Exposing 4 myths and misinformation about midlife. Contrary to popular belief, many people experience increased happiness and life satisfaction during midlife. Would you agree? From my personal experience I certainly feel freer to do things and care a bit less about what people think now I am 50 (but it is still a work in …
Why feeling invisible is a common experience for midlife women and mums Feeling invisible, overlooked, ignored, or unnoticed by others is something we can all experience at some point during our lives. It can manifest in any area of our life, whether in our relationships, work, or social interactions. Being aware of feeling invisible is …
How does Self Discovery help yourself? According to research around 60% of women report feeling disconnected from their true selves Sound familiar to you? I have heard women (including myself in the past) share how they don´t know who they really are anymore. Feeling lost. Feeling like something is missing. We have been so caught …
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Understanding the People Pleasing Phenomenon People pleasing is pretty common, especially amongst us women. In fact, perhaps unsurprisingly approximately 85% of people-pleasers are women. So what is people pleasing? Prioritising others, doing or saying what we ´think´ we should do and generally thinking about everyone else. People pleasing is a behavior pattern in which individuals …
Why is Self Care in Midlife is Crucial for Mums? First up, what is self-care? Self-care is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. It is different for each of us. To find out more about why important, particularly in midlife when we can …
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Self Care: What is it and Why is it Important? Self care is not just about a day at the spa, a bath, box of chocolates or a glass of wine………… Self-care is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. In this post we …
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Yes! At last I am on the 10th, and last, principle of my Intuitive Eating journey, which is all about gentle nutrition or how I prefer to call it – food to feel good! In some ways it feels a bit incongruent to have a chapter on nutrition when the rest of the principles have …
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After a bit of a break, I am back to my Intuitive Eating journey and now for Principle 8 – Respect Your (Our) Body. The basics of which is: respecting that we are all different and our bodies are all different too. Sounds straight-forward and yet the reality is not quite so! Whilst we know …
Phew, that is a long title! So, in this post I am reviewing my experience with Principle 7 and what I learnt from my reading and self-exploration this week. If you haven´t ready my first post about ´Coping with your feelings with Kindness´ then I suggest you check it out first. This review is based …
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So, back to it, 2023 and a new start! Except I feel like it is more of a reminder for me on my journey with Intuitive Eating which I embarked on many months ago. I have to admit, whilst I was aware of being more intuitive over the festive period, there was certainly times where …
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