Do you feel lonely even when surrounded by your people? Are you sat on your own when your partner is off doing something else or maybe a bit sad because your friends never invite you to anything? Do you feel criticised and hurt by your peoples comments? Do you sit quietly when the people around …
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Stop Competing
My friends and family, colleagues and network all come in different shapes and sizes. They all have different professions, hobbies and interests. They all dress differently, look different and have their own values and opinions. Isn’t diversity great? So why do we spend so much time comparing ourselves to others? Why do we have to …
Stop Making Excuses
Last year, after eight years of being unhappy married I finally put myself first and ended it. I’d spent years trying to fix it. Endless hours talking about it and trying to explain what I needed and why. I was an enabler and had made excuses for bad behaviour for years. Along with giving endless …
Relationship Do’s and Don’ts
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Don’t Let Them Bring You Down
Throughout life, we meet people that bring us down. It might be a relationship that we’ve chosen or not, a colleague that we can’t escape, a family member that you can’t stand or even someone you’ve read about or watched online. So why do these people get under our skin and bring us down? Some …
Stop Being a Narcissist!
I’ve written a blog about toxic people. This one is slightly different. It’s about intolerance and narcissism. Throughout my life, I’ve had many friends of different types. They come and go… but the true friends are always with me. I’ll be honest, not all of them understand me. I’ve not spoken in length about my …
Actions Speak Louder
Do you keep giving people unlimited chances because they promise something? Do promises mean anything if they’re broken? What do words mean without the action that goes with them? – If you love me… don’t just say it, show it – If you’re sorry… don’t do it again – If you want to change… do …
Toxic People
You know those people, the ones that make you feel shit, that bring you down, that encourage toxic behaviour, that undermine you, that make you keep your mouth shut, that you wish you weren’t around? Those are the toxic ones. The ones that for mental patients like me, are like a bad trip. You wake …
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