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Katherine Baldwin
I am a writer, coach, midlife mentor, motivational speaker and the author of How to Fall in Love - A 10-Step Journey to the Heart. I specialise in coaching women and men to have healthy relationships with themselves so that they can form healthy and loving romantic relationships and lead authentic, fulfilling lives. I coach 1:1, lead workshops and host retreats.
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Tag Archives: Childlessness
Coping with Christmas when life hasn’t gone to plan
If you’re feeling busy and stressed right now, that’s because the run-up to Christmas, for many of us, is a busy and stressful time. It might also be because feeling busy and stressed and doing too much are convenient ways … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, Childlessness, Christmas, Dating, Eating Disorders, Loneliness, Love, Recovery, Relationships, self-care, self-love, Women
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Making Miracles Happen, Against the Odds
Before you read on, if the photo above speaks to you, explore my Love Retreat in Turkey here or share the link with your lovely friends – they’ll thank you for it! Now on to the blog … Every now … Continue reading
Are you emotionally available?
I’ve been writing this blog for eleven years and every post represents a small step on my journey of emotional maturity. I started blogging here at 40 as I confronted the reality of being a single, childless woman whose career … Continue reading
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Tagged Childless, Childlessness, Codependency, Dating, Love, Recovery, Relationships, Women
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Christmas hurt and Christmas presence
It’s that time of year again, that time of year when I cry bucketloads of tears, that time of year when my emotions are heightened and I get in touch with multiple layers of grief and loss. It’s that time … Continue reading
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Tagged Childless, Childlessness, Dating, Eating Disorders, grief, Loss, Love, Relationships, Women
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The many faces of grief
This morning, I swam towards the sun along a shimmering pathway of light. With every stroke, I reached for the distant yellow ball, before pausing to lie on my back and take in the blueness of the sky. The sea … Continue reading
From breakdown to breakthrough
As I prepare to celebrate my 50th birthday on Saturday, I’ve been reflecting on my milestone birthdays to date and the breakdowns and breakthroughs that have accompanied them. On my 10th birthday, I was dealing with feelings that I had … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, Breakdown, Breakthrough, Childfree, Childless, childless not by choice, Childlessness, Eating Disorders, fifty, grief, Loss, overeating, Recovery
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The courage to grieve
It takes huge courage to grieve – to grieve the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, the absence of children, the loss of our health or the loss of the life we thought we’d have. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, Childless, childless not by choice, Childless Women, Childlessness, Death, grief, Loss, Recovery
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The day my mother died
When my phone rang on January 13th, I hoped against hope that it was my alarm waking me up, although I knew, deep down, that it was the middle of the night. That could only mean one thing: Mum had … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, Childless, childless not by choice, Childless Women, Childlessness, Codependency, grief, Loss, Recovery
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2021: Your call to adventure
Can you hear it? Can you hear the call to adventure? Can you hear the call to claim your seat at the table. To take up your space. To make your voice heard. To be the person you were always … Continue reading
Your inner child needs you
I was doing some meditation at the beach on Sunday morning – listening to the wonderful Sarah Blondin on Insight Timer (she’s the best!) – and a scene from my childhood meandered into my mind. In this scene, I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Childless, Childlessness, Codependency, inner child, Recovery
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