There is a difference between judgement and discernment and in a world obsessed with positivity, I think it’s important to understand the difference. Especially when we are naming what is out of alignment and speaking our truth.
Judgement arises from ego and separation. It is about making the other wrong in order to make ourselves right. It seeks to protect the self through superiority, blame or righteousness. It is reactive and rigid and often rooted in unprocessed pain……
Read MoreThey say motion is lotion - and never has it felt more true for me at midlife.
As we move through our forties, fifties, and beyond, our relationship with our bodies begin to shift. Things start to creak and moan and we might feel stiffer in the mornings or notice that recovery from exercise takes longer.
But midlife is not the end of vitality and mobility - it’s the invitation to tend to our bodies more consciously.
With the average life expectancy in Australia now hovering around 85 years, many of us still have decades of living ahead of us. For me that’s another 30 years! That’s a long time to inhabit this body - and we want it to feel good and to carry us with ease, steadiness and vitality……
Read MoreAn invocation is a sacred act of calling in.
It is an intentional act where we slow down, pause, and consciously open ourselves to qualities we wish to remember, embody, or cultivate.
In many spiritual traditions, invocation is not just about asking for something - it’s about entering into relationship. With the Divine. With the deeper Self.
To invoke is to invite something sacred into our awareness. Where we step out of the mundane and into the mystical…….
Read More1. No-one Will Ever Know You Better Than Yourself
You will spend many years looking outside of yourself for answers - seeking validation, following people’s advice and at times even doubting your own inner voice. You are the one who lives in your body, who feels what you feel, who sees the world through your own unique eyes and perspective. Trust yourself - you are wiser than you think.
2. Your Sensitivity Is A Gift Not A Weakness
There will be times when you feel like you are “too much” - too intense, too emotional, too affected by the world - but your sensitivity is a gift, not a flaw. It allows you to feel deeply and connect in ways that others cannot. The world needs sensitive souls and you must learn to honor it, not hide or shrink……
Read MoreFor so long, my life was ruled by extremes.
The pendulum always swinging violently between restriction and excess.
Between control and chaos.
I lived in a cycle of self denial and punishment believing that the only way to be worthy was to shrink myself - physically, mentally and emotionally.
Restriction felt like discipline. It felt like control. It felt like safety- until it didn’t.
Read MoreAs I prepare to bring my new programme The Sovereign Woman into the world, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to really hold a safe space in a grounded and embodied way.
Holding space is not a performance.
It’s not something we learn from a weekend worship and then add it to our instagram bio.
It is life long work and carries with it a deep responsibility and commitment to doing our own inner work before guiding others through theirs.
Read MoreConsider this: If you could look into the future and see the people sitting in the front row at your funeral -
Who do you think they will be?
Who are the ones who have truly mattered in your life - the ones who have stood by you, loved you and shared in your most meaningful moments?
Now ask yourself; are you valuing and appreciating those people enough right now?
Read MoreI recently came across the word “exhausterwhelmulated” - a mash-up of exhausted, overwhelmed and overstimulated - and I thought, Yes, that’s how so many people are feeling right now.
I totally get it. That was me once. (But not anymore.)
Read MoreMidlife is often viewed through the lens of a crisis - a divorce, empty nest, loss of a loved one - and can often feel like a time of loss and disorientation as we confront our mortality.
However this period can also be a profound invitation to freedom and fulfilment, offering us the opportunity to ask deep existential questions; Who Am I? Who Am I Becoming? What Really MATTERS to Me?
Read MoreI see it time and time again , women that have pushed themselves to the brink. Most of these women's lives have come to a screeching halt because they are exhausted, sick and disconnected from themselves and their own needs.
I liken it to an energetic pendulum that swings from one extreme to another, kind of like feast or famine - one month full of energy and productivity and the next month heading towards exhaustion, overwhelm and burn-out. It is usually dramatic and unexpected.
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