Confident

The stories we tell, the resilience we build, and the courage to lift each other up.

By Justine, 8 December, 2025

Confident: Some Things End Quietly

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Some friendships are rooted in shared routines rather than shared values. When the routine changes, the friendship sometimes quietly ends. Not because anyone did something wrong. Just because the thing holding it together no longer exists.
By Justine, 8 November, 2025
Me hiding under the covers

Confident: When Life Makes You Slow Down

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I was meant to be writing about rest because I’d taken a well-earned break. A holiday in the Lake District. Slow mornings. A view that wasn’t my laptop. Instead, I’m writing this with my middle finger strapped into a splint, unable to bend
By Justine, 8 October, 2025
Glamazons

Confident: Gratitude, community, and starting afresh

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Ten years ago, I was one of those girls posting half-a-face makeup selfies online. People told me it was a scam, or a cult. Honestly? Maybe it was a bit of both. But for me, it was also the start of something much bigger: a lesson in confidence, community, and gratitude.
By Justine, 1 October, 2025
Polaroids of Justine scattered on a table

Welcome to Beautiful, Smart, Confident

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Beautiful, Smart, Confident started years ago as a small Facebook project. It was a place where I shared things I was reading, learning, and trying out. At the time, it was about female life, confidence, creativity, and the little practices that make us feel more ourselves.

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