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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: Recovery
Keeping the spirit of adventure alive
There was once a time, back in 1999, 16 years ago, when I flew from Mexico City to Caracas via Miami on an expired passport. I knew it had expired before I got on the plane. I’d noticed the date … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Eating disorders, Faith, Recovery, Travel, Women
Tagged addiction, adventure, adventurous spirit, Cheryl Strayed, Mexico, Mexico City, Recovery, Tarifa, Tijuana, Travel, Wild
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From fantasy to reality
I’ve been living in a fantasy world. A world in which this blog or my half-written book gets discovered, I get offered a big-bucks publishing deal and someone else writes the book for me or holds my hand every step … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Childless, Creativity, Recovery, Relationships
Tagged addiction, Do The Work, Fantasy, Maturity, Reality, Recovery, self-awareness, Steven Pressfield, Taking Responsibility, Workshop
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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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Living with limitations
Weakness has never been one of my strengths. I’ve always detested it in myself and I’ve disliked it in others. So much so that I’ve ridden roughshod over my own weaknesses, ignoring them or fighting against them in a way … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Eating disorders, Health, Perfectionism, Relationships, Women
Tagged addiction, Eating Disorders, exercise, Perfectionism, Recovery, Strength, Weakness
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Shortcuts
Wouldn’t it be great if we could take shortcuts – if we could get where we wanted to go with a click of our fingers or make things happen with a twitch of our nose (anyone remember Bewitched from years … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Body Image, codependency, Eating disorders, Happiness, Relationships, Women
Tagged addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, anorexia, bulimia, diet, dieting, diets, Eating Disorders, overeating, Recovery
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Finding my way back
This photo was taken when I was 22. I’d just finished at Oxford University and was about to head off to Italy to drive minibuses across Tuscany for a high-end travel company. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Body Image, Eating disorders, Faith, Happiness, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Spirituality, Women
Tagged addiction, anorexia, compulsive overeating, Eating Disorders, Faith, Recovery, self-care, self-love, Spirituality
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Food is my friend
In recent months, I’ve shared some of my culinary adventures on Facebook – my first attempts at making soup or my forays into baking coconut and banana bread – and a few friends have expressed surprise that I got to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Body Image, Eating disorders, Health, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Women
Tagged BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour, binge eating, diets, Eating Disorders, On Eating, Recovery, Susie Orbach, Woman's Hour
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Looking forward
It’s been a while since I made New Year’s resolutions. I decided a while back that they no longer served me – I would set myself unrealistic goals then beat myself up for not sticking to them. In the past, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Eating disorders, Fun, Love, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Travel, Women
Tagged acceptance, addiction, Eating Disorders, Gratitude, Recovery
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