
I'm here to help light up the darkness, inspire, and help other mums feel seen and less alone through my musings on life, motherhood, and mental health, intertwined with my faith and grief. This is a space for REAL motherhood - the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. Here, I promise to be open, vulnerable, and honest.
Here, you are seen, and you are heard.
When you keep pushing yourself and running on high stress/fight mode for too long, you’re going to break. So, what’s the solution? Rest? Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Well, the truth is, there’s so much more to resting than the word alone implies. And let’s face it, for a lot of us (mums especially), rest usually seems ineffective or impossible.
I know I’m not the only person who has grown up and gone through life wary about boundary-setting because it feels selfish. We worry we’ll disappoint people or that they won’t understand. Worse still, we’re anxious about the repercussions, where we can often be made to feel ungrateful and guilty.
Unless someone has experienced anxiety and mental distress, they can't really understand how much it can affect a person. Anxiety has a way of sneaking in your daily thoughts. I’ve been there, and trust me, I’ve tried a lot of therapies and tools to deal with this, but one of the things that really helps me is reframing my mindset by holding onto words that encourage and comfort.
Wow, can you believe it’s August today? I think we’re all feeling it – the year is already more than half over, we’re exhausted and likely feeling very unmotivated, and it probably doesn’t help that it’s a cold winter as well! I thought that today might be a good time to do a mental health check in.

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