Over the weekend, I was posed an interesting questioning that I’d never considered. Outside of my passion for design and writing, I get a thrill from cooking and often share my homemade meals on my personal account. (Fun fact: I would have worked in publishing, interior styling or food if I wasn’t in the industry I’m in!)

It was suggested to me to create a separate Instagram account to share images of my meal preparation. While I previously would have thought it was a great idea – this didn’t sit well with me. After taking some time to reflect, I realised it was because I was being asked to separate parts of myself. As though individual parts of me are easier to process than the whole.

People can choose to engage or disengage with what I share on social media – but I won’t be separating parts of myself to people-please. That’s not who I am anymore. I know I am already whole.

Sharing all parts of me is something I’ve been consciously working on and it breaks my heart to think I can’t share all of myself in one place. Life and business are separate, but I’m choosing not to separate the parts of me that make up the whole in my personal life. I am already whole and I would much rather people witness all of me than only the parts that make up the whole.