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My god, Katy. The bit about being greedy. Incredible.

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Thanks xx

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This is BEAUTIFUL, and everything here will stay with me for a long time. Thank you. X

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Thank you. It is only beautiful because I shared it with all of you. xx

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Oct 14·edited Oct 14Liked by Katy Wheatley

My goodness Katy, this made me teary in the best possible way. The framing of it all is so real, and that we were able to do that all together, thinking about all of the other women behind us who planted those seeds in us...just beautiful. So grateful to get to know you and all of us together in that space. To learn and know more through you all is such a gift.

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Likewise. It was the coming together that was the magic. x

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There’s so much meaning in not having the right to take what you want. That’s the patriarchy right there. I don’t know of many men who refrain from taking what they want; it’s their right, is it not? It is women’s right as well.

Thank you for yet again giving me more food for thought about how I navigate through this world.

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I did think a lot about how the men I know would not, and indeed have not hesitated in similar situations. xx

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"Until I started thinking about why I wasn’t allowing myself to go on retreat, I hadn’t realised that I had been policing other kinds of borders too." Love everything you've written here, Katy, and so glad you've decided to stop policing yourself. And that you went on the writing retreat.

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Me too. xx

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I have something in my eye Katy… thank you for capturing this ❤️💫

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Thank you for being such an important part of it. x

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I love your writing. What it expresses, and how you express it.

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Thank you. xx

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This is just incredible. I’m so glad you went.

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Thank you. It has been properly magic. xx

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Oct 16Liked by Katy Wheatley

So, so interesting. Women's self-talk. It's a demon.

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It is. x

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Amazing writing, Katy. So grateful to have had that precious time with you. x

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And me with you. You have changed the way I think about the world. That's big magic. xx

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Aww. I feel the same about you. So much big magic 💫🔮

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thank you. thank you. thank you. your gift to yourself and the insights offered is a necessary reminder to myself (and i'm guessing many who read this.)

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Thanks. xx

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Great words. Thank you.

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Thank you. x

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I hope these beautiful feelings stay with you ❤️❤️ forever.

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I think they will. It feels like something fundamental has shifted. x

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So much yes to this. I‘m sending hugs across the world to you and I‘m so so glad you said yes. 🥹

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Me too, and I'm so grateful for your wisdom and care. x

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More hugs! Always more hugs.

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YES!!!!!

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xx

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