And then it all came crashing down! After my blissful Christmas period, the past couple of weeks have been challenging. I’ve been unwell with a strange virus that left me dizzy and deeply lethargic, while my children were away on holidays. In that quiet, slowed-down space, familiar emotional patterns surfaced—self-judgment, frustration, and the desire for […]

Over the New Year period a friend of mine shared a practice she has seen on social media. The practice involved writing 13 intentions on paper, folding them and placing them into a container and randomly pulling one each day to burn. On January 2nd, one intention would remain and that would be your intention […]

Over the Christmas and New Year season, I was immersed in family, celebration, and a deep noticing of inner change. With my children, nieces, and nephews gathered together—and one of my brothers visiting from Perth—it culminated in celebrating my Dad’s 80th birthday. It felt meaningful and full, layered with love, connection, and presence. Alongside this […]

I have recently been experiencing an ongoing depressive episode. It has been challenging in many ways. For me, this time, depression manifested as a bombardment of relentless negative thoughts, rolling through my mind from constant self degradation to fear and anxiety about a terminal cancer diagnosis from every ache and pain I was experiencing in […]