• Words of Wisdom on a Wednesday! All too often we give our power away to others and as women in our middle years many of us have been doing this for a very long time! For many reasons. Fear, uncertainty, low confidence, a lack of belief, trust and faith in who we are. We think that others know us better than we know ourselves. We think that their opinions on our thoughts, feelings and behaviours are what matter. Se we give away ownership of our own lives. We give away our story. We allow it to be told from someone else's perspective. By doing this we're stopping ourselves from being who we are meant to be. We live as others expect us to live, we continually put others first, we in effect live according to their expectations, standards, values. As we've given away our own. To truly step into who you're here to be, to live the life that you want to live, to be the person who you want to be, you must take back ownership of your life, take back your story. It's yours to tell. All of it. The good, the bad, the bits that are in the middle. Only then can you genuinely be the best version of you that you can be, a happier, healthier, more fulfilled version of you. Isn't that something worth being? . . . . . #takeownership #ownyourstory #midlifewomen #midlife #midlifewoman #takebackyourpower #takebackyourlife #beresponsible #bewhoyouwanttobe #liveyourlifeyourway #itsyourlife #itsyourstory #ownyourlife #createyourlife #midlifestyle #journeyoflife #lifepath #tellyourstory #tellyourownstory #resilient #becomingabetterme #beabetteryou #betterversionofme #betterversionofyourself #begenuine
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    Words of Wisdom on a Wednesday! All too often we give our power away to others and as women in our middle years many of us have been doing this for a very long time! For many reasons. Fear, uncertainty, low confidence, a lack of belief, trust and faith in who we are. We think that others know us better than we know ourselves. We think that their opinions on our thoughts, feelings and behaviours are what matter. Se we give away ownership of our own lives. We give away our story. We allow it to be told from someone else's perspective. By doing this we're stopping ourselves from being who we are meant to be. We live as others expect us to live, we continually put others first, we in effect live according to their expectations, standards, values. As we've given away our own. To truly step into who you're here to be, to live the life that you want to live, to be the person who you want to be, you must take back ownership of your life, take back your story. It's yours to tell. All of it. The good, the bad, the bits that are in the middle. Only then can you genuinely be the best version of you that you can be, a happier, healthier, more fulfilled version of you. Isn't that something worth being? . . . . . #takeownership #ownyourstory #midlifewomen #midlife #midlifewoman #takebackyourpower #takebackyourlife #beresponsible #bewhoyouwanttobe #liveyourlifeyourway #itsyourlife #itsyourstory #ownyourlife #createyourlife #midlifestyle #journeyoflife #lifepath #tellyourstory #tellyourownstory #resilient #becomingabetterme #beabetteryou #betterversionofme #betterversionofyourself #begenuine
  • This is me with my two daughters, at my sister’s wedding, as I was in the midst of my Wilderness of Woe, way back when 😱 . Still divorced, still a single mum, still working a few jobs at the same time, still struggling to re-find myself & my place in the world. . Something for which I was unknowingly laying the foundations for during this very time. . It was still to be a while before I climbed back up the slippery slope of woe I’d allowed myself to fall into. . But looking back to these days, very close to being in my 40s & the start of my midlife journey, I can see that I was tentatively taking the steps to get back to reconnecting & rediscovering the very essence of who I was. . Who I was meant to be & what direction my path going forward was to take. . I was starting to unravel many thoughts, feelings & behaviours that had gotten me there in the first place. . Which was all part of the process to figure out how to become unstuck, unhindered & caught up in living as a version of myself that I no longer wanted to be. . So that I could be the version of myself that I did want to be 🙏 . It’s easy to stay stuck. . It’s easier not to have to do the work to not stay somewhere that is uncomfortably comfortable. . But ... if you do want to be a better version of yourself, if you don’t want to stay holding onto the past, then you need to at some stage do the work & let go. . What work have you done, or are you doing, to let go, to step into the person who you want to be? . . . . . #divorced #divorcedmom #singlemum #wildernessofwoe #divorcerecovery #singleparent #singleparenting #beingamum #motherhood #midlife #midlifewomen #midlifewoman #midlifemom #midlifestyle #rediscoveryourself #betterversionofme #doingthework #thestruggleisreal #sisterswedding #waybackwhen #40s #50plus #divorcedparent #journeyoflife #lifepath #journeytohealth
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    This is me with my two daughters, at my sister’s wedding, as I was in the midst of my Wilderness of Woe, way back when 😱 . Still divorced, still a single mum, still working a few jobs at the same time, still struggling to re-find myself & my place in the world. . Something for which I was unknowingly laying the foundations for during this very time. . It was still to be a while before I climbed back up the slippery slope of woe I’d allowed myself to fall into. . But looking back to these days, very close to being in my 40s & the start of my midlife journey, I can see that I was tentatively taking the steps to get back to reconnecting & rediscovering the very essence of who I was. . Who I was meant to be & what direction my path going forward was to take. . I was starting to unravel many thoughts, feelings & behaviours that had gotten me there in the first place. . Which was all part of the process to figure out how to become unstuck, unhindered & caught up in living as a version of myself that I no longer wanted to be. . So that I could be the version of myself that I did want to be 🙏 . It’s easy to stay stuck. . It’s easier not to have to do the work to not stay somewhere that is uncomfortably comfortable. . But ... if you do want to be a better version of yourself, if you don’t want to stay holding onto the past, then you need to at some stage do the work & let go. . What work have you done, or are you doing, to let go, to step into the person who you want to be? . . . . . #divorced #divorcedmom #singlemum #wildernessofwoe #divorcerecovery #singleparent #singleparenting #beingamum #motherhood #midlife #midlifewomen #midlifewoman #midlifemom #midlifestyle #rediscoveryourself #betterversionofme #doingthework #thestruggleisreal #sisterswedding #waybackwhen #40s #50plus #divorcedparent #journeyoflife #lifepath #journeytohealth
  • I’ve been having a little trip down memory lane recently as I’ve been taking part in the Facebook 10 Days of being a mama challenge. . It’s been quite emotional at times. . For many reasons. . My babies are now young women in their 20s! . I’m not sure where the time has gone 😱 . I miss the special times we had way back when 🥰 . It was before I struggled in my Wilderness of Woe after going through a divorce, becoming a single mum, working several jobs at the same time & navigating my way through it all. . With all the changes & challenges that I hadn’t expected to face when I first became a mother. . It’s definitely been a journey with many twists & turns, many lessons learned, lots of falling down, having to pick myself up, dusting myself down to continue moving forward. . Because that’s what we have to do right? . Keep moving forward, no matter what. . It’s what I do, what I’ve always done & what I’ll always keep doing. . Life can be tough but it can also be amazing so whenever you go through trying, testing times, just know you’re not alone, this time too will pass & hey you’ll be even more resilient & better able to navigate the next challenge that life gives to you 😉😘 . What changes & challenges have made you more resilient? . . . . . #beingamum #motherhood #motherofdaughters #growingupfast #timegoestoofast #specialmemories #tripdownmemorylane #specialtimes #divorcedmom #singlemom #divorced #divorcerecovery #singlemum #singlemothers #singleparent #divorcedparent #sharedparenting #resilientwomen #resilient #lifelessonslearned #becomingstronger #thistooshallpass #alwaysmovingforward #enjoyeverymoment #lifeistooshort
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    I’ve been having a little trip down memory lane recently as I’ve been taking part in the Facebook 10 Days of being a mama challenge. . It’s been quite emotional at times. . For many reasons. . My babies are now young women in their 20s! . I’m not sure where the time has gone 😱 . I miss the special times we had way back when 🥰 . It was before I struggled in my Wilderness of Woe after going through a divorce, becoming a single mum, working several jobs at the same time & navigating my way through it all. . With all the changes & challenges that I hadn’t expected to face when I first became a mother. . It’s definitely been a journey with many twists & turns, many lessons learned, lots of falling down, having to pick myself up, dusting myself down to continue moving forward. . Because that’s what we have to do right? . Keep moving forward, no matter what. . It’s what I do, what I’ve always done & what I’ll always keep doing. . Life can be tough but it can also be amazing so whenever you go through trying, testing times, just know you’re not alone, this time too will pass & hey you’ll be even more resilient & better able to navigate the next challenge that life gives to you 😉😘 . What changes & challenges have made you more resilient? . . . . . #beingamum #motherhood #motherofdaughters #growingupfast #timegoestoofast #specialmemories #tripdownmemorylane #specialtimes #divorcedmom #singlemom #divorced #divorcerecovery #singlemum #singlemothers #singleparent #divorcedparent #sharedparenting #resilientwomen #resilient #lifelessonslearned #becomingstronger #thistooshallpass #alwaysmovingforward #enjoyeverymoment #lifeistooshort
  • Sometimes you need to just take time to think, plan, create and just be. . I’ve been a bit overwhelmed recently. . There’s been a lot of thoughts, feelings, emotions that I’ve been working on processing, navigating my way through. . To gain clarity, to unravel the struggles I seem to be in the midst of, to figure out my way forward. . Walking is one of the things I do regularly, even more so when I need to be clearing mental and emotional clutter in my mind. . That’s getting in my way, hindering me , keeping me stuck. . It’s also good for my physical midlife health so extra bonus! 😉😘 . What do you do to create space in your life so that you too can think, plan and create? . . . . . #timetothink #timetoplan #timetocreate #walkinginthewoods #midlife #midlifehealth #over50 #declutteringmylife #struggling #overwhelmed #gainclarity #midlifewomen #midlifewoman #educator #lifecoachforwomen #mentalwellness #emotionalhealth #50pluswomen #midlifestyle #alwaysmovingforward #movementiskey #midlifefitness #menopausesupport #creatingspace #makingtime
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    Sometimes you need to just take time to think, plan, create and just be. . I’ve been a bit overwhelmed recently. . There’s been a lot of thoughts, feelings, emotions that I’ve been working on processing, navigating my way through. . To gain clarity, to unravel the struggles I seem to be in the midst of, to figure out my way forward. . Walking is one of the things I do regularly, even more so when I need to be clearing mental and emotional clutter in my mind. . That’s getting in my way, hindering me , keeping me stuck. . It’s also good for my physical midlife health so extra bonus! 😉😘 . What do you do to create space in your life so that you too can think, plan and create? . . . . . #timetothink #timetoplan #timetocreate #walkinginthewoods #midlife #midlifehealth #over50 #declutteringmylife #struggling #overwhelmed #gainclarity #midlifewomen #midlifewoman #educator #lifecoachforwomen #mentalwellness #emotionalhealth #50pluswomen #midlifestyle #alwaysmovingforward #movementiskey #midlifefitness #menopausesupport #creatingspace #makingtime