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!
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Category Archives: Perfectionism
Why I go to therapy
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
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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I want to be me
I want to be me, I thought, as I cycled along the Bournemouth seafront this morning. Not someone else. Not that woman over there with the toned, slim legs or the long, thick, glossy hair. Not that sporty girl in … Continue reading
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
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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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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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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