We all have different ways to find calm and stillness. I recommend starting by asking yourself, "What do I enjoy?" Extract something healthy from that enjoyment and see how it affects your emotions, especially when feeling reactive. Some people choose to stay busy, but this doesn't necessarily help manage anxiety; it just pushes it aside. As we now know, the body keeps score. Anxiety doesn't disappear; it compounds and eventually catches up with us. It's better to find a way to manage it so that it can coexist with us as we lead as normal a life as possible.

…….Social media presents a deep, dark hole for many parents, encouraging dangerous comparisons that erode acceptance. From conception through childbirth, we know only love and acceptance for our children. Yet, as we and our children engage with the wider world, we start making decisions based on others. This competitive and comparison-driven norm is so ingrained that we don't realise the dangerous message it sends to our children. It shifts the focus from belonging to merely fitting in—terms that are interchangeably used yet bear such different meaning. Fitting-in; looking for approval outward. Belonging; looking for approval inward.