Self-harm Awareness | We Do Recover
***TW – SELF-HARM*** It’s not something I talk about much, but self-harm is a big piece of my story. Today I am nearly 14 yrs free. On my legs and arms are scars, that…
Loving our Shadow | The Unpalatable Paradox
“We arrive as adults presenting a diminished ‘brochure’ of ourselves… a shop window of our good bits – sanitised and appropriate.” – Jamie Catto Whether we are willing to accept it or not,…
The Power of Possibility
Just because something always has been, doesn’t mean it always will be. These words were bestowed upon me many moons ago when the darkness of my world felt infinite and inescapable. I’d ‘always’…
Letting go | How to do it
The enticing proposition of ‘letting it go’ sounds so very simple, so very inviting, but it’s rarely as effortless as releasing our fingers from the string of a helium balloon. Our troubles and…
A little story of synchronicity
I always think it’s wondrous to weave back through time, to piece together our chance encounters and perceive the previously unseeable through eyes afresh. My story wouldn’t be my story without the unanticipated and…
7 Ways to Ground Yourself
The extent to which we feel grounded directly correlates with our felt sense of peace. When we’re grounded we feel at peace. Ungrounded and we’re at the whim of the whirring world around…
The Healing Power of Singing | Co-regulation in choirs
I sometimes wonder what it is exactly that I love so much about singing in a choir. To come together in song, our voices entwined, our hearts interwoven, our bodies breathing in unison.…
Invisible | Why we need to be seen
“Our hearts need to know we are visible to others as acutely as our bodies need food, water and rest.” Sophie Sabbage Sometimes we find ourselves feeling frustrated or frenzied, confused as to…
Tending to our tenderest parts | Heart Meditation
More than a little frequently, our miseducation from well-meaning but ill-informed caregivers leaves us ill-equipped to navigate our internal terrain. When it comes to feeling our feelings, we are often fairly clueless. Instead…
Empowerment is the Medicine for Rage
I’m not sure how relatable a post about rage is, but maybe many can identify with experiences of anger – externally explosive or silently repressed. My story was one of irrepressible rage, but…
