from words. I never really thought about it to be honest. I thought, okay I could not get pregnant so maybe it was better that way. I thought, my marriage failed, okay it wasn't meant to be that man, there must be someone else out there for me. I have been single for 9 years, well I don't want to be with just anyone and that man did this, the other one something else I didn't like etc. I thought I keep changing hobbies or jobs as soon as I got good at them because that is part of my personality. I thought my time to be on stage will still come and had nothing to do with certain deep rooted beliefs in my mind. Well, I was wrong.

Training in hypnotherapy and learning more about the mind with its conscious part and its way bigger subconscious part, I started a journey. I started a journey into my own mental health. I now understand that so many situations happen in my life because of deeply rooted beliefs. Some of which I have found and set free and some of which I haven't even thought of as issues yet. And some issues I know are there but I just don't know how to deal with them yet. I have the tools like yoga, hypnosis (yes I hypnotise myself), breathing techniques and meditation but I am flawed. Just because I have these tools doesn't mean I know everything. I don't. It is a learning process. As is my business. I have learned the tools but every client teaches me something new. It is extraordinary!

I now start to take my mental health seriously. Since my mind believes everything I say, I say better things. I tell myself that I am lovable. Because I am. Simply for the fact that I exist. And so are you! You are lovable! I tell myself I am enough. Yes I am. I am doing the best I know in every part of life. And so are you! You are enough! I tell myself that everything is available to me. And I do this until I believe it. You are totally allowed to lie to your mind. You do it already by telling yourself thing that are not true like: I'm so dumb, or unlovable, or fat, or ugly,I don't deserve this... or whatever lie you say to yourself. So if you are going to lie, tell yourself a better one. I am lovable, I am enough, everything is available to me. Another thing that has led me to bad situations is the fact that I often did not feel connected. Being part of a group, feeling connected is one of the most important aspects of our lives. I mean when we were Neanderthals or Homo Sapiens we needed a group or else we would not have survived. This is still part of us. We have the need to belong. And the fear of not belonging is a fear everybody has. If you think you have nothing in common with anyone, this you do have in common with everyone.

I have just learned a valuable lesson, I got a message right before finishing this article that made me angry. In the same second a friend asked me if we could connect and I said yes please! She has her issues and wanted to talk about them, saw my face and asked me to spill. The simple fact of talking about my anger, shrunk my anger. I still don't know what to do about the message but I feel less angry. So if you are suffering and need to talk, call your friend who listens. Sometimes we need advice and sometimes we just need to talk. That's one way of letting go!

You are lovable, you are enough, you are valuable, you are connected and everything is available to you.

Mental Health Care for all: Let's make it reality! #worldmentalhealthday