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17/12/2025

Can you be too kind?

Last night’s conversation with Lara Latcham explored why kindness isn’t about what others deserve, it’s about who we choose to be. We talked about how kindness shapes perception, how it impacts our inner world, and why extending compassion to ourselves is just as important as offering it to others.

Sometimes we don’t know what people have lived through to become who they are.

Kindness doesn’t excuse behaviour, but it does humanise the space between us.

Catch the replay here: https://youtu.be/F2ERRI2j1mM

A conversation worth slowing down for.

Doors are nearly open for “Can You Be Too Kind?” happening at 6:00pm GMT today, 16 December.If kindness has ever cost yo...
16/12/2025

Doors are nearly open for “Can You Be Too Kind?” happening at 6:00pm GMT today, 16 December.

If kindness has ever cost you time, energy, peace, or self‑worth… this conversation is for you.

Dawn Bates and Lara Latcham will be digging into:

🔥 The real difference between kindness and self‑abandonment
🔥 How boundaries protect your generosity
🔥 Why “kindness guilt” keeps so many women stuck
🔥 How to give without being drained
🔥 And how to stay compassionate without being taken advantage of

Kindness should be powerful, not painful.

If you're ready to step into a version of kindness that honours you as much as everyone else, grab your free seat now:

Register: https://dawnbates.com/too-kind

Click to register for the event and You can also order your exclusive a signed copy of Lara’s debut book, ‘Estella: A Novel’ now!

Can you actually be too kind?Most people think kindness is always a strength… until it becomes the very thing draining t...
13/12/2025

Can you actually be too kind?

Most people think kindness is always a strength… until it becomes the very thing draining their energy, blurring their boundaries, and attracting relationships where they give far more than they receive.

On Tuesday, 16 December, Bates and Latcham are coming together for a powerful live conversation exploring:

✨ When kindness becomes people‑pleasing
✨ Why “being nice” often leads to self‑betrayal
✨ How women are socially conditioned to over‑give
✨ What healthy, courageous kindness really looks like
✨ And how to reclaim your power without losing your heart

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too soft,” “too sensitive,” or “too accommodating,” this session is going to change the way you see yourself, and how you show up for others.

Click to register for the event and order your exclusive signed copy of Lara’s debut book, ‘Estella: A Novel’ now!

Register here: https://dawnbates.com/too-kind

‼️STOP SCROLLING‼️Have you ordered your copy of Owning Our Ovaries yet?If not… why not?This is your invitation, gentle n...
12/12/2025

‼️STOP SCROLLING‼️

Have you ordered your copy of Owning Our Ovaries yet?
If not… why not?

This is your invitation, gentle nudge, or Mac Truck encounter, depending on how honest you’re ready to be with yourself to honour your promises to me, to yourself and to others.

If you believe in women’s stories…
If you want to back women who speak truth to power…
If you’re ready for a book that challenges, awakens, and expands you…

Then get your copy, because you know you want to. 😉

Order here: https://geni.us/owningourovaries

Your future self (and your ovaries) along with future generations of women, and their families, will thank you.

At DBI, we go beyond a basic proofread. Led by our founder and Lead Author, Dawn Bates, our assessment offers a thorou...
12/12/2025

At DBI, we go beyond a basic proofread. Led by our founder and Lead Author, Dawn Bates, our assessment offers a thorough copy edit, but with a critical twist: we provide a culturally diverse global edit. With over 44 countries across five continents shaping Dawn’s expertise, your book will be polished not only for language and clarity, but also for cultural sensitivity, inclusivity, and appeal on a global scale.

Why is this important? Well, when you publish, your book goes internationally, and having a manuscript that is culturally attuned from the start reduces the need for costly re-edits during translation. It ensures your work will connect with readers across the world, saving you time, money, and effort, and potentially thousands of dollars in future revisions.

If you’re looking to reach a global audience, this isn’t just an edit, it’s an investment in the future of your book.

Let Dawn help you create a manuscript that speaks to the world. Book a session: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/manuscript-assessment

How many of us actually mean what we meme?We like the idea of the share, the momentary hit of “yes, that’s clever,” but ...
11/12/2025

How many of us actually mean what we meme?

We like the idea of the share, the momentary hit of “yes, that’s clever,” but we rarely pause long enough to consider whether we’re living any of it. Half the time, we don’t even know how to access the truth we’ve just reposted. And let’s be honest, some shares are nothing more than a pointed nudge at someone else.

We say we value the wisdom. We repost it. We nod along. Yet when it comes to practising it, embodying it, or choosing it in real time, most people fall straight back into habit.

And then there are the moments when we share something because we know someone in our life needs to read it, but we skip calling them to make sure they are ok, and avoid the question of whether we need to read it, too.

Memes are quick. Meaning is not. Connection with others is lost.

So, if we’re going to insist on curating these miniature philosophies, the least we can do is let them shape us, not just decorate our timeline.

Mean what you meme.

Owning Our Ovaries has launched.✨ Get a signed copy✨ Watch the book launch replay✨ Grab the paperback and hardback forma...
05/12/2025

Owning Our Ovaries has launched.

✨ Get a signed copy
✨ Watch the book launch replay
✨ Grab the paperback and hardback formats (available tomorrow!)
✨ Support our mission to raise funds for Endometriosis UK

See everything here: https://geni.us/owningourovaries

If you’ve been moved by the work we do at DBI, this is the moment to show your support. Help Bates top the charts for her birthday (6th December!) and amplify the voices of seven women whose stories the world needs to hear.

Your manuscript holds your ideas, your story, your truth. But before it can reach readers the way you want it to, you ne...
05/12/2025

Your manuscript holds your ideas, your story, your truth. But before it can reach readers the way you want it to, you need to know if it’s working as powerfully as it could.

That’s where we come in.

With Dawn’s nearly three decades in publishing and a perspective shaped by living and working in 44 countries, we give authors something rare: honest, in-depth feedback that looks at pace, structure, cultural impact, possible revenue streams, how to prepare yourself when your book lands, and market positioning.

We do more than fix your sentences, we make your book stronger, with evergreen resonance, and ready for a global audience.

As one author put it, “Her global view helped me tremendously … She even had merch, prequel/sequel ideas … truly opened my eyes.”

If you’re serious about taking your book to the next level, this is your chance.

Find out more here: https://dawnbates.com/manuscriptassessment/

If you’re ready to talk, please book a call with Dawn here: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/manuscript-assessment

04/12/2025

What a powerful way to close the series.

Today’s final session, Legacy Work: Living the Story You Want to Leave Behind, reminded us that legacy isn’t something we leave at the end of our lives, it’s something we practice every day through our choices, courage, boundaries, and integrity.

Thank you to everyone who joined, shared, reflected, and showed up for yourselves and each other over these 20 weeks.

Your presence, your honesty, and your willingness to grow created the kind of space where real transformation becomes possible.

The replay will be available tomorrow at 2:00pm GMT.

If you’re ready to revisit the conversation or catch anything you missed, you’ll find it here: https://youtu.be/H7AZTboZMpo

Let’s keep living the story we want to leave behind, with intention, clarity, and courage.

For the last twenty weeks, we’ve explored faith, courage, justice, identity, power, collaboration, and the many ways we ...
04/12/2025

For the last twenty weeks, we’ve explored faith, courage, justice, identity, power, collaboration, and the many ways we bridge the gaps between who we are and who we are becoming.

This week, we arrive at the final conversation, and perhaps the most important one of all: Legacy.

Not the legacy others write for you, but the one you choose every day, in your actions, your integrity, your relationships, your leadership, and the way you show up for your own truth.

Legacy isn’t something we leave behind, but something we live, intentionally.

And this final session invites you to examine:
-What story you are actively writing with your life
-How aligned your actions are with your values
-What it means to lead with integrity, not performance
-How to build a legacy rooted in courage, compassion, and purpose
-What future you are shaping through your choices today

Whether you’ve been with us since Week 1 or you’re joining now, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are, and call you forward.
Because your life is your legacy, and it’s time to live it on purpose.

Join us for the final session:
Today | 14:00 GMT

Register: https://dawnbates.com/bridging-worlds

Let’s close this series not with an ending, but with a commitment to live our stories with more clarity, more courage, and more integrity than ever before.

Your manuscript holds your ideas, your story, your truth. But before it can reach readers the way you want it to, you ne...
28/11/2025

Your manuscript holds your ideas, your story, your truth. But before it can reach readers the way you want it to, you need to know if it’s working as powerfully as it could.

That’s where we come in.

With Dawn’s nearly three decades in publishing and a perspective shaped by living and working in 44 countries, we give authors something rare: honest, in-depth feedback that looks at pace, structure, cultural impact, possible revenue streams, how to prepare yourself when your book lands, and market positioning.

We do more than fix your sentences, we make your book stronger, with evergreen resonance, and ready for a global audience.

As one author put it, “Her global view helped me tremendously … She even had merch, prequel/sequel ideas … truly opened my eyes.”

If you’re serious about taking your book to the next level, this is your chance.
Find out more here: https://dawnbates.com/manuscriptassessment/

If you’re ready to talk, please book a call with Dawn here: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/manuscript-assessment

27/11/2025

Most people can describe what’s wrong with the world. Very few can describe the world they actually want to build.

Today’s session challenged us to do exactly that.

In Visioning a New World, we explored what inclusion, justice, and equity look like when they are not just words but lived realities, woven into systems, culture, leadership, and everyday life.

Whether you joined live or not, this conversation expands possibility and calls each of us into responsibility.

Replay goes live tomorrow at 14:00 GMT: https://youtu.be/bBWSAsxNevY

What does a just, inclusive world look like to you? Share your reflections below.

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