Can you relate to this? You've juggled family challenges, young kids. older kids, sick or injured relatives. The home might look like a bomb has hit it however you walk out the door, knowing it will still look like that when you get home and you'll deal with it then. On the way to your appointment, you are spared a moment to think about how you are truly feeling, and the first thought is, "I'm so tired.....".

The reason behind the tiredness is the kitten that wakes you up every morning at 6am, the pain in your back and neck from long hours at the computer, the helping your child pack for overseas, the ongoing, seemingly never ending winter and this all amounts to a lack of good quality sleep.

And whoa, there you go - a blubbering mess. None of the issues by themselves would normally enter your worry zone, however, it only takes one domino to go and away they all go....

And because you're crying, you have to provide an explanation. It's a horrible feeling to have to expose yourself and tell people that you're upset, however it's valid. Crying is known to release stress hormones and toxins from your body - so it might even be good that you're blubbering!

When do you think you feel better? It's when the pain goes away, someone steps up and does some housework, you get time to breathe.

It's not the end of the world that you had a Melt Down - put it in perspective. If you've been honest with yourself and the person you've been crying with, it will be different from now on.

You've said your bit, you've been heard. Something has changed. Use the melting point to generate some energy to turn it around and make it better. Let things get better, help them along, little by little, continue the conversation, take corrective action/s and put it behind you.

Funny, a friend asked how I was, "Oh well, I had my Melt Down last week".

"Yes", she said, "so did I", "eh", "and three other women I know too".

"It was a Super Moon".

And we nodded in the spirit of support, it was the Moon's fault after all, we're good.

I also used the power of friendship. Knowing I needed a catchup with the girlfriends, I'd organised it for Friday night - good timing! The wonder of knowing you're getting stressed - so you organise an impromptu get together, brilliant! And another great way to move on from a Melt Down is getting with your group and taking silly photos.....

With thanks to the Smith College's 1902 Women's Basketball Team!

(ummm, why are they in baskets?)

It happens. Every one is allowed to have a Melt Down..... it can be cathartic. The trick is to find support, know the cause and remedy the issues. Eh, that was last week!