The Gentle Rebel Blog: Stories & Strategies for Deep Heartfelt Success
Welcome to my blog. This is where I share the ups, downs and discoveries from my own gently rebellious path to Deep Heartfelt Success. Think of it as a mix of stories, practical tools and honest reflections - all aimed at helping you find more ease, joy and contentment right in the middle of real life (chaos included). Grab a cuppa, have a read and see what resonates.
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A few weeks ago I gave a talk at a Business Women In event.
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Itās still resonating with me - the clarity of thinking that comes from having to present my ideas to others.
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It was called āEveryth...
I'm writing this on the last day of October, curled up with Nutmeg and Rosie, the best-worst dogs in the world. I feel a sense of heaviness as I give up my fight to stay in summer mode. It never cease...
I love podcasts interviews because they're unscripted. Sometimes they're edited but largely they allow for real conversation which feels like a gift to be able to listen in on when it's done well.
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Life is hard. Success requires sacrifice. Everything you want is on the outside of your comfort zone.Ā
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Life is easy. Success for me cannot require the sacrifice of my health, sanity and ability to...
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When I look back to the toughest times, times when I thought I had no choice but to push on through with little regard for myself and my selfcare, I can see there were not just one, but many altern...
While I eat non-fiction for breakfast, I have a love-hate relationship with fiction.
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Iāve long since given up the idea that I ought to read all the high-brow books that were not taught in the dodg...
Donāt you love hearing peopleās stories? Isnāt it fascinating to hear how they adventured through overwhelm?Ā
One of the things I love about hosting a podcast is getting to interview people. This wee...
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The ability to respond rather than react is hugely freeing. As a very emotional, passionate, driven person who feels things very deeply, finding some space before reacting has been life-changing.
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Iām done with the whole āeverything you want is on the outside of your comfort zoneā!
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Firstly, I never feel very comfortable sitting around not fulfilling my goals.
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And, secondly, huge pressur...
Tegwyn was a very old dog. Like most of our dogs she was a Best Worst Dog. The sweetest and most terribly behaved.
At 15 Ā½ sheād had a good long life and Iād been expecting her to leave us for somet...
Iāve just harvested my first potatoes of the year. They're purple. Magnificently purple. And far bigger than expected considering the lack of rain.The sheer joy of this is hard to put into words as I ...
Do you sometimes worry youāre not going to be able to keep working in this way for much longer and that you might not be able to keep the house you pinch yourself that you get to live in?
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Iām fort...
