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Overthinking and Anxiety in Midlife Women: A supportive guide to break free

Introduction: Many midlife women find themselves overthinking—whether it’s rehashing past decisions, worrying about the future, or second-guessing their current choices or just being able to switch off and relax. Overthinking can feel like a constant mental loop that saps your energy, peace of mind and stops us from being fully present or in flow. But …

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Emma Thorne Lees midlife woman coach

Positive Intelligence – My experiences

As you may have gathered if you have read previous posts, I have spent much of my life tangled in my own head, thoughts, worries, overthinking, second-guessing. I have also spent much of my life struggling with anxiety and sometimes depression, mainly without knowing it in my 20s and early 30s. I have now reached …

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How to enjoy the holiday season without the stress, overwhelm, ´hangover´!

How to have a more mindful or conscious holiday season that won´t wreck your mental or physical health. As the holiday season approaches, midlife women often find themselves navigating a whirlwind of festivities (including organising it all), delicious treats, and celebratory libations. Yes, it is also a time for joy, celebration, family, but, from my …

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What almost everyone gets wrong about midlife

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 …

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How to Stop Being a People Pleaser

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 …

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23 Tips to Help Expats Strengthen Their Relationships

How can you strengthen your relationship with your partner whilst living abroad? Whether you are a living overseas or not, it will probably come as no surprise that according to experts strong close romantic and social relationships are more likely to lead to being very happy and also to living longer.   Obviously they can …

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