07/11/2025
🎈 Today I turn 36…
Today I turn 36… and something small, but significant, happened this morning.
I was surprised with a cappuccino and a savoury croissant, one of my absolute favourites. And as I sat there, with my sleepy kids and my husband grinning next to me, I thought about how different this same moment would’ve played out a few years ago…
Old me would’ve smiled politely but felt that tight knot of panic inside. I might’ve snapped, or said something like: “ but you know I’m not eating carbs” And just like that, I would’ve missed the moment. I would’ve traded connection for control. Joy for rules.
But not today. Today, I ate that croissant slowly, gratefully, and guilt free. Not because I’ve stopped caring about my health. But because I’ve stopped punishing myself to get there.
Something’s changed. I trust myself now. I’ve realised that one breakfast doesn’t derail a lifestyle. That food isn’t morality. That carbs aren’t the enemy, but self-hatred might be.
And perhaps as we get older, we do start to soften… to truly mature. Not in a passive, resigned way, but in an empowered, soul deep kind of way. We stop letting the number on the scale dictate how worthy we are to celebrate. We start defining our identity not by society’s rules, but by our own values.
I don’t have it all figured out. I still have hard days. But I’m finally proud of the woman I’m becoming. One who can hold space for both discipline and joy… who can nourish her body and her soul… and who can sit with her family on a Friday morning and say: “Thank you. This is perfect.”
To all my fellow Shrinkers walking this messy, beautiful path: May you grow kinder toward yourself with every year. May you learn to trust your body more and fear it less. And may you never forget that you are worth celebrating, just as you are.
💫 Here’s to being 36. Still growing, still softening, still learning. And still showing up, every single day!
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