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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!
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Category Archives: Happiness
Choosing hope
Yesterday, I felt my life was meaningless because I didn’t have children. That feeling doesn’t hit me very often. And it hasn’t hit me for a while. As you’ll have read on this blog, my life has been changing in … Continue reading
Posted in Childless, Fertility, Happiness, Infertility, Love, Mentoring, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Trust, Women
Tagged acceptance, Childless, Childless Women, Childlessness, hope, Love, Real, Relationships, Transformation, Trust, Women
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Family
For some of you, it’ll seem quite bizarre that I’m having these feelings and writing this post at the grand, middle-age of 45. Others, I know, will understand. Some of you have already had years belonging to your own family … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Happiness, Love, Recovery, Relationships, Women
Tagged Childless, Childlessness, Family, Love, Partnership, Recovery, Relationships
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Choosing change
I went for a swim in the sea this morning, in my new wetsuit, cosy swimming socks, neoprene gloves and cap. And I wasn’t even cold. On the way down to the beach, I had one of those ‘I think … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Love, Relationships, Women
Tagged change, commitment, commitment phobia, Love, Relationships, Writing
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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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Becoming whole
This blog post, like me, is a work in progress. But I’m going to post it anyway. In fact, I’m going to write it in half an hour and post it immediately, so I have time for lunch, to get … Continue reading
Posted in Childless, Empowerment, Happiness, Infertility, Perfectionism, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Women
Tagged Childless, Childlessness, Infertility, Jody Day, Johanna Walker, Recovery, Spiritual Women Leaders, Women
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Taking the plunge
“… I have a dream to follow my heart to the sea, to write, to teach, to love, to cycle, to swim, to jump off rocks into the water, to stretch on the sand, to have endless visits from my … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Health, Leisure, Love, Women, Work
Tagged Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dreams, Moving, Poole, sea swimming, The Old School House, Transition, Visions
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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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