Category Archives: Self-Acceptance

Posts about accepting ourselves just as we are

How to build self-esteem

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

I have the wonderful ladies of the Mothers’ Union to thank for the inspiration for this post. I spoke at a Mothers’ Union event in Brockenhurst last week, after kindly being invited back following my first visit there a year … Continue reading →

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Seize the day!

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

I feel like I’ve written this blog before, or one very like it. I thought about going back through my previous posts to have a look, to avoid repeating myself, but I didn’t want to. I just wanted to write. … Continue reading →

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A Bed Full of Memories

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

I’m staying in my old flat in London this week, the flat I lived in for 13 years, from the ages of 31 to 44. As I got under the covers last night and wrestled with sleep – my washing … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about shame

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

I wrote this post on a train a few weeks back, in one of those inspired moments when I just had to get the words down onto the page or the screen. I didn’t have wifi at the time so … Continue reading →

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Talking About Love

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

In the hours after publishing my previous post – The Magic of March – I worried I hadn’t sounded positive or excited enough about my wonderful engagement news. I read it back a few times. Had my realness and vulnerability … Continue reading →

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V for Valentine’s, V for Victory

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

“The best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times – although such experiences can also be enjoyable, if we have worked hard to attain them. The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind … Continue reading →

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More festive feelings

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

As often happens when I post a heartfelt blog, I’ve spent the last 24 hours pondering what I wrote about in Festive feelings and the feelings, festive and otherwise, that came up afterwards. Following a long walk on the beach … Continue reading →

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Festive feelings

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

It’s not all snowflakes and tinsel, jingle bells and ho, ho, ho. It’s not all jolly times and happy memories. Christmas has the ability to remind us of Christmases past and perhaps, for some of us, Christmas hasn’t always been … Continue reading →

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Dating with Soul

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

This quote was true for my dating life for quite a long time. Groundhog day. Like banging my head against a brick wall. Wondering why things never worked out. Wondering where I was going wrong. Wondering why I kept being … Continue reading →

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How I fell in love

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

It began with me – with falling in love with myself. I know that’s a cliché, that you’ve heard it before, read it in some glossy women’s magazine. But that’s where I had to start. I really couldn’t accept and … Continue reading →

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