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Finding Your People: Belonging Beyond Labels
Belonging does not always begin with a label. Sometimes, finding your people starts with a shared interest and a space where being yourself feels a little easier.
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Genius…in my opinion
Every time I watch a video of this human, it makes my heart soar, I get goosebumps and love what they do with music and the audience. For this video though, its not just the audience participation its with the orchestra too. I don’t know what rehearsals they’ve done for this, but the connection he…
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Recovery, Reflection and Respiration
Recovery mode is on. It’s been a month since my breast reconstruction by DIEP flap surgery and it’s going well. I deferred clients for the 2 weeks following surgery and then I managed to feel good enough to see clients again. I’m surprised at how pleased I am with the surgery results even though my…
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Overwhelmed much…
Usually in September it’s a chance to come down from the high of Summer, crank into work mode and grab our routine back. But nope, not this time. As an expat family we choose to navigate our lives by keeping a connection with family back in our origin country while living our life in another.…
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Broken or Beautiful
I first learned about Kinsugi pottery a few years ago after looking for a gift for someone who moved home after a marriage had broken down. This person was finding themselves again, turning into something new and beautiful. It resonated on so many levels. Plus, I loved the concept of something beautiful coming from our…
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Time
Whether you’ve been through a life perspective gaining experience or not, this video gives perspective. Because I am a bit of a geek, and like to learn, I remember watching a series called Cosmos and the idea about us being a speck of stardust in the universe just blew my mind. This was my first…
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I did a thing…
I first spoke to Julie about two years ago when a friend called me and said, would you speak to someone I know who’s been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. From the very beginning I realised this was the beginnings of a special friendship. This was not just about me sharing advice for side effects,…
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Oh Davina
My blog is just about sharing and this post I’m just sharing what moved me to tears today. Davina McCall’s latest episode on her podcast “Begin Again” dedicated to empowering people in their midlife, is all about her brain surgery experience and what it taught her. A deeply personal, emotional and raw interview in which…
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Happy Place
Do you have a happy place? Do you have a happy song? Do you have a happy person? Where is it where you go and really shut off? Shut off responsibilities and the overthinking brain. I’m sharing some of my favourite places because it’s a reminder to me that I could use them more often.…
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What’s grief Mummy?
This isn’t a post about how to explain grief to your children, this is me rambling on what this question made me think about. When I first think about grief, I think about the people I’ve loved and lost. Either from a tragic accident, old age, cancer, or some health complications, and it made me…