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FRIDAY FIVE: Five reasons you should trust your instincts

LATELY I’ve been thinking a lot about intuition. About why it’s important. About what it all means. About why it matters. By nature, I am an inquisitive soul. I’m also very prone to going with my instincts. Yes, I’ve got some good ol’ grey matter and I like to use it, but personally I find that when it comes to survival and tackling some of life’s biggest challenges, the best

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YOUR SECRETS: Laura’s story, ‘How I’ve made myself a success in the music industry’

THIS month’s ‘Your Secrets’ story is an absolute belter. So good in fact, that I’ve been excited about sharing this with you for weeks. Many of you will probably recognise Laura White from her time on the X Factor a few years ago and the subsequent mass media attention she gained when she was shockingly voted out. And if you’ve ever wondered what you’ve been up to since the show,

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FRIDAY FIVE: Five things I know about love…

OK, so you didn’t really expect me not to cover ‘love’ today did you? I mean really, how can I not?! Love is what makes the world go round and creates lots of beautiful babies after all. At 34 years of age, I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a love guru. No, no, no. But like most of us, I’ve loved, been loved and had my heart absolutely

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LIFE: Ladies, when it comes to other women, do you empower or compete?

LAST night I was scrolling down my Instagram feed when I came across this phrase. I loved it immediately because of it’s simplicity and it’s brilliance. I mean, it’s just so true isn’t it? As a woman in her thirties, I like to think that when it comes to supporting, encouraging and inspiring my fellow sisters I’ve got things covered. Indeed, really I guess that this is what my blog

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YOUR SECRETS: EMMA’S STORY, PART 2: More pearls of wisdom

Following on from yesterday’s inspiring post, are some more words of wisdom from the courageous Emma Atack. As a little follow up to every ‘your secrets’ story, I ask everyone who takes part to share a few tips with us all. After all, what better way is there  to learn, than from someone who has already been there and got the T-shirt?! I’d also like to take a wee moment

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YOUR SECRETS: Emma’s story ‘My chronic pain will not stop me being happy’

I AM delighted to share with you another reader story today. This time, it’s the turn of Emma Atack and I promise you, if you aren’t inspired and motivated after reading this, I will eat my hat! Imagine – if you can – being in absolute agony nearly every single day of your life. Of having to come to terms, accept and live with a health condition that changes everything

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FRIDAY FIVE: 5 things women need to STOP doing to their bodies

A FEW weeks into the New Year and I don’t know about you, but if I see another weight loss piece in the media or hear from another friend, about her new fad diet, I am going to scream. I’m all for self improvement but this obsession with bodies and diets, which is particularly evident at this time of year, is quite frankly driving me nuts. Why? Because most of

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FRIDAY FIVE: Five easy ways to introduce more glamour into your day

As a busy working mum to a busy, inquisitive toddler, life is full on, often chaotic and very, very messy. (You should see my house currently – disaster zone springs to mind!) My life leaves very little room for glamour at the moment, however I cannot live without it, so what’s a girl to do? The answer my friends is this…you concentrate on the little things and bring glamour into

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