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: Fun
Turning it around
I posted this picture in my Facebook group, Being Real, Becoming Whole, the other week and I wanted to share what I wrote with you too, as well as to remind myself of the magic that can happen when I … Continue reading
Posted in Eating disorders, Fun, Health, Positive thinking, Recovery, Women
Tagged Comfort eating, Eating Disorders, Endorphins, overeating, sea swimming, self-care, self-love
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Living the dream
It’s not always like this. In fact, the past few days haven’t been great. My washing machine head has been on spin cycle, thoughts thrashing around inside at high speed, keeping me up in the night as I flip from … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Happiness, Health, Recovery, Women
Tagged Boscombe, Bournemouth, Freedom, Liverpool, Otterspool Promenade, Poole, Self-employed
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Progress, not perfection
I have a habit at this time of year – a time when many of us take stock of what’s gone before – to start fretting about all the things I haven’t achieved or accomplished in the previous 12 months. … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Happiness, Leisure, Love, Perfectionism, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Acceptance, Travel, Women
Tagged Packtypes, Recovery, Relationships, Retreats For You, Self-Confidence, self-esteem, Strengths, writers retreats, Writing
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Looking forward
It’s been a while since I made New Year’s resolutions. I decided a while back that they no longer served me – I would set myself unrealistic goals then beat myself up for not sticking to them. In the past, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Eating disorders, Fun, Love, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Travel, Women
Tagged acceptance, addiction, Eating Disorders, Gratitude, Recovery
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Faith and uncertainty
I asked a friend of mine the other night who’s been married for some 13 or so years and who still looked totally in love with his wife how on earth that was possible. What was their secret? How had … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Fun, Relationships, Spirituality, Trust, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, Faith, Guernsey, Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, Mindfulness, Shamash Aldina
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Magic moments
I started this blog on the shady terrace mentioned below, the Pacific Ocean just a short walk away. I continued it in the comfort of my London home, to the gentle hum of the washing machine. And I finished it … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Leisure, Love, Travel, Trust, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged holiday romance, Luis Enrique, Mexico, Puerto Escondido, salsa, Travel
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Alone but not lonely
If I’d written this blog a day or two ago, as I stood with my feet in the Pacific Ocean surf and watched the sky turn pink above me, it would have read differently. Back then, as my toes sank … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, codependency, Creativity, Fun, Happiness, Leisure, Recovery, Relationships, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Acapulco, aloneness, Gateway Women, Loneliness, Martha Beck, Melanie Notkin, Mexico, Pie de la Cuesta, Savvy Auntie
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