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The Toxic Friendship Nobody Warns You About: How to Spot the Friend Who Drains You
Doing It Alone Jennifer Davy, Life coach 09/08/2026 Doing It Alone Jennifer Davy, Life coach 09/08/2026

The Toxic Friendship Nobody Warns You About: How to Spot the Friend Who Drains You

You leave feeling worse than when you walked in, but nothing happened you could point to. That's not oversensitivity. It's your radar doing its job.

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Ambitious Women in Essex: Key Lessons from Chelmsford’s Female Founder Meet-Up
Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 10/12/2025 Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 10/12/2025

Ambitious Women in Essex: Key Lessons from Chelmsford’s Female Founder Meet-Up

Four Essex founders on networking without pressure, building community with intention, and why ambition in 2026 is less about scale and more about sustainability.

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Why Working Solo Can Make You Overthink (and What Actually Helps)
Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 23/10/2025 Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 23/10/2025

Why Working Solo Can Make You Overthink (and What Actually Helps)

When you work alone, there's no manager telling you you're doing well. No colleague saying it looks great. Just you, your ideas, and silence. Shannon on why solo founders doubt themselves more — and what actually helps.

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Why I Stopped Waiting for Someone to Come With Me
Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 26/07/2025 Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 26/07/2025

Why I Stopped Waiting for Someone to Come With Me

A broken engagement, a solo trip to Dubai, and the slow discovery that solitude isn't something to escape. Shannon on learning to trust yourself, and what becomes possible when you do.

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Why Friends Don't Support Your Business and What to Do About It
Doing It Alone High Flying Design Editorial Team 08/06/2025 Doing It Alone High Flying Design Editorial Team 08/06/2025

Why Friends Don't Support Your Business and What to Do About It

The people you expected to be your biggest cheerleaders are conspicuously quiet. Executive coach Maureen Adams explains why this happens and what to do about it.

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Inspiring TV Shows for Women With Strong Female Leads
Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 08/06/2025 Doing It Alone Shannon Kate Murray, Founder & Editor of High Flying Design 08/06/2025

Inspiring TV Shows for Women With Strong Female Leads

Sometimes inspiration doesn't come from a podcast or a book. These TV shows about ambitious women navigating work, identity and reinvention have a way of arriving exactly when you need them.

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