Glin & Tonic Newsletter

Glin & Tonic

This is more than a newsletter, it’s a weekly heart-to-heart where I share my real experiences, challenges, and reflections as I navigate my own path. Every week, you’ll receive stories, insights, and reflections designed to inspire, connect, and encourage you to lean into your own growth. It’s a safe space for exploration, where we journey together through the ups and downs of personal growth and self-leadership.

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#170: Glin & Tonic - Learning to hold the life you say you want

The identity trap: why we contract into smallness when our vision expands. Have you ever had a week that makes you re-evaluate everything about your life and work? That’s what I’ve been navigating. These last two weeks have been a deep inward journey, slowly unravelling an identity trap I did...

by Glin Bayley — Sep 14, 2025 abundance mindset embodied leadership expansion energy identity trap inner transformation letting go nervous system regulation personal growth journey self worth transformation in action

#169: Glin & Tonic - When politeness becomes poison.

Choosing truth over false harmony. Bitch, Please! Now when you say this out loud, say it with full sass, the kind of unapologetic, soulful delivery that makes you laugh, nod, and know they’re deadly serious “enough, with taking the piss.” I’ll caveat, maybe this week’s heart-to-heart is my ...

Aug 31, 2025 authenticity boundaries culture identity influence leadership negotiation politeness truth

#168: Glin & Tonic - What happens when you finally stop proving yourself

A reflection on identity, freedom and authentic leadership We’re two months into the second half of the year, and with only four months until 2025 is over, I’m reflecting on who I’m becoming and the person I want to be by the end of it. This year has been hugely transformative. I’ve done thin...

by Glin Bayley — Aug 24, 2025 authenticity freedom growth identity leadership mastery negotiation self-acceptance transformation wholeness

#167: Glin & Tonic - The Hidden Work of Transformation

Belief can shift in an instant. Identity takes time. What if the real work of transformation doesn’t start in your mind at all, but in your nervous system? This year, I made a decision that felt both radical and necessary. I called it my year of inner transformation. It wasn’t a neat, tidy...

by Glin Bayley — Aug 17, 2025 alignment identity inner transformation integration negotiation nervous system reflection rhythm self leadership wholeness

#166: Glin & Tonic - Why Not You?

What meeting Oprah is teaching me about nervous system recalibration, identity traps, and daring to live inside your vision now. This week I felt my dream move closer. The kind of dream that makes you smile when you say it out loud - partly from excitement, partly because you know it sounds o...

Aug 10, 2025 creative becoming human design journey identity work impossible dreams inner work outer impact meeting oprah nervous system recalibration personal transformation self-leadership the identity trap

#165: Glin & Tonic - What a year of one-page reflections taught me

How slowing down helped me hear the truth of who I'm becoming - and what I’m leaving behind This reflection shares the BTS of my personal growth - I'd love you to grab a cuppa and come sit with me. What I’ve come to realise is that the older you get, the faster time seems to pass. And I un...

by Glin Bayley — Aug 03, 2025 becoming yourself creative rituals embodiment human design identity work inner transformation journaling practice leadership from within personal growth self reflection

Glin's July 2025 - 1 Page Report

A Look Inside My Journey Each month, I sit down and write a One Page Report, a way to capture where I am, what I’m learning, and how I’m evolving. It’s not a polished update or a highlight reel. It’s an honest reflection of the journey I’m on, figuring out what alignment really feels like, challe...

Aug 02, 2025 creative identity energy leadership expansion journey faith over fear human design living inner transformation letting go to grow self-mastery subject no.1 writing the book

Glin's June 2025 - 1 Page Report

by Glin Bayley — Aug 02, 2025 creative identity energy leadership expansion journey faith over fear human design living inner transformation letting go to grow self-mastery subject no.1 writing the book

Glin's May 2025 - 1 Page Report

#164: Glin & Tonic - Escaping the Identity Trap

What I’m learning about identity, evolution, and expansion Something profoundly shifted for me this week. You know when you feel something so deeply it's hard to describe? It was a sense that I'd transcended another layer of fear that had been holding me back. I think it was the fear of bein...

by Glin Bayley — Jul 27, 2025 #businessevolution #consciousleadership #egodeath #executivecoaching #humandesign #identitywork #innergrowth #personaltransformation #selfawareness #serviceoversurvival

#163: Glin & Tonic - Tasting Freedom

On quiet peace, invisible cages, and choosing one honest yes at a time I never started my own business so I could work all hours of the day, evening and weekend. But in the early years, that’s exactly what happened. I was in survival mode, trying to grow a business and not lose everything, incl...

by Glin Bayley — Jul 20, 2025 #creatingspace #creativeliving #freedomfromwithin #innerwork #livefromtheinsideout #perimenopauseawareness #presentnotperforming #redefiningsuccess #selfleadership #thepathofbecoming

#162: Glin & Tonic - From Self-Abandonment to Self-Love

How are you raising your floor?Elevating your minimum standard for the life you are living? Earlier this week, I felt like I was drifting. I had space in my calendar, and it felt strange. Of course, I knew I wouldn’t have to try too hard to fill the space - we all have a never-ending to-do ...

by Glin Bayley — Jul 13, 2025 authentic living conscious living emotional leadership future self inner work letting go personal growth presence over productivity self-abandonment self-love

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