For as long as I can remember my menstrual cycle just hasn’t felt right. My period started at age 13 and every month it came with extreme cramping. Back then I don’t think doctors knew much about PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) or conditions like endometriosis and so I took 2-3 days off school when it came on during a school week. I would cry, rolling around on the floor at…
View PostAs many of you following may know, this blog was set up by a once shy, introverted woman who was scared to speak, scared to be seen and scared to be heard. Anxiety drove my life and prevented me from accomplishing many things my heart and soul were urging me to do. At University I avoided presentations. At school, I hid at the back. In the schoolyard, I stopped speaking…
View PostIs Your Back in Need of a ‘Healthy Back Bag’? Review and Competition IMAGES MISSING FROM POST error transferring from blogger to WordPress – my apologies I readily admit I have a serious girl crush on Healthy Back Bags. To many, they may not appear to be as fashionable as other bags, but I have lost count of the number of positive compliments I have received when I wear one…
View PostAPOLOGIES For Missing Images – Change Of Hosting Resulted In Some Missing Images From Older Posts No Added Sulphites Wine, Is It Better? Competition and Review Hey there and welcome to ‘not dry-January’ at Kelly Martin Speaks. I prefer to drink in moderation all year round so no dry January in this household and anyhow organic wine and liqueurs never seem to have the awful side-effects other drinks have for…
View PostRaw Chocolate Almonds – Review and Giveaway So chocolate is a big deal. I mean seriously, isn’t chocolate a big deal? Good chocolate that is. I used to, many moons ago, eat milk chocolate and I thought it was the lushest thing on this planet, of course, I knew no better. I thought milk chocolate was chocolate, but in actual fact, milk chocolate is well… milk… sugar and a teeny…
View PostKelly Martin Speaks: 10 Year Blog Anniversary 10 years today I wrote my first blog entry. This blog was initially meant as an online public journal where I got to express myself when I felt very insecure and socially anxious. Fast-forward 10 years and since that first post ‘Why I Became A Vegetarian and Why I Quit‘ I’m officially: Less socially anxious Far more secure as a person I’ve written…
View Post  At the end of 2016 some old issues began to rise for me. Deep fears and stuff that has held me back in life, but I chose to brush them under the carpet.  Being Wrong – Owning This Grizzly Bear  I was brought up with a repetitive phrase told to me throughout childhood and into teen years whenever I had an emotional reaction, frustration and not…
View PostNine out of ten people, in all probability, had what appeared to be a shitty 2016. From marriage failure, jobs ending, loved ones dying or major health issues. Â My 2016 involved solicitor battles, near homelessness and a terrible sense of powerlessness. But from powerlessness came empowerment. Â Early in the year, my landlord’s wife died and after 13 years living in a very small open-plan flat with my best…
View PostDear Blog Readers…. Sorry for being an absent parent to this blog for some time now. Life has been a bit crazy. From experiencing the old black dog of depression for several months which caused an identity crisis to health issues and survival issues related to an upcoming home eviction, you could say that life has given me a whole lot of writing material for my blog. But instead of…
View PostWhen Everyone Shines INCLUDING You NEW BOOK by Kelly Martin Hey Everyone, I’m sorry for the delay in posting about some big changes in my life lately, but lots has been happening. Not only did I reach the youthful age of 40 I also published my second book in ‘The Shine Series’ When Everyone Shines INCLUDING You. This was quite a journey for me, because originally I had never envisioned a…
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