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Hello, guilty feminist, this is Deborah.

I think personally, and as a community, we've got better at standing up for the things we need.

We don't always need to keep calm and carry on and end up having an absolute breakdown anymore.

We can ask for help and we can get it. And we all have things we just never skip.

Your self-care non-negotiables.

For me that can be, I just have to drop it all and go to a yoga class, or I just have to sleep.

I have to find a way to carve out some sleep. But I'm aware that if I'm not on my guard my diary will

fill up with all sorts of stuff and you know I see this in my friendship group as well, after school activities,

social engagements, big work projects, just obligations, I've said I'd do it so I've got to do it.

And even when we know that something like taking a walk,

watching our favorite TV show or going to therapy will make us feel happy and

give us that pause, sometimes it's really easy to skip it.

When you're feeling overwhelmed and like everyone else is depending on you,

then it's even more important to make time for therapy.

And better help makes it easy because you can meet your therapist online at a time that suits you.

Honestly, that's the only way I've ever stuck to therapy.

Getting through traffic, getting on public transport, arriving late for therapy, can negate some of its help.

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