Jemma Blythe Living Imperfectly Perfect

05/08/2026

✨ Who were you before the world told you who to be?

So much of adulthood is spent trying to become someone, when healing often begins by remembering who you already were.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or wondered why you keep putting everyone else first, this week’s article is for you.

Inside you’ll discover:
🌱 Why reconnecting with your inner child matters
📝 Two powerful journaling prompts for healing childhood wounds
💛 How following your own direction can help you build a more authentic life

Healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about coming home to yourself.

💬 What’s one thing you loved doing as a child that you’d love to rediscover today?

Read the full article via the link in my bio.

05/08/2026

✨ Who were you before the world told you who to be?

So much of adulthood is spent trying to become someone, when healing often begins by remembering who you already were.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or wondered why you keep putting everyone else first, this week’s article is for you.

Inside you’ll discover:
🌱 Why reconnecting with your inner child matters
📝 Two powerful journaling prompts for healing childhood wounds
💛 How following your own direction can help you build a more authentic life

Healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about coming home to yourself.

💬 What’s one thing you loved doing as a child that you’d love to rediscover today?

Read the full article via the link in my bio.

Reconnect with Your Authentic Self Through Childhood Healing, Self-Discovery, and Reflective Journaling

10/06/2026

💜 The Healing Power of Hearing “I Believe You” After Same-Sex Sexual Abuse or Assault 💜

There are few words more powerful for a survivor of sexual abuse or assault than these three simple words:

“I believe you.”

For many LGBTQ+ survivors, especially those who have experienced same-sex sexual abuse or assault, the trauma is often compounded by fear, isolation, shame, and the worry that others won’t take their experience seriously.

Some survivors spend years questioning themselves.

“Was it really abuse?”
“Maybe I’m overreacting.”
“What if no one believes me?”
“What if people think abuse can’t happen in same-sex relationships?”

These questions can become their own form of suffering.

The truth is this:

Abuse is abuse.

Assault is assault.

Coercion is coercion.

And your experience matters.

Healing often begins when someone creates a safe space for survivors to tell their story without judgment, without minimizing, and without questioning their reality.

As a life coach, I’ve seen how powerful validation can be. Being believed doesn’t erase trauma overnight. It doesn’t take away the pain, grief, anger, confusion, or loss. But it can help survivors reconnect with something that trauma often steals: trust in themselves.

When someone says, “I believe you,” they are also saying:

✨ Your voice matters.
✨ Your experience is real.
✨ You are not alone.
✨ What happened to you was not your fault.
✨ You deserve support and healing.

If you are on a healing journey after trauma, I want to encourage you to remember that your story does not need anyone else’s approval to be true.

Your healing is not dependent on convincing everyone around you.

Your healing begins when you give yourself permission to acknowledge your experience, honor your emotions, and take compassionate steps forward.

📝 Journal Prompt:

Imagine your younger self—the version of you who first experienced the pain, confusion, fear, or self-doubt surrounding the abuse.

What would you want that version of you to hear today?

Write a letter beginning with these words:

“I believe you, and I want you to know…”

Allow yourself to write without judgment. Notice what wisdom, compassion, and truth emerge.

💜 Healing is not about forgetting.
💜 Healing is not about pretending it never happened.
💜 Healing is about reclaiming your voice, your power, and your future.

If this message speaks to you, please like, comment, and share so more survivors know they are not alone.

🎥 For more conversations about trauma recovery, personal growth, resilience, LGBTQ+ healing, and survivor empowerment, check out the latest video on the Imperfect TV Network YouTube Channel.

28/05/2026

People pleasing is not always a personality trait.

For many people, it’s a trauma response.

When your nervous system learns that conflict, rejection, criticism, or emotional unpredictability feel unsafe, keeping everyone else happy can become a survival strategy.

Many people pleasers learned to:

* stay quiet to avoid conflict,
* suppress their emotions,
* over-accommodate others,
* apologise constantly,
* and ignore their own needs just to feel emotionally safe.

Over time, this can lead to:

* emotional exhaustion,
* burnout,
* anxiety,
* resentment,
* and feeling disconnected from yourself.

The difficult part is that people pleasing is often praised.

People may see you as:

* “easy-going,”
* “selfless,”
* “helpful,”
* or “strong,”

while you quietly carry the emotional weight of constantly abandoning yourself to keep others comfortable.

Healing people pleasing does not mean becoming selfish.

It means learning:

* boundaries,
* emotional safety,
* self-trust,
* and the belief that your needs matter too.

I explore:

* trauma recovery
* nervous system healing
* emotional regulation
* healing perfectionism
* burnout recovery
* survival mode

through:
✨ Living Imperfectly Perfect
✨ Imperfect TV Network

What’s one people pleasing habit you’re currently trying to unlearn?

27/05/2026

High Functioning Trauma: When Success Masks Exhaustion

For years, I thought I was doing well because I was productive.

But underneath the surface, I was emotionally drained—hidden behind a facade of achievement.
We often admire those who are constantly busy, always on top of their deadlines, perfectionists in everything they do.

What we don’t see is the toll it takes—being high functioning can sometimes be trauma, where overworking and perfectionism mask deeper emotional exhaustion.
Recognising this was a significant change for me.

It made me realise that success isn’t just about what we accomplish outwardly, but how we feel internally.
Maybe that's the point—success without the cost.

Worth thinking about.
Listen to the full conversation: https://youtu.be/dhdwvSbnqt0

26/05/2026

Here's what nobody tells you about success and exhaustion:

For years, I thought I was doing well because I was productive. I kept pushing, checking off tasks, hitting goals.

But underneath all that achievement? I was emotionally drained.

My body was sending signals—always alert, always in danger mode.

It made me realise: success isn't just about what you accomplish on the outside.

Sometimes, the actual risk is ignoring what your body is trying to tell you.
Maybe that's the point.

Worth contemplating.
Listen to the full conversation: https://youtu.be/dhdwvSbnqt0

25/05/2026

You can look successful on the outside and still be completely exhausted on the inside.

Many people living in survival mode don’t even realise they’re stuck there because they’re still functioning:

* going to work,
* replying to messages,
* looking “fine,”
* getting things done,
while their nervous system is silently overwhelmed.

Survival mode isn’t always dramatic.

Sometimes it looks like:

* emotional numbness,
* overthinking everything,
* never fully relaxing,
* constantly feeling “behind,”
* or feeling guilty every time you rest.

Here are 7 signs you may be stuck in survival mode:

1️⃣ You feel tired no matter how much you rest
Your body may be emotionally exhausted, not just physically tired.

2️⃣ Rest makes you feel anxious or guilty
When survival becomes your normal state, slowing down can feel unsafe.

3️⃣ You struggle to emotionally regulate
Small things feel overwhelming because your nervous system is overloaded.

4️⃣ You’re constantly productive but never feel “done”
Many trauma survivors tie their worth to productivity.

5️⃣ You overthink everything
Your brain may be stuck in hypervigilance, always scanning for danger or mistakes.

6️⃣ You feel disconnected from yourself
Survival mode can make you emotionally numb, detached, or disconnected from joy.

7️⃣ You don’t know how to truly relax anymore
Your body learned survival, not safety.

The truth is:
You are not lazy.
You are not broken.
Your nervous system adapted to protect you.

Healing often begins when we stop shaming ourselves for struggling and start understanding what our body has been carrying for too long.

If this resonated with you, I explore trauma recovery, nervous system healing, emotional regulation, and healing perfectionism more deeply through:
✨ Living Imperfectly Perfect on Substack
✨ Imperfect TV Network on YouTube

What’s one sign of survival mode you’ve noticed in yourself lately?

09/03/2026

No one talks about the part for healing where you just have to accept…

It’s like you’ve reached a crossroads in your life with the cards you have been dealt and you have no option but to try each direction, until one feels right.

The hardest part is, is that too many women are taught that anger is a bad thing, that you will be seen as more masculine if you use your anger.

But, I ask you this. Do you not have the right to be angry?

If you use that anger as your driving force to find your purpose, something happens, something shifts inside of you and you are able to push past those crossroads finally.

To be free…

https://youtube.com/shorts/Q1VIsJcBOHs?si=uT0oyMTslcO1XAMh

Jemma Blythe with a special video message for imperfectionists out there who are going through something right now.

08/03/2026

As International Women’s Day Rolls Around Again…

Remember the women who have been silenced for so long, whether that’s because they are in danger if they speak out or whether is because they have carried or are still carrying huge amounts of shame.

Another point here I shall make is that le***an abuse survivors do exist because domestic violence exists in ALL relationships, just because people aren’t trained to recognise it or the law doesn’t recognise it properly in the UK doesn’t mean to say it doesn’t exist.

I was silenced, not even realising properly what I had gone through, until I discovered how to put words to what I had been through and gave me space and Catharsis poetry competition gave space to survivors.

I wrote and started to raise awareness… the only way I know how… creatively!

The right people will listen… you deserve to be heard.

***anabuse

18/02/2026

Hey Imperfectionists,

2026 has arrived with powerful transformational energy — the Year of the Fire Horse combined with a New Moon Eclipse. This is not just symbolism; energetically, it represents shedding old identities and galloping into growth, expansion, and radical self-trust.

Many people feel like the “black sheep” of society. They don’t fit traditional timelines, expectations, or definitions of success. But what if that isn’t failure… what if it’s alignment?

Society often pushes us into boxes — career paths, relationship timelines, income milestones, or unrealistic standards of achievement. Yet real growth happens when we step outside those expectations and build our own definition of success.

This year invites you to create a life that fits YOU instead of squeezing yourself into roles designed by others.

2026 is not about perfection.
It’s about becoming unapologetically yourself.