Hi, if you’re new to my notes, welcome! If you’ve read words I’ve shared already, hello again! 👋 😁

I’m putting this note out on Leaflet and will pin on Bluesky as I’m winding down towards a restful winter ~ something I’ve learned to do to keep my mood up and health good. You can read below how come.

I will however still be around ~ scrolling, reposting what resonates, reading, learning, enjoying photos and chatting a little ~ so thought I’d pop an intro post up as I’m a fan when other folks share them :)

Some of what’s below I’ve shared before; however, there’s a new thank you to all the lovely folks I’ve got to know on Bluesky ~ maybe you’ll even relate to my words?

I'm Emma Rose ~ a Mental Health First Aider, Poet, Mom and more.

I share a mix in the chatty notes I write, including:

• Self-care and mental health tips

• Relatable poems

• Oh, and helpful climate care info

I share notes on Bluesky and Medium (I occasionally share free 'gift links' if you aren't a Medium member, yet love to read beyond small talk). Plus, notes of mine are also now on Leaflet.

My notes are especially for you if you're loving, lonely or longing for a better world ♥️

As you're still reading, you're likely like me, and like to know folks more deeply!

Here's 3 things you may like to know about why I share what I do:

1) I trained as a Mental Health First Aider, and strongly advocate for self-care, because sadly there's a history of suicide in my family. Being mentally well is something I've worked to achieve. So, as I feel well most of the time, like to share tried and tested info from my lived experience that can help us go from surviving to thriving.

2) I used to feel lonely, so developing healthy relationships that are mutually supportive and genuine is something I'm also thankful I’ve achieved. In a time where many feel disconnected, I like to share about connecting in healthy ways as I know how awful loneliness can feel, and how good it feels to overcome.

If you’re reading this quietly (as l often used to), and feel lonely at the mo, I hope this gives you hope.

3) I care deeply about mitigating climate change and caring for our shared home, too, as one subject I studied is Environmental Science. Oh, and I've experienced climate change events that have felt terrifying ~ so that's why I’m a climate care advocate as well.

Want to know more?

Here’s a link to my Medium 'About' page

Plus, an 'About' note sharing about loneliness I've felt, and more

Well, it’s time for me to begin hibernating, and this note is one I wrote that shares why I do and recommend it. It addresses depression and how planning pauses in our days, weeks, months and years may help. Gift link:

I hope you can also rest if you need to.

I’ll be online enjoying scrolling ~ and chatting a little ~ while restful. I may share an occasional post (perhaps); however I’ll be back in spring fully with notes I write to help you 🌱

I hope for you a restful, healthy and happy winter season ❄️

Love, Emma 🌹

P.S. if you need encouragement to overcome the conditioning that can run deep ~ that pausing to rest is ‘lazy’ ~ here‘s a quote that highlights how powerful saying no to being busy is. It’s a powerful no to the extractivism of capitalism that has placed profit above people, wildlife and planet 💜

Living on this planet means we’re all part of nature’s cycles!

Choosing to notice ~ and aligning with them ~ brings us better health. It also disrupts the unhealthy system of extractive capitalism that aggressively extracts natural resources and people’s work labour to generate maximum profit for a few. At the expense of most people and planet.

Opting out of 365/27 hustle and busy - and saying no to buying more than we need - is a powerful act of self-care.

Notes I write are for you if you're loving, lonely or longing for a better world ~ touching on topics such as self-care, mental health and climate care ~ to help you feel calmer, happier and healthier.

If you love what I share you can:

• subscribe and read more of my words here on Leaflet :) 

• gift a tip to support donations I make to a tree charity for each poem I write and share publicly. November 2025 - donation total equates to 225 trees planted 🌲🌴🌳

• find me on Bluesky

• or follow me on Medium and choose the option to receive an email when I share a new note occasionally. Or enjoy reading from the list below holding all the notes l've shared on Medium, with info about self-care, mental health, climate care and more:

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