**TRIGGER WARNING** this episode discusses grief, loss, mental ill health and themes of anxiety - Listener discretion advised.

This episode kinda follows on from my previous two, where things got a bit much for me last week and how I should have spoken up about my feelings before it got to this stage.

I neglected to take my own advice, and ended up breaking down again, unable to contain all the feelings and anxieties I had been experiencing, in addition to attending my friend' funeral, which was very hard.

As always I discuss the importance of seeking out support, whether it be peer or professional and how talking can decompress some of that pressure that mounts up which can leave us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted.

Keep talking, keep listening.  Look out for your friends and loved ones, but also don't neglect your wellbeing.

Useful links to helplines and charities on my Wordpress site - just search for Ulcerative Colitis Motherhood and Me and select the Useful Links tab

Lots of love 

UCM xxx

**TRIGGER WARNING** Please be advised of the content at the beginning of this episode, where I recap the previous episode.  This briefly talks about themes of suicide and mental health - Listener discretion advised.

Tonight's episode talks about the concept of having "too many tabs open" in your head and trying to keep on top of all the tasks expected of you as well as organising several things at once.

I talk about how I try and keep on top of feelings of being overwhelmed by stress or stressful situations and how, at present. I feel that things are under control, even though I worry about literally everything!

UCM xx