confidence

Forgetting About Food – A Lesson in Body Image

December 10, 2014

Today I did something empowering. I went to a supermarket. It’s funny how memories work. The last time I wandered around an Australian supermarket, I was 25 years old and barely weeks into a year back-packing around the world. Looking back, it’s [...]

Seeing Your Own Beauty

August 16, 2014

This week I’ve had the pleasure of editing an incredible article by Laurie from MyPOTL. You can read it here on the Guardian Soulmates blog. In the article, Laurie explains how she finally recognised her most attractive qualities, after [...]

Learning to Give Yourself a Break

July 25, 2014

I’ve always been my biggest critic. From the earliest of ages, I was ridiculously driven. I can remember being 5 or 6 and staring at the scholarship board at my Primary School. I wanted to get my name up on the board. At Secondary School my aim [...]

The Date Auction – Part One

June 17, 2014

This Friday, I’m up FOR SALE! I’m not gonna lie – it’s not a situation I’ve ever found myself in before! A friend is running a charity Date Auction, and I guess I should be rather flattered that she chose me as one of [...]

Confidence Tips from Mister Mischief

May 25, 2014

Earlier this week a male reader sent me an email asking me if I could help him with his confidence. Admittedly shy, he struggles to approach women and wondered if I could help him in any way. My email back was honest – shyness is something [...]

A Round-Up of Body Confidence Week

February 4, 2014

Just in case you missed any of #BodyConfidenceWeek on the 30 Dates Blog, here’s a neat round-up of all the different posts from last week – RELATIONSHIPS Face Value – by Miss Twenty-Nine PHYSICALITY Body Confidence – by Miss [...]

PICTURES – Losing The Soul of A Photo (The Flash)

February 3, 2014

So here’s the final post of #BodyConfidenceWeek. Rather fittingly, it’s from the Week’s keenest contributor, The Flash. Thank you everyone who has contributed over the last seven days. There’ll be another themed week [...]

PHYSICALITY – The Alexander Technique (The Rock Chick)

February 1, 2014

Next up it’s the Rock Chick’s turn to contribute to Body Confidence Week (Which may have to become Body Confidence Ten Days, because of all the great and varied posts sent in by the EDs this week!! I’m definitely looking [...]

SINGLE – An Ode to My Brain & My Heart (Tabula Rasa)

February 1, 2014

Tabula Rasa takes her turn to chip in to Body Confidence Week with a focus on two particular parts of her body! Miss Twenty-Nine xxx So noticeably I have been quiet on the blog of late. The fact that I was ill for basically the entire of Christmas [...]

PHYSICALITY – What I See When I Look In The Mirror (The Flash)

January 30, 2014

For her second post of Body Confidence Week, The Flash takes a long hard look at herself in the mirror! Miss Twenty-Nine xxx I’ve been wanting to do this for a while: sit in front of the mirror and simply observe. Take time to truly [...]