It's Official - No One Gives a F*ck!

Great Little Newsletter - May 2025 Edition

Welcome to the May edition of my ‘Great Little Newsletter’! 🤗

It’s Official - No One Gives a F*ck!

Dear Readers,

How has it been another month already? That went so fast! Anyway, firstly and probably most importantly… The vote was 100% unanimous - Yay! 🎉 So not a single one of you arseholes gives one tiny fuck if my Newsletter is late! Thanks!!

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Apparently People Confuse Easily!

This is usually the bit where I give you a full run down of all the weird, wonderful, (possibly) boring, mundane shit I’ve been up to since my last Newsletter. However, this month will be a little different… as I feel like a kind of “re-introduction” is in order.

This is due to the realisation that I tend to swerve and/or pivot (PIVOOAAAAAAAAAT! Friends reference… if you know, you know😉) occasionally (Ok, quite a lot actually) and some of you may be a tad confused!

Firstly, Do You Belong Here?

If you are here by mistake or you’ve arrived and thought, what exactly goes on here at Great Little Insights - I’ve got you covered. First thing’s first - if you are here by mistake, or you have changed your mind, let’s get you out of here… 😄

I want to Leave, but I’m not sure how

Ok, no worries at all and absolutely NO hard feelings, I get it. The online world is a fucking busy place and overwhelming at the best of times, so the last thing you need is some random middle-aged, parent with ADHD over-sharing in your inbox!

(By the way, you can choose to receive my posts in the App only and limit your inbox invasion - More on that later)

There is a little Unsubscribe button at the bottom of EVERY email - It’s very small… but it IS there… 🕵🏻‍♀️ 👀

Or… if you’d rather just get out of here RIGHT NOW…

Thanks to the fabulous

Kristi Keller 🇨🇦

and her publication Unstack Substack, I have recently learned the easiest way to direct you out of here - i.e. Unsubscribe… and I’m going with the “Captain Obvious” approach - thanks for the inspo Kristi! 🤣 Clickable image👇👇👇

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A (Re) Introduction

Right, now that’s done - A huge thank you to those of you who have chosen to stick around in my (highly🙄) confusing online space and read my fabulous writing! 😉

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So, What Exactly IS ‘Great Little Insights’?

“A great little place to come and feel heard, understood and laugh often. Read insights from a midlife, chronic over-sharer, parent with ADHD, who is all out of fucks to give! An honest, kind, compassionate, calm, supportive, fun and judgement-free zone.” ♥️

I started this publication in January 2024 when I heard about Substack from the gorgeous

Donna Ashworth

, who’s writing/poetry I absolutely adore. I was tired of all the hustle on mainstream social media and wanted somewhere more meaningful and inspiring to hang out.

I also needed somewhere to publish my various musings/poetry/articles that I’d been writing (on and off) for over a decade - Since I divorced the co-founder of my children (copying

Lucy Werner

here 😉) and found my voice again.

What I Write About

I write about the conflicting battles we face as we navigate through life's challenges and the pressures we feel from family, society and the wider world. Particularly around topics such as; life balance, work, parenting, guilt, self-sabotage, midlife and managing our mental wellbeing. As a highly sensitive and observant empath, I share my own experiences and insights with raw honesty, compassion and a healthy dollop of humour.

Who is this space for?

• This space is for anyone (parent or not) who might be overwhelmed, a bit lost, lacking in self-esteem, beating themselves up regularly, a people pleaser, over-achiever, perfectionist, or all (or any) of the above.

• You might want a refreshing, re-assuring take on life and to feel seen and understood, valued and heard.

• You are able to laugh at yourself and the shit life throws at us… or you WANT to be able to at the very least.

• You’d like insights, recommendations and links to useful resources to help you navigate life as a parent, perimenopausal woman, self-sabotager or chronic-inner-critic-listener.

• You’re a person who (like me) thinks they might just be on the edge of running out of fucks to give!! 🤪

Who is it NOT for?

This space is NOT for the following types of people…

• Those who might be easily offended, don’t like swearing, truth bombs and/or mildly inappropriate jokes/comments.

• If this is you, there has been a terrible mistake… please make your way to the Exit sign above! ☝️🤣

• People who don’t like emojis - I’m obsessed!! 🙈🫣😜😳😆🤓😎👍🎉❤️🥴

• Folks who take themselves too seriously and/or can’t (or aren’t even open to) laugh(ing) at themselves! 🙄

• Anyone looking for regular, heavily scheduled, run-like-clockwork, predictable posts/routine from me and my writing - That shit just DOES NOT WORK FOR ME!! Sorry… nope… NOT Sorry!! 😉

• Those who are quick to judge and/or have zero tolerance for forgetfulness, lateness, scattiness, or a person who embodies ALL of those things! But is also kind, thoughtful, funny, accepting, warm and welcoming ☺️

People Saying Lovely Things About Me

What Subscribers Get

I think this might be the bit people get confused about - Because of the afore mentioned scattiness in my delivery… Ooopsy! I’ll admit there has been some flip-flopping about with what to offer my paid subscribers, but I think I’ve finally nailed it/kept it simple… for now! 😬

Disclaimer: This is subject to change at any time, due to changes of heart/mind or resurrection of that fucking inner-critic - Jiminy… the BASTARD!! You have been warned! 😉

Side Note: My biggest and worst habit is getting over-excited/optimistic and promising to deliver the world (because I genuinely would LOVE to and often truly believe that I can), only to “realise” (again 🙄) that being in midlife, running a business, parenting a teen & tween and managing a chronic illness aren’t exactly the best conditions in which to offer to give ALL of myself to you fuckers!

Free Loaders Subscribers

You tight bastards get the following… because I’m a generous person who wants to keep as much of my work as I can accessible to ALL - Times are tough! 🥰

1. A Monthly Newsletter - Towards the end of each month (roughly) - Containing the usual shit - News from my (highly riveting😉) life, recommendations and links to useful/interesting resources I’ve found along my highly-distracted, ADHD-driven pathway.

2. Random Articles/Poems - Occasional articles/poems/other random shite that I feel like writing and leaving out from behind the paywall.

3. A Great Little Podcast - Access to my monthly(ish) podcast Episodes - Next episode due to drop soon and my guest this month is the gorgeous

   Tanya Lynch
   - so keep an eye out for that! 👀

Paid Subscribers

Paid Subscribers (also sometimes referred to as ‘Members’) - You wonderful people get ALL of the above - PLUS the following…

1. Access to “The Juicy Stuff”. The more personal writing, with stories from my own life. Excerpts from my private diaries and journaling.

2. “The Parent Pod” - A Mini-Pod - Short 5-10 minute (unedited) weekly(ish) voice notes from me talking honestly about the highs and lows of parenting!

3. Access to the Private, Member’s ONLY chat space - Join in with our random shenanigans AND claim your FREE Welcome Bribe Gift! 🎁

🌺 You can support my writing and become a paid subscriber for a bargain £4.99 per month or £40 for the entire year! That works out at just over £3 p/m on the Annual Subscription 👍

Where to Find Everything

Ok, now that’s cleared up… Another thing that people (apparently) get confused about is where to FIND everything!! Which I personally blame on the whole Desktop vs App confusion - Not cool Substack! 😉

Desktop Vs App

I personally work from the desktop version of Substack to create, write, organise, direct people with links, etc… and the App for the (awesome) CHAT function (like a WhatsApp group, but less annoying! 😆) and to check my notifications, read other’s work, comment, re-stack, share Notes etc… If you’re already confused, let me try and help.

Sections!

I’ve created different “Sections” of my Publication and here are the links to each of them… A Mini-Directory if you will. Do save this Newsletter in your inbox (email or App) so you can refer back. 👍

The FREE Stuff

The Monthly Newsletter

The Great Little Podcast

The Archive of Previous Posts/Articles - Everything basically!

The Paid Stuff 🔐

The “Juicy” Stuff

The Parent Pod - A Mini-Pod

The Private Chat Space - On the APP!

It’s Too Much!

It’s all too much! I never signed up for all this shite! But I don’t want to Unsubscribe completely - What do I do? Help! 🤯

Don’t panic, I’ve got you… you have choices! 🎉

Oh, Toggle Off!

You can choose which “sections” you want to be subscribed to and here is how to do that…

1. Go to the DESKTOP version of Great Little Insights HERE

2. Click on your Profile Pic in the top right corner

3. Click on “Manage Subscription”

4. Toggle On/Off the ‘sections’ you want to read/receive in your inbox

Get Me Out of Your Email Inbox

As previously mentioned - (what now seems like 100 sodding YEARS ago in this fucking enormous Newsletter/Instruction Manual) - You can choose to just receive my emails/posts/articles/podcasts/whatever in your APP ONLY. Yay! 🥳

Kristi Keller 🇨🇦

explains it best HERE - Thank you Kristi! 🙏

And, Lastly! - Thank F*ck for that! 🤪

Recommendations & Notes

One of the most popular (apparently) parts of my Newsletter is the recommendations I include - I absolutely LOVE to share and re-stack other people’s work/writing and/or resources and spread the love/information/joy! 🥰

I genuinely enjoy supporting others and sharing things that I have found to be inspiring/uplifting/useful/nurturing/etc… and try to do this as often as I can. However, keeping a separate list of these gems is proving to be one thing too many. So… I will continue to share, but from now on I will do this via “Notes” ONLY.

Resources/Articles Discovered Elsewhere

I will of-course continue to share any gems I find AWAY from Substack, in the form of LINKS included towards the end of my Monthly Newsletter.

That’s All Folks!

Ok, that’s a wrap! 🥳 As you were.

Until next time (and with NO idea when that’ll be),

Take care of yourselves! 💛

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