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Wellness Coach & Educator
Public Health, Mental Health
Helping to untangle the mental load
of home · work · parenthood · expat life
📍The Netherlands

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A decade. One country. A thousand versions of myself.

Expat life is the most beautiful, disorienting, humbling thing I’ve ever done. Still doing it. Still learning.

Are you going through exhaustion, burnout, stress because of expat life challenges? Comment below.

Do you know if someone needs to see this? Please share.

#expatlife #overthinkinghelp #expatwoman #womensmentalhealth #emotionallyexhausted taken in The Netherlands by @learning.growing.enjoying

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5 months ago

Endometriosis Awareness Month

Living with Endometriosis isn’t just physically painful.
Being dismissed for years can quietly affect mental health too.
Anxiety.
Self-doubt.
Learning not to trust your own body.
And many women carry that silently.
Has anyone else experienced this?

Watch the BAFTA2026 winner best short film movie This Is Endometriosis here
👉🏼 https://www.thisisendo.com/watch-this-is-endometriosis

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#endometriosisawarenessmonth
#mentalhealthandchronicillness
#thisisendometriosis
#mentalhealthawareness
#healingjourney by @learning.growing.enjoying

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7 months ago

Happy Monday from a tulip field that didn’t rush to bloom. 🌷
As a public health professional and a mother, I’ve spent years studying wellbeing — and the hardest lesson I keep relearning is this:
You cannot pour from empty.

This week, before you make your list, check in with yourself first. Not your tasks. Not your family’s needs. you.

save this for your hardest day this week.

👇 what’s one thing you’re giving yourself grace about this Monday?
@herdailyresets
@mindful.lifestyle.reset
@quietmindshifts
@learning.growing.enjoying @selfcareisforeveryone @selfcarespotlight @creators @mentalhealthmates @soulwaves_intuitive_healing

#mondaymotivations #slowlivingforlife #mentalhealthmatters #mondayreset #selfcompassion taken in Keukenhof - Tulip Garden by @learning.growing.enjoying

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6 months ago

Motivation is a feeling. It comes and goes.
Regulation is a skill. You can build it.

And on the days when motivation is zero — regulation is what gets you through.

That’s what I think about on Monday mornings as a public health professional, a mother, and a woman who has had to learn this the hard way.

What does your Monday actually look like today?
Not the aspirational version — the real one. Tell me in the comment 👇

#mondaymotivation #mondaymindset #womensmentalhealth #mentalload #burnoutrecovery by @learning.growing.enjoying

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5 months ago

Fighting exhaustion and starting your week can be challenging.

Remember this - Mondays don’t need to be conquered. They just need to be started. 🌿
One small thing. That’s your only job today.

💾 Save this for hard days
Share with those who need to see this.

#mondaymotivation #gentlemonday #mentalhealthmondays #womensmentalhealth #mondaypost by @learning.growing.enjoying

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5 months ago

The mental load is invisible. That’s exactly what makes it so exhausting. Which one of these hit hardest? Tell me in the comments. 💛

#mentalload #overwhelmedmom #womensmentalhealth #invisiblework #mentalhealthforwomen taken in Netherlands by @learning.growing.enjoying

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5 months ago

They told her to blend in.
She had other plans. 🌷
In a field of thousands — she stood in her colour. Unapologetic. Unhurried. Completely herself.
Don’t be afraid to stand out.
Don’t dim your colour because others haven’t found theirs yet.
You are not too much.
You are exactly right.
👇 Tag your red tulip — the person in your life who is beautifully, bravely themselves.

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@keukenhof @iamsterdam @netherlands.tourism @welovetheNetherlands taken in Netherlands by @learning.growing.enjoying

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6 months ago

This is how real life self care looks.

The table wasn’t clean. The morning wasn’t perfect.
But I made myself something warm and nourishing anyway.
mushroom omelette + strawberry, orange & avocado juice + hot coffee. five quiet minutes before the day began. 🍓🍊🥑
As a public health professional I can tell you — nourishing yourself on a hard day isn’t indulgent. it’s necessary.
real self care doesn’t need an aesthetic. it just needs you to choose yourself anyway.

💾 save this for your next hard day.

👇 what does real self care look like for you?

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#realselfcare #selfcareeveryday #mentalhealthmatters #slowliving #selfcompassionpractice by @learning.growing.enjoying

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6 months ago

Sometimes exhaustion isn’t about lack of sleep.
It’s about carrying thoughts, decisions, and emotions that never fully switch off.
The kind of tiredness that comes from holding many things quietly at once.
Just something to think through this Monday.

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#mondaymotivations
#nervoussystemregulation
#mentalhealthawareness
#emotionallyexhausted
#womensmentalhealth by @learning.growing.enjoying

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7 months ago

The mental load of motherhood is a public health reality — not just a personal struggle. From newborn nights to raising teenagers, and even caring for grown children, mothers carry the invisible work of planning, remembering, worrying, and holding families together.

This constant cognitive and emotional labor affects sleep, stress, and overall wellbeing — yet it often goes unseen. Supporting mothers at every stage of life isn’t a luxury; it’s essential for healthier families and healthier communities. 🤍

#publichealthmatters
#mentalhealtheducation
#maternalmentalhealth
#motherhoodreality
#mentalloadofmotherhood by @learning.growing.enjoying

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7 months ago

Perfection feels fascinating & safe — but it often keeps us from truly living.
I used to think I needed the perfect plan, perfect timing, or perfect version of myself before taking action.
But growth doesn’t wait for perfect.
It happens while we learn, adjust, and show up anyway.
🌱 Learning.
🌿 Growing.
☀️ Enjoying — even the imperfect parts.
If you’ve ever felt stuck because things weren’t “ready yet,” this is your reminder:
progress is always more powerful than perfection.
💛 Save this for the days you need courage more than control.

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#mindfulliving
#healingjourney
#imperfectmom
#selfcareeveryday
#burnoutrecovery by @learning.growing.enjoying

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8 months ago

Healing is when,
You need more quiet.
You cancel plans.
You feel less urgency to prove yourself.
Growth isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s choosing rest over performance.

If this feels familiar, save this.
Healing doesn’t have to look impressive to be real.

#healingjourney #selfcareishealthcare #nervoussystemregulation #burnoutrecovery #womensmentalhealth by @learning.growing.enjoying

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8 months ago