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Hi! I’m Verity Gaida, a life coach and freelance writer. I work with curious creatives who are ready to embrace slow living from the inside, out.

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INSPIRE & ENJOY MAGAZINE IS HERE! ✨ Cannot beli

INSPIRE & ENJOY MAGAZINE IS HERE! ✨ Cannot believe the incredible support, sales & lovely words I've had since launching this morning! I am bloody thrilled that it seems to have hit that slow living sweet spot that people are craving right now. It really is an absolute treat for inspirational people, small businesses & words about slow living, self discovery & spirituality, if I do say so myself!
I tried to jump on Stories earlier to express my thanks but quickly realised I am EXHAUSTED & can barely form a coherent sentence. So I'll save that for another day 😊
In the meantime, head to the link in my bio to purchase if you haven't already - it's the ideal cosy Sunday evening read. And whether you buy, share or just take something from my journey of turning a dream into reality (cheesy, but true) - THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. it truly means everything❤️
Now time for a cuppa & a very early night... 💤

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I'VE MADE A MAGAZINE!!! I honestly do not care how

I'VE MADE A MAGAZINE!!! I honestly do not care how much this ruins my grid 'aesthetic' because I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF ✨✨✨✨ This is what it looks like, physical flat lay is helping me see a few things I can do to improve it even further. But I may have had a tear or two from the overwhelm/pride on accomplishing this. FUCK YEAH. I hope *everyone* gets the chance to bring a dream to life one day because the feeling is EUPHORIC ❤️

5 sleeps until it's available to buy on my website! I can't wait! (And am obvs terrified). Oh yes, please remember it's a digital mag only (for now....)

Did I mention I made a magazine?! Waaahhhhhhh!!

#inspireandenjoymagazine #printisntdead #indiemagazines #slowliving #spirituality #selfdiscovery #passionproject #creativeproject

WELL, this light's a bit special isn't it? Sharing

WELL, this light's a bit special isn't it? Sharing this within minutes of snapping it because I love it ✨ How's your weekend been? Mine has been very quiet, in the very literal shhhh sense due to Adam and E being away for the weekend. This has given me the chance to fully work undisturbed on #inspireandenjoymagazine. I'm still planning to publish it next week but still quite a few things to tick off - designing the other half of it for a start (!), a few more emails, then figuring out getting the pdf onto my website & available to buy 🎉 I'm choosing not to let the last minute issues stress me out too much & am ignoring the voice which has today started saying 'people are going to say it looks a bit crap, aren't they?'. It's SO easy to believe those thoughts (& I definitely do in other areas of my life) BUT this magazine was/is something I have fully approached as doing for the absolute joy 💕 of trying something new. Yep, I am selling it in the hope it becomes an abundant part of my business, but it's still one big experiment in learning to trust the process. Let's see what happens shall we? 😬 Anything you're learning to trust at the moment?

#thewonderinglight #mystoryoflight #awakethelight #chasinglight #lightinspired #independentmagazine #independentmag #indiemagazines #printisntdead #powerofpositivity #sheislight #limitlessliving #purposedrivenlife #lawofattraction #vibratehigher #higherself #creativelifehappylife #calledtobecreative #creativebusiness #calledtobecreative #forgeyourownpath #slowlife #slowmoment #slowlivingblogger #slowliving_create #theartofslowliving #simpleliving #slowdownwithstills #aslowmoment

ON COMMUNITY & FINDING YOUR SPACE For all my over

ON COMMUNITY & FINDING YOUR SPACE For all my overwhelm & complaining about this platform, I can't deny that the women I've met on here have changed my life. From posts which help me reflect on my own thoughts & feelings, to out of the blue messages which have turned to friendship, and now to recognising that every single magazine contributor & illustrator has come through my Instagram community...it's probably about time I stop thinking the worst of this app! Having the support of like-minded individuals has made so much difference to my self development journey, reassuring me I'm not the only one feeling a certain way and showing me new ways of thinking I'd never considered before. Every single person who has commented, liked, shared or messaged has built in me a confidence in what I do & who I'm becoming. So, this is really a huge THANK YOU to everyone following me who reads this. You've no idea how much difference you make 🙌

✨I'd love to know how you feel about your community on here? What have you learnt from one another? 💕

#womeninspiringwomen #womensupportingwomen #communityovercompetition #sharethelove #thisismycommunity #inspireconnectgrow #intentionallivingcoach #slowlivingcoach #lifecoachforwomen #spiritalbusiness #lifecoach #lifecoachesofinstagram #lifecoachinghappiness #personalgrowthjourney #wholeheartedliving #stillswithstories #holdthemoment #livemoremagic #daysofsmallthings #aquietmoment #capturequiet #everysquareastory #darlingdaily #thatauthenticfeeling #calm_collected #verilymoments #inthecompanyofwomen

WHY CURIOSITY IS THE 'WHY' OF SLOW LIVING This wh

WHY CURIOSITY IS THE 'WHY' OF SLOW LIVING This whole 'slow living' philosophy is essentially all about people saying, 'Hey, I'm curious about how to live my life in a way which is different to how we're told'.

☾ Less busy, less stress, less consumerism: more time, more joy, more contentment.

These are not things which you can tick off a list from a book, You have to reflect & figure out how to bring these things into your life in a way which works for *you*. You have to ask yourself the questions: what in my life isn't working for me right now? Why is that? What small thing can I do that will start me in the right direction?

None of us would be where we are in life now if we hadn't thought 'I wonder...' and 'what if...' and 'why?'

You have to be curious enough about the world to be happy thinking there may be more to mankind than us all living here on this planet with no connection to anything else. Why not get curious about what that could mean?

So keep asking those questions & keep figuring things out. No one has all the answers. Take your time, slow down. Connect the dots of where you are now with what you once wondered about and then think ahead to the future with excitement - I wonder what's next?

(taken from a previous newsletter - next one coming this Sunday - sign up in my bio ❤)

LONG TIME COMING • At 16, the school careers adv

LONG TIME COMING • At 16, the school careers advisor told me I should be a journalist. ⁣
• At 29 I started contributing to a local events blog whilst living in Seoul & also started a Tumblr (which I'm fairly sure included cute Korean stationery & a vision board for pink hair). ⁣
• At 31 I started my first blog Meet the Makers, interviewing small designer makers. It still exists today as a portfolio of everyone I've ever interviewed (it's a lot).⁣
• At 32 I became the Design & Craft Editor for @theholborn magazine, interviewing & writing about craftspeople around the UK. I contributed to 7 issues & met so many incredibly talented designers. ⁣
• At 34 I started a new blog - inspire & enjoy - my current online home. Inspire & Enjoy was when I stopped hiding myself in other people's stories & started sharing my own voice. Since then, I've written the odd freelance piece for @91magazine @folk_and_field, worked as a freelance copywriter (including for the gorgeous @doeleather) & did a short journalism course at The London School of Journalism. ⁣
• And now at (almost) 38, I'm launching my own magazine ✨It will be online to begin with & is the culmination of, well, a 22 year dream. I haven't studied magazine editing (as I'd once have believed was crucial to the project) & have zero design experience (beyond my lifelong magazine addiction& a tonne of ideas). But I'm doing it anyway:⁣
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• Because with baby 2 on the way, who knows when I'll next have the luxury of time to do something purely for the passion?⁣
• Because I already have an incredible team of contributors working away & interviews lined up that I cannot wait to share with you.⁣
• Because as a life coach I'm always nudging people towards their dream & it would be pretty hypocritical of me not to go after mine & lead the way.⁣
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I'll be sharing more about #inspireandenjoymagazine shortly (I have a mission statement & everything!) but in the meantime, I'd love to hear if you've a secret project buried away? Maybe notebook pages full of ideas that are years old & still bring on tingles of excitement? If so, could you entertain the idea of bringing It to life one day? I dare you to start planning...

WORKING WITH YOUR ENERGY ✨ | I briefly spoke abo

WORKING WITH YOUR ENERGY ✨ | I briefly spoke about energy in my Stories just now - about how I tend to only show up there when I've got energy from client sessions (or in this case, from a podcast I've been interviewed for with @being_change). And what with this global pandemic & some more personal reasons (swipe right to see ♥️), I just haven't had the energy to devote to my business recently. And it's scary not showing up for it regularly. Because I LOVE coaching, my absolute *favourite* thing to do is chat to my clients. But no one will know about it if I don't talk about it, gah.

So, I'm learning to let go of the 'shoulds' in how I turn up for my business & embracing that when I talk about what I do with the right energy, I'll naturally attract the people who would be the perfect fit. Naturally, my energy is all over the place at the moment & I can barely account for it hour by hour. So the pressure is totally off. I do what I can, when it feels right. And that's enough - it really, really is. ** Also, my 'swipe right' picture is the reason why I'm only offering my 3 month coaching series to start in June and not beyond. I know my energy enough to know come September, I'll be knackered! So if you've ever been curious about working with me, now really is the time (feeling like this is a hard sell sales tactic, but it's really not, it's just the truth! It will most likely be another year until I'm able to offer my 3/6 month series). Please do pop me a DM or jump onto my website if you've any questions about coaching & how it could help you cut the overwhelm & rediscover inner peace (I promise it's hidden inside that busy mind, honest). •Are you any good at recognising your energy ebbs & flows?• #intentionallivingcoach #slowlivingcoach #lifecoachforwomen #spiritalbusiness #lifecoach #lifecoachesofinstagram #lifecoachinghappiness #personalgrowthjourney #slowlife #slowmoment #slowliving_create #slowandglow #chasingslow #gowildlyandslow #theslowdowncollective #slowlivingforlife #embracingaslowerlife #theartofslowliving #simpleliving #seekthesimplicity #slowandsimpledays #themindfulapproach #aslowmoment #awakethelight #chasinglight

HELLO 👋 | Hi, how are you all? How's your day?

HELLO 👋 | Hi, how are you all? How's your day? Mine's been a day of two halves. If you've seen my stories you may have seen a cute kid waving at his shadow yesterday. Well, I'll tell you this, he's not so cute at 4am, the time he clearly thought we were desperate to see him this morning for literally. no. reason.
So after spending this morning catching up on those missed hours 😴 I finally jumped in the shower & then spontaneously decided to put make-up on for the first time in weeks. Now, I know this is weird but I'm most looking forward to taking it off tonight. It's part of my routine I've been missing actually. I've always been pretty religious about looking after my skin & love a good facial oil, warm cloth & night cream. It's a tiny part of my 'normal' that's gone out the window the past few months (seems silly to waste nice face stuff when my face hasn't got dirty). So tonight I shall enjoy silky smooth, squeaky fresh skin & I will have earned it, oh yes. ✨Are there any little routines that bring you comfort? Have they fallen by the wayside too?
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P.S. This post is apparently what happens when I think 'I should really talk about my coaching more on here'. And then talk about make-up removal. COOL. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#creativelifehappylife #creativentrepeneur #calledtobecreative #creativebusiness #calledtobecreative #forgeyourownpath #chattycaptioncommunity #theuncoolclub #happyselves #thecaptionclub #intentionallivingcoach #slowlivingcoach #lifecoachforwomen #spiritalbusiness #lifecoach #lifecoachesofinstagram #lifecoachinghappiness #personalgrowthjourney #thesearethedays #motherhoodlens #candidchildhood #parenthood_moments #motherhoodrising #letthembelittle #slowmotherhood #howwelive #thisismotherhood #simplefamilies

LOSING CONTROL | I think the hardest thing for man

LOSING CONTROL | I think the hardest thing for many right now is the lack of control we have. It's very easy to get caught up in the 'what ifs?' of worry.
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Many businesses & jobs are up in the air (including my husband's business which has ceased trading because of covid); we're missing our families & friends & are daydreaming of holidays & hugging. And these are the least of our worries if we are on the frontline or dealing with sickness in our own lives. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I'm encouraging my clients to write a very basic Circle of Control: a big circle with a small circle inside. In the small circle, write what you can't control (e.g. the news cycle, how long we'll be in lockdown) & in the big circle, what you can. There is still a *lot* you can control - from how much you check the news to what's for lunch. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Yes, this pandemic has helped me see that to some extent control was only ever an illusion. But equally, a little knowing about how your next hour looks is reassuring. And I think it's the reassurance we're missing most right now - do you?
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** I'm still taking on new coaching clients & would love to help you adjust to whatever your new life is, whether faster or slower than before. If any of this post resonates & you'd like a free chat to explore coaching, just pop into my DM's & say hi ♥️ I'd genuinely love to help.
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PS. @talliwall does this count for today's #instarainbowchallenge? Probs not 🤔
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#15minutemagic #wholeheartedliving #stillswithstories #morningscenes #livemoremagic #abmlifeisbeautiful #abmhappylife #thatauthenticfeeling #calm_collected #verilymoments #intentionallivingcoach #slowlivingcoach #lifecoachforwomen #spiritalbusiness #lifecoach #lifecoachesofinstagram #lifecoachinghappiness #personalgrowthjourney #slowliving #slowmoment #slowlivingblogger #slowliving_create #theslowdowncollective #slowlivingforlife #theartofslowliving #simpleliving #slowandsimpledays #themindfulapproach #aslowmoment

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