Anne-Marie Brindley

Anne-Marie Brindley Past me ⏳ Present me ⚡ Future me 🔮
All arguing at once 🤯
Midlife reinvention + overthinking life out loud Are you in fight mode or flight mode? X # # #

As a woman over 45, we can either embrace the changes and enter fight mode mentality and not let our age bother us, or we can blend into insignificance or flight mode. The majority of women lose vast amounts of confidence during and after menopause, to the point where they don’t feel like them anymore. I can help you to feel confident again to tackle things you’ve always thought about doing but ne

ver got round to. I want you to live your life with no regrets, if something no longer lights you up then find things and start things that do light you up and excite you. Life can feel very flat, I know I get it, I’ve been there, and it’s quite easy to sit and think how to put things off when we should be getting on with them. If there are things we’ve always wanted to do and we never get round to them we can either ignore them and hope the niggles will go away, but then we can begin to feel bitter, resentful and angry. Remember ‘life is no dress rehearsal’ so there is no time like the present to start shaping your life just how you’d like it to be. You have half of your life to live, why live it miserable when you can be on your way to complete fulfilment. Stop putting those barriers in the way and start taking action. Stop making excuses and just start taking small steps in the right direction. I can help you to start working towards your goals, whatever they may be and I’ll hold you accountable if you’ll let me. Get in touch today. You’ll be glad you did.

19/04/2026

“I’ll be ok when everything’s sorted.”

I don’t know how many times I tell myself that.

Does anyone else relate?

14/04/2026

💕Moving house forces you to face things you’ve ignored for years.

Not just stuff… but versions of yourself, memories, and habits that don’t quite fit anymore.

Decluttering isn’t really about space.
It’s about deciding what still belongs in your life… and what doesn’t.!!

What have you realised you don’t need anymore?

12/04/2026

I don’t think we talk about this stage enough.

Not the before.
Not the after.

Just the in-between.

Does anyone else feel like this at the moment?

11/04/2026

“Strange how you can build a whole life… and still feel like you’re standing slightly outside of it.”

Ever felt this and not said it out loud.

10/04/2026

I want to hear from you. What’s one thing midlife has thrown at you that no one talks about? Comment below 👇”

09/04/2026

“In blended families… no child should feel like the ‘extra’.”

I’ve seen it too many times.

One set of children fully included…
The others treated slightly differently.
Not always obvious. Not always intentional.
But felt—deeply.

Blended families don’t just happen.
They require awareness, effort, and fairness.

Because children don’t see “yours” and “mine”…
They feel where they belong.

And where they don’t.

Inclusion isn’t about big gestures.
It’s in the small, everyday moments—
Who gets considered.
Who gets invited.
Who gets treated the same.

Because feeling left out doesn’t just hurt in the moment…
It stays with them.

Have you ever seen this happen? 💕💕

08/04/2026

Less proving.
Less comparing.
More… just being.

Has your confidence changed over time?💕💕

04/04/2026

Moving to the countryside and can’t wait.

02/04/2026

Moving house drains all the energy you have just by navigating round the boxes 😂😂😂

02/04/2026

We’re moving house and things just feel strange. Change is hard to deal with sometimes.

03/11/2025

I’m exhausted before I even start, hiding everything that little man likes to play with that he knows he shouldn’t! 👍👍

Now it’s time for my daughter to go back to work after having her little one it brings back so many memories of when my ...
07/08/2025

Now it’s time for my daughter to go back to work after having her little one it brings back so many memories of when my two were both small. I remember how traumatic it was leaving them when I returned to work.

It’s so hard leaving a baby to return to work as it is. However, my daughter returning to work is even harder because she isn’t returning to the workplace she once knew before maternity leave because she’s having to start a new role in a different workplace because the original workplace couldn’t or wouldn’t support her flexible working request and tried to prevent her from even requesting different hours.

The figures on women losing their jobs or being forced to leave is increasing rapidly. I thought things were getting easier for new moms not harder!!

Has anyone else experienced this?

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