Author Archives: Katherine Baldwin

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About Katherine Baldwin

I am a writer, coach, midlife mentor, motivational speaker and the author of How to Fall in Love - A 10-Step Journey to the Heart. I specialise in coaching women and men to have healthy relationships with themselves so that they can form healthy and loving romantic relationships and lead authentic, fulfilling lives. I coach 1:1, lead workshops and host retreats.

Vulnerability

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

“Every morning, I set an intention to be courageous.” Those words have been ambling around my brain for the last few days, ever since I heard Brené Brown utter them on Wednesday evening, during a Q and A on vulnerability … Continue reading →

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A natural high

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Imagine a world where everybody lived, worked and related to each other as their authentic selves. A world where there was no pretending, no masks, no false personas. A world where the only part anyone played was their own – … Continue reading →

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Be still my beating heart

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

I have a box of anti-depressants in my handbag. Citalopram to be precise. I’ve opened the box and read the leaflet but the foil is intact, the pills unswallowed. I picked them up after seeing my GP on Monday. They’ve … Continue reading →

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Every body beautiful

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Anger can sometimes get a bad wrap but it has its uses. In fact, it was anger that got me blogging. When I launched myself into the blogosphere some 18 months ago, I didn’t really know what I was doing. … Continue reading →

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Waiting for my honeymoon

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Yes, I’m waiting for my honeymoon. But before you fall off your chair, no, I haven’t gone and got married. Nor am I even remotely close. I don’t think exchanging a few emails with a couple of random guys on … Continue reading →

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The curse of the capable woman

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

I spent the August bank holiday weekend with a bunch of intelligent, capable, successful, sporty women in their late 30s and early 40s. We were doing what independent, childless women of our age do on a bank holiday – pleasing … Continue reading →

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The Olympic spirit

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

As I cycled along one of the capital’s canal paths on a balmy evening late last week, it felt great to be British, great to be a Londoner and great to be alive. The national anthem rang out from a … Continue reading →

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Taking the plunge

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

It’s official. I’m dating again. I don’t mean dating anyone in particular – now that would be news – but rather I’m back in the dating pool, after some time spent sitting on the sidelines, wrapped up in a robe … Continue reading →

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Can women have it all?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

It seems the debate about whether women can have it all – the career and the family – just won’t go away, which isn’t a bad thing, because it’s a debate I find fascinating and that I very much want … Continue reading →

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Shifting the status quo

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Some of you may not have heard of the ageing British rock band Status Quo, particularly if you’re not from around these parts (Britain, I mean). But with an aspiring rock star for a brother and a mother with a … Continue reading →

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