Last week, as some of you may know, was the Mental Health Awareness Week and one of my favorite models/influences on Instagram Ambar Miraaj Driscoll started a hashtag #Ilovemybodybecause and is raising money for Beat Support which is The UK's eating disorder charity. She wrote an incredible Instagram post on this subject and I was influenced to bring awareness to this as well. 

In a world that is increasingly opening up to and understanding those with mental health issues, it’s no surprise that Mental Health Awareness Week is now a firmer fixture on calendars around the world. 

The reason why I absolutely love this "trend" Amber and many others are doing is that one of the main mental health problems are related to eating disorders and the pressure of having the "perfect body". As cliche as it sounds every size and every type of body is perfect. From middle school (which is waaaay to early to start hating your body since you haven't fully developed it yet, but that's the issue on its own) to high school I have had a love/hate relationship with my body. In my mind, I was always either too fat or too skinny and my surroundings didn't help with dealing with that issue. I remember seeing all these fit models in magazines and on TV and it drove me crazy. I kept wishing to be like them and started eating improperly, which left mark on me, and could leave one on you as well.
But I have been lucky enough to realize that my body is amazing. It's keeping me alive. It brings me from one place to another. My body allows me to move. It allows me to laugh and have fun with my friends. It took me to some incredible places and to experience some amazing things. It allows me to think and make decisions on my own. And again it is doing all it can to keep me alive and that's bloody awesome.
Working out is amazing and that is one of the main reasons my mental health improved so much in the last year or so, but don't work out JUST because you think you will be happier if you look a certain way. You won't. I know from the experience. You won't be happy just because you see a certain number on the scale. Work out so you will be healthier and more active, don't do it because you want to look like those models on Instagram, because not even they look that way. It's all in the angles and lighting. Every body has rolls and stretch marks and that is what makes it so beautiful. 

The reason why I'm writing this now is that I want you to be kind to yourself every day of the year, not just this week. Everything starts with your mind, so take care of it. It is so bloody important. So please take care of your mind and health. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to others. Never judge and comment on others because you never know what are they going through or they went through.

xx OvethinkGalore

Power

Power is a crime show based around James St. Patrick, also known as"Ghost". He has it all. Beautiful wife and amazing kids. On the surface, he's a night club owner but under all that elite life he's the biggest kingpin in New York.

But when he bumps into his first love will life stay the same or will everything change? Is it true that you never forget your first love?

This show is so much more than just murders and drugs. 

The Good Doctor
The reason why I started watching this show is simply because of Freddie Highmore. He is an excellent actor and plays Shaun perfectly. Dr. Shaun Murphy is a young surgeon with autism and Savant syndrome who is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital. The show presents what's like living with autism and all the difficulties a person with it has to go through. But it also shows us how people who have it are special and have a special kind of thinking and problem-solving. I might have started watching it because of Freddie but I fell in love with so many characters in this show.

The Resident
This one is sadly not on Netflix but you can find it on other sites, it's worth watching.  I always loved medical drama oriented shows and when I found out about this one I was glued to my seat until I watched it all. This is a story about a group of doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital faces personal and professional challenges daily. And they do the damn good job. Even though Conrad Hawkins is the center of the story and I love his relationship with Nicolette Nevin, by far my favorite character is AJ Austin who is played by one and only Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Who I adore. 

God Friended Me
This is the most unique show I have ever watched. Sadly you can't find it on Netflix but there are many other ways to watch it (message me on Instagram if you need help). It's a story about an atheist whose life is turned upside down when God adds him as a friend on Facebook. Skeptical, Miles accepts the request and the account soon suggests new friends to him. Following the thread, he discovers that these suggestions are people in need of assistance. Through that, Miles meets Cara (Violett Beane), a struggling writer. Together, the duo attempt to discover who is behind this mysterious God account, while also striving to help every person in need along the way.

Peaky Blinders
I can guarantee that at least one of your friends on Instagram has posted about this show. And when you start watching it you'll see why. It's a story about a notorious gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, which is led by the fierce Tommy Shelby, a crime boss set on moving up in the world no matter the cost. 

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 
And the comedy at the end. I can watch this show every single day and I would still laugh as if it was the first time watching it. It's a story of Jake Peralta, an immature, yet talented N.Y.P.D. detective in Brooklyn's 99th Precinct. He comes into immediate conflict with his new commanding officer, the serious and stern Captain Ray Holt and the fun just begins. These are some of my favorites that I began watching in 2019. Do you have any recommendations? Do you like these shows?

 Let me know.