Category Archives: Love

Posts about love, loving ourselves or others and falling in love

Loving myself consistently

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

I’m having a tough week emotionally. A lot of grief is coming up. A lot of pain. I’m processing a lot of feelings, digging deep, unearthing stuff that’s buried far down. What’s it all about? On the surface, it’s about … Continue reading →

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Why I go to therapy

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

Therapy has helped get me to where I am today, or most importantly where I was on Saturday and Sunday – playing in the sea with my partner, just a short drive from our new coastal home, thinking I absolutely … Continue reading →

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Choosing hope

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

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 →

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Family

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

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 →

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Choosing change

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

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 →

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Love is …

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

I wrote a first draft of this blog post a few months ago. I woke up one morning and felt moved to tell you all how much I love my boyfriend (OK, so I think I’m going to have to … Continue reading →

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Taking the plunge

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Katherine Baldwin

“… 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 →

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Progress, not perfection

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

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 →

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Rescue remedy

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

Take one glum woman. Dip her in the cold sea a few times then plunge her into the icy waters of the Ladies Pond on Hampstead Heath so she can float around with the leaves and the ducks. Encourage her … Continue reading →

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When everything feels wrong

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

There are days when everything feels wrong. Days when you feel so far away from the robust, strong, healthy, confident, dynamic go-getting person you want to be and sometimes are. Days when you wonder where your enthusiasm for life, for … Continue reading →

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