Christmas the easiest time of year to burn out...

As a mother of four boys, including my autistic twins, I know too well what burn out and break down feels like. We spend so much time looking after everyone and everything else that we are constantly putting our own needs to the bottom of the to do list, until the point of no return when we are so stressed out that we explode like a coke can that’s been shaken up one too many times. 

Christmas can be the easiest time of year for this to happen and it’s something I have massively struggled to juggle in the past, in fact two years ago my Christmas meltdown was what led me to start Self Love Detox! 

This year hasn’t been as busy with less social gatherings at school, work or with family it can still be a lot to handle. Now we’re coming into a new year and after a roller coaster 2020 let’s make 2021 the year we put ourselves first. At the beginning of lockdown in March last year I knew I had to protect my sanity, with the children home, trying to home school and run a business I could feel the overwhelm before it had really begun.

​That is why I came up with a Self Love Morning Ritual to tailor to my lifestyle that would empower me through the day and now I think is the perfect time to share it with you.

Here’s a snip of the 5 areas we'll cover…

1. Ground yourself - if you’ve never heard of it, just think or reconnecting, getting out of your busy brain and into the present moment. Take some time breathing in the fresh air, meditate or maybe do some yoga.
2. Thank yourself - what are you thankful for that your body has done or is doing for you? Your beating heart, your strong legs, your loving eyes?
3. Believe in yourself - create positive affirmations, copy them down again and again or speak them out loud on repeat.
4. Nurture yourself - listen to your body, what does it need? To stretch, to dance, to run, to be nourished, to rest?
5. Express yourself - listen to your mind, how are you feeling? Be honest and honour your feelings, share with a friend or take time to journal.

There are so many different exercises that you could do for each of the topics, that’s what’s important is that you can tailor this to suit you, whether you love getting up at 5am for an extra hour to yourself or if you’ve got 5 minutes before all hell breaks loose and you just need to tap into 3/4 areas to keep yourself calm. The same routine will not work for every woman but covering these areas with different exercises can make such a difference.

If you're ready to dig deep and build your own morning ritual using our formula on the 26th December we are starting a 5 day course, check out the page below for our early bird offer.

Give yourself the present this year of prioritising yourself.

With love & gratitude,
Ana Louise Bonasera

Early bird