Although it was never described as such, anxiety has been a part of the women in my family for a long time. My grandmother was at times 'very nervous', my mother is 'a worrier', these were things we knew to be true and tried to support them with. It's only later in life that I have come to know these fall under the banner of 'anxiety' and can be very destructive. My grandmother was made a widow at a young age and once her two daughters had … [Read more...]
3 ways to beat that “imposter” feeling
Those that know me well, would know of my dislike of "labels". Mainly because labels are often used as a way of categorising or putting someone in a box. A box that inevitably has restrictions or constraints on them. That excludes them in some way. "You're too old, fat, thin etc". A box that means people take on those restrictions whether they apply or not. Imposter syndrome is one label that many choose for themselves because it makes sense … [Read more...]
Confessions Of A Recovering Workaholic
Workaholic.. Wow, doesn’t that word have some sting in its tail! The word has such connotations associated with it. I mean the simple “aholic” added on the end conjures up thoughts of addictions such as alcohol and drugs. Recovering implies that this is some nasty sickness that could kill you and is always lurking in the background. That you can fall off the wagon so to speak at any time. But workaholic’s don’t fall into that camp, right..? … [Read more...]
