Tag Archives: Women

How to thrive in 2025

I’d love to support you to thrive in 2025 so this is an invitation to come and join me at my new blogging home, ‘From Midlife With Love’ on Substack, if you haven’t already done so. I already have a … Continue reading

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Welcome to ‘From Midlife with Love’ – on Substack

Dear Readers, Firstly, a huge thank you for being here, for reading me and for supporting my writing. I know some of you have been following me since ‘From Forty With Love’ first launched, thirteen years ago now, and I’m … Continue reading

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Loving You Is the Right Thing to Do

Welcome to Love Day, otherwise known as Valentine’s Day. Today is an opportunity to shower yourself in love and compassion and to send messages of love to those who need them the most. I was doing some journaling earlier, as … Continue reading

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2024: What three words?

Welcome to 2024! As we enter unchartered territory and prepare to traverse new terrain, I’d like to suggest that we create a map or a guide to help us to navigate through the year in a way that honours our … Continue reading

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How to build a brighter future

We build a brighter present and future by breaking free from our past. By breaking the chains that bind us. By making choices and taking actions that are different to the ones that previously led us, or our parents or … Continue reading

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Finding the courage to thrive

Are you thriving or barely surviving, just getting by? Do you use ‘survival tools’ or unhealthy coping mechanisms to numb your feelings, escape your emotional pain or cope with the challenges of life? As you’ll know if you’ve followed me … Continue reading

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You stole my light

You stole my light Dimmed it Shrouded it Crowded it out You stole my voice Silenced it Censored it Switched it to mute You stole my space Seized it Encroached on it Squeezed me small You stole my spirit Quashed … Continue reading

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What’s my womb for? Pondering my purpose as a childless woman

I started this blog, From Forty With Love, just before my 40th birthday, in part to share my confusion about my age and stage and to pose the questions I couldn’t get out of my head: How on earth did … Continue reading

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Is This Childless Grief or Childhood Grief?

Grief. It’s multi-layered. Layer upon layer, stacked on top of each other, infused with memories that date back years, like ancient minerals threaded through rocks. When we grieve for something in the here and now, this grief often triggers a … Continue reading

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Breaking free from the past

If you are ready to break free from the legacy of your past and step forwards into freedom, this blog will inspire you to go for it. Continue reading

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