“I’ve often felt different, like I don’t belong or am misunderstood. ”
Perhaps you can relate to feeling different, like you don’t belong or are misunderstood? If that’s true for you, I see you.
I’ve often felt caught up in the world that we live in (where busy and hustle are celebrated and there’s a desire for more, more, more), and in truth that’s led to the noise taking over sometimes. For me, I’ve been on a journey to consciously slow down. In the process of this, I’ve found adjusting to my own paces challenging.
I’ve had to strip right back to realise what feels right for me, what feels good for me, who and how I choose to spend my time, my space, my energy with. I’ve learnt to slow down to speed up, that less can bring more and that the only one ever driving my pace at the end of the day, is me.
Slowing down has allowed me to breathe fully once again, to be and to stay in my magic; in my grounded, calm, centred, connected, free, flowing and feminine energy. It’s meant learning to work with my natural rhythms and cycles, not against them (as I used to).
I’m proud to say that with intuition as my compass, embodiment as my fuel, the spirit of my soul and my heart holding space - although I’ve often paused, I’ve never, ever, ever given up on what has always been truly meant for me. I see that resilience within you too.
As a highly sensitive human, I feel things deeply - which for periods of time has led me to avoid and suppress my own emotions because, in a way that felt much easier. I have a feeling you can relate to that. …But our pleasure and pain are our messengers, our emotions hold wisdom and without actually listening and feeling into them we aren’t living, in the fullest expression of our life and being. Are we?
Being highly sensitive to what I feel means I hold a world within me, a universe within me and I feel what others feel too - deeply and intensely. I’ve come to learn that sensitivity is a strength of mine. It supports my life, my relationships, the way that I show up in the world, myself as a coach. Let us bring your sensitivity to the light too.
For a long time, I hid my true self from the world - for fear of being seen, being ‘too much’ or being misjudged by others. There is so much depth to who we are as individuals though, that the more I leant into my lightwork, the more I realised I was doing myself and others a disservice by hiding my truth. …Because, as we know, when we show up authentically we give others permission to do the same - not that they need it, of course.
Living my truth and honouring myself hasn’t always come easy. In fact, it’s often meant doing the thing I don’t want to do. It’s meant feeling like I’m letting others down, or opening myself up to judgment. Feeling like I don’t belong, or can’t join in in the same way. Or wanting so badly to embrace the introvert within and just hide; take some time away. I guess what it really means is choosing to rise into my highest potential - even if leaning into that up-level may feel uncomfortable! - over what I already know is a comfortable place to be. I have a feeling that you being here, means you’re willing to do the same.
“Nowadays, I ‘rebel’ in favour of my own autonomy and claim more for myself than I ever wanted my life to be. I believe that life can continue to get better, and better, and better. ”
I have some chronic health conditions that have meant actively learning to cope, surrender to flow, listening to myself and what I need, taking responsibility, opening up to the gift in the ‘burden’ and seeing the pure value that lies in simply being. Today, I am the closest I’ve ever been to ‘accepting’ my conditions - in working with them, as me; starting to fully embrace a simultaneous state of endless healing and constant pain.
Within me is an inner strength that’s come from living with these health conditions for so long. When I’ve physically been weak and exhausted I’ve mentally worked to reframe, shift and build new beliefs around how strong I can be, and what ‘strong’ even means to me. I’ve seen my strength in not choosing to volunteer my pain to others, in not desiring attention or sympathy, or seeking all of the allowances I’m entitled to. My strength has been in me, and the way I’ve gone about my days. There’s a wisdom within that’s led me - some might call that my intuitive nature, I’d say. I’ve come to deeply trust my intuition. The biggest shifts I have experienced personally, have come from moments when I have truly listened and attuned to what my body was telling me and acted or made decisions for myself, from that place.
Alongside the pain I experience there lies a deep sensitivity to beauty. Anchored in gratitude, reverence and creativity - beauty recharges me. I’m rooted in the elements; to fresh air and breath, fire and passion, Mother Nature and the land, the ocean. Some of my most magical moments are simply sitting in our backyard amongst the trees - feeling the ground below, breathing in the air all around me and gazing up at the sky above. The spirit and beauty of Mother Nature fuels and inspires my creativity. …And my spiritual connection to the divine (which for me, is Mother Nature) allows me to see that the pain and pleasure that exists in the world, also exists within me.
Over the last few years I’ve claimed autonomy and empowered myself. Simultaneously, I have been working on embodying a softer, more feminine energy and anchoring into, leading with ease. It’s been a journey. It still is and of course, it will keep on being - I am here for the long haul. I feel like this work that I’ve done internally has transformed my inner space, into a garden that nurtures and nourishes me. All the things I didn’t want to do I put my hand up to do them and set new markers of what can now possibly be. I have spent so much time, space and energy working on myself, my inner world - and now I’m here to support you to work on yourself, your inner world.
Learning what it truly is to hold space, has transformed the way I live and choose to participate in life. In a world that is constantly trying to change us, offer us something ‘better,’ make us look or feel a certain way - what a beautiful (and rare and radical) thing it is to be, and allow others to do the same - as they already are.
When you come into my world, please know that I will hold space for you in the most powerful way that I know how. There is nothing you need to do to be ‘better,’ to look or feel any differently than exactly how you do right now – I see you. …While of course holding space for myself in this powerful way is important - holding a grounded, soulful, safe space for my clients and my community is integral, and at the heart of the work I do.
I’ve come to honour that my power is in the duality of light and shadow, softness and strength, leadership and love; which is purely in my presence. This is the life-force of the power of me. …And let me tell you, that when we have a conversation, I cannot wait to witness all of your brilliant and beautiful dualities - because of course, these things are not exclusive. I’m here to hold space for you to soften into your wholeness - so that you can elevate into your highest potential, with ease. To teach you how to come home, to all that is (already!) within you too.
“If you feel called to experience this depth of feminine leadership for yourself, I invite you into a conversation.”
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