<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Darcy Dawe  Ltd]]></title><description><![CDATA[A digital healing library for women moving through heartbreak and midlife, offering steadiness, reflection, and support for the in-between.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:47:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.darcydaweapps.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Does Loneliness Hurt So Much?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My life had become so insular that even making a cup of coffee reminded me there was no one beside me to ask whether they wanted one too.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-does-loneliness-hurt-so-much</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a74455e7e238b0b8ad97ef1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:58:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_ad206849b8eb46f9833d5fb7fdf294ea~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Feel Like I Have to Be Fully Healed Before I Start Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[I kept treating every difficult morning, memory and moment of doubt as evidence that I had not healed enough yet.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-feel-like-i-have-to-be-fully-healed-before-i-start-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7311aca6b03c80faf37904</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_b0fc9360fd964a928ecc7368b653ddb1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Don’t I Know What My Purpose Is Anymore?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I kept thinking there must be one important thing I was meant to do next. The harder I searched for it, the less certain I felt about anything.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-dont-i-know-what-my-purpose-is-anymore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71da57996a964daaaac121</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:02:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_78afb968ef3f4a0cb215f7a30c373819~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Am I Attracted to People Who Aren’t Good for Me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I could recognise kindness, trust and emotional safety in my friendships. Attraction seemed to pull me towards something else entirely.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-am-i-attracted-to-people-who-arent-good-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71c3a6f20e59031dfda78d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_0fe27a1f11a8493692d67dde4f56aa1b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Does It Feel Like I'm Working So Hard but Getting Nowhere?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why does it feel like I'm working so hard but getting nowhere when I rarely stop? I have worked all day. I have answered messages, corrected things, moved files, rewritten paragraphs, solved small problems and made decisions that took longer than expected. Then someone asks, How’s it going? and I do not know how to answer. I know I have been busy. I know I have not wasted the day. But nothing feels finished enough to show them. The project is still open. The difficult part is still difficult....]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-does-it-feel-like-i-m-working-so-hard-but-getting-nowhere</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71b620b174d35700903cd7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_241113d66e84443a84e9fc9c4a20b666~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Does My Life Feel Like the Same Day Over and Over?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You wake up, work, eat, tidy up and go to bed. Nothing is obviously wrong, but the days have stopped feeling as though they are leading anywhere.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-does-my-life-feel-like-the-same-day-over-and-over</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71ae55f20e59031dfd75ed</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:38:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_7048777893844da7b8124476e687e7ab~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Wake Up Feeling Low?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You wake up before the day has begun, but your mind is already carrying everything that still feels uncertain.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-wake-up-feeling-low</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a707bb6a1ccffbfde80a350</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_08cce30905f04041bcaf087f18dc222c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Doesn’t No Contact Feel Like Enough?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why doesn’t no contact feel like enough when I have stopped speaking to them? I have not messaged. I have not called. I have not asked anyone how they are. Technically, I am doing no contact. But I still know when they post. I still notice who appears beside them. I still look at who they follow. I still wake up wondering whether anything has changed. There has been no conversation between us for weeks. And yet they are still present in my day. I keep asking myself, why doesn't no contact...]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-doesnt-no-contact-feel-like-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6cd6151cbb638c1743da7f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_28a4531087f9441dbf869c03bad34882~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Keep Checking My Ex’s Social Media?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You stopped speaking to them, but you have not stopped watching. Each look promises an answer and leaves you with another reason to check.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-keep-checking-my-ex-s-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6cd0b92aa0dd3fa16253d2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_61a08ded80634c168231036b18a052ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Can’t I Stop Scrolling Social Media?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A phone face down beside an open notebook on an ordinary table.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-cant-i-stop-scrolling-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6cbfd6bd59259eef88570d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:49:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_3d78bcd166c14556a8e891c090091122~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Feel Overwhelmed by Everything I Have to Do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes one small task turns into trying to solve your work, money, home and entire future before you have even begun.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-feel-overwhelmed-by-everything-i-have-to-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6c8f611cbb638c174322c1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:34:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_a20e162aa2314655874f2e891cc42876~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Feel Like I Have No Purpose?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An old role may have ended, leaving you unsure what the next part of life is for. Purpose does not always return as one large answer.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-feel-like-i-have-no-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6c78ef3e0c16484ff23b8e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:43:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_c52ec107c2d94dc8901d7629bdb64fe0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Feel Off?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes you feel slightly off without knowing why. The answer may be less about what is wrong and more about what has quietly disappeared from your days.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-feel-off</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6c6ed21cbb638c1742cfb6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:18:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_d0ceb16dad46430e9ae81b4926f44383~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Feel Like a Failure?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do I feel like a failure when something goes wrong? Something did not work out. A relationship ended. A plan fell apart. You did not get the job. A project took longer than expected. You made a decision that now looks different from how it did then. For a few minutes, you are dealing with what happened. Then the meaning changes. It is no longer only a disappointing result. It becomes evidence. You should have known better. You always make the wrong choice. Other people manage these...]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-feel-like-a-failure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6c67185cf1d22b8d75071a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:30:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_b78b44fbe4d5440f8c515ef939a2b7f4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore After My Life Changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know who I am anymore after retirement, divorce or another major life change. Sometimes the role ends before your identity has time to catch up.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/i-dont-know-who-i-am-anymore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6c5c731cbb638c1742a05b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:58:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_50e90eb159dd4b75a77cdd46689e92cb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Feel Like My Life Is on Hold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do I feel like my life is on hold? I had a list. Once things were more settled financially, I would relax. Once I knew where I wanted to live, I would feel more secure. Once the right relationship arrived, I would let myself be happy. Once I felt more like myself again, I would enjoy things properly. It took me a long time to notice what I was doing. I was living in a permanent state of almost. Moving through my days on the way to a version of life that felt more real than the one I was...]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-feel-like-my-life-is-on-hold</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6b6ff8cedecef173abb36f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:48:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_f7db5fc631e14eb8a5254b7d018ebc8a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Move Forward When You Don’t Feel Ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you move forward when you don’t feel ready? You do not have to be completely healed before allowing your life to begin moving again.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/move-forward-when-you-dont-feel-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6b551acedecef173ab6e02</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:14:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_c98a7550eb6b43e38f17b9e8ad28e69e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of Change: How to Move Forward Without All the Answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fear of change can make you feel as though you need certainty before you begin. Sometimes the hardest part isn't moving forward. It's believing you have to know every answer first.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/fear-of-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6b487b2aa0dd3fa15e794c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:18:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_fe66bec4eb0c4c4caf529e3524768acf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does EFT Tapping Really Work? What the Science Actually Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[EFT tapping can look strange at first. This article examines what published research says about anxiety, stress and cortisol, where the evidence is still limited, and why your own experience matters too.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/does-eft-tapping-really-work-what-the-science-actually-says</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6b3adad0e831b9acd00737</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:48:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_1a91b466695841b199b409e7e2af2961~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do I Keep Checking My Phone Even When I Don’t Want To?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do you keep checking your phone even when you don't want to? Understand why it keeps happening and why it doesn't mean you're failing.]]></description><link>https://www.darcydaweapps.com/post/why-do-i-keep-checking-my-phone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6b04d0328f65b10659af22</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:46:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6153dc_92d5614b0c8a424cba9ff1529035feda~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darcy Dawe</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>