Dear anxiety, youโre absolutely rubbish, but you donโt define me. Iโm sticking one finger up at you & I wonโt let you take over my happiness๐๐ผ
I recently opened up a little about anxiety. It was terrifying. Everything about my work embodies positivity, self love & generally encouragement to feel happy, so why would I ruin that with a โHey, actually, Iโm not okโ post? I clicked share & Iโm so glad I did. Hereโs why..
Your response to that vulnerable post was my realization that itโs ok to say I'm not ok & that I'm definitely not alone in how I feel. Not only was it incredible to read so many encouraging messages - but I received just as many saying you feel the same (which was weirdly sad & comforting at the same time).โ โ โ โ โ โ
These last few months have been a lot. A build up of everything I was doing (saying yes to everything, working too much, sleeping too little, comparing myself to others, trying to please everyone & just not looking after myself) lead to panic attackโs, feeling useless & uninspired, bursting into tears when I least expected it (most recently in spin class..that was weird) scary palpitations & loosing my hair (which has a lovely way of bringing on all those other symptoms *eyeroll*)
Iโm not writing this for sympathy or attention. Iโm writing this because I care. If reading this helps one person then itโs worth it. Anxiety has a way of making you feel like youโre alone in what youโre experiencing, but thatโs not the case AT ALL..You never know who may have just started experiencing anxiety, been coping with it for a while or about to kick its butt, let's share more. Check in on someone, ask them how theyโre feeling, tell someone they look pretty, tell them youโre proud, send a text to someone youโve lost touch with, ask someone what you can do to help. You never know who might need it. If youโre feeling low, anxious, sad, depressed, worried, asking for help doesn't make you weak. Youโre allowed to feel things, allowed to be venerable. Do whatever it takes to get yourself back to ๐ฏโ
Hereโs to finding out whoโs crowns need fixing & helping them glue them back together.
A bit of Welsh because Iโm missing adra (home) ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Sorry Iโve been quiet on here recently. Iโd love to say it was a social media detox, but to be totes honest with you itโs been a tough few weeks *hello panic attacks & all the other fun things that come with anxiety* & lots of pretending Iโm ok.
Iโm back on track to ๐ฏ right now & want to thank you guys for still hanging in there on here with me & for anyone going through something, youโre AMAZING & perfect is boring anyway ๐ Iโll be back to throwing neon at your feed properly very soon ๐
Sharing really shouldnโt be this scary *eeep* help me out here guys - hows your week been? Letโs chat in the comments ๐๐ผ๐
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(For those who donโt speak Welsh, swipe for the English version & itโs available in Welsh & English in my shop)
Itโs pride weekend in Palm Springs & Iโm here celebrating with the @icecreamandshop ๐ซ๐Come say hi after the parade, we have all the art & all the ice cream! ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Meet Cara ๐ซ the girl I created for a fun make-up range with @elway_cosme (Sheโs inspired by my actual niece, Cara btw).
Because perfect is boring ๐ฏ
I painted this quote a couple of weeks ago & lots of you asked for a Welsh version, so ta-daaa here it isโญ๏ธ
Both versions are available in my shop in standard & large size prints (link in bio)๐
You can creep back through my feed to watch the time lapse of me painting the English version ๐๐จ
Iโm back in my happy place ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ & this time Iโm coming to Cardiff as part of the @cdfdesignfest
Iโd love to see you there, hereโs my schedule ๐๐ผ๐
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๐Thurs MARKET PLACE - @itwillglowat @depotcardiff 5pm - 11pm
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๐Fri TALK - @cmcardiff 8.30am (SOLD OUT/ Selection of prints available after my talk).
๐Fri MARKET PLACE - @warriorwomenevents 6.30pm (Limited tickets available)
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๐Sat MARKET PLACE - Morgan arcade 10am - 6pm
๐Sun MARKET PLACE - TBD
Check my story for full details ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
I have something NEW for you ๐ซโ โ โ โ โ
Packs of cards are now available! ๐ (6 cards in each pack) in my shop right now & all have FREE shipping for a limited time! โ โ โ โ โ โ
Oh & theyโre nice & big (5โ x 7โ) This photo only shows SOME of them. Tons of Welsh designs too!๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
I want to put a quote on this picture (Welsh or English). Write your suggestion below & if I choose yours Iโll send you a print of it.๐๐
For those on here who donโt speak Welsh, this translates to โLittle Wales, Big Heartโ
Slithering into the weekend like..๐ You can watch me painting this a couple of posts back ๐ & for all of you lovely people that were asking for prints, itโs now available in both my stores in 2 sizes!!
nstagram can be a bit impersonal sometimes, so I feel itโs time for another โask me anythingโ session ๐ I did this a while back & loved answering all your questions, so here goes..what would you like to know?
For those of you who donโt speak Welsh, this means โThe best knowledge is to know yourselfโ I think Iโm still getting to know myself tbh..๐
