Mental Health

I Spent Over $1000 On My Mental Health This Month

And only $86 of that was for a therapist

I’m a social influencer, if you will. Wait. I’m not sure I like that term. I’m a self help/motivational guru with a rather large social media presence. I help people fix themselves and get happy.

That’s what I do.

But I have a newsflash for you. Even self help gurus go through hard times and need help. We don’t all have our shit together. We’re just really good at hiding it. Or pretending. Whichever works.

August was a rough month for me emotionally and mentally. I had all the happy and life sucked out of me.

I’ll spare you the details but one thing was for certain…

I needed help.

Another healing journey begins.

My first course of action was to call a therapist. I did so immediately. In the tiny town I live in here in Guatemala, we’re blessed with a lovely therapist. She’s amazing!

I met with her twice, total cost, $86 CDN.

The rest of my time I spent at a Bed and Breakfast tucked away in the mountains, 15 minutes from town, with my trusty journal and a pen.