Coffee With Chloe - Issue 5

Well what a difference a week makes, it was the full moon on Sunday & I let everything go that was holding me back. All the negativity from the week before & this week has been so much better. There is something really special when a full moon is on a Sunday because it symbolises an even bigger fresh start.

I hope you've all had the best week as well, what have you all been up to?

I am doing another £20.00 budget weekend this weekend, they have literally become my favourite weekends because it means quality time & that is absolutely priceless. Me & Gareth have been having the best time getting creative of things to do, ticking off jobs that have needed doing & spending time outside instead of in the shops. I feel so peaceful & fulfilled.

This week we will be chatting about how loving your true authentic self, shadow journaling, kids crystal packs & the book All Your Perfects.

So grab yourself a coffee, get cosy & lets get into this weeks issue.

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Healing

Imagine a world where we were all comfortable in our own skin? If we weren't made to feel uncomfortable because of how we look, how we act & what we love? You try to dim your light "she's got no confidence, she's so shy" you shine too brightly "she's full of herself, she's so annoying" the list is endless & you can't do right for doing wrong. Haters gonna hate babes, so you bloody do you.

Haters only hate because they hate themselves, but the fact that people are mean & nasty makes the rest of us scared to put ourselves out there & do things we really want to do because we are scared of what these insignificant people might think. Stupid right?! We are living our lives being scared or letting people see who we are & who we want to be.

There is always going to be someone who doesn't like what you do, you need to start only doing things to please yourself, instead of trying to please everyone else. This is your life & you're the one who is living it. Find every single thing you love about yourself & embrace it, be exactly who you want & need to be. The people that don't like that or make you feel bad for that don't need to be there anyway so let the trash take itself out.

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Shadow Journaling

One of my lovely clients asked me about Shadow work & it was something that I had been looking into around the same time so I decided to give it a try this week.

After last weekends antics it actually came at the perfect time. It also follows on nicely from the healing segment of this weeks issue, loving yourself, even the parts of yourself you have tried to hide because you don't like those parts.

On your healing journey you absolutely need to look at yourself, at the things you have done wrong in situations because as much as I love you all, nobody is perfect, we've all done things we are not proud of & we have all been in the wrong at some point in our lives. WE ARE HUMAN & it is ok to admit that you have made mistakes. Even if you don't admit it to other people you absolutely have to admit it to yourself. If you don't acknowledge the dark side of you, that side will eventually spill over & turn you hateful, spiteful & bitter. It's not a good look!!

As well as the full moon this week I honestly think doing this shadow journal has helped me a lot, I know now I am a nice, kind, loving person. However I have not always been like this. I used to be so aggressive, I was very reactive. If someone hurt me I would say & do things with the sole intention to hurt that person as much as possible & this is the worst way to live. I have learnt now to take the high road & not react, silence is golden. However going through this journal it has enabled me to put those things properly to bed. To forgive yourself you have to first admit it to yourself. Until you admit, forgive & heal you will never be able to move on.

My shadow journal was £8.99 off amazon & it had 48 questions asking about different situations, feelings & how you reacted, writing letters to people that have hurt you & people you have hurt & so on. It was so cathartic, I genuinely feel so much lighter after getting that all down on paper & reading it back.

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Crystals

Kids Crystal Set £15.00

You're never too young to start your crystal collection, teach them about self care from an early age, everything your little one needs to feel safe and protected. Boosting their confidence & self esteem, helping them understand the changes they are going to go through and the big feelings they start to feel. Restoring peace & calm helping to navigate life in the best possible way. This kit includes Green Moss Agate, Rough Rose Quartz, Carnelian, Jade, Turquentine & Smokey Quartz.

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What's Good This Week

After last weeks horrendous book I wanted something a bit lighter & this was just the ticket, well sort of. It was quite sad in places as it is about a couple who are struggling with infertility & I did shed a tear or two.

Although it's a little sad this is a lovely story about how two people saved a marriage even in the worst possible moments & even after meeting in the worst possible circumstances.

Communication is absolute key to any relationship & this book sends home a pretty hard hitting message about how when you lose that you lose everything, no matter how much you loved each other in the beginning. I wasn't desperate to read this book every second but I also didn't dread having to pick it up, so I'm giving "All Your Perfects 6/10" Its a nice light read that will make you realise you should probably be nicer to your partner & also accept life when things don't go your way you need to adapt instead of being hung up on what you want, realise what you have & make the most of that before it's too late & you have drifted too far apart. Accept the things you can not change.

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Next week I am going to be reading "They both die at the end" by Adam Silvera & I am going to be trying a new Collagen Powder for my Wellbeing segment.

If anyone has any book recommendations or anything you want me to try so you don't have to then let me know, any ideas are always welcome.

I hope you all have the best weekend, lots of love Chloe Elizabeth xxx

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