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And, yes, can confirm that other women find topics like this quite “frothy” ✨🫶🏼😌👏🏼 thanks, Peta!

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Feb 15Liked by Peta Kelly

This resonates on several levels. As a grandnmother of a 5, 4 yr old, 8-month, and 10-day old, I am experiencing a different perspective from when I was a mother of three under three years old. Also, I was talking to my physician about how serious I am about what I put in my body and she asked why, and I told her that the human body is a miraculous gift and I see so many people abusing it and I feel it is disrespectful, so I try to honour this gift. It's not about looking like what society says I should as a women, it's that how I look is a byproduct of respecting the gift of the human body, the one vehicle I was given to experience this amazing Earth. Body luxury is all about that. The overthinking has been crippling at so many stages especially with art forms for me. But I know it comes from having to get it right, perfect, which comes from self worth as a little girl and not mattering enough, so endlessly revisiting things to get it right the next time. It's exhausting. I too, am trying just to write, paint, etc. without thinking. Julia Cameron's "Morning Pages" have been so very helpful in this way, hugely because I place no expectations on these raw morning brain dumps. Many poems emerge from them, and I feel so unblocked, it is heavenly not to feel mired in thought.

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Awesome Bo!!! So happy you’re getting your beautiful words out x

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Life giving, I love that & relate so much with that you have shared. Thank you ❤️

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Here 👏🏼 for 👏🏼this 👏🏼

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Really resonate with the ‘life giving’ focus! I even wrote about it in my first substack post yesterday 😂 your timing is impeccable, God’s timing is impeccable! And I love listening to your soft voice. ❤️ would love to know what bible you are reading from if you don’t mind sharing? X

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ESV- I use a women’s study Bible for the extra notes, commentary and depth x

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Hi Peta

I'm just wondering what womans study bible you use please?

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Feb 19Liked by Peta Kelly

Just read "Let this free you - its not always diet culture" again, which i have done as a ritual before lent since you wrote those beautiful words in that entry. And now this audio. Powerful.

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Feb 16Liked by Peta Kelly

Thank you ❤️Peta

I look forward to more

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You sound beautifully anchored!

I love that passage you read, thank you for sharing, deeply resonate

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Thank you Sarina ! X

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Feb 16Liked by Peta Kelly

I really loved that. Thank you. I’m excited about the decoration of that room!! Could you show before and after photos? PETA, I’ve followed you for ever since I saw your keynote and you spoke to my soul. Your money letter activity changed my life.

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Feb 15Liked by Peta Kelly

Peta, Id sure love to have you as a guest on my podcast to share this new voice. I love it and more need to hear your story!

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Thank you for sharing your story Peta… so relatable and validating that I’m not alone… Ecclesiastes, overthinking, doing the work, self help world, life giving fun … all of it. You speak to my soul 🙏🏼❤️

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I enjoyed listening to you this morning PK during my devotion time and over a frothy latte! I loved the part you said about not underestimating things because they don’t seem as serious. As a clinical psychologist, I’m big on nourishing the happy child mode in all of us - regardless of age! Loved the bible verse too x

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Beautiful and timely episode. I’m excited to experience how Body Luxury blossoms 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Thank you Peta. Not just another podcast. You sharing your life experience is certainly life giving for me as a woman, a mother, sitting on the beach, taking some time to breathe.

I too have degree in exercise science, then NW biz in wellness, now epigenetics health coaching (on mat leave), long time wellness guru, owner of a cafe with my husband and walking a faith journey - so can I say how refreshing and resonate it is to hear your words. Excited for this further conversation xx

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Wow, so similar! I get you :) x

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