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A little late to the party 🙏 Day 2
Hi everyone, Apologies for the lack of intro and missed day one, I was a little late to the party, but a little quick intro to how I came about being here, in a nutshell last year was the turning point of having quite possibly the worst year of my life, I couldn’t of been further away from church, I felt lost, felt like my relationships were just all wrong, felt so disconnected with my husband, my kids were picking up on my energy, stuck in the hamster wheel of life, constantly working crazy hours, a lot of personal problems and a house built that went horribly wrong, I made the decision I wanted to go to church to find a better way, I was at rock bottom and I needed hope! I went to church on the 20th December to the Christmas service and I was stood there with my kids and my husband and I just felt this extreme emotion come over me like I couldnt hold myself together, felt so emotional like I was just overflowing with everything I have surpressed a really bizarre feeling. I felt instantly like this is where I need to be and what will save me as cliche as that sounds. Anyhow I’ll tell you all about it properly one day… but basically I went to a retreat at the church on Friday and Saturday .. ALONE!! This is a huge thing for me anyone that knows me wouldn’t actually believe I went somewhere where I would know no one and be so out my comfort zone, but I just felt I needed to go… I can confirm it was INCREDIBLE!!! But whilst I was there I was thinking of Suzanne who I met through a previous line of work, I was drawn to Suzanne and have always admired her courage and the way that she’s been in the trenches and still her light shines. I noticed a women’s reset Christian event by new wine was being held in Manchester and I sent it to her to see if she would be interested in attending. To which she told me about this group… How the lord works right…. I knew we didn’t meet by accident and we would be connected at some point again … I just didn’t know how or when … who would of thought it would of been coming on a faith journey at similar times!
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Sending love and strength, I felt aligned with so many things you said. Crazy to me how so many people seemed to have a completely upside down 2025. I have not yet explored faith but for some reason feel curious and drawn to it as I enter 2026. I was raised in a completely atheist family so this is new ground to me! X
2026 rebirth?
Good morning all! I felt compelled to join this group after meeting the lovely Suzanne at a Home Ed meetup and listening to her talk so passionately about finding our own way in life and business. 2025 for me felt like I had burned down my life as I knew it and as hurtful as it all was, I truly believe its because I was holding many versions of myself that weren't aligned with future me. I gave up a 15 year teaching career as I didnt feel any belief in mainstream education anymore, I relocated from UAE back to England and seperated from my husband in an attempt to truly work on ourselves before a hopeful reconciliation. The past 2 years have really burned us out both individually and as a couple. I may be naive but I truly believe an internal focus whilst leaving the door open for marriage work in the future can work well for us. We have 2 young children (5 and 2) and I am currently navigating how to build a life, business and community rooted in child development, alternative education and Home education support. I love vulnerability, transparency and intuition so please reach out if any of my situation and thoughts align with yourselves! 🙏
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Nicola Cartledge
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Ex teacher, Home Ed Mama, Psychology lover. Passionate about Child Development, Home Education & Alternative Provision.

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Joined Jan 10, 2026