Author: Kindred Impact
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Giving Yourself Permission to Dream Big
I have felt a huge shift over the last three years, specifically in relation to my ambition, drive and inner dreamer. My friends and family all know me as someone who has always rejected ‘reality’ and how things ‘should be done’. My mum has a running joke that I will always take the most complicated…
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Rejection is Redirection
Hi everyone! Long time no speak Since moving to Australia, I’ve continued working with my UK student clients remotely. It’s meant adapting to a new routine – working late evenings and long shifts, while trying to live a normal daytime life. I genuinely love the work, but I’ve realised recently that the way I’ve been…
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Holding Two Things At Once: Hormones & Homesickness
The past two weeks, I’ve been sitting with two very real, very conflicting feelings: deep gratitude for the life I’m building here in Australia, and deep longing for the family and life I left behind in the UK. I have so many contrasting goals in both the UK and Australia and it feels utterly confusing.…
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The Books That Found Me When I Needed Them Most
There’s something so healing about the right book finding you at the exact moment you need it, a helping hand from the universe when you require it most. And let’s be honest, is there any better feeling than getting a brand new book? The books I am sharing today have grounded me during uncertainty, validated…
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Transforming Fear Into Freedom: Rewriting the Stories We Tell Ourselves
One of the most quietly profound things I’ve learned in therapy is that emotional awareness isn’t just about naming a feeling, it’s about understanding how that feeling exists in your body, shapes how you see yourself, and silently guides (or controls) your thoughts, actions and everyday choices. When we leave our emotions unnamed or unchecked,…
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The Wellness Paradox: How Social Media Makes Self-Care Feel Like a Productivity Contest.
The Wellness Paradox: How Social Media Makes Self-Care Feel Like a Productivity Contest Everywhere we look, self-improvement is being sold to us as the key to a better life. The “that girl” aesthetic, the 5 am morning routines, the daily/weekly wellness checklists to meditate, journal, skincare, workout, eat clean, invest, grow, evolve, repeat. What started…
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Kindred Impact: The Vision Behind the Space.
Hi Kindred Spirits! Kindred Impact: The Vision Behind the Space When we hear conversations around healing, therapy and transformation, there is a common assumption that this journey is one of continual light bulb moments and realisation as we heal wounds… but there are moments in healing that no one talks about. The space between who…
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