@afsanehjavan: When someone you love deeply isn’t doing well, worry doesn’t stay only in your mind… Slowly, it finds its way into your heart. It settles there, in the one place you can’t run away from. I don’t always deal with stress the same way. Sometimes I exercise, I run, I sweat, as if I could push all those thoughts out of my body. Sometimes I escape into the mountains… where the silence, even for a few moments, can separate my heart from the noise of worry. And sometimes… I eat. I eat too much. Not because I’m hungry; but because there’s a pressure inside me that hasn’t found another way out. Sometimes I get so lost in my thoughts that I lose my appetite completely. These days, I’m in my “eating too much” phase… and I’ve gained about 7 pounds. But I’m learning that I can’t live the pain of someone I deeply love for them; I can’t fix everything; and I can’t bring peace back to their heart through worry. So I’m trying to take care of myself, even while I’m worried. I still exercise. I still escape to the mountains. I still laugh. I still live my life… But maybe now I understand a little better that sometimes, being strong doesn’t mean pretending your heart doesn’t hurt; it means continuing, slowly, with that same worried heart. ❤️ When your heart becomes restless for someone you love, how do you find your way back to calm? . . #MentalHealthAwareness #skiboots #selflove #help #motherhoodjourney

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