Hey there. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to keep showing up. Not just physically or for a checklist, but emotionally. Mentally. In those moments where everything feels like too much and you’re tempted to check out, what does it mean to keep showing up for yourself?
It’s easy to tell people to push through and keep going. You hear it in the fitness space all the time. Show up, do the workout, eat the food. But if your life feels like it’s in chaos, how much does that really help? Sometimes, just making it through the day is a victory.
I’ve found that when I’m going through tough moments, the most helpful thing I can do is to slow down and feel what’s going on. Not judge it. Not run from it. Just feel it. That can mean taking five minutes or a few days to sit in those emotions. Because the truth is, when we don’t feel things, they don’t just disappear. They build. They compound. And eventually, they show up in ways we don’t want.
Showing up for yourself isn’t always pretty or productive. It’s messy. It’s uncomfortable. It’s sitting with feelings you don’t understand yet. But that’s how we grow. That’s how we process. When we stop stuffing everything down, we give ourselves a chance to breathe. To heal.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is rest. Sleep clears a lot of the mental noise. I used to run on four hours a night like it was a badge of honor. But now I see how powerful it is to rest and reset. When I sleep, I can step back and observe my thoughts instead of drowning in them.
I also talk a lot about therapy, because it’s been a huge help in my life. I’ve been in and out of therapy for four years, and I’m lucky to have a therapist I trust. It’s given me tools to understand how I feel and why. I know therapy isn’t accessible to everyone, but if you can get it, I highly recommend it. If not, my hope is that the content I share helps you build awareness so when the time comes, you’re ready to go deeper.
So keep showing up. But do it with compassion. Do it in a way that supports you, not punishes you. Because the more you learn to connect with yourself, the stronger you become.
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