Well y’all, spring seems to finally be peeking its head around the corner! I can’t wait. I need spring so bad, gimme gimme gimme!
I’m going to be honest with you, February was pretty rough. I felt underwater at work, I felt underwater with Alchemy, and I felt too guilty about being behind everywhere to read! I personally only managed to read three books in February… which is really bizarre for me.
Alice went the opposite direction and while she is also stressed out, she has LEANED IN to reading in 2021 as an escape… and her book numbers are climbing. Jane, as always, seems to be at a happy compromise and has kept up her usual reading pace despite her own work anxiety.
In February I found that a lot of my friends, family, and loved ones were struggling too. I don’t know if coming up on a year of a global pandemic finally did some damage, or what, but I had so many conversations around mental health and well being. I felt, and still do, feel extremely emotionally charged all month.
I wanted to take this time to just give everyone some grace to not be doing okay all the time. I’ve reached out to a therapist and I’m working on getting on their schedule, and a LOT of people I know have done the same. We don’t have to go it alone, and I for one can’t wait to speak to a professional to help with some coping habits for the things I am feeling at the moment. I feel that it’s so important to talk about mental health issues and move forward from the stigmas associated with counseling and therapy from the past.
I have Legendborn and The Bad Muslim Discount, and I hope to read both as soon as I can.
I’m definitely ready for Spring and warmer days being more common.
Good for you for reaching out to a therapist. I’ve been seeing one for a few years now and it’s been so amazingly helpful, especially with Covid and quarantine. I hope you find the perfect fit!
Thanks again for being the first account for my Behind the Bookstagram. I should have more posts soon, but yours is getting a lot of love!!
-lauren
Thank you SO MUCH for having us! We love showing the chaos behind the scenes. We hope you like Legendborn and The Bad Muslim Discount. Thank you for your support regarding seeing a therapist, it’s so important and I’m glad we can play a small part in talking openly about therapy 🙂