Hobbies can be so important when it comes to mental health. Mine just so happens to be Burlesque.
You can be at your lowest of lows but forcing ourselves to get up and go can be so helpful at getting us out of our blue moods.
I myself have recently been distant with dancing and I couldn't find the motivation to go. I felt like I was loosing myself but luckily the Halloween show gave me that push I needed. I am finding myself and the love for dance back again and I feel 100 times better in my confidence, enegery and socialising.
The community we have grown, the friendships we have made and the support we have between this BodiBlossom family is incredible and I would hate to think that anybody would suffer in silence.
This isn't just a dance group, if anyone needs a friend, shoulder to cry on or a person to talk to I can guarantee us as a community will help. Then we can continue putting on amazing performances with smiles on our face and welcoming more and more people into this incredible thing Kirsty and the rest of the team have created.
Never hesitate, whether it be on the app, text or even in class to speak out.
Much love
Ellis Rayner-Gray/August Dahlia
I hate my low times, as it is so difficult to snap out of them. Bodiblossom has given me back my 'self', the person I love to be. Just because we may look ok, we hide our true selves away. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Ellis. Always a relief to realise we are never alone 💜
Thank you Ellis. I did speak out to ones of my Bodiblosom family last night 💜 I felt better and enjoyed my class. Lovely to read that it’s OK to speak out x