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Non-judgmental Listening
Conversation isn’t all about talking, listening is a vital part of a conversation too! The best way to be understood and to understand other’s stories is to practice non-judgmental listening. Open your ears, hearts and minds to really understand someone else's experiences, we don’t need to be judged or to judge others, we’re all just trying to navigate our own journeys.
Numbness
Traumatic experiences can leave you in a state of numbness. Numbness is another feeling and with all feelings they come and go and you won’t feel numb forever. Try spending some time working through why you feel numb. Journaling can be a good way to explore your feelings; our friends at Sanctus hold free daily journaling sessions.
Nature
Exploring the outdoors is brilliant for our wellbeing. Walking in nature can show us the beauty in the everyday - noticing the colours of flowers or smoothness of stones, whatever nature you can find in your local area get out and breathe it in. Spending a lot of time inside our own environments at home, work and school can feel suffocating and it's easy to forget that there's a whole world outside.
Normality
Craving normality is entirely valid. Humans like routine and normality and when the security of the norm is taken away from us we can feel really unsettled, unhappy and lost. Creating moments of normality in your everyday life can really help these feelings; go for a 15 minute walk everyday, try showering at the same time everyday, adding this normality to your life can make you feel more secure and safe.