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  • Feeling your feelings FAQs

    Feeling your feelings FAQs

    Here are some of the common questions I get from people who are starting to tune back into their feelings. Got any questions that weren’t answered here? Get in touch and let me know! Want to tune into your feelings, but you’re not sure where to start? Take… Continue Reading

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  • Pushing out emotional splinters

    Pushing out emotional splinters

    We all have emotional “splinters” buried inside I often think of emotional healing as pushing out deeply embedded splinters. While they’re deep inside you can mostly ignore them, though they might make you act in all kinds of ways as you avoid the sore spots without knowing why:… Continue Reading

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  • What happened when I set myself an emotional discovery challenge on my Facebook page

    What happened when I set myself an emotional discovery challenge on my Facebook page

    Why I set myself the challenge I was feeling emotionally constipated a few weeks ago. My comfort eating had ramped up massively, and I was spending far too much time playing match 3 games on my phone. Both clear signs for me that I’m trying to bury some… Continue Reading

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  • Magical—and unexpected—things happened when I started to trust the universe

    Magical—and unexpected—things happened when I started to trust the universe

    “Let’s give ourselves the gift of pinging!” This is a glorious quote from Anna of The Audacious And. We were talking about how over the last couple of years I’ve felt like I’ve been pinging rapidly from opportunity to opportunity. Each one taking me to the next, creating… Continue Reading

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  • The story of our baby losses

    The story of our baby losses

    This is the first blog post I ever wrote. It was first published on Medium on 12 November, 2016, during my second miscarriage. Our daughter was born around a year later. It wasn’t until a few years later that I properly grieved our two miscarriages and two failed… Continue Reading

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  • Finding out I’m autistic in my 40s

    Finding out I’m autistic in my 40s

    It’s been a transformative year for me Last spring I followed my newly-discovered intuition and enrolled on a coaching programme with One of Many. This spring, having completed the programme, I found myself adjusting to three new identities: I’ll write more in another post about the journey that… Continue Reading

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This blog is written and edited by Ellen Shepherd, a certified coach. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at ellen@unjumbled.me.

All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric advice, diagnosis, or treatment. I am not a medical or mental health professional.

If you are experiencing distress or have concerns about your mental health, please consult your doctor or a qualified healthcare provider. Never delay seeking professional help because of information shared here.

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