About the author
My name is Katherine Baldwin. I am a journalist, writer and blogger who loves to write from the heart. I began this blog as I turned 40. I'm now 45, and counting. But I'm sticking to From Forty With Love. You can read more about my journalism and writing at www.katherinebaldwin.com or follow me on Twitter @From40WithLove. Thanks for stopping by!
Category Archives: Creativity
Celebrating courage
It was International Women’s Day yesterday, a day when we celebrate our female icons and all the courageous things they’ve done over the years, a day when we speak out for women everywhere, trying to make sure women and girls … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Empowerment, Love, Perfectionism, Relationships, Women, Work
Tagged Courage, International Women's Day, IWD2017, Love, publishing, Relationships, Women, Writing
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PR for the Petrified
Can I be real, authentic, open, honest, vulnerable AND a successful, credible businesswoman? I hope so, because I don’t feel I have a choice. Not anymore. This is a topic that’s on my heart and in my mind and that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Perfectionism, Self-Acceptance, Women, Work
Tagged Blogging, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Brené Brown, Creativity, Fear, imposter syndrome, Journalism, Media, PR, School for Social Entrepreneurs, shame, SSE, TED, TEDx, The Old School House, Vulnerability, Women
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Dread
I can remember it vividly. I left the gym at Belvedere’s, my senior school in Liverpool, and walked past the netball courts and out onto the street, where Mum was sitting in the car waiting for me. I was sobbing … Continue reading
Authentic living
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to their graves with the song still in them.” That’s a quote by American author, poet and philosopher Henry Thoreau. It dates back to the 1840s but I fear it’s just … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Creativity, Happiness, Mentoring, Recovery, Women, Work
Tagged Brené Brown, Coaching, Packytypes, self-awareness, Strengths, TED, TEDx, Vulnerability
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From fantasy to reality
I’ve been living in a fantasy world. A world in which this blog or my half-written book gets discovered, I get offered a big-bucks publishing deal and someone else writes the book for me or holds my hand every step … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Childless, Creativity, Recovery, Relationships
Tagged addiction, Do The Work, Fantasy, Maturity, Reality, Recovery, self-awareness, Steven Pressfield, Taking Responsibility, Workshop
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The wonder of you
There was a time, some seven or eight years ago, when I’d sit in an office every day, staring at a computer screen, feeling like a light had gone out inside – inside of me. Back then, I had a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Body Image, Creativity, Eating disorders, Perfectionism, Women, Work
Tagged Eating Disorders, Packtypes, Recovery, schools, self-awareness, self-esteem, Workshops
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