Leigh Holland-Keen Instagram – Full transparency about this one.
This has by far been my hardest “festive session” ever.
Co parenting has been hard. The overwhelming grief for my mum has been hard . Not having family around has been hard. Christmas has always been a huge tradition within my family, the laughs, the food, the memories made . Having all that stripped away has been the toughest thing to overcome.
I’ve felt the lowest I’ve probably ever felt over the past month, it’s been absolute dogshit . I’ve been waiting for my “get up and go” to kick in but it took way longer than I expected, then I realised – I need to sit with these emotions, I need to feel them and I need to work out what to do with them. Life has really changed for me and it’s OK to feel sad about it .
I had a random chat with a guy who was all dishevelled drinking VB at 10am – I started up a conversation with him and he told me how Christmas is really hard for him as he lost his dad the year before and he never got to meet his first born son – it made me realise that Christmas is actually really difficult for alot of people, society puts all this pressure to be merry and bright but for some that’s not possible.
It made me realise just how important it is to be non judgemental, to not assume, and to be kind to others as you just never know what someone is going through.
I’ve developed so much more empathy and understanding for people by going through my own hardships.
Life can be tough sometimes but the beauty of it is – we can grow from it and that’s exactly what I’m doing ❤️ | Posted on 29/Dec/2023 11:12:04
