IT’S TIME TO LOOK AFTER YOU!

By Nattie Kate Mason

Photography by HK Photography Perth

MENTAL ILLNESS DOESN’T DISCRIMINATE. IT CAN AFFECT ANYONE AND STRIKE AT ANY TIME. 1 IN 5 PEOPLE REPORT EXPERIENCING A MENTAL ILLNESS OR PERIOD OF MENTAL UNWELLNESS, WITH FEMALES REPORTING THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE.

Our mental health affects every aspect of our lives. It influences our choices, relationships, how we view our self-worth, and the way we feel, think and behave.

A few years ago, I was going through a particularly hard time in my life and my mental health severely declined. Day-to-day life felt almost impossible. It was then that I realized I needed to choose to fight for myself to regain my mental health. It wasn’t easy, it took great inner-strength and support from my family. But for my daughter, my husband and most importantly for me, I needed to make drastic life changes so that I could be the best mum and person that I could be. I made my own mental and physical health a priority. It was after re-discovering my passion for writing that I began to see the hope and joy in life again. There is a lot of pressure to be the perfect working mum and to juggle family life effortlessly. But sometimes life isn’t perfect and the best thing we can do for our family, is to care for ourselves.

While life seems long, each day is precious, and it is the little moments that make life worth living.

Nattie Kate Mason

Nattie Kate Mason is a proud mum, wife and fantasy author based in Western Australia. As a story-teller, Nattie strives to create complex, relatable characters and unique fantasy worlds throughout the pages of her books. Nattie has a background working in mental health nursing and takes pride in including mental health awareness threads throughout her young adult fantasy novels.

Nature and reading help to inspire Nattie’s creative side, so you will often find her reading a good book in the sunshine, enjoying the peace and quiet, whilst drinking endless amounts of tea. Nattie’s Young Adult Fantasy series - The Crowning, has been featured in Amazon Best Sellers Top 100 lists for categories: ‘Epic Fantasy’ and ‘Values and Virtues’. Her debut New Adult Fantasy novel: The Goddess of Blood and Bone, released in August, 2021.

Read the full article in Mumpreneur Movement Magazine Taking The Leap To Take The Lead issue.