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This week saw me start bi-weekly sessions with a personal trainer. So today we're chatting about my first week in personal training and why I decided to finally go for it!

friday, LifestyleSophie BurkhardtSeptember 20, 2019personal training, fitness goals, mindful eating, friday series, friday, friday feelingsComment

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Happy September! Since it's back-to-whatever season, it's time for me to shake off summer and fall into autumn. Today we're talking hiatuses, self-sabotage, a blog, and a book. Welcome to Friday.

friday, LifestyleSophie BurkhardtSeptember 6, 2019friday series, friday, friday feelings, melanie murphy, daisybutter, if only, september Comments

Monolingual and Missing Out | Being Bilingual

George is on the blog today talking about what it's like to grow up biracial and monolingual. He shares his story about how growing up unable to speak Cantonese made him feel detached from his Hong Kong roots. This guest post is the second in a 4 part series, Being Bilingual, which aims to explore different perspectives on how language impacts our sense of self.

LifestyleSophie BurkhardtJuly 15, 2019monolingual, being bilingual, being bilingual series, language, sense of self, opinion piece, cantonese, growing up in hong kong, hong kong, biracial strugglesComment

How a Photoshoot Helped Me Accept My Body

I booked in a portraiture shoot because I felt like I needed an extra boost of confidence to start my summer off right! Unfortunately, I had a mini moment of drama when my 22 year old grown up body was faced with a pair of shorts I had bought one too many moons ago. Let's talk about body image!

LifestyleSophie BurkhardtJuly 10, 2019portraiture, portraiture photography, st dunstans in the east church garden, body positivity, how a photoshoot helped me accept my body, body confidence, body acceptance, portraiture photoshoot, london photoshoot, sian parker photography, self confidence, becoming more confident, how to be confident, gaining confidence, gaining body confidence, mostpopularComment

Speaking Welsh | Being Bilingual

Today we're joined on the blog by Niamh R., a bilingual lifestyle blogger from Wales! She's here to share her story about how being bilingual and speaking Welsh makes her feel connected to her roots and proud of her heritage. This guest post is the first in a 4 part series, Being Bilingual, which aims to explore different perspectives on how language impacts our sense of self.

LifestyleSophie BurkhardtJuly 8, 2019being bilingual, speaking welsh, welsh pride, welsh identity, niamh r blogs, being bilingual seriesComment