Complaining really is such a drag darling woman. Do you not find that when you start complaining you just can’t stop?

Beware of complaining, it’s as powerful and seductive as a class A drug that will draw you in with it’s ferocious force. Once you start complaining about one thing you will start complaining about another and another. It’s so addictive.  Don’t you notice that when you have moan with your friends, they start to moan too? Complaining sucks, it drains us of our precious womanly energy and makes us feel like crap.

Arrgghhh – ENOUGH!! I know as women we need to verbalize what is going on in our heads but complaining needs to go. So I created this nifty little practice that I have been using for well over 5 years. Its super powerful and puts you back in charge of your life. My clients wince a little when I tell them what to do but they absolutely love the results…

Welcome to The Complain x 3 rule.

When something isn’t going your way or something is pissing you off you get to complain/moan/verbalize about it 3 times. YES 3 times – you can do this with the same person (poor them!) or spread the complaining around your friends.  But here’s the deal – once you have complained 3 times you have to either a) shut the fuck up or b) change your situation.

This ultimately puts you back in control and gives you back your womanly mojo!! Hey, more importantly your friends and family will stop avoiding you too!

So step it up gorgeous one – if you are going to moan, make it damn good and do it 3 times then move on because you have bigger, bolder and more bodacious things to experience in your world and complaining just gets in your way.

If you feel so inclined, share my message with your loved ones (you never know it could stop them complaining too!) xxx

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Gorgeous one, have you ever been in the position where you just don’t know what to do with your life? Are you confused? Do keep asking everyone else for their advice and opinion? Is the answer yes??

Well if it is then you need to STOP right now. Stop asking everyone else and just start to tune back into what you really want and need right now in this moment. Is this hard to hear? Well if it is, thats ok because trust me on this one (I’m not the UK’s leading empowerment expert for women for nothing you know) you have all the knowledge you will ever need inside you. YES thats right, you have all the knowledge, not your friends, nor your family, nor your loved ones.

I’m going to make a bold statement here and that is when we start asking everyone else’s opinion, deep down we do indeed know what the answer is but we just aren’t prepared to listen into what it really is.

Do you know that we all have an inner guidance system (much like a sat nav in our car) that guides us through life in the right direction? We just need to stop and start to listen in to it.

Of course this takes practice and patience but the rewards are magnificent, you slowly become the woman who really knows what she wants and what she doesn’t want in her life. You become more assertive in who you are and where you are going. This assertiveness will start to shine out as confidence and when you as a woman tap into this inner confidence you start to shine and attract all the right people and opportunities to you.

Let me know how you get on gorgeous, I am always here to help and offer advice.

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Much love
Goddess Star Monroe

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Look after your body and your body will look after you! After years of destructive habits I now treat my body with adoration and exercise every day of the week.

I know that we are all so bloody busy with work, family and social engagements. But just think there are 168 hours in the week and if you exercised for 30 mins a day you are only using up 3.5 hours leaving 164.5 hours for everything else in your life. Now when you look at it like this – doesn’t it feel so much more doable to fit some kind of kick ass exercise routine in to your schedule? (The answer is YES).

I am the mistress of fitting in short, sharp exercise routines that deliver results in under 30 mins or less. A Kettlebell workout is my #1 that delivers outstanding results in such a short period of time. Think fitter (I can effortlessly run up loads of stairs (in heels too) without breaking into a sweat), my body is firm (I’m 41 and never looked so good) and my stamina is off the charts (make up your own reasons why this is so fucking awesome).

Take the swings that I demonstrate in the video. Do just x 75 of these with a challenging weight (I started with 8kg, now use 20kg) 3 x per week and your body will change within 28 days (as long as you aren’t addicted to cupcakes & champagne (thats only allowed one day per week darling).

So, come on, move away from your computer/ipad/phone and get swinging today (no car keys needed).

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Yah!! Im so excited, its my birthday and Im off to celebrate in style!

Our birthday is the perfect time for us to spoil ourselves lavishly. Please listen into my top tips on how you can create your very own indulgent birthday rituals and celebrations.

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Much love xxx

At 41 I am in the best shape of my life. After years and years of destructive habits (think alcohol/drugs/eating disorders) 4 years ago I stepped up and really started looking after my body.

From tiny acorns – oaks do grow. I started my new body rituals with just a 15 minute walk in the park with my dog daily. Nowadays you will find me every morning (about 7 am) in the gym happily doing cardio and lifting weights.

I love that exercise is part of my life. It makes me feel so good about myself and heightens my confidence to new sparkling levels. Im like a fine wine – Im getting better with age! So its over to you gorgeous one.

How can you fit an exercise ritual into your life right now?

Ever felt racked with nerves and anxiety as you enter a room full of people?
Ever felt sick to your stomach when your friend says “just meet me at the bar?”
Ever avoided a situation because it was full of people you didn’t know?

Well if you answered yes to even one of these, as usual, I’ve got the answers. Rewind about 7 years ago and you would never have caught me out in new situations or in a bar on my own without alcohol or cocaine in my system to ‘fake’ my confidence.

When I cleaned up my act I had to find other ways to instill this inner confidence inside me so that I could go out and meet new people, business colleagues and friends. So here are my confidence tricks and tops that helped me (and my clients) when we are out and about in new social soirees.

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Had enough where you are your life right now? Want to change but struggling with the concept. Have no fear – your Goddess is here with my 3 kick arse steps to change (effortlessly).

I am the Mistress of change and am always up to something new in my life. Either vamping things up, switching direction and/or creating something new. My clients love my super duper sparkly practices that take them from being stuck to being stupendous in their lives and bodies.

Get ready to take notes and some POWERFUL ACTION…. Enjoy my latest offering …..

1. Be kind to yourself
2. Be curious about life
3. Dont be afraid to fuck up (and watch me fuck up again and again on this vlog!!)

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My great friend Alex Franzen posed the question – How can women become more sensuous & gorgeous (aka recharge the womanly superpowers) through play? Well I jumped at the chance to answer, seeing as I am the Goddess of PLAY! XXX

As women, we are so busy with our lives that we often forget how important it is to recharge our batteries, and when this happens we become tired, emotional and stressed out.

STOP!!! You do not need this!

It is essential that we create gorgeous daily rituals where the energy is focused on us. As when we are replenished from the inside out we open the door to feeling happy, stress free and super sensual.

Have a peek and see how we indulge in play to replenish our womanly superpowers. Think about doing something outrageous, frolic with sensual dancing, shut the office door and go out for drink with your girlfriends, learn to love yourself right now and of course, eat some luxurious chocolates!!!!

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We all know that we need to move our bodies and exercise is good for us. But who has the time!????

Well I hear you gorgeous one, and thats why I devised three super quick sexy exercises that you can do in under 5 mins and that deliver results you can see and feel in under 7 days. Think flatter tummy, leaner thighs and SEXY posture!

1. Hip Circles
2. Plies
3. All 4′s – magic tummy work!

Lets go…

Did you know its National Decluttering Week here in the UK??? So it got me thinking- along with decluttering your home this is also the perfect time to declutter your weekly shopping list……

Spring is on its way and our food choices are a-changing. Out go the stodgy foods, roots vegetables, stews and casseroles and in come stir frys, a beautiful array of light green vegetables think asparagus & spinach.

You will find me in my yummy kitchen making a beautiful goats cheese & spinach salad, salmon with a yummy horseradish sauce and a Spring Celebration Carrot Cake (see recipe below). Yum!!!

Have a peek at what I’ve got to say xxx

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Spring Celebration Carrot Cake
Borrowed from www.foodnetwork.com

Ingredients
Cake:
1 1/2 cups grated fresh carrots (about 2 large)
1 cup walnut pieces
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 4-ounce jars pureed carrot baby food
Icing:
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese (1 pound), at room temperature
12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cubed, at room temperature
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest (about 2 lemons)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple
Thinly peeled carrot, for garnish

Directions
1. For Cake: Preheat oven to 350F. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans, line with parchment paper and butter paper. Dust pan with flour.

2. Toss carrots, walnuts and 1/2 cup pineapple with 1/2 cup flour in a small bowl and set aside.

3. Whisk remaining 1 1/2 cups flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl.

4. Beat eggs and sugar in a large bowl using a mixer until thick and light, about 5 minutes. Gradually add oil, while beating. Beat in pureed carrot.

5. Fold in dry ingredients until a loose batter forms. Fold in nuts, carrots, and pineapple. Pour into prepared pans. Bake until firm to touch and a cake tester, inserted into center, comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on a rack for 25 minutes. Turn out of pans and cool completely on rack.

6. For Icing: Beat cream cheese in a large bowl, using a mixer until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in butter until smooth. Sift sugar over cream cheese mixture; beat until smooth. Add lemon zest and vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy. Refrigerate icing for about 20 minutes.

7. Place a cake layer on a cake stand or plate. Spread about half icing over top. Sprinkle on half of pineapple and top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining icing over top and sprinkle with remaining pineapple. Garnish with thin peels of fresh carrot.