Rachel Matthews
Is it possible for everybody to like me?
I've done a lot of self work on this one and although I'm not always in this place, I'm definitely nearer it than I used to be. I went...
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Rachel Matthews
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Picture this.
If you or anyone you know struggles to put in to words their feelings - Drawing and Talking maybe for you. You don't need to be an artist...
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Rachel Matthews
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Can we unpack that?
We all pack things away in our mind... it's how we cope with life. But at times, they are so tightly packed away there is little room for...
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Rachel Matthews
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Hand in Hand
Let's go hand in hand together. Not one before another. As I walked around Wombourne the other night, I read this sign on The Wombourne...
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Rachel Matthews
Mar 6, 20231 min read
It's alright not to be alright, all the time.
I spotted this recently on a train journey into Birmingham and was so encouraged to read it's words. Sometimes, it's alright not to be...
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Rachel Matthews
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Aint this the truth!
I'm always mindful, that everybody has a back story. A journey they have travelled. An experience that has changed them. We may respond...
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Rachel Matthews
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn
This makes me laugh - because it feels so true! We all have a fight, flight or indeed freeze response. When we as early humans were...
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Rachel Matthews
Feb 17, 20231 min read
Litter picking
Today I went litter picking. After an hour I returned to where I began and noticed more litter on the floor. Would my work ever be done!...
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Rachel Matthews
Jan 1, 20231 min read
What's your word for the year?
Each year, I choose a word to guide me. I think of it as a coat hanger almost,, to hang my year upon. Whatever comes my way, I reflect...
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Rachel Matthews
Dec 30, 20221 min read
Surviving 2022
I don't know about you but I've found 2022 to be a whirlwind. It seems to have passed by extremely quickly and I couldn't understand why....
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Rachel Matthews
Dec 17, 20221 min read
Would you throw money away?
If you had £86,400 in your hand and someone stole £60 from you - would you throw the rest away? No of course not... yet there are 86400...
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Rachel Matthews
Dec 10, 20221 min read
Why being anxious, is necessary
Do you feel anxious? Would you be surprised to learn that you need to? We all born with an amygdala that fires up to warn us that we are...
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Rachel Matthews
Nov 19, 20221 min read
Tea Time
I truly believe, it's not safe for me to make a decision early in the morning without least 2 cups of tea....! In fact, I love my...
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Rachel Matthews
Nov 19, 20221 min read
Strength in the long run
We are so often our harshest critic. When I first started running, I was so embarrassed about how slow I was. In fact, I did a 10K...
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Rachel Matthews
Nov 19, 20221 min read
Growing in the darkness
When you look back at your life, it is often in the most difficult times that we grow the most. That's when we change. We refocus. We...
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Rachel Matthews
Nov 19, 20221 min read
You are important too
I can remember when I heard this for the first time. I cried. I was asked to say it out loud and I struggled. To say I was important too,...
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Rachel Matthews
Oct 27, 20221 min read
Untitled
Whose cup of tea, are you? I truly believe, it's not safe for me to make a decision early in the morning without least 2 cups of tea....!...
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Rachel Matthews
Oct 18, 20221 min read
In the words of Whitney - I get so emotional
We all feel emotional. And no emotion is a bad one. Happy. Sad. Angry. Frustrated. Surprised. Confused. Disgusted. Excited. As long as we...
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Rachel Matthews
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Why pay for counselling?
In this very difficult time, I totally appreciate why paying for counselling could be at the bottom of your list of priorities. I mean,...
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Rachel Matthews
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Bloom where you are planted
I'm not particularly green fingered but I try my best to cultivate healthy plants inside and outside my house and have learnt huge...
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