Author Archives: Laura Hamblyn Holistic Therapist

How to Change Your Life One Small Step At a Time

Who wonders, “what would my life look like if …..?” And its normally a big thing Taken that job Moved overseas Told them I loved them But how often do we think, “what would my life look like if…..? I choose to be kinder to my-self? I smiled at strangers I helped my neighbours” AndContinue reading “How to Change Your Life One Small Step At a Time”

Mother’s Day 14th March 2021

Mother’s Day Doesn’t quite feel normal today So much going on in the world This week has been busy Things are getting shaken up I’m feeling so lost & angry How to parent a black son through this crazy world Alone Solo parenting is a theme I often work through Most of the time IContinue reading “Mother’s Day 14th March 2021”

How to Grow in Self-Love by Meeting Your Love Needs

We all give and receive love in different ways and giving and receiving love for ourself is no different. And while we may have a preferred love language, knowing what we need at any one time and giving that to ourself is hugely rearding.  I have shared some of my ideas in ways we can showContinue reading “How to Grow in Self-Love by Meeting Your Love Needs”

Growing in Self-Love Through Spirituality and the Philosophical aspects of Life

For many of us, understanding some of the more existential questions, is key to knowing who we are and why we are here.  For me I have found having a spiritual faith and practise key to deepening my self-love. It allows me to focus on my values, my internal landscape, and offers some perspective to theContinue reading “Growing in Self-Love Through Spirituality and the Philosophical aspects of Life”

Self-Love Through Honouring Uniqueness

The world would be a very uninteresting place if we all looked the same, thought the same and felt the same, and yet I have found that much of my journey has been trying to fit in and change into who or what I thought I should be, and the other half has been unpickingContinue reading “Self-Love Through Honouring Uniqueness”

How Do We Learn To Love Ourselves: Relationships

As humans, our relationships are key, we live in a world where we interact with people all the time, family, friends, partners, colleagues as well as less personal relationships and also online interactions with strangers.  Self-love requires that we have healthy relationships with ourself and others. Often when we have unhealthy relationships with others, itContinue reading “How Do We Learn To Love Ourselves: Relationships”

How Do We learn To Love Ourselves: Self-Talk

The way we talk to ourself is so important and our “Inner Voice” was primarily formed before the age of 7 years old! That can be quite a long time ago for many of us.  Are we our biggest fans or do we have a raging inner critic? Perhaps a mix of both. There are severalContinue reading “How Do We learn To Love Ourselves: Self-Talk”

How Do We Grow In Love Through Self-Care

Often when we think of self-love, we think of treating ourselves to a treat, and while this can be a form of self-love, I actually believe that making sure we take good care of ourselves is key in self-love Start the day with your breath, our breath is so vital, and yet something we oftenContinue reading “How Do We Grow In Love Through Self-Care”

How Do We Learn to Grow in Self-Love?

When I hear the words self-love, I am transported 5000 miles away to a temple village in southern India.  In 2014 I set off on a 10-day trip which would change my life.  There were many, many memorable experiences on this trip, one of which you can read about in the beautiful book, “Unfolding Journeys”, but theContinue reading “How Do We Learn to Grow in Self-Love?”