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It's Mental Health Awareness Week. So I thought what better time than now to post this.

I believe there is still stigma surrounding asking for help, personal growth, working on yourself and self improvement with regards to understanding who you are.

I still have thoughts saying "this isn't working", "how does this help?" "What's the point" despite going to therapy, reading and trying new approaches to how I interact with life and my perception of it and myself. But I have persevered enough to see how hugely beneficial it can be. It's not easy but the easy path very rarely is the most rewarding path.

I recently read a book called 'The child in you' by @stefaniestahl In this book the concept of the sun child and shadow child are both part of you but naturally you don't ever really want to come in contact with or come to terms with the shadow child. It's the side you want to suppress and push aside rather than understand and befriend. Reading the book gave me a different perspective on myself and how i can better navigate situations and have a better insight to my inner workings and it also inspired this simple animation as a way to illustrate a core part of the message/concept.

Never think it's too late to start. Always know there are alternatives. Improving yourself and change is natural and a positive thing. I have my partner to thank for opening the door to this for me.