Kayla Itsines was overcome with emotion on Sunday as she opened up about her mental health struggles.
The fitness influencer admitted she was trying to film content for her Instagram page when she broke down while reading about the conflict happening in the world.
Kayla explained to fans that she was emotional because there is ‘a whole part of this world we live in that needs a voice’.
‘I never film myself while I’m upset…. but this was me trying to be a mum while also committing to watching what’s happening in the world every day,’ she began.
‘I could NOT pull myself together. My mental health went to 0 but educating myself instead of ignoring it is the LEAST I can do.’
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Kayla Itsines (pictured) was overcome with emotion on Sunday as she opened up about her mental health struggles
Kayla said it ‘makes her feel so sick’ especially when people tell her to ignore what is happening in the world.
‘As a parent, this is truly heartbreaking… and I am only seeing less than 1 percent. I pray this stops,’ she continued.
Moments later, Kayla shared a second post and revealed she had tried to film herself again.
‘This was me trying to pull myself together for the second time. My plan was to “cut the start bit out”,’ she said.
‘I actually don’t know why I thought I could film myself in this moment and switch off my feelings.’
Despite not explaining what conflict she was referring to, Kayla explained how she also broke down in a café while reading a news article with her husband.
She continued: ‘Today I was trying to educate my husband on something and I began to read an article out loud to him in the middle of the café.
The fitness influencer admitted she was trying to film content for her Instagram page when she broke down in tears while reading about the conflict happening in the world
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‘I got to the stats and started to cry. I just ended up putting my phone down and crying at the table.’
She said she isn’t going to post fitness content and ‘pretend that there’s not a whole part of this world we live in that needs a voice.’
‘I feel guilty for saying I struggle to watch what’s happening because I’m not living it,’ Kayla admitted.
‘I’m not there but I can’t be silent. No one should be.’