This is a bit of an honest one… My content is actually starting to get seen now Like people I don’t know are following me they’re sharing my videos saving them it’s all starting to move… And I’m not gonna lie, that part is really really very exciting for me because for a long time it just felt like I was putting things out and nothing was really happening But now I can see it is, happy dance feeling And I think the bit I’m realising is this… Being seen is one thing but actually bringing people INTO your world is another And I know that’s the bit I’m not fully doing yet like the connection is happening but I’m not always directing it anywhere So now I’m starting to look at that properly instead of just thinking “oh this is nice” and leaving it there because I don’t just want views I want actual conversations, actual people, actual connection especially with the kind of work I do around emotional mastery and supporting mums navigating neurodiversity… It’s not just about putting information out there, it’s about people actually being in a space where they can understand it, talk about it, and feel supported with it… And I’m building that more intentionally now instead of hoping people just find their way there So I’m curious… Is anyone else in that stage where you can SEE things are starting to work…but you’re not quite turning it into something yet? PS. if you are in that space and you want somewhere that actually goes deeper than just content… I’ve created Mums Embracing Neurodiversity for exactly that,not just information, but real conversations and support.

I don’t know if anyone else has had this… but you know when you’ve got loads going on, like life stuff, big changes, loads to sort out… and you’re sat there thinking “I should be working”… but your head is just all over the place… that was me last week I was getting so frustrated with myself because I wanted to be working, but I wasn’t actually doing much, and my head just felt like a complete mess… I was literally standing in the shower every day trying to clear my head because that’s the only place I could actually think straight for a minute… and then I’d try and do a bit of work… and it made me feel worse because I’d look at everything that needed doing and just think… where do I even start… and I realised something that I think a lot of us do… we try and do EVERYTHING at once and then end up doing nothing properly and then we make that mean something about us when actually… it’s just too much all at once so now I’m just breaking everything right down into really small things, like proper micro things, instead of trying to tackle the whole lot in one go and already it feels lighter still a lot going on… but at least I can actually move again instead of just standing there overthinking everything does anyone else get like this when life and business collide a bit…

I had one of those moments the other day where I just kind of sat there and thought… what is actually going on here… so Rachel (one of my daughters) said to me, she was like, every morning when I open TikTok, one of the first few videos that comes up is you, and she was like, I actually love watching them because I take a lot from it, and I was like yeah okay, cool, but then she said something that really made me stop… she said, even though you’re my mum and you tell me these things, when I watch it on the screen, it has a different effect, and I was like, what do you mean it has a different effect, and she was like, I don’t know, it just makes more sense, like I actually get it, like I go ohhh, that’s what she’s talking about… and I just sat there thinking, I am literally saying the SAME things to you in real life, like nothing has changed, it’s the same words, the same explanations, but for some reason, when it’s in a video, it’s landing differently, it’s actually going in… and then with my youngest, she saw one of my videos and it had RSD on it, and she was like, what is that, and I was like okay, so I broke it down for her, I explained what rejection is, what dysphoria is, how it feels, how it shows up, and then how those things come together, and I literally sat there for about 10 minutes just explaining it all in a way that she could understand… And afterwards I was like, oh my god, that would have been a really good video… because those are the moments, aren’t they, the real conversations, the real explaining things properly, the bit where someone goes from I don’t get it… to ohhh okay, now I do… And then there’s the other side of it, which if I’m honest, this bit got me a little bit… My eldest daughter said to me, yeah I saw it, it was really good, and I was like, okay… but you didn’t like it, you didn’t comment on it, and she was like, well why would I… And I actually said to her, I was like, that stings a bit you know, because you’re telling me it’s good, you’re telling me you like it, but you don’t do anything with that…

I keep checking my analytics… and I know I need to stop. And it’s not even coming from a bad place, that’s the thing. It’s not like I’m sat there panicking thinking “oh my god nothing’s happening”… it’s actually the opposite. I’m excited. Like when I looked at TikTok yesterday and saw one of my carousels had over 2,000 views, I was like… no, no, no, no… what?! And then the others were over 1,000 and my last video was over 600 and I’ve had new followers, people saving, liking, sharing… and I was buzzing. Proper buzzing. But then I caught myself… because I keep going back and checking it. Like opening it again and again and again… and I’m like what am I actually doing? Because the reality is… the growth isn’t coming from me staring at the numbers. It’s coming from me doing the work. And I think this is where it’s really easy to get caught… because when things START working, you want to watch it. You want to see it. You want to keep checking that it’s still happening. But the thing that actually got it moving… wasn’t the checking. It was the doing. It was me actually showing up, doing the A–Z, trying the carousels, putting things out there in different ways, just getting it done instead of overthinking it. And I’m loving it as well, that’s the other thing. I’m actually enjoying creating it. I’m enjoying seeing how one piece of content can turn into multiple things, like I can take the transcript and turn it into written posts, turn it into something else, it’s not just one and done. So yeah… little call out to myself really. Because it’s easy to get pulled into watching the results… instead of continuing to create them. And I know I won’t be the only one that does this… so be honest… are you actually doing the work… or are you just checking to see if it’s working? P.S - if you are tiktoking, come check it out here

I’m not even being dramatic when I say… I’m shook. I’ve got someone ready to upgrade right now…but because they’re not tech-savvy, it’s suddenly a whole thing 😩 Like… it should NOT be this hard! I’ve already spoken to support, they’re aware of it and working on it but there’s no ETA on a fix. And yeah, the workaround they gave is helpful. BUT it assumes people have a computer and feel confident using it. And let’s be real, not everyone does. So now I’m sat here with a member who wants to upgrade and literally can’t. Which is wild. Now I’m wondering. Other community owners did you know this? Because I genuinely didn’t. 💭 And tell me have you ever had someone ready to buy or upgrade but the tech made it harder than it needed to be?