How I Became A Life Coach
PART ONE.... My journey to becoming a life coach has been one of experience combined with professional learning. I truly believe this is...
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Lucy Rocca
- Dec 23, 2023
- 2 min
A Good Year?
It's natural to reflect at this time of year... Our human tendency to transform the twists and turns of our lives into a narrative...
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Lucy Rocca
- Oct 8, 2023
- 3 min
11.5 Years On
You all know by now, I am sure, the sordid details of my final drinking session back in 2011, when I downed so much booze that I conked...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jun 25, 2023
- 3 min
Victoria's Secret
"God, I wish somebody would’ve told me When I was younger that all bodies aren’t the same Photoshop, itty bitty models on magazine covers...
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Lucy Rocca
- Apr 4, 2023
- 3 min
After Cancer
I've always been fascinated in how the human mind deals with crises. How we gather the necessary tools and resources needed to fight our...
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Lucy Rocca
- Feb 17, 2023
- 3 min
Running Up That Hill
"And if I only could I'd make a deal with God And I'd get him to swap our places Be running up that road Be running up that hill Be...
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Lucy Rocca
- Feb 5, 2023
- 2 min
The Forest
People often find it hard to love themselves, to think back far enough to see through all their mistakes and sadness, to a place where...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jan 28, 2023
- 4 min
The Sober Revolution
"Between 2003 and 2012 the number of cases of breast cancer attributable to alcohol consumption in the UK rose from 9,100 to 13,700,...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jan 23, 2023
- 3 min
Shame & Alcohol
I generally write about how good life is as a non-drinker, how much happier and brighter the world appears now that I’m not looking at it...
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Lucy Rocca
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
7 things 2022 taught me
When the shit hits the fan, you have two choices: sink or swim. Find a way to cope, or give up. This lesson is one that permeates and...
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Lucy Rocca
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
A TOOL FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE THIS CHRISTMAS
This time of year absolutely filled me with loathing up until about a decade ago (funnily enough, when I stopped drinking alcohol!)....
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Lucy Rocca
- Nov 12, 2022
- 3 min
When One Becomes Two
We are born into a world in which all of our needs are instantly met by others. Throughout infancy and childhood (for those of us lucky...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
Move With The Times
Alcohol is closely tied in with nostalgia. For many of us, there are deeply entrenched associations between drinking and life events:...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
Make It An Alcohol-Free Jubilee Weekend!
The Jubilee bank holiday weekend is upon us here in the UK. It’s when most of the people we know will be drinking alcohol, and it’s when...
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Lucy Rocca
- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Truth In Your Heart
Imagine a muddy pond. This little body of water has been stirred with a big stick, and the top half of it is now opaque with disrupted...
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Lucy Rocca
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
Body Image, Food & Acceptance Once & For All
I have yet to meet a woman who likes her body. Who can honestly say she's happy with how she looks. The idea that our physical appearance...
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Lucy Rocca
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
What Constitutes a 'Drink Problem'?
I was never a bottle-of-vodka-at-7am type of boozer. I loved alcohol and, as I transformed from a child to a teenager, I never imagined I...
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Lucy Rocca
- Feb 10, 2022
- 4 min
See The Future
When we are in the pit of despair, we're fully aware that we want, and need, to make big changes to the way we live, but the degree to...
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Lucy Rocca
- Feb 3, 2022
- 4 min
Open Your Heart
When it comes to motivation, most of us will try numerous different methods to instil behavioural changes that will last. Especially in...
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Lucy Rocca
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas Connections
I quit drinking 10 years ago and STILL feel the pressure to drink alcohol at this time of year. I know I have a lot of triggers that are...
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