Tag: growth
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Learning To Communicate Even When It’s Difficult
A personal reflection on people-pleasing, honesty, and learning to communicate even when it’s uncomfortable. Because sometimes the conversations we avoid are the ones we need most.
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The Year I Started Choosing Peace Over People-Pleasing
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is that people-pleasing isn’t always about kindness. Sometimes it’s about feeling responsible for everyone else’s comfort except your own. It’s time to break free from this cycle and embrace a healthier, more authentic way of living.
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What I Do As A Girl Mum
Raising a daughter comes with its own joys, challenges, and lessons. These are some of the intentional things I do as a girl mum to help raise a confident, kind, and resilient little human—while still figuring it out myself
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Things I Stopped Stressing About As A Mum
For a long time, I thought that being a “good mum” meant being a perfect one, or at-least a perfectly put-together one. I spent so much energy stressing over things that, in the grand scheme of things, didn’t actually matter to my daughter or my well-being
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The Bittersweet Truth About Your Child’s Birthday
Every birthday is a reminder of the beauty and sadness of motherhood. I celebrate her growth and independence, but I also hold space for the nostalgia of the baby I once knew.
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Outside Noise
I thought it was a universal human experience to walk into a room and immediately begin calculating how to be “palatable.” I thought everyone spent their drive home replaying conversations, wondering if they said too much, or if their tone had misinterpreted, or how others thought of me. If they wondered if they had accidentally…
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Things I No Longer Apologise For
I realised that apologising for my existence and boundaries was actually just a way of making myself smaller to keep other people comfortable. I’m done with that.
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Why Healing Isn’t Linear
We are sold on the narrative of ‘getting over it’ — the idea that if we just wait long enough, the pain will fade away like a bad memory. But the truth? Healing is messy. It’s making progress for weeks, only to have a random moment bring it all back to the surface. For a…
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I Stopped Scrolling and Started Living: What Getting Off Social Media Taught Me
What if the reason you feel stuck isn’t because you need more—but because there’s too much noise? After stepping away from social media, I discovered something surprising: a quieter mind, a deeper appreciation for my life, and a passion I never saw coming. Here’s what happened when I finally stopped scrolling.
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Why Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Changes You
We all have a comfort zone. It’s the place where life feels familiar, predictable, safe. We know what to expect, and there are few surprises waiting for us. While comfort can be a good thing, staying there too long can keep us from growing.