by Rachel | Apr 29, 2026 | Change, Happiness, self-esteem
When you don’t conform to conventional cis-het milestones then sometimes others (particularly parents) can keep thinking of you as a child, even when you’re a fully-fledged grown up. This feels very unfair and got me thinking what some alternative adulting...
by Rachel | Jan 6, 2026 | Self-compassion, Mind body, self-esteem
New year is a lot. The ‘New Year, New You’ juggernaut springs into action on boxing day, as we’re all prompted to atone for the ‘excesses’ of Christmas (which, just the day before, we were being encouraged towards). Despite a lot of progress, diet culture and...
by Rachel | Dec 3, 2025 | Relationships, self-esteem
Christmas and difficult people can often go together like….Christmas films and problematic messages about family?! This often happens because the festive season can often bring us into contact with people we’d otherwise avoid, such as your family’s version of Uncle...
by Rachel | Nov 10, 2025 | self-esteem, creativity, Self-compassion
There’s something about making art that always teaches me something about perfectionism. This summer I thought I’d try and create a new sketching habit. I had a vision of myself with my sketchbook in my garden in the sunshine. I’d imagined a relaxing...
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