‘Loneliness is not just a feeling’: Madeleine West shares her tips and tricks for beating the ‘iso blues’
Neighbours star Madeleine West has been an advocate for self-care and spreading positivity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
On Thursday, the Australian actress used her platform in the spotlight to encourage fans to keep a healthy mindset and shared a few tips to fight the ‘iso blues’.
The 39-year-old mother-of-six wrote: ‘Loneliness is not just a feeling, it is a biological warning triggered by your body to seek out others’.
‘Loneliness is not just a feeling’: Neighbours star Madeleine West (pictured) treated her fans to five tips to beat the ‘isolation blues’ amid the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday
‘Human connection is critical to survival and for us to thrive,’ Madeline urged her followers.
She went on to write, ‘In a world necessarily outlawing touch, no wonder we are all going a little stir-crazy’.
The Satisfaction actress then encouraged her followers to beat isolation blues, by boosting their tryptophan levels.
Call a loved one: The 39-year-old mother-of-six wrote: ‘Loneliness is not just a feeling, it is a biological warning triggered by your body to seek out others’
Tryptophan is an amino acid that can be found in eggs, bananas, yoghurt, quinoa, salmon, potatoes, wholegrain rice and dark chocolate.
Advice: The Satisfaction actress then encouraged her followers to beat isolation blues, by boosting their tryptophan levels
It comes after the Underbelly star claimed to have created the ‘ultimate’ self-isolation pack to keep children distracted on Friday.
In her weekly column for 9Honey, Madeleine said she lives by her ‘sack of distraction’, having previously used it as a solution for boredom on long-haul flights.
Essentially, the ‘sack of ‘distraction’ is a zip-lock bag filled with dollar store toys, Play-Doh, a pencil and perhaps a chocolate bar.
‘The sack of distraction’: Last week Madeleine claimed to have created the ‘ultimate’ self-isolation activity for children
Madeleine allows her children to play with their bags, which she fills with ‘crafty’ items, as long as they follow her strict guidelines.
Madeleine shares six children with her ex-partner Shannon Bennett.
The former couple dated from 2004 to 2018 but never married.
Their children all have unique names: Phoenix, Hendrix, Xascha, Xanthe, Xalia and Margaux.
Good idea! The ‘sack of ‘distraction’ is a zip-lock bag filled with dollar store toys, Play-Doh, a pencil and perhaps a chocolate bar. Madeleine allows her children to play with their bags, which she fills with ‘crafty’ items, as long as they follow her strict guidelines