Tag Archives: authenticity

How to build self-esteem

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

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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Let’s talk about shame

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

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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Finding Our Voice

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

“I intentionally get myself in situations beyond my ability and then rise to them” This is an affirmation I picked up from a book I’m reading and working through – Barbara Stanny’s Overcoming Underearning. It feels fitting for today, as … Continue reading →

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Being real

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

I’ve brought the wrong speech, I thought, as I stared at the four pages of A4 in front of me and looked up at the audience. I’ve definitely brought the wrong speech. What now? I’d written nearly 3,000 words on … Continue reading →

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Boys can cry too

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

It’s been ages. So long, in fact, that I’ve had a birthday since I last posted and haven’t even blogged about it. I’m now 44 – and wondering how long I can keep blogging under the name, ‘From Forty With … Continue reading →

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A natural high

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Imagine a world where everybody lived, worked and related to each other as their authentic selves. A world where there was no pretending, no masks, no false personas. A world where the only part anyone played was their own – … Continue reading →

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