In the rush of today, what were your positives? #ican #lifeextraordinary #anxiety #depression #mentalhealthcoach #christianlife #mindfulness #womenshealth #menshealth #soulcare #christian #mentalhealthcoach B8EEF0CF-DFAC-45EB-9DFC-C2605843F8BA

Overcomers dig deeper into faith when confronted with fear, knowing that fear is not the truth. Truth sets you free! #ican #lifeextraordinary #soulcare #anxiety #christianlife #mentalhealthcoach #womenshealth #christian #menshealth #mindifulness #soul A78D884E-FED0-40BE-B891-28AE32BC2BAC

Depression would have you believe you can do nothing to change, nothing to get out of bed, nothing to shift your thoughts, nothing to experience a good day. It’s not the truth. We can experience relief from the Deep Pressure by doing a number of things. Firstly, notice how much you argue with yourself and create an endless list of negatives. It’s okay, it is a cycle, but you can break the cycle. Just one day at a time. #ican #depression #lifeextraordinary #depression #anxiety #christianhealth #healingtrauma #menshealth #soulcare #womenshealth #mindfulness #christianlife #mentalhealthcoach #mentalhealthawareness stop.stop-arguing-with-how-things-are.rest_.Now_

With the Success of Jess posting daily a positive, and with time differences everywhere, I thought it'd be easier if I did a dated post, so that no matter where in the world you are you can participate! Participate daily or as you can courage in your day! Remember this month is the month of explore! Let's do this together! #ican #lifeextraordinary #mentalhealthrecovery Our only goal is that by this time next year, we made progress in our health. xo music-expresseswhat-i-simply-cannot_

January's Focus: In order to have achievements throughout out week, we first must begin to explore areas where we can stretch ourselves! So, as we go through January, we'll have a daily positive post which we can also include where we're beginning to recognise/identify an area that needs stretching. For example: if you can't go outside, then you're going to begin exploring ways you can make that happen. If you can go outside, but not too far from home, you'll be exploring how you can make that happen. All things require recognition of what's holding us back from the change, what we need to acknowledge thoughts, emotions, beliefs, limits, patterns etc, in order to break free and be stretched! We can do this, because we do hard things in here together! Come and join our closed fb group and receive encouragement, information and support for your Mental Health Recovery journey! #ican #lifeextraordinary explore1

From my heart to yours. I'd like to thank you for the privilege of being part of your life throughout 2017. I love that we all have a very safe space to come into and vent, encourage, inspire, take a breath, learn about other cultures and so much more as we travel together throughout the year. It's a blessing to see you choose to have breakthroughs, be overcomers, take risks for new jobs, new relationships, new lifestyles, new measures of faith and to take your time and give back to others. There are many, many treasures in our group, and I thank you all for sharing the vision we have in here to live our best lives through mental health recovery. Again, thank you! I look forward to doing 2018 with you, and with all the new members of our unique tribe. Blessings and dreams, Linda! xo san-francisco

Christmas and grief feel so painful. Christmas by its core focus is the belief in new life, new hope and eternal love. Grief feels quite the opposite. My mum was passing away over Christmas and the agony at the time felt beyond compare. As I fed her icecream to soothe her chemotherapy throat, she was still concerned she'd put on weight. Sigh. The closest she ever came to overweight was being pregnant. She slipped quietly away in His arms 12 days after Christmas. I know your pain, I walked those roads for 17 years. Alone. I don't recommend it. In here we do life and the tough times together so that we can share love and encouragement, wisdom and laughter, and recover from our Mental Health together. Know today you are loved for the space and pain you're in, and know we will still love and encourage you into your best love despite the challenges of each day. Let's continue to do life & recovery together, in love and laughter, just for today. Blessings and dreams, Linda mother-teresa-quote

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Mental Health Care for Christmas Day We're just under 2 hours away from the beginning of Christmas day in Australia. I want to wish each and everyone of you the most blessed day. Relax and enjoy your day, adding love and spreading love wherever you go. Self Care: Before leaving home or Before guests arrive ensure you have an emergency chat line saved as a phone contact. This way, if needed, you can duck off to a quiet space and chat with a professional to get you through the challenge. Remember: Be prepared! Dig out your list of possible triggers and how you plan to manage them. Remind yourself, or make a list on your phone, of what you plan to do if x,y or z happens. Have cash/card handy if you need to get in a taxi and head home. Importantly: Remind yourself, it's only x amount of hours, and you can do this! Blessings and dreams, Linda xo Be-Blessed-Bless-All

Depression hits, and the dark spiral downwards seemingly floods your soul. Remember this: God loves you more than the rules your mind is trying to make sense of. Dig deep into your I AM core, remember who you are in love, and remind your mind love is the centre of your being. Immerse yourself in that love through connecting with those who care. Force yourself to reach out to those around you who can remind you, you are more than the overwhelming emotions trying to take over today. Drop everything and do some exercise, and get the stale air out of you. Breathe out, push that air out of you, and get the fresh air in. You are loved, you are loving, and you are more than the rules. #ican #lifeextraordinary #anxiety #depression #christian #christianlife #soulcare #menshealth #womenshealth #mindfulness #mentalheatlh A big shout out and thank you to @shanewillardministries for today’s inspirational quote. If you want to be more than the rules check out his series on Ruth. Despite all the rules that Ruth faced, and against all the odds of the time, this woman saw God’s love in Naomi and knew that Naomi’s God would love her more than the rules too. repeat-after-me_-God-loves-you-more-than-the-rules

Mental Health Challenges, especially the anxiety component, want you to break down and hide away from the world. The way out is through. Take small steps but force yourself to engage in extra steps and allow for the extra exhaustion afterwards. Remember recovery is rebuilding, takes time and effort, but you can do this! #ican #lifeextraordinary #christian #christianlife #menshealth #mindfulness #mentalhealth #womenshealth #soulcare black-is-my-color1

When our minds are crippled with the fear, and our body is wanting to shut down, it’s our soul that says “I can.” Begin the soul process by slowing down your thoughts, breathing out deeply first, push all the air inside you out, and keep repeating, until you can feel everything around you slowing down. You can do this! #ican #lifeextraordinary #christian #menshealth #mindfulness #mentalhealth #womenshealth #christianlife #soulcare black-is-my-color

Every single step in recovery, whether it’s a few steps forward, or the necessary ones backwards, instilled in me a passion for more of the days that had light. I refused to stop until the balance was more light. #ican #lifeextraordinary #christian #anxiety #mentalhealth #mindfulness #menshealth #soulcare #womenshealth #christianlife Travelling-through-the-darkness-instilled-a-passion-for-the-light_

It takes time to hold love lightly, guard your heart and letting go of possessive love. Possessive love is full of expectations, it’s about getting what you need not about seeing what others need without conditions. #ican #lifeextraordinary #anxiety #soulcare #christianlife #womenshealth #mindfulness #mentalhealthcoach #menshealth #christian #mentalhealth Add-heading

Learning to say No also means learning to accept others won’t be changing as you do. Keep your heart centred on kindness and firmness, silence speaks more volumes than too many words. Hold space for those who are shocked at your changes, and maintain your No, thank you, position. #ican #lifeextraordinary #anxiety #christian #menshealth #christianlife #mindfulness #womenshealth #mentalhealthcoach #soulcare Learn-to-sayNo.3

Fear, the underpinning emotion behind anxiety, keeps us from flying. And gosh it’s hard to fight the fear somedays! However, fine tuning the heart to an attitude of wanting to fly helps us break free of the chains! #ican #lifeextraordinary #anxiety #christianlife #christian #menshealth #mentalhealthcoach #soulcare #womenshealth #mindfulness dream

If you’re fed up with following the rules that others insist you live by, then stop. Take the one next step in your life that you desire, and do it with all the love and excitement you desire in your life! #ican #lifeextraordinary #anxiety #christian #chrisitanlife #menshealth #mindfulness #womenshealth #soulcare #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcoachd Pocket-22

Building your self esteem is vital to your recovery from Mental Health Challenges. Time to start believing in yourself and your ability to overcome your challenges! #ican #lifeextraordinary #christian #christianlife #menshealth #mindfulness #womenshealth #soulcare #mentalhealthcoach holly-feather

Forgiving ourselves for our mistakes ensures our hearts don’t become hardened to life around us. It allows us to breathe and start again, hopefully, wiser! #ican #lifeextraordinary #anxiety #christianlife #menshealth #mentalhealthcoach #womenshealth #mindfulness #SoulCare never-fade-copy