Love Stories

  • Celebrate Your Self-Love Story ❤️

    by Carla Collins
    With February being the month of Valentines, there’s a lot in the media everywhere about romantic relationships.  But what about the relationshi...

  • A Christmas Meditation 🎄

    by Carla Collins
    The lead up to Christmas can be exciting and joyous, making memories and connecting with loved ones. But it can also be overwhelming and triggeri...

  • 8 Lessons I have learnt while building my business

    by Carla Collins
    Last month marked 2 years since I launched LOVE UP. There have been highs and lows but zero regrets! There has been epic celebrations and confronti...

  • October Shedding: Letting go of what isn’t serving you

    by Carla Collins
    Autumn is the time when I naturally feel the pull to pause and reflect. To look and reassess what feels right and what I need to let go of. I see...

  • If your affirmations aren’t working

    by Carla Collins
    Affirmations have been a part of my life for over 3 decades. I say them out loud, write them in my journal. I write them on sticky notes and stick ...

  • Loving your body this summer

    by Carla Collins
    Summer is the season of fun and sun, however it can often trigger varying degrees of body image insecurities.
    We can often feel bombarded by the media telling us to “get a bikini body” or diet culture urging us to lose weight or look a certain way for summer.
    How can we quieten that noise and connect within, love + accept our bodies for what they do and how they support is in any season?

  • Bring self care and self love into your summer ☀️

    by Carla Collins
    Summer brings long days, often a break from routine, increase in socialising and perhaps time away or a change in routine, especially if you have kids home.
     
    Remember that taking care of your own needs and keeping up with a level of self care, can make changes, and all other demands easier.

  • 5 Simple ways to include some Self-Love into your (busy) day

    by Carla Collins
    I know, “me time”, self-love, self-care can often fall to the bottom of the list, especially when we are busy and being pulled from every dire...

  • How to be more positive

    by Carla Collins
    I know when I’ve had positive thoughts and feelings and generally been in a more positive state, life just seems to work out, to flow with ease. ...

  • Spring Meditation Guide

    by Carla Collins

    S P R I N G - more sunshine, longer days, colourful flowers, buzzing bees, warmer weather, more time outdoors, the feeling of new beginnings and renewed creativity, the anticipation of summer… don’t know about you but I always feel more energised in the Springtime.

    What do you love about Spring?

  • When you need purpose

    by Carla Collins
    When you need purpose If you are waiting for something big to happen before you can be truly happy, you are not alone. I'll be happy when I lose w...

  • When you need courage

    by Carla Collins
    When you need courage Fear is natural, but it has a habit of creeping in where it's not needed. Its tendrils tie us down, pull us back and at wor...