Home And Away star Tammin Sursok shares her mental health battle after tornado scare

Home And Away star Tammin Sursok has shared a candid update on her mental health after a rough few weeks.

The Australian actress, who lives in Nashville with her family, recently had to deal with a hurricane just days after her eldest daughter’s school was closed during the shooting at The Covenant school.

The 39-year-old posted on Instagram on Sunday admitting she’s been feeling down lately, writing: “I don’t know about you, but between the news and the social media highlights, I’m not feeling it. I feel stuck, lost and irritated.”

Tammin explained that as a mental health advocate, it was her duty to share the methods she uses to save herself from a funk.

One of her tips was spending time with people you love, exercising to release endorphins, and having compassion for yourself.

She also suggested that fans pigeonhole mental health issues by calling them a “season.”

“Accept the season you are in. Label it. This is my reflection season. This is my rest period. This is my season of healing. When you have a name, you know it’s finite,” she explained.

Tammin also pointed out the importance of rest, writing, “Hustle culture is real and we feel that if we don’t perform on a daily basis, we’re worthless. This is such a dangerous cycle. Our bodies need to rest to recover in order to get the best out of ourselves.’

Tammin explained that as a mental health advocate, it was her duty to share the methods she uses to save herself from a funk

She also advised fans not to consume “junk” foods because “they make us feel better and then drop us lower than before.”

“Nourish your body with warming foods. Soups, stews, oatmeal, etc. These foods help increase the chemicals to feel good throughout the day,” she said.

And finally, she warned fans to delete sources of negativity on social media.

One of her tips was spending time with people you love, exercising to release endorphins and having compassion for yourself

Last Saturday, Tammin (pictured with husband Sean McEwen and their two daughters) revealed that her family had been placed under tornado surveillance as severe storms swept through Tennessee

At the time, Tammin posted on Instagram Stories filming herself sitting on the couch at night worrying about the tornado, while her family slept

“Get away from anything that makes you feel less than. Unfollow anyone who doesn’t like what you see in the mirror. Consume content that makes you grow, learn and become a better person,” she wrote.

Tammin concluded her message with an uplifting message: “Know that I am with you. Always DM me. And we have this together. Again, it’s a bad day, not a bad life.’

It’s been quite a month for Tammin.

An hour later, the Pretty Little Liars star took to Instagram with a video of her newly awakened husband setting up a “makeshift tornado shelter” in their guest bathroom

Last Saturday, the brunette revealed that her family was placed under tornado surveillance as severe storms swept through Tennessee.

At the time, Tammin posted to Instagram Stories and filmed herself sitting on the couch at night worrying about the tornado, while her husband Sean McEwen and their two daughters, Phoenix, nine, and Lennon, four, slept.

So we are still under tornado watch and my husband is asleep. My whole family is sleeping. And I’m just sitting here stressing,” she told her fans with a sardonic smile.

Tammin previously uploaded a screenshot of a weather warning report alongside the caption, “What a week. Nashville beware’

‘But you know what? I’m going to give myself the grace that I should probably be stressed. This week has been a lot. And I’m very proud of myself for not fully unraveling yet. So I’ll be sitting here waiting for tornado sirens,” she added.

An hour later, the Pretty Little Liars star took to Instagram with a video of her newly awakened husband setting up a “makeshift tornado shelter” in their guest bathroom.

Tammin previously uploaded a screenshot of a weather warning report alongside the caption, “What a week. Nashville beware.’

She also re-shared a clip of the tornado, filmed by someone else, showing the swirling winds gaining strength on a rural highway. “This is the tornado they’re worried about,” she captioned the terrifying footage

She also re-shared a clip of the tornado, filmed by someone else, showing the swirling winds gaining strength on a rural highway.

“This is the tornado they’re worried about,” she captioned the terrifying footage.

Fortunately, the tornado did not hit Tammin’s home.

It comes just days after Tammin’s daughter Phoenix, nine, (left) was caught up in a shooting at The Covenant’s school that left three children and three adults dead

It came just days after Tammin’s daughter Phoenix was caught up in a shooting at The Covenant’s school that left three children and three adults dead.

Phoenix attends a school very close to the Covenant school, and it was locked down as a precaution.

Tammin posted to Instagram the morning of the shooting and was incredibly distraught as he told fans, “There has been an active shooter in one of the schools in Nashville… It’s right next to my daughter’s school. She’s in lockdown, she’s fine.’

Tammin posted to Instagram the morning of the shooting and was incredibly distraught as he told fans, “There has been an active shooter in one of the schools in Nashville… It’s right next to my daughter’s school. She’s in lockdown, she’s fine’

She described the ordeal as “too close to home” for many parents in America, where school shootings occur almost every year.

On Wednesday, the concerned mother revealed she had bought bulletproof backpacks for her two daughters.

A day later, she attended an anti-gun rally outside the Tennessee State Capitol.

After the shooting, the concerned mother bought bulletproof backpacks for her two daughters and attended an anti-gun rally outside the Tennessee State Capitol. (Tammin is pictured meeting with a friend)