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where it all beganI wanted to create a 'place to make your soul feel good', full of positive life help, with quotes and inspiration that helps and inspires others.
I often found in times where I was struggling with something, I would see a quote or receive a piece of advise that would get me through the situation, that's what inspired me to find a voice to speak about my journey and create Jolly Soul. |
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I'm a mummy first and foremost, my family are my world. I'm a creative person, I've worked as a writer and director for many major television and film companies around the world, I'm an entrepreneur and successful business owner.
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Katie's story
I remember days where I was so low that I couldn't even get out of bed, on the outside I seemed to have everything figured out, I was successful, I had many of the material things people wanted. But something was missing, I felt empty, I struggled with my thinking, I was lower than low emotionally.
After one of the most important people in my world passed away, everything in my life started to spiral out of control. I always remember wishing someone could come and scoop me up and make everything better, but nobody came, so I lost myself to certain vices that just helped me get through the day to day, it didn't make anything better.
After a year, of what can only be described as feeling like I was lost in a tornado, I hit absolute rock bottom and was hospitalised, I didn't really care for life anymore. When I came out of what can only be described as a vortex, I remember seeing life from a completely different perspective. I had been so lost in the negative and lost in my dark thoughts for such a long time, it felt like I had seen the beauty of life for the first time. I know it sounds crazy, but it felt like my head had been held so low, that I hadn't even noticed the beautiful blue sky and wow how wonderful life could be. I remember feeling like I had been almost born again somehow and life started to feel better.
I knew I had to make changes, and these changes started with myself. Not with blame, not with "It's my fault", but I realised I had been living in a cloud, in misery and that I really didn't deserve that anymore.
So my life began to change, I started to accept that happiness was something I deserved and that the way that I had been struggling was unacceptable. But no 'one thing' happened to change the way I looked at life or how my life was, instead it was a series of things that improved my life. And it is this wisdom that I share in my writing, podcast and social channels.
One thing that did often help me was a quote, as cringy as that sounds, I would stumble across them and they seemed to be able to bring me out of a difficult moment. That's why I write the quotes I write, I do them because I know how powerful just a few words can be and how they can help someone. They are also a way for me to share the wisdom of growth and happiness that I have learnt along the way.
I never wanted anyone to suffer in the way I had, I know now that life can change for the better, even from the darkest of places. There is hope that life can be wonderful again, and I hope Jolly Soul helps you find that happiness.
If you haven't already, visit my Instagram to view my quotes.
After one of the most important people in my world passed away, everything in my life started to spiral out of control. I always remember wishing someone could come and scoop me up and make everything better, but nobody came, so I lost myself to certain vices that just helped me get through the day to day, it didn't make anything better.
After a year, of what can only be described as feeling like I was lost in a tornado, I hit absolute rock bottom and was hospitalised, I didn't really care for life anymore. When I came out of what can only be described as a vortex, I remember seeing life from a completely different perspective. I had been so lost in the negative and lost in my dark thoughts for such a long time, it felt like I had seen the beauty of life for the first time. I know it sounds crazy, but it felt like my head had been held so low, that I hadn't even noticed the beautiful blue sky and wow how wonderful life could be. I remember feeling like I had been almost born again somehow and life started to feel better.
I knew I had to make changes, and these changes started with myself. Not with blame, not with "It's my fault", but I realised I had been living in a cloud, in misery and that I really didn't deserve that anymore.
So my life began to change, I started to accept that happiness was something I deserved and that the way that I had been struggling was unacceptable. But no 'one thing' happened to change the way I looked at life or how my life was, instead it was a series of things that improved my life. And it is this wisdom that I share in my writing, podcast and social channels.
One thing that did often help me was a quote, as cringy as that sounds, I would stumble across them and they seemed to be able to bring me out of a difficult moment. That's why I write the quotes I write, I do them because I know how powerful just a few words can be and how they can help someone. They are also a way for me to share the wisdom of growth and happiness that I have learnt along the way.
I never wanted anyone to suffer in the way I had, I know now that life can change for the better, even from the darkest of places. There is hope that life can be wonderful again, and I hope Jolly Soul helps you find that happiness.
If you haven't already, visit my Instagram to view my quotes.