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One Habit That Has Helped Me Nourish My Body

/ Habits, Health & Wellbeing, Nourish, Start Where You are

This one habit has; saved me time, $$$, reduced food wastehelped me nourish my bodymade my day and week run smoothly. Wanna know what it is? Without further ado – drum roll please…..Ta dah – it ...
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Filed Under: Habits, Health & Wellbeing, Nourish, Start Where You are

Start Where You Are

/ Health & Wellbeing, Inner journey, Life Lessons, Mindset, Move, Restore, Start Where You are

What do I mean by Start Where You Are (SWYA)? When asked by people how I changed my life, I would say that I embraced the messiness and began. I didn’t wait for things to be perfect or for x, y and ...
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Filed Under: Health & Wellbeing, Inner journey, Life Lessons, Mindset, Move, Restore, Start Where You are

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Pause & Celebrate

/ Body, Health & Wellbeing, Inner journey

If you have been reading my blog you will know I have been working on my health and wellbeing over the last 15 months. I thought it was timely to pause and review how far I have come from this time ...
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Filed Under: Body, Health & Wellbeing, Inner journey

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Putting Pen to Paper

/ Health & Wellbeing, Mind, Ritual

Writing bought me joy as a child. As an adult, I rediscovered the joy of writing when I completed 12 weeks of "The Artist's Way" in 2018. Putting pen to paper I had tried to work through the ...
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Filed Under: Health & Wellbeing, Mind, Ritual

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I gained 4.9 kilos in 3 weeks & have no guilt!

/ Body, Health & Wellbeing, Mind, Self Care, Self Love, Soul

On 22 Feb 2019, I joined WW online and weighed 162.7 kilos. It’s been a while since I shared an update on how this journey has been going. I wanted to be authentic and share how I coped with eating ...
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Filed Under: Body, Health & Wellbeing, Mind, Self Care, Self Love, Soul

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I Hated Exercising!

/ Body, Health & Wellbeing, Mind, Self Care

I saw exercise as punishment – something to be endured rather than enjoyed! It took me a while to re-write the story I had told myself about exercise. Despite the rocky start, this story has a happy ...
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Filed Under: Body, Health & Wellbeing, Mind, Self Care

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162.7 Reasons

/ Body, Health & Wellbeing, Self Care, Self Love

When you ignore something long enough – it’s only a matter of time before you are forced to deal with it whether you like it or not. I hope that in sharing my story, it will help someone else realise ...
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Filed Under: Body, Health & Wellbeing, Self Care, Self Love

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Sleeping Beauty Part 2

/ Body, Health & Wellbeing, Sleep

In Sleeping Beauty or Sleepless Beauty I wrote about how my lack of sleep tuned out to be OSA and in this second post, I share how my CPAP trial went and how it has transformed my life! What is ...
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Filed Under: Body, Health & Wellbeing, Sleep

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Sleeping Beauty or Sleepless Beauty?

/ Body, Health & Wellbeing, Self Care, Sleep

In March of this year, I was diagnosed with (OSA) Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. While I was relieved that I had an explanation for the sleep issues it also freaked me out as I knew it would mean having to ...
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Filed Under: Body, Health & Wellbeing, Self Care, Sleep

👉Okay am going old school & showing my age! 

👇My fav cartoon was👇

 "The Jetsons"....anyone else remember that? 

👇Share with me your fav in the comments👇

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I want to know if you can be alone with yourself⁠
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-Oriah Mountain Dreamer⁠
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💕When you are alone with only your thoughts for company, how does that make you feel? Six years ago I felt uncomfortable with mine so I would distract and suppress my thoughts with food.⁠ ⁠I now know I did this to protect myself from pain and discomfort. I didn't want to feel. ⁠
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💕Two years ago when I began the Nourish part of my health and well-being journey, I had to learn to sit with my thoughts, feelings and emotions. At times this was and still is messy.⁠ 
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💕The reality is I will struggle with this. Food was my emotional comfort blanket for six years and it wasn't going to be a quick fix to change.⁠
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💕I still have moments where I stumble.  This happened to me recently. In the scheme of things it was a drop in the ocean compared to what I used to do. That in itself was an achievement. ⁠
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💕 I have made peace with this and the biggest lessons I took from this last speed wobble was to:⁠
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Get back on track⁠
Don't give up⁠
Nurture myself⁠
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💕After all as they say - "Progress not Perfection"⁠

How do you dust yourself off after a setback? 
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💖Advice to my younger self would be this!⁠
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When we begin and start off on a good note we can reap the benefits at the end. I would also tell her that she didn't have to race to get to the end either! She is exactly where she needs to be right now.⁠
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What would you share with you younger self?⁠
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🏃‍♀️Saturday I am coming for you! 👉I 🏃‍♀️Saturday I am coming for you! 

👉I now know after 2.5 years that fitness is not about being better than someone else, it’s about being better than you used to be!

🏃‍♀️Have a great Saturday lovelies. I am off to Pilates reformer class with a 30 minute circuit class via zoom later this morning followed by a massage in the afternoon. 

💕What are your plans for today?
💕At 49, I knew if I didn't start now, I would s 💕At 49, I knew if I didn't start now, I would spend my 50's feeling fat and frumpy! Damn it, I wanted to be 50, Fit, Fabulous & Fierce! ⁠
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💕It was never about a number, it was a desire to feel good within myself. At 52 I can say I do love and value who I am.  A feeling that has seen me come home to myself. ⁠
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💕Changes to your life don't have to be big transformative things, even the smallest changes can create ripples in your life.⁠
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📝I began self-editing my SWYA (Start Where You Are) book again this week. I want to launch this book into the world in July. I was reminded how these four pillars were the foundation of my journey of self-discovery, love and worth. ⁠
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👉We grow through change! ⁠👈 ⁠ 💕At the 👉We grow through change! ⁠👈
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💕At the age of 49 and 50 fast approaching I was  increasingly aware that I was in a state of transition and change was looming. ⁠
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💕Maybe you have experienced this too whether it's children leaving home, or a relationship ending, a move to a new city or the end of a job or a health and wellbeing crisis.  Add to the mix being peri-menopausal or entering menopause and we find ourselves wondering about life and soul searching.⁠
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💕For me it was craving a deeper connection with my feminine self. I realise this feeling was my soul’s way of getting my attention. To guide me back into alignment from pushing and sacrificing my own needs in order to meet the demands of others to feeling empowered, connected, supported and confident within myself. ⁠
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💕After suppressing my feminine energy for decades, this was a slow awakening. As I began to embracing her, she in turn, helped me reconnect to soul and transform my inner life which created ripples into my outer life. ⁠
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💕If you are a mid life woman I’d love to hear your thoughts about what I wrote or the challenges you are facing in the comments, or lets chat in the DMs.⁠
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