Blogging My Way Through Midlife: Why I Blog
“You should write a blog” was something my husband, James, said to me many times before I ever seriously considered it.
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otherwisekate
Nov 87 min read
Trying Life On: The Freedom to Create a Life I Love
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
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otherwisekate
Nov 17 min read
Living with Anxiety: My Story and Strategies
If I could banish one thing from my life forever, it would be anxiety. Only those closest to me are aware of the extent to which anxiety
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otherwisekate
Oct 257 min read
Seasonal Affective Disorder: My Plan To Beat Winter Anxiety
While some folk look forward to embracing a winter of cosy nights, it fills me with dread as I think back to previous years. Months of...
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otherwisekate
Oct 188 min read
Autistic Burnout Recovery: Our Journey So Far
It’s now two and a half years since our boy began his descent into autistic burnout. The burnout that upended our family’s life became a...
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otherwisekate
Oct 118 min read
From Playdates to Prospectuses: A Parent's Countdown to University
Apparently, by the time our children are 18 we will have spent 90% of the time we will have together...
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otherwisekate
Oct 46 min read
Keeping Up With the Joneses: Swapping FOMO for JOMO
I admit it. I’ve been guilty of this in the past. I don’t think I purposefully set out to do and have all the same things as my friends....
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otherwisekate
Sep 256 min read
Social Media: Striking A Balance
I’ll share my own complicated relationship with social media - how it’s connected me to amazing communities, yet also frustrated me with its
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otherwisekate
Sep 67 min read
Podcast Therapy: How I've Used Podcasts To Support My Personal Development
Did you know that I have some pretty high profile friends? You’ve probably heard of some of them
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otherwisekate
Aug 239 min read
Autistic Burnout Recovery: Returning to Family Holidays
Two years ago I felt very little hope in terms of what our family life was going to look like.
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otherwisekate
Aug 98 min read
The Power of a Positive Money Mindset
I replaced the mantra of "I can't afford it" with "How can I afford it?" This transformation ignited a journey towards a life I love.
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otherwisekate
Jul 2710 min read
Autistic Burnout: How Burnout For My Child Changed My Life
I think it's important to acknowledge how life changing it can be for a parent as well as the child at the centre of it.
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otherwisekate
Jul 195 min read
"What do you do?" Discovering Identity Beyond a Title
feeling flummoxed by the simple question “What do you do?” has been a new experience for me. It used to be so simple: I’d say “I’m a teacher
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otherwisekate
Jul 128 min read
The Freedom of the Frugal: How Frugality Is Enabling Me To Live My Best Life
when funds are limited, it can be hard to feel that we have real financial freedom. But learning to be frugal has brought me increased freed
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otherwisekate
Jul 59 min read
School Leaver - Saying goodbye to my teaching career
Why I've bid farewell to my teaching career
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otherwisekate
Jun 206 min read
Holidaying Otherwise - My minibreak in Italy for less than £400
How I spent 3 days at Lake Como on a budget
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otherwisekate
Jun 148 min read
Redefining Rich: How I'm Designing My Rich Life
How I'm designing my rich life with less money
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otherwisekate
May 226 min read
From Italy to Holland: Embracing a New Normal for Our Family
How our whole family is embracing a new normal after an autism diagnosis
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