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Thanks so much for joining me here. This is where I share my ideas, thoughts and experiences about wellbeing, midlife and all things living gently.

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When you’re feeling jaded in midlife, rediscover your wonder in the world
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When you’re feeling jaded in midlife, rediscover your wonder in the world

Feeling jaded? Living with the “seen it all before” feeling for too long?

It’s very easy for this feeling of “same old, same old” to hit us in midlife.

In a way, we have seen it all before and it can seem as if there’s little that’s new and exciting. That tired feeling of “been there, done that” can be overwhelming at times. But in this post, I’ll share how to reignite your sense of wonder and awe of the world.

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Where our experience of life (the good, the bad and the ugly) is really coming from
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Where our experience of life (the good, the bad and the ugly) is really coming from

We’ve all been conditioned to think our experience, our happiness or misery comes from the things outside us – our situation in life, our health, our finances, our relationships. So when all is going well – we feel great.

But we also take it for granted that when difficulties strike, inevitably, we feel bad. The car breaks down, we feel stressed, our bank balance is low, we start to feel anxious.

But this isn’t actually how life works and in this post I’ll share where our experience really comes from and the transformative implications of this for our emotional wellbeing.

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The negative traps our thinking can fall into that ruin our wellbeing
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The negative traps our thinking can fall into that ruin our wellbeing

It can be so tempting to look to the external world for our wellbeing.

But when times get tough and our wellness seems shakey the first place we need to look is within our own mind because it’s here we can unwittingly lay the traps that keep us locked in negativity and stress.

In this post, I’ll outline some of the ways in which our thinking can trap us and how we can break these patterns.

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Six secrets you need to know about anxious thoughts to find peace of mind
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Six secrets you need to know about anxious thoughts to find peace of mind

Do you find that you sometimes get overwhelmed with anxious thoughts and wish you could just press the off switch on the jittery, crazy chatter in your mind?

How would you be able to live life differently if you could tap into a peace of mind that’s with you no matter what’s going on in your life?

If you’ve never been able to stop worrying, I’m going to introduce you to 6 secrets that will help you zap away those anxious thoughts and loosen their hold over you.

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Five powerful ways to simplify your life and step into a gentle way of wellbeing
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Five powerful ways to simplify your life and step into a gentle way of wellbeing

In today’s complicated, chaotic world, many of us yearn for a simple way of living, one that nourishes and sustains us.

One answer is to look to our homes and workspaces. And it certainly seems to make sense to simplify our life by cleaning and clearing - going through drawers and cupboards, throwing out old things that no longer serve us.

But what if the key to simplicity already lies within our own mind? In this blog post, I’ll show you how to unlock a more gentle way of living whatever the external circumstances of your life.

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