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A Letter – To the dads who have loved us well
I am incredibly grateful to be surrounded by wise, empathetic men who prioritise loving their daughters well. They haven’t always gotten it right, does anyone ever? But they have a heart to learn, grow and adapt. I am blessed by my relationship with my father, my step-father, my father-in-law and even more so as I…
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Self-advocacy – on the absolutely absurd task of advocating for yourself.
I basically spend my time camping out in one of two very specific realities (1) no way am I as good or as qualified as that particular person perceives me to be and/or I am definitely not good enough for that and then there’s (2) surely all of my skills and strengths suit in me…
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Reframing Resilience – on developing a posture of resilience.
I once had someone ask me about my resilience, their comment was something along the lines of, “you seem like a very resilient person, how do you learn that? What would your insight or advice be for developing resilience?” (This is a terrible paraphrase of their question) My response, embarrassingly enough was, “childhood trauma.” HAHA.…
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To the girls – on embracing our weird and breaking out of the boxes we’ve been put in.
What does the shy girl want?But to be loved from the offsetTo be invited And made welcomeTo feel seen and known and valuedWithout doing a danceOf performance firstA dance of striving Which screams Love me for THIS — And becomes the label we wearFor eternity.And reallyShouldn’t this be what we all want?To be loved Known…
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In the Grip – on learning from who we are in stress.
Alt title; you’re not you when you’re stressed. I’m not going to lie to you, I love LOVE a personality test. I miss the days of opening Girlfriend or Dolly magazine and flicking through to the quiz. Completing it with a girlfriend and comparing your answers, asking; what does this reveal about me? Which PowerPuff…
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Mother’s Day – on navigating the complexity (and tricky parts of Motherhood)
This June my daughter will be turning seven and so, on the second Sunday in May, I will be observing my seventh Mother’s Day and seven years of officially being in the hood. Motherhood. In terms of the professional world, that would make me eligible for pro rata. A little taste of long service leave…
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Periphery – on feeling like you are on the outside.
A little while ago I went to an event for a friend of mine. It was absolutely lovely and gorgeous and it was so wonderful to be there and joining in the celebration. Part way through the day I looked around and wondered two things (1) how did I get a seat at this table?…
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Late to the Party? – on sharing what we know well.
Have you ever been late to a party? Have you ever been late to the party? No, I bet you haven’t. I bet you are cool and fabulous and have amazing time management skills that ensure you are perfectly acquainted with all the right things at all the right times. I have been ruminating on…
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An Ode to Galentine’s Day – on the joy of female friendship.
It was a beautiful autumn Saturday. The fallen leaves crunched beneath our feet and the hope of all to come floated in the air and whispered to us in the wind. The afternoon unfolded easily. Lost in conversation, enormous mugs of coffee and the most delicious Parisian déjeuner (lunch). All thoughts of the day before,…
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How can you help lead the way? – on mentoring.
“That information might have been a little more useful to me yesterday… again, things that could have been brought to my attention YESTERDAY!”¹ These are the words Robbie (Adam Sandler) yells at his would-be-bride the evening he was jilted and left at the altar in The Wedding Singer. What he’s really saying is, “this information…
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