Do you ever wake up on a Monday and feel that thing? That slight heaviness before the day has even started. The mental list already forming before your feet hit the floor.

I used to think that was just life.

It isn't.

So many of us are running on a loop — same thoughts, same feelings, same week — just with different dates on it. We get through it. We manage. We tell ourselves it's fine.

But what if fine isn't good enough anymore?

Dr Joe Dispenza says we spend 95% of our day running on autopilot — old thoughts, old habits, old stories we've been telling ourselves for years. The Monday feeling? That's not about Monday. That's about a pattern that's been there a long time.

The good news is — patterns can change.

I've sat with people who were completely stuck. People who couldn't imagine feeling any differently about their lives. And I've watched them shift — not because I did something magic, but because they finally decided that this wasn't the life they wanted anymore.

That decision is everything.

So this Monday, instead of just pushing through — ask yourself one question.

Is this the life I actually want?

If the answer is no, or even maybe — that's worth paying attention to.

You don't have to have it all figured out to reach out. You just have to be ready for something to be different.

I'm here. Monday to Saturday. Online or in person in Prestwich.

Call me, text me, or drop me a WhatsApp. Let's make this Monday mean something. 💛

Beverley Sandler — 4TherapyUK Counselling in Prestwich, Bury, Whitefield & Radcliffe