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Who Else is Bored with Social Media?
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 5/4/25 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 5/4/25

Who Else is Bored with Social Media?

Boredom with social media has been my experience since I stopped having the apps on my phone. I can hardly see value in it, except perhaps a once a week check. Life for me is much richer now I have realised I don’t need it in my life.

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How Do We Find Our Way Back to Ourselves?
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/3/25 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/3/25

How Do We Find Our Way Back to Ourselves?

I explore the concepts of denial, accountabliity and radical honesty in this blog about finding my way back to myself.

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Fate or Free Will, Do We Get a Choice?
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 12/3/25 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 12/3/25

Fate or Free Will, Do We Get a Choice?

Musings on free will versus fate as I try to process the next steps in my life. I hope it helps you too.

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You’re back! It’s my old friend, Depression
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/2/25 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/2/25

You’re back! It’s my old friend, Depression

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Why aren’t we talking about our collective trauma?
Opinion, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 11/1/25 Opinion, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 11/1/25

Why aren’t we talking about our collective trauma?

2020 Was a traumatic year for everyone, and it seems we have just moved on without any debrief, any healing. What will be the consequences if we don’t address this?

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We are all Broken Kintsugi Bowls
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 8/1/25 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 8/1/25

We are all Broken Kintsugi Bowls

When we view ourselves as broken or damaged we lose the opportunity for repair and restoration. It is our imperfections that make us who we are, not our perfection.

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A Message for the Lonely this Christmas
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 22/12/24 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 22/12/24

A Message for the Lonely this Christmas

Who doesn’t experience loneliness? In this blog, I explore my current loneliness triggered by the Christmas season. Please see a professional if you need help. This is just a blog about my experience.

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Moving into a More Wholesome State
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 17/12/24 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 17/12/24

Moving into a More Wholesome State

When the noise of the world seems too great, it’s okay to turn it off and take care of yourself. Bringing a more wholesome sense of self to the world already makes a better world.

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Transitioning from stress to slow living
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/11/24 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/11/24

Transitioning from stress to slow living

What if life could be lived without so much stress? In this article, I explore my experience in a caring profession for three decades.

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Five Steps to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 26/9/24 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 26/9/24

Five Steps to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

This article describes my experience of imposter syndrome and some of the strategies that I'm using to expand into the fullness of myself.

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Why I’ve deleted my social media apps
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 8/9/24 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 8/9/24

Why I’ve deleted my social media apps

This is a reflection on how I'm taking back my life by deleting the apps that don't serve my one wild and precious life.

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Five strategies for taking  back your dream space (and your life)
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 2/7/24 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 2/7/24

Five strategies for taking back your dream space (and your life)

Do you dream? Do you remember what it is like to dream in vivid colour and stay in the liminal space between sleep and waking? It’s precious.

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Death is not the answer
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 3/2/24 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 3/2/24

Death is not the answer

When we are suffering in deep despair, it is an easy thought to end our lives, but the reality is, on the other side of the grief, we can find opportunities we could never have imagined.

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I want to write a book, where do I start?
Creative Writing, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 26/12/23 Creative Writing, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 26/12/23

I want to write a book, where do I start?

Five steps to start writing that book that you have inside you. Everyone should have the opportunity to tell their story.

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10 Ways I Organise to Bring my Ideas to Life
Creative Writing, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 21/11/23 Creative Writing, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 21/11/23

10 Ways I Organise to Bring my Ideas to Life

When you have so many creative ideas and projects, it’s hard to know what to do with them all. This is how I manage my time and priorities when it comes to creative ideas.

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The power of ‘yes’
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/10/23 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 16/10/23

The power of ‘yes’

This a blog about my experiences of saying “yes” although it is scary and out of my control. In learning to surrender, I’m loving life more.

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Raising our vibrations with journalling
Personal Development, Creative Writing Alyssa Curtayne 6/10/23 Personal Development, Creative Writing Alyssa Curtayne 6/10/23

Raising our vibrations with journalling

Journalling has been a lifesaver for me, perhaps it can change your life too.

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How to become more productive with 5-minute micro habits
Creative Writing, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 2/10/23 Creative Writing, Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 2/10/23

How to become more productive with 5-minute micro habits

To achieve your dreams and goals, perhaps it’s easier to break them down into small, achievable bites.

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Are you ready to put your phone down yet?
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 26/8/23 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 26/8/23

Are you ready to put your phone down yet?

With Facebook’s 20-year anniversary coming up next year, are we happy with where we are?

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Three steps to start your self-healing journey
Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 17/8/23 Personal Development Alyssa Curtayne 17/8/23

Three steps to start your self-healing journey

When we realise we need to heal some part of us, it’s always good to know where to begin.

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