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How to start a blog about self-love? I don’t want to come on too strong, too early, but I feel so strongly about this topic. I’ve already deleted ‘how do you take care of yourself?’ (Too weak), ‘how do you love yourself’ (too strong and possibly wrong forum) and ‘Selfish or self-care?’ (too bloggy).

Recently, I received an invite to attend a Crossing Thresholds’ “grad panel”. I opened the email then closed it, dismissing the idea. “I'm too busy”, “What would I say?”, “Why would anyone want to hear from me?” and similar predictable thoughts coming from a place of insecurity.

In 2016 Bola Dada set a goal for herself, to publish a book within five years. Five years on she has completed that goal as her first children’s book ‘Dimple Dares to Ask’ is out on Amazon. As Bola remembers the shocked reaction from others when she shared her goal, it is hard to ignore the magnitude of her achievement.

Christmas can be a difficult time of year for many people, whether you celebrate or not. The days are at their shortest, the expectation to be having fun can pile on pressure and all of this on top of 20 months of a global pandemic. What can we do to look after ourselves, reduce stress, and stay present over the holidays?

In addition to being a Facilitator with Thresholds, I spend a lot of my time raising awareness about African history to empower communities to learn more about their heritage and history.

A year ago I started a new venture: a career break, 12 months of unpaid leave with no specific job to return to. It's now over. With the support of friends, family and my coach, I identified six things that I wanted to get from this precious time away from the daily office grind, and I have achieved every one.

Those of you who have done Crossing Thresholds and remember the Wheel of Life exercise in Module 2, exercise was something I really wanted to pay more attention to. About 6 months ago I was feeling low in energy, unhealthy and needed to start looking after myself. It was winter, we were in yet another lockdown, and this was the time to make some changes and do something about my health. So, I downloaded the NHS Couch to 5K app onto my phone and decided to go for it.

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What do you do when you achieve something? Whoop wildly and crack open the champagne 🍾 Feel quietly pleased 😊 Move directly on to ...

Do you ever use the C-word? Do you have people using it on you? I’m talking about Confidence of course. If we show humility or hesitation, doubt or deference then someone usually pops up to say “you should be more confident.” I imagine they think they’re being helpful.

I’ve never been to university, I’ve never had a boss and I spent 3 years living in a portacabin

I suspect like me, you have made a few changes over the last year. For me this included seeing a lot less of my friends and loved ones in person, making sure my 82-year-old dad got his shopping and everything else he needed (luckily for me he was in my bubble so I still got to spend a lot of time with him) and pretty much hunkering down at home with my husband - hoping everyone near and dear to me came out of the Covid-19 pandemic unscathed.