Hi, I'm Emilia Isabelle

Stuck. Sometimes, I still feel stuck in the ‘new mum stage’ that strange, in-between version of yourself where you don’t quite know who you are anymore. The really confusing part is… my newborn is seven. Seven years have passed, and I don’t feel much closer to finding myself now than…

Starting Again. Some days, more often than not, I feel like it’s too late to start over. This is not in a dramatic, life-is-over kind of way it’s more in the soft way that sits in your chest while you’re folding laundry or staring at your reflection thinking, well… this…

How Levelling Up Changed the Dating Game. The longer I stay single, the harder it becomes to meet someone. It’s not because I’m closed off or because I don’t want connection but because the life I’ve built is the most peaceful, grounded, and strong one I’ve ever known. Peace has…

Dopamine Seeking When You Feel Flat (And Why ‘Just Don’t Eat or Buy Stuff’ Is Useless Advice) Some days I wake up and everything feels flat and bleak. Completely low-voltage as though my brain is running on 0.7% and pure brain fog. On those days, I find myself hunting for…

Meeting Someone When You’re a Loner. People love to say it will happen when you least expect it. They say it with confidence, like it’s a universal truth even though they met their partner in 2016 at university (not a dig). It’s made to seem there’s some invisible conveyor belt…

Advocate, Not Apologise My son has a diagnosis of autism and we’re currently awaiting the ADHD assessment process. Like many autistic children, he stims. This is particularly present at home  but sometimes at school too. We call it his “flappy”. It usually looks like rigorous hand flapping, sometimes when he’s…

Can You Say No? We talk a lot about saying yes for our children. We are encouraged to say yes to opportunities, experiences and socialising but we talk far less about the uncomfortable art of saying no. The no that shows them we are listening, the no that tells them…

No New. It’s hard not to get caught up in New Year, New Me. You go to the gym, and suddenly it’s full of people who signed up over Christmas (love that energy, btw). Social media is flooded with before-and-afters, resolutions, routines, and reinventions. It’s even at the point my…

Christmas Through The Eyes of My 7 Year Old When people ask children what they want for Christmas, you expect a list. Toys, games, gadgets and things wrapped in sparkly paper. So when everyone asked my son what he wanted this year, I was quietly taken aback by his answer.…

Pulling Myself Back Lately, I’ve found it harder than usual to pull myself back to myself. It feels like I’ve slipped somewhere just out of reach, watching my own life from a slight distance and not feeling present in the moment. I’ve lost interest in everything and everyone. I don’t…