As I sat there feeling guilty for reading a book at 7:30am I realised that this was backward thinking. Since the start of lockdown, and in fact since the time I had to physically closed the doors to my practice over 6 weeks ago, I had worked non-stop. Arranging online consultations and letting my fellow colleagues know the ins and outs as well as the benefits of telehealth, organising one day summits for inspiration. In addition, being there for people in my orbit – my patients and my coaching clients - as well as my family. The realisation is you do not have to be on the go 24/7 it is ok to breathe! You need to realise that this is an incredibly strange time that we need to be able to process in whatever way you can, and which feels right to you. Does it mean you can carry on exactly as before lockdown – probably not. Does it mean you can develop a “new normal “– sure. You are not a machine and as a result have emotions and feelings that need to be acknowledged. Take time to do this and realise that yes you may be working from home, you may have children to home-school, you may have additional family members or friends that you are concerned about! But overall you need to be kind to yourself and give yourself time to process. You do not need to get all the jobs done that you never had time to do over the last few months or years - you can take your time to do them. Pace yourself and know that in the grand scheme of things what matters most is that you stay centred and kind to you and yours. We can get through this if we pace ourselves and don’t feel we should do anything. You are amazing and can continue to be so. So just take a breath!