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  • Words fail me

    There are two situations in life when words fail me. The first is when I’m attracted to someone – doesn’t happen often, but when it does you can guarantee that my ability to converse like a person with a brain suddenly disappears. The second is when I’m overwhelmed. Some years ago, I had such a…

  • America’s Next Top Model and an important takeaway most people missed

    So, the ‘America’s Next Top Model’ (ANTM) controversy has been interesting. If you’re unaware, Netflix recently released a documentary about the early 2000s reality TV show ‘America’s Next Top Model’. The premise of the show, created and hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks, was to select a group of young girls who would then compete through…

  • The dark side of personal development

    While personal development is, for the most part rewarding and an important part of levelling up in pretty much all walks of life, it’s not all ‘love and light’. If we accept the fact that everything has it’s positive and negative attributes, then we must conclude that personal development is no exception. There are some…

  • Treadmills, contact lenses and fatigue

    Let’s discuss PDF. No, not the buggy, overpriced shite from Adobe, the other PDF: Personal Development Fatigue. Yes, it is a thing (because I said so!) and yes, coaches get it too. And by coaches, I mean this coach. Me. I get PDF. The constant learning, and growing, and improving, and doing, and dissecting, and…

  • The best day of February 2026

    The best day this February is nearly upon us and I’m so excited! It’s not everyone’s cup of tea and that’s understandable, but I can’t wait. It’s a fun time that makes me feel all tingly inside – especially at night. I already have plans. Chocolates and wine will be involved, and popcorn, and blankets……

  • On being ‘triggered’: A blessing in disguise

    Last year, someone did something that upset me more than it should have and I had to sit with that for a while. In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t the worst thing in the world which is why I was so confused about how upset I was. While I was stressing about it,…

  • Van meat, doomscrolling and shutting up: 10 things I’ve learned this year

    Oh God, this was a challenging year and I know it’s not quite over yet, but I’m already over it, so as I dig out my baseball bat, sharpen my knife set, and brush up on my martial arts in preparation for whatever fresh Hell 2026 has in store, here are 10 things I’ve learned…

  • Unfair Punishment

    It’s exhausting being constantly punished for other people’s low self-esteem. The amount of people who make it their mission to drag others down to feel better about their own inadequacies is astounding. If it’s not manosphere weirdos who feel they must constantly remind everyone of how ‘alpha’ they are to hide the fact that they’re…

  • Back to Square One (Temporarily)

    The process of personal development when done properly is quite an experience. It can be a long, emotionally taxing, confusing, painful but ultimately rewarding. That said, something that’s not spoken about too often is what happens when, despite the progress you may have made, a situation occurs that pushes you, temporarily, back to square one.…

  • Attention! It’s all about intention

    Let’s play a game. 4. Being 100% honest with yourself, how intentional have you been in working towards your goal(s)? I was speaking to someone recently about blogging and my writing (or lack thereof) and as always, because they’re awesome and wise, they said something along the lines of ‘you have to be intentional’ and…

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I’m Karice

I’m Karice, a Personal Development Coach and reflective writer. This blog is where I explore the quieter side of growth and development: the questions, the doubts, the messy bits that can’t be squished into a cute little motivational Instagram quote..

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