27/04/2026
My painful reminder to follow my intuition.......
It was a school morning, and as I was supporting my children through some intense emotional struggles amongst getting everything ready for the day, I felt tension building in my body. The mental and emotional load was getting heavy!
After school drop off I rushed home and did some nervous system regulation practices as I knew my body was in survival mode, and I knew those practices weren’t enough, my intuition was clearly telling me to stop, stay home and cancel my trip to the mechanic but I pushed on anyway, feeling weighted by the many responsibilities that were “important” and “had” to be done that day.
As I was heading out the door in my mind I was replaying the tears of my children and BAM, my back went out.
Searing pain right up my spine and across my lower back and I knew straight away it was from the emotional load I was holding that created so much tightness in my body resulting in this injury.
As mothers we often feel responsible for our children’s happiness and it is often painful to see their tears. As much as I know my love & guidance supports my children to be resilient and strong (and that challenges are a part of life), it is still difficult to witness their struggles. However, when we ignore our own emotional state & “push on” our body suffers.
If I had said “no” to my busy schedule I wouldn’t have suffered the back injury. I could have cancelled the mechanic appointment and the other things that seemed to be very important but in the whole scheme of life, not really that important. It would have been a bit of a pain to reschedule things but not the level of pain my back was now in as I was unable to walk properly for nearly a week.
I hope my little slip up reminds you to listen to your inner voice when it tells you to slow down.
Love & blessings
Danielle x
