Do the words we use really matter‪?‬ Honest Chats with Daniela Stow

Whilst talking about our feelings has started to become more normal, the unfortunate reality is that mental health and words like anxiety and depression still have a social stigma attached to them.

By the same token, words like 'overwhelmed' are so overused that they've lost their power and significance.

This leaves a confusing gap in what to call our experiences and how we're feeling when things aren't ok.

I'm going to explore the importance we place on words and why I think that we're doing ourselves as disservice by getting hung up on labelling our experiences.

Let's remember "a rose by any other other name would smell as sweet" and try to use it in this situation

..."anxiety by any other name would still be a mama suffering" 

Using words like overwhelm, fed-up, depression or not-coping still show that someone is asking for help and collectively by being honest we are working towards normalising struggles for mamas.

I know, it's not QUITE as eloquent as Shakespeare, but I think it's pretty close ;) well, it gets the point across anyway :)

Have a good Thursday lovely mamas xx