Time To Thrive Blog

A lot of my clients are not sure about whether to have kids or not, as they think all the fun will end. Read about my experience of going on a workcation to Thailand with my family and get some tips how to make it a success.

Many of my clients come to me because they want to find ‘work-life balance’. They feel they’re constantly failing and never feeling good enough. I want to share my secret to finding ‘life balance’.

At the end of the year there is a pressure to set New Year’s resolutions to ensure that next year will be the best year yet. We want to exercise more, lose weight, get organised, learn a new hobby and live life to the fullest. I like to end the year differently. 

While some can’t help but be cheerful and excited about the festive days to come, not everyone feels so merry and bright as the holiday season approaches. Even though it’s considered the most magical time of the year, for many of us women it’s also the most stressful. 

We’re told self care is important. That we need to look after ourselves before other people. But we’re also told that being selfish is bad. 

With no colleagues around or boss telling us what to do, being self-employed can feel lonely at times, and it can be hard to stay motivated. But it doesn’t have to be that way! I share my own experience of thriving as an entrepreneur and give you some helpful ideas to be happier and more productive in your own business. 

When we don’t express our emotions we become stressed. We bottle up strong feelings and avoid confronting people. To reduce stress, we need to express our emotions and set boundaries.

I was strolling down Kastanienallee, one of the trendy shopping streets in the former East Berlin, with my bestie visiting from Sweden.

I started to jot down all the things people said to me in the past when I set my boundaries—when I stood up for myself or for my daughter: