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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: Positive thinking
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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Be still my beating heart
I have a box of anti-depressants in my handbag. Citalopram to be precise. I’ve opened the box and read the leaflet but the foil is intact, the pills unswallowed. I picked them up after seeing my GP on Monday. They’ve … Continue reading
The Olympic spirit
As I cycled along one of the capital’s canal paths on a balmy evening late last week, it felt great to be British, great to be a Londoner and great to be alive. The national anthem rang out from a … Continue reading
Posted in Perfectionism, Positive thinking, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Athletics, London 2012, London Olympics, Olympic withdrawal syndrome, Olympics, Sport
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This Lent is about love
Before I blog about Lent, which starts tomorrow, a note on my last post. Has anybody noticed I’m a bit of an extremist? Maybe I shouldn’t blog when I get the urge after all – maybe I should actually wait … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Eating disorders, Fun, Love, Perfectionism, Positive thinking, Self-Acceptance, Spirituality, Women
Tagged acceptance, addiction, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Lent, Perfectionism, Women
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Mind games
Have you ever achieved something and then, not long after, decided it wasn’t good enough, or it wasn’t quite right, or you should have done it differently? Welcome to my world. Despite the many messages of support and gratitude from … Continue reading
Posted in codependency, Eating disorders, Faith, Perfectionism, Positive thinking, Self-Acceptance, Women, Work
Tagged Eating Disorders, Faith, Women, Work
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It’s all going to be OK
It’s all going to be OK. Is that something you often tell yourself? Or are you more inclined to think it’s not going to be OK? Or maybe you actually think that it’s all going to be brilliant, not just … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Positive thinking, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Women, Work
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Perseverance pays off
I haven’t posted here for a few days. It’s easy when I don’t post to think this site doesn’t really matter to me, to think that nobody would really notice or care if it just fizzled out. But I would … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Eating disorders, Empowerment, Fun, Positive thinking, Self-Acceptance, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Body Image, Eating Disorders, Fun, Leisure, Women
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