For 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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