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Being lonely can feel hard….. Loneliness is an epidemic across the world, with the USA now calling it a “condition”, and they have dedicated programs to tackle it.  From loneliness, medical conditions may include depression, anxiety, and even physical health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes.  The cost of lonelinessContinue reading “BLOG #29 Lonely or alone?”

In 2023, the focus for Be Kind to Yourselves (BK2Y) is Getting Back to You (GB2U). This is about re-finding or re-defining ourselves. COVID for many of us meant we questioned a lot of things. For me it means going back to the basics and discovering who I really am. Stripping things to the core.Continue reading “BLOG #28 >2023 Getting Back To You! – GB2U”

I came across this term recently – “clean pain versus dirty pain”. I found it really helpful as it made me realise that some of the pain I experience is dirty pain, something I can do something about which is also really helpful! Who wants to experience pain unnecessarily hey! Clean pain is the painContinue reading “BLOG #26 CLEAN PAIN DIRTY PAIN”

What I am coming to learn is that there is great value in talking about things with others.  By doing this we get things off our chest, get to talk things through and get rid of a lot of pent-up anxiety.  Worry and anxiety if not processed and dealt with, can build up tension andContinue reading “BLOG # 25 There’s value in talking”

The grass sometimes appears greener on the other side, be it in your friends lives or their relationships or careers.  If COVID has showed me anything, it is that the simple things in life are often the sweetest.  I seem to be returning time and time again to this small golden grain of knowledge.  ThatContinue reading “BLOG #24 The Grass is Greener!”

I was raised by a mother who encouraged me to use my intelligence, be independent and resourceful.  She wanted more for her 5 daughters and son than she had, which is probably a common desire for women of her era.  It was also the 80’s and much progress was being made in the realm ofContinue reading “BLOG # 23 Women & Ambition are not mutually exclusive!”

How often do you kill your own confidence? Something happens around you and you by default, allow it to deflate you and bring you down like an inflated balloon? I have allowed this to happen to me once too often, letting peoples comments, judgements, moods or own lack of confidence affect me and I question everything aboutContinue reading “BLOG#22 Killer confidence – not kill your confidence!”

Following the year of 2020 and all of the ups and downs faced due to COVID 19, world wide impacts of this virus, financial uncertainty, personal anxiety and sudden changes to the way we all live, 2021 opens up a new way of thinking, being and more opportunities to be kinder to ourselves. Following areContinue reading “BLOG#21 Topics coming up in 2021”

Vulnerability is something I have struggled with my entire life.  I think it is a common struggle in certain situations for many people.  Being vulnerable for me sometimes feels like allowing someone to see into the deep crevices of my soul and seeing the real me.  Even I have trouble facing up to the realityContinue reading “BLOG#20 Is there any value in vulnerability?”

What a perfect BLOG topic to end the year on! Especially since tomorrow, I am having a hip replacement!!  This is a topic that a few followers really wanted discussed.  To open up an honest conversation since (ahhem!) some of us are heading in this fantastic direction….. As we age, we have a wealth ofContinue reading “BLOG#19 Aging disgracefully I say YEH baby!”