Please don’t all run for the door clients, I can totally help you make decisions.
But I do often find it tough to make big decisions for myself.
Not decisions like, what I’m going to have for dinner tonight? (Salmon). Or should I eat that last easter egg in the fridge that Edie has forgotten about? (Yes, not sorry).
I mean the big life decisions. Buying a car, moving house, changing job. And yes, these kinds of decisions are probably difficult for a lot of you reading this, but for me and my husband, they can sometimes be completely paralysing.
When the worst things imaginable have happened to you, babyloss, stillbirth well, that stuff sticks around. It means we’re often paralysed about making a decision, in case that decision is the wrong one, or it changes a situation for the worse.
Trauma can trick the mind into always focusing on the worst case scenario, and when you’ve been through traumatic events the last thing you want to do is potentially add to the list.
To combat this I keep a gratitude journal, writing 3 things I’m grateful for each night that helps keep my mind on all the good stuff. It really helps, as does taking magnesium for better sleep.
So why is this a good thing for my mentees?
- It means I’ll understand why it might be hard, and help put the strategies in place to support you.
- It means I can identify potential blocks and understand why you might be struggling to push through with something.
- It means I can empathise with the difficult things and have those tough conversations.
- It means I can share my own experiences and strategies that have helped me in similar situations.
I’m putting together a series of articles on how I ran a busy agency whilst struggling with IVF and babyloss, and how I managed lead generation during this time as the ‘face’ of the agency.
Book a call with me if I can support you in any way.