Welcome to my blog
I’m Antonya and this is where I write about my journey to becoming the most confident and authentic version of who I came here to be. Explore my blog posts below or if you’re not sure what you’re looking for, use the categories or search box below.
5 Books That Will Transform Your Healing Journey
Discover the five books that have supported me on my personal emotional healing journey, and transformed my life. These five books have helped me to build trust, emotional resilience, confidence and fearlessness in my life, and I hope they can inspire you in the same way.
Three fears holding me back from quitting Instagram (and how I’m letting go)
Discover the emotional journey of quitting Instagram and the fears that come with it: fear of missing out, losing relevance, and making mistakes. Perfect for entrepreneurs and individuals seeking balance and freedom from the pressures of online visibility.
After 5 Years Sober Here’s Why I Chose to Drink Again
In this post I reflect on my five years of sobriety and the decision I recently made to drink once more. I explore the emotions of guilt, self-awareness, and personal growth, sharing how I learned to trust myself and embrace freedom from labels, control and fear.
Seven Steps to Confidence and Self-Acceptance
This blog post explores the interconnectedness of confidence, self-worth, and self-acceptance. It outlines practical steps for nurturing these qualities, such as building inner awareness, practicing self-compassion, and letting go of comparisons.
How to start when you're scared of failing
Discover how to overcome fear, procrastination, and self-doubt when starting new projects. Exploring procrastination, fear of failure, and the role of self-worth in building true confidence and bringing your ideas to life.
Why You Can’t Slow Down Even Though You Want To
Exploring the impact of 12-3 Soul Contract energy on impatience, urgency, and burnout, and how this energy drives avoidance, addiction, and a fast-paced life. Explore your own Soul Contract to gain greater self-awareness and achieve personal healing and growth.
Stop Chasing the Future
Discover how to find balance between goals and joy, and find out how letting go embracing the present can lead to greater fulfilment, emotional resilience, and a more meaningful life.
What’s the difference between the ego and the soul?
What is the difference between the ego and the soul? The ego drives thoughts, words and actions from a place of fear and lack. The soul drives them from love, nourishing our self esteem.
How to keep your boundaries when they’re being challenged
If you are sensitive, gentle and empathetic it can feel really hard to say no to others and stand up and assert yourself. The reason why boundaries can feel hard is all to do with the energies in your Soul Contract, which is exactly what I explore in this blog post.
How to let go of comparison and embrace your gifts
Comparison is something that sneaks up on all of us, so how can we free ourselves from the negative spiral of comparison and come back to remembering and appreciating how truly wonderful we are?
How to overcome the fear of investing in yourself
Investing in yourself creates space for your potential to bloom, opening doors and inviting in growth to take you to the next level. Yet, why are we so resistant to change and how can we feel worthy of receiving the support we deserve and let go of the fears holding us back?
Are fear and self-doubt clipping your wings?
We are all capable of doing incredible things in our lives but so often we find ourselves stuck in fear and self-doubt. So, how can we begin to free ourselves from these limiting beliefs and truly achieve our dreams?
If you’re lacking confidence here's three ways to overcome it
If you're lacking confidence and have low self-esteem here are three ways that have helped me to come out of hiding and overcome the fear that is stopping me from realising my potential.
How to find the confidence and courage to start something new
All of us can struggle to start something new, yet do we really understand why? Sometimes it's a fear of failure or it can be a fear of success. Ultimately we need to confront the fear that is stopping us from fulfilling our potential.
How to come out of hiding
Hiding keeps us safe but it also keeps us playing small. So, how can we step out into the unknown, being vulnerable and open about who we truly are, embracing our true authentic selves without fear of judgement or shame?
At 3 years sober here's what I know for sure
I was never an alcoholic, but in the years leading up to my final decision to cut alcohol out of my life for good, like a bad ex boyfriend, I started to have a funny feeling around alcohol. Drinking was becoming slightly tainted. Something that was fast reaching its sell-by date.
How to love yourself at your lowest
When we're doing well in life we feel good. But, what happens when those things that have been propping up our self-esteem vanish? How can we love ourselves at our lowest?
Goodbye Instagram, hello radical self-love
Instagram has been eating away at my joy and eroding my confidence, so I made the decision to leave. This is my story.
Feeling rejected? This might help
The pain of rejection can be hard to handle, but how can we understand it in a different light and give ourselves some comfort and reassurance that we're enough exactly as we are? This is a post all about recognising our value and self-worth.
Feeling like a failure? Read this
When you feel like a failure you're just having a bad day. You might also be stuck in comparison and putting too much pressure on yourself. So here's something you might want to read to help shift your mindset.