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Personal growth is important, but it should not consume your entire identity. In this article, I explore how to heal without turning self-improvement into a performance or brand. From therapy language creeping into every conversation to constant introspection fatigue, healing culture can become overwhelming. This piece looks at balance, boundaries, and knowing when to live instead of analyse. Growth is valuable, but so is humour, pleasure, and being a full human beyond your wounds.
Healing

How to Heal Without Making It Your Entire Personality

In a culture that often equates sexual openness with empowerment, it is easy to confuse libido with identity. In this article, I explore why your sex drive is not a personality trait and why reducing yourself to desire alone can be limiting. From social media oversexualisation to the pressure to perform confidence, this piece examines nuance, agency, and emotional depth. You are more than chemistry, attraction, or appetite. Sexuality is part of you, not the whole story.
My 40's Relationships

Your Sex Drive Is Not a Personality Trait, Babe

Changing your mind about what you want is not failure. It is evolution. In this article, I explore how goals, relationships, careers, and identities naturally shift as we gain experience and self-awareness. From outgrowing old dreams to redefining success, this piece challenges the pressure to stay consistent for the sake of appearances. Personal growth often means reassessing desires and choosing differently. You are allowed to pivot, recalibrate, and want something new without apologising for who you used to be.
Mindfulness My 40's Uncategorised

You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind About What You Want

The pressure to become an entrepreneur is everywhere, from social media to self-development spaces. In this article, I explore why the constant push to build a brand, monetise hobbies, and escape the nine-to-five is starting to feel exhausting. Not everyone wants to scale, optimise, or hustle. Some of us value stability, routine, and clear boundaries between work and life. This piece questions modern ambition culture and makes space for choosing employment, rest, and enoughness over endless expansion.
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The Pressure to Be an Entrepreneur Is Getting Boring

The Forgotten Joy of Red Lipstick
Style

The Forgotten Joy of Red Lipstick

Style is not just about clothes. For me, good skin is part of my overall style philosophy. In this article, I explore how skincare supports confidence, simplicity, and self-expression, especially as trends come and go. When your skin feels healthy and cared for, getting dressed becomes easier and more intuitive. This piece looks at skincare as a practical, grounding element of personal style rather than vanity, and why investing in skin health can be just as impactful as investing in your wardrobe.
Style

Why Good Skin Should Be Part of Your Style Philosophy

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Personal growth is important, but it should not consume your entire identity. In this article, I explore how to heal without turning self-improvement into a performance or brand. From therapy language creeping into every conversation to constant introspection fatigue, healing culture can become overwhelming. This piece looks at balance, boundaries, and knowing when to live instead of analyse. Growth is valuable, but so is humour, pleasure, and being a full human beyond your wounds.
Healing

How to Heal Without Making It Your Entire Personality

23 February 202621 February 2026

Healing is part of my life, not my whole identity. I refuse to make self-work my entire personality anymore.

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In a culture that often equates sexual openness with empowerment, it is easy to confuse libido with identity. In this article, I explore why your sex drive is not a personality trait and why reducing yourself to desire alone can be limiting. From social media oversexualisation to the pressure to perform confidence, this piece examines nuance, agency, and emotional depth. You are more than chemistry, attraction, or appetite. Sexuality is part of you, not the whole story.
My 40's Relationships

Your Sex Drive Is Not a Personality Trait, Babe

20 February 202621 February 2026

Being horny is not a brand. Your sex drive is not your entire personality, no matter what the internet says.

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Changing your mind about what you want is not failure. It is evolution. In this article, I explore how goals, relationships, careers, and identities naturally shift as we gain experience and self-awareness. From outgrowing old dreams to redefining success, this piece challenges the pressure to stay consistent for the sake of appearances. Personal growth often means reassessing desires and choosing differently. You are allowed to pivot, recalibrate, and want something new without apologising for who you used to be.
Mindfulness My 40's Uncategorised

You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind About What You Want

18 February 202623 February 2026

I wanted one life at 25, another at 35, and something softer now. Changing your mind isn’t flaky. It’s growth.

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The pressure to become an entrepreneur is everywhere, from social media to self-development spaces. In this article, I explore why the constant push to build a brand, monetise hobbies, and escape the nine-to-five is starting to feel exhausting. Not everyone wants to scale, optimise, or hustle. Some of us value stability, routine, and clear boundaries between work and life. This piece questions modern ambition culture and makes space for choosing employment, rest, and enoughness over endless expansion.
Feminine Rage

The Pressure to Be an Entrepreneur Is Getting Boring

16 February 202621 February 2026

Not everyone needs a brand, a launch, or a passive income stream. Sometimes I just want a job and a quiet life.

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The Forgotten Joy of Red Lipstick
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The Forgotten Joy of Red Lipstick

13 February 20261 January 2026

Red lipstick used to feel bold and joyful. I forgot that power for a while, then remembered how alive it makes me feel.

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Style is not just about clothes. For me, good skin is part of my overall style philosophy. In this article, I explore how skincare supports confidence, simplicity, and self-expression, especially as trends come and go. When your skin feels healthy and cared for, getting dressed becomes easier and more intuitive. This piece looks at skincare as a practical, grounding element of personal style rather than vanity, and why investing in skin health can be just as impactful as investing in your wardrobe.
Style

Why Good Skin Should Be Part of Your Style Philosophy

11 February 20261 January 2026

Good skin is my foundation. It lets me dress simply, boldly, or chaotically and still feel put together and confident.

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Buying clothes you actually wear requires honesty, not impulse. In this article, I share ten practical rules for shopping with intention, so your wardrobe works for your real body, lifestyle, and preferences. From fit and fabric to repeat wear and emotional spending, these guidelines help reduce regret and overconsumption. Whether you are rebuilding your style, navigating body changes, or tired of unworn clothes with tags still on, this piece focuses on making smarter choices that last beyond the change room mirror.
Style

5 Rules for Buying Clothes You’ll Actually Wear

9 February 20261 January 2026

I stopped buying fantasy clothes and started dressing for real life. These rules saved my wardrobe and my bank account.

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Healing does not happen in a vacuum. In this article, I explore why true healing is so difficult within the same patriarchal systems that caused the harm in the first place. From people-pleasing and emotional labour to internalised guilt and self-abandonment, the patriarchy shapes how we cope, survive, and stay silent. This piece looks at reclaiming autonomy, boundaries, and self-trust as acts of resistance. Healing is not just personal work, it is unlearning systems that benefitted from your pain and learning how to choose yourself anyway.
Feminine Rage

You Can’t Heal in the Same Patriarchy That Hurt You

4 February 202630 December 2025

The system that hurt us won’t heal us. The patriarchy keeps women small, even as we outpace it. I’m done shrinking.

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Navigating the shopping centre can feel thrilling in the moment and painful thirty days later. In this article, I share practical, realistic ways to shop without sabotaging your finances or your nervous system. From impulse spending and emotional buying to budgeting with compassion, this piece explores how to enjoy retail therapy while staying grounded in reality. It is about making intentional choices, understanding spending triggers, and learning how to leave the shoppies feeling satisfied rather than stressed when the bill arrives.
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Navigating The Shoppies Without Crying Over Your Credit Card Bill 30 Days Later

2 February 202623 December 2025

I love a bargain, hate regret, and fear my credit card statement. Here’s how I survive the shoppies without future tears.

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Turning a rental into a romcom-ready space is less about perfection and more about intention. In this article, I share how fairy lights, fresh sheets, and a little bit of hopeful delusion helped me create a home that feels romantic, comforting, and alive. From decorating through heartbreak to using your space as emotional armour, this piece explores how our homes reflect our inner lives. Sometimes making your home beautiful isn’t about impressing anyone else. It’s about reminding yourself that joy and possibility are still allowed.
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Fairy Lights, Fresh Sheets, and Delusion: My Romcom-Ready Rental

30 January 20261 January 2026

If I decorate like I’m expecting a meetcute, who’s to say one won’t happen? Fairy lights and fresh sheets say yes to delusion.

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Main character energy is about confidence, but this article goes further. It’s about owning your entire story, not just the highlight reel. In this piece, I explore what it means to stop minimising yourself and fully inhabit your life, choices, and boundaries. From letting go of people-pleasing to embracing complexity and growth, this article is about self-authorship, agency, and unapologetic presence. You are not a side plot or a phase in someone else’s story. You are the throughline, the arc, and the whole damn franchise.
Chaos Goblin

Main Character Energy? Babe, I’m the Whole Goddamn Franchise

28 January 202626 December 2025

Main character energy is cute, but I’m the whole franchise. Spin-offs, sequels, character growth, and zero apologies.

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Grounding does not have to involve yoga, breathwork, or buying another course. In this article, I share eight simple, accessible grounding habits that support nervous system regulation without spiritual jargon or financial pressure. From sensory comfort and routine to movement, focus, and everyday anchors, these practices are designed for real life, not wellness aesthetics. Ideal for anyone who feels overwhelmed, burnt out, or resistant to traditional self-care advice, this piece offers practical ways to feel steadier using what you already have.
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8 Grounding Habits That Don’t Involve Yoga, Breathwork or Buying a Course

26 January 202623 December 2025

I ground myself without yoga mats, deep breaths, or online courses. Just real habits that actually work in real life.

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You would think by now I trust my foodie intuition You would think by now I trust my foodie intuition when writing up a recipe, but in this case I did not. Despite the first batch of scrolls being perfection I went and switched it up, ruining half a batch before deciding to make pizza tarts instead. Thanks to bestie for taking these off my hands to feed his mates.
Back in the kitchen. Pan fried Gnocchi Alla Gricia Back in the kitchen. Pan fried Gnocchi Alla Gricia. Recipe on the blog.
Speak up even if your voice shakes. Correct them m Speak up even if your voice shakes. Correct them mid-sentence. Ask the hard questions. You’re not here to nod and smile, you’re here to be heard. Let them adjust to your volume.
Let them call you intimidating while you run the r Let them call you intimidating while you run the room. That’s not your cue to shrink, it’s proof you’re doing something right. You weren’t made to be digestible.
They told you to stay humble so you wouldn’t shine They told you to stay humble so you wouldn’t shine too bright. Nah. Take up space. Own every win. Shrinking doesn’t serve you—and it never made anyone else grow. You weren’t made to be small.
Dinner with my favourite person to celebrate my go Dinner with my favourite person to celebrate my good news 😊
Some things are just meant to be. Walking past @ba Some things are just meant to be. Walking past @bauhausaustralia is always a test of willpower, but yesterday, this little tortoise caught my eye, and I knew he was coming home with me. Meet Terrance—now proudly holding my crystals and looking absolutely majestic. ✨🐢💛

#SmallJoys #CrystalKeeper #MindfulLiving #FoundTreasure #GentleMagic
Lazy days like these remind us how simple life can Lazy days like these remind us how simple life can be—soaking up the sun without a care in the world. Lulu knows how to live in the moment, but don’t let this peaceful pose fool you... come 3am, he’ll be wide awake, demanding cuddles like the king he is! ☀️🐾

#LazyCatLife #CatCuddles #MindfulMoments #GentleLiving
Sometimes, it’s not the grand gestures but the qui Sometimes, it’s not the grand gestures but the quiet moments that heal us. A gentle walk amongst white blossoms, the soft rustle of leaves, and the whispers of nature can soothe the soul like nothing else. Though the sun may leave its mark, the warmth it brings is a reminder to pause, breathe, and embrace the beauty around us. Let nature's simple magic guide you back to yourself today. 🌿
#MindfulMoments #NatureHealing #InnerPeace #GentleLiving #SoulSoothing
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