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Kat Cuthbert – Planning & Wellbeing

Planning and wellbeing without the pressure for curious, imperfect humans.

The world has plenty of ideas for how your life should look.

But I suspect you, like me, don’t really fit all that well into any of them.

Maybe you’ve tried hard to keep up but you’re struggling and you find yourself wondering if there might be another way.

Perhaps your life path so far is quite a squiggly line with plenty of twists and turns and you want to learn how to take the helm and direct your life away from rough waters and onto fair seas.

Or maybe, like me, you spent a long time chasing what you’d been taught ‘success’ looked like, only to discover that it was a world away from the things you actually need and want.

Let’s figure out your own purposeful squiggly path together.

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Hi there, lovely human!

I’m Kat, planning and wellbeing mentor for creatives carving their own path through life.

I help other curious, creative humans uncover their purpose, support them lovingly and gently to get their sh*t together and build a life that truly lights them up. My approach is rooted in gentle, realistic self-development and my first-hand experience of living a life with plenty of flex.

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✨NO TIME TO JOURNAL? START SMALL✨ . When the w ✨NO TIME TO JOURNAL? START SMALL✨ . When the world is... well, chaos, finding time to yourself to do something as seemingly 'frivolous' as journaling can feel pointless. But both you and I know just how helpful getting that messy brain out and onto paper can be for both our mental health and our own growth. ✨So start small with a 'Good Sh*t' log. It's like a gratitude log, but you can swear and it doesn't feel quite so... goody-goody (sometimes I'm an ungrateful human and I'm okay with it). It takes literal minutes each day to keep, but I gaurantee that you'll get more from it than you put in. Each month, allocate a couple of pages to your log. List the dates down the left hand side, leaving 2-3 lines per day. At the end of each day, fill those lines with the Good Sh*t that happened You could include: ✨The dog that you chased down to pet ✨The fact that you put fresh underwear on ✨How good brie smells (yes, I'm vegan, hush) ...obviously include your own weird and wonderful daily Good Sh*t. The aim is to record things that were good, even if you're not grateful for them. Example: On sh*t days, I'm glad I brushed my teeth but heck am I grateful that's about all I managed to do. Make it your own. Get weird. Get sweary. Most importantly, make it a few minutes for YOU. ✨Intrigued? I have a blog post all about my favourite monthly journal practice on my blog (yes, I have a blog now) - link in bio. . ✨Want to figure out how to make more time for yourself during all this weirdness?✨ Earlybird booking closes for Journaling Through Uncertain Times TONIGHT at 11:59pm UK time (6:59pmEST / 3:59pmPDT) - link in bio, as always. . @leuchtturm1917 A6 dot grid notebook, black @pilotpenuk Frixion pen, black, 0.5 @zebrapen_uk mildliner, grey . Image description: An A6 notebook lies open on a wooden surface. The left hand page has the title "Good Shit" at the top, and listed down both pages are the dates of the month of August, with good things that happened each day listed next to the dates. . #Planning #GratitudeLog #SelfAcceptance #SelfDevelopment #CreativeBusiness #JournalPrompts #NotebookLove #SelfReflection #SelfCareIsntSelfish
✨THE WORLD IS CHAOS. BUT IT ALWAYS WAS✨ . Plan ✨THE WORLD IS CHAOS. BUT IT ALWAYS WAS✨ . Planning might feel a little futile right now, right? But I promise you it's not 💜 The world has always been a weird brand of chaos - but we humans were very good at pointedly ignoring the chaos in favour of pretending everything was stable. It's just all a bit more obvious now. That doesn't mean planning has to go right out the window, though. If there's one thing I've learnt from living with an unpredictable mind and body it's, well, how to live with unpredictability. How to plan when nothing is certain and anything can collapse (metaphorically. Mostly). SOME OF MY MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS: ✨Start small ✨Dream long term, plan short term ✨Focus in how you want to feel ✨Direction over destination ✨Be open to change Save this one for your next planning session to remind you that you've STILL fucking got this. Want more? Journaling Through Uncertain Times starts 21st September - link in bio to join us! . Which of these planning tips will be most useful to you right now?
✨YOU DESERVE TIME FOR YOURSELF AMID THE CHAOS✨ ✨YOU DESERVE TIME FOR YOURSELF AMID THE CHAOS✨ . If there's one thing that's kept me going steady during this particular period of history (aka The Covid Years), it's keeping a journal. Now, I'm not some period-drama heroine with a shit-tonne of time and a writing desk overlooking the estate (although, hi, can someone hook me up with this). I forget to brush my hair 🧹 My schedule is all over the place 🤯 I put my bra on one boob at a time (#TeamTina) (Also that's a lie, I wear crop tops). But carving out space each morning to write, figure out my feelings and make sense of whatever is going on in my head has been PIVOTAL to moving through this period of global uncertainty with my mental health intact. Far from being yet ANOTHER thing I'm SUPPOSED to be doing, it's freed up some much-needed brain space and has helped me not only survive my days but begin to thrive in them, too. I want to show you how much of a game-changer journaling can be - and just how fucking important it is when literally nothing else will hold steady around you. Journaling Through Uncertain Times, my 4-week e-course is designed to help you find your feet, carve out some space in your days just for you and begin building a sustainable, nurturing journaling practice that helps you thrive, not just survive. We begin on 21st September and, if you book before this Monday, you'll get an earlybird discount too. I'd fucking love to have you join us. Obligatory LINK IN BIO or head to booksofnotes.co.uk (because I have a WEBSITE now) for all the details and to book a place. . How has your journaling practice looked over these past 6 turbulent months? Have you found yourself dropping a previously prolific writing habit, or perhaps you've thought about journaling but just not known where to begin? . Image description: Text on an off-white background reads: Journaling Through Uncertain Times. A 4-week journaling e-course to guide you through turbulent times. . #BulletJournal #MinimalistBulletJournal #JournalCommunity #CreativeLife #SelfCareIsn'tSelfish #Journaling #JournalPrompts #WritingPrompts #CreativeBusiness #OnlineCourse #CreativeLearning #SelfDevelopment #SelfReflection #JournalingT
✨TRY SOME NON-WANKY JOURNAL PROMPTS✨ . You kno ✨TRY SOME NON-WANKY JOURNAL PROMPTS✨ . You know it, I know it - writing when life is stressful can do absolute wonders for our mental health 🖊️ But more often than not, the times we need it most are the times we struggle the hardest to do it. Who else found themselves dropping their planning, avoiding their journal, stalling on the blog post entries when lockdown started? ✋ So often we force ourselves to sit in front of a blank page in our journal (or note-taking app of choice), willing the words to come (while simultaneously being afraid they'll all turn up at once). Rather than hoping something coherent will appear from what, in my own experience, feels like a gaping pit of swirling brimstone 🔥, you need something to start with. A jumping-off point. A catalyst. You need journal prompts (I mean good, non-wanky ones. They help. I promise). A few to get you started this afternoon: ✨ Where am I feeling tension in my body right now? ✨ What one, 5-10 minute self-care action can I do today? ✨ Which 3 things do I want to get ticked off my to-do list by 6pm? LOOK YOU'RE JOURNALING AGAIN (yes it counts if you answered these in your head) 🤓 And if I've left you wanting more, a heads up that my e-course, Journaling Through Uncertain Times is back and opens for registration this Wednesday 9th September. Because somehow the world is still messy as f*ck and we're all figuring out where we stand all over again... . What is your favourite simple thing to record in your journal? Every morning, I note down the weather, temperature and moon phase - and sometimes that's all I write. Maybe you use a gratitude journal, or a Good Sh*t log, or perhaps you note down one self-care activity you'll do that day. Whatever it is, no matter how small, I want to hear it! . @moleskine expanded edition A5 dot grid @pilotpenuk Frixion pen, 0.5 black @frompaperchase task list note cards and pastel dot stickers @lovewilko washi tape . Image Description : in alt-text and comments . #BulletJournal #MinimalistBulletJournal #PlannerInspiration #BulletJournalCommunity #September2020 #SelfCareIsntSelfish #JournalingCommunity #SelfDevelopment #JournalPrompts
✨SHARE THIS REMINDER WITH SOMEONE WHO NEEDS IT✨ . Your word holds a lot of stead in this culture. But what about when something changes, you discover something new - or something just doesn't feel *right*? So very often we feel forced to stick to what we've already said, to hold on to old opinions or stand firm in our decisions. Time, though, is flexible. Humans are ever changing and evolving and learning new things. What you needed a year ago, a month ago, hell, a DAY ago, might not be what you need now. It is okay to learn and grow and change. And it's okay to let our decisions do that, too. Even if simply because they don't *feel* good to us any more. Give yourself the flexibility to change - it's the only way you'll grow. . The first time I radically changed my mind, I was 16 and had just started a new school to study a fancy academia-heavy qualification (overachiever? ✋). After sleepless nights, I figured out that this just wasn't right and I needed to go back on my decision to switch schools. It felt awkward. It felt humiliating. I felt like a let-down. The idea of walking back into my old school felt impossible - what would everyone think?! But do you know what? The relief I felt was unmatchable. It was hands down the best un-decision I've ever made, and one that rescued my mental health, too. What keeps you from changing your mind when you know something isn't right? . Image description in comments and alt-text . #SelfCareIsntSelfish #SelfDevelopment #RadicalSelfCare #SelfReflection #YouAreWorthy #PlannerCommunity #CreativeBusiness #QuotesToLiveBy #CreativeLife
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