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Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 6: Get Yourself

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 6: Get Yourself a Lanyard 🌻
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The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyard is a discreet way of letting people know you might need a little extra time or assistance. You can buy them on their website and can even personalise the identity card! Wear one when you go out and people will know to be more considerate.⠀
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Sunflowers are so bright, how can you not be happy when looking at one? 🌻⠀
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Take a look at our blog post for more information and more pawsome tips! 😊

🐾 Harnesses: @wooflesuk
📍 @garlic_farm

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 5: Fidget Objec

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 5: Fidget Objects for Anxiety⠀
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Keeping your hands (or paws) busy can really help to calm the mind and reduce anxiety. You can buy cool fidget cubes with different fiddly buttons and textures, but you can use anything really, like a bracelet, paperclip, or even a piece of string. You can keep it in your pocket and use it as and when you need to, without even needing to take it out!⠀
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Playing with sticks is really fun and relaxing for me!⠀
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Take a look at our blog post for more information and more pawsome tips! 😊

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 4: Keep Your Co

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 4: Keep Your Confidence Up⠀
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Doing what makes you comfortable and feeling great is a good way to add to your confidence and make you feel like you can enter any situation standing a little taller.⠀
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Put on your favourite outfit, no matter if it’s a pretty dress/snazzy suit, or your snuggly hoody and jeans—feeling physically comfortable can make it a lot easier to be mentally comfortable. ⠀
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This is my confidence pose. What do you think? 😎⠀
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Take a look at our blog post for more information and more pawsome tips! 😊

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 3: Start Off Sm

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 3: Start Off Small⠀
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Don’t feel you have to rush into meeting up with everyone in your contact list!

Start off small with a few friends and see how you feel, then you can slowly add another person to the group, or go somewhere busier. This way you will be able to figure out your comfort limits.⠀
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We prefer meeting our friends in small groups at a time. We can have a proper catch up then! 🐕🐩🐕
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Take a look at our blog post for more information and more pawsome tips! 😊

📍 Corfe Castle, Dorset
🐾 Wearing: @doodlebone
🏠 Staying: @burnbakeforestlodges

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 2: Sanitiser &

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 2: Sanitiser & Masks 😷

A lot of people will be happy to get rid of the masks, finding them itchy and uncomfortable. But for others they can be a security blanket, one that can be hard to let go of. You shouldn't feel pressured into leaving your mask at home if you are not comfortable. No matter if you are out shopping or visiting friends and family, if you want to wear a mask, do it!

Keep one in your bag along with a bottle of sanitiser - so you avoid the hassle of finding a public sanitising station - and you can use them when you start to feel uncomfortable with your surroundings.

We wear whatever we want, no one tells us what to do! (Except Mumma Pug... she holds all the snackies) 😅

Take a look at our blog post for more information and more pawsome tips! 😊

Freedom Week Mental Health Tip No. 1: Quiet Area 😴
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If you are out and about and start getting overwhelmed, find a quiet place with as few people as possible and take some deep breaths.

No matter if you are at a family gathering, public event, or a restaurant, you’ll be able to find somewhere you can go to relax for a moment.

Don’t be afraid to ask the host/friend/employee for help with this—people are more understanding than you might think!⠀
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This is where I go when I want to take some time by myself. Oscar’s not allowed to bother me here! If you need a distraction in your quiet area, you can always take a look at some of our social media photos (Mumma Pug says me & Oscar are pretty cute).⠀
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Take a look at our blog post for more information and more pawsome tips! 😊🖤

(Bed by @silentnightbeds)

As lockdown is easing today, we thought we should

As lockdown is easing today, we thought we should share with you some mental health tips to make the change as easy as possible! 💙

Not everyone is as excited for things to get back to normal, and it can be a little scary to learn how to be around people again, especially as this pandemic hasn’t disappeared!
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Every day this week we will share one of our pawsome tips with you, and you can check out our blog article on our website for more! 😊
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We should all be aware of the feelings of others and take steps to make this end of lockdown as easy as possible 💕

(Harnesses by @wooflesuk)

When you're promised snackies but you don't want t

When you're promised snackies but you don't want to drop your stick! 😋

A serious Instagram vs reality moment here… Scroll to the end to see my funny face ➡️🤣

Harness by the wonderful @_hollyandco 🌸

It’s exactly ONE MONTH until the humans tie the

It’s exactly ONE MONTH until the humans tie the knot 💍💗

We tagged along on their engagement shoot with @jesslyonphotography because obvs it’s all about us 😏🐾

Who’s excited to see us in our Groomspug suits by @caninesandconfetti? Sneak peak coming soon…

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