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Mindful Monday

October 3, 2022

Fear. I never realised just how much of a control it had on my life until it completely took over. When my anxiety was sky high and life was just too much, I began to see how it had always been there – even when I had no name for it. Six years ago I...

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Embracing who I am

September 11, 2022

6 years ago my world imploded. I woke up in the middle of the night, and everything fell apart. The heartbreak was like nothing I had ever experienced. Never had I expected to be single…. though with hindsight it was something that should have happened sooner. I had sacrificed my own happiness for someone else’s...

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Goodbye to my people-pleasing self

August 17, 2022

I’ve been a life-long people pleaser, though it took me a long time to realise that’s what I was. I’ve always had difficulty saying no, in setting boundaries, in standing up for myself and saying what I think. Low self-esteem made me afraid to disappoint anyone. For a very, very long time, I put myself...

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Mindful Monday

August 15, 2022

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we spend so much time yearning for something different yet keep on doing the same thing. We want a different life; we dream of more adventures, freedom, excitement, love, fun, and money, but we don’t change our day-to-day life. How can we expect change without making changes...

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Never abandon yourself

February 1, 2021

Last Friday, I ran 10k. That in itself is worthy of note. I started running {again} in lockdown last year, remembering how much of an impact working out had on my mental health. I completed C25K and kept on running two or three times a week. Never managing more than 6k. Before Christmas, my efforts...

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Honor where you are

November 23, 2020

The last couple of weeks I’ve felt a little ‘off’. Tired, a little low, a bit lonely. Nothing major. In the past, as soon as I started feeling anything like this, I’d see it as a sign of impending doom. Convinced that I was on a downward spiral and heading to a bout of depression....

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Unconditional Self-Worth

November 16, 2020

There was a long period of my life when how I felt about myself was tied up with my behavior in the moment. Worked out today? YAY – you’re worthy and I’ll nourish you. Not worked out? You suck – no nourishment for you. If I did ‘something wrong’ I would beat myself up for...

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Doing whats best for YOU

November 4, 2020

Sometimes you have to do what is best for you and your life, not what is best for everyone else. There are times in life when we turn to others for someone to talk to, for a shoulder to cry on, for advice, for support and love. If we’re lucky enough to have good friends...