Hello,

I hope you are doing better today. I just wanted to say you aren’t alone even if you may feel alone now. The thing that struck me about your message was that you have got some real blessings in your life e.g. your child and the fact you are on the way to doing your dream job (both of which not everyone get to experience) which are things that you can hold onto during this tough time.

In terms of suggestions for inner peace. I can only offer what I have read myself. Firstly the untethered soul was a book the sounded most like me when I first found it so that would be one I would recommend. Also Louise hays books are quite calming and soothing e.g. looking to a higher power. I also liked ‘the celestine prophecy’ and ‘the alcehmist’ both of these are similar in that they appeal to a higher power/fate which I found comforting.

If you would like other online help, in the UK there are websites like 7 cups of tea, relate as all as talkspace. I used talkspace for 3 years and it did help overall and was relatively cheap compared to other forms of counselling.  The British counselling directory bacp also is helpful for face to face therapy.  The headspace app is also useful and you can try it free for 10 days to see if you like it.

If you struggle sleeping, perhaps try guided meditations or read books that completly get you out of your head e.g. children’s books (as the world the authors create are safe and happy and it’s a nice escape). For those books I would recommend ‘a little house on the prairie’ or any of your favourite kids books. For adult books that offer escapism my favourite currently is ‘Eleanor Oliphant is completey fine’ -this is a book about inner transformation.

I hope you are doing okay. Xx