What is trauma?

Trauma is what YOU experienced as trauma. Other people may not have had a trauma response, but YOU did. That is ALL that matters. Trauma is a response to an event and it lives in your mind and body. The…

Trauma is what YOU experienced as trauma. Other people may not have had a trauma response, but YOU did. That is ALL that matters. Trauma is a response to an event and it lives in your mind and body. The…

Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Unsplash Unlike making New Year’s resolutions, picking a ‘word of the year’ is about thinking about the whole year ahead and how you want to FEEL as you go through the days, weeks and months. To me, because…

Someone recently asked me how to avoid depletion. We had talked about nature’s cycles, the seasons and the moon cycle, and about making sure to replenish their energy more often throughout the year (not wait till Christmas or another two-week…

In the centre of your being is the light you’re looking for, in order to feel healed and whole. If you were the victim of sexual, emotional or physical abuse, this light is hidden from you. If you were the…

Something became very clear following a spiritual guidance session 2 weeks ago (thank you ovulation), and now it feels totally unreal and like I was just dreaming or making things up (not thank you, luteal phase). Claiming what is yours can be difficult and fraught…

The night I forgave my father Recently I introduced a friend to the idea that trauma lives in our bodies, in our cells and can be transgenerational. When I was first introduced to this idea myself a few years ago,…

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new moon. Happy new moon! New beginnings.

After many 'trials and (no) errors', I can confirm that GLUTEN not only hurts my tummy but also my BRAIN

What I loooove the most is helping and supporting women emotionally. I have been doing this officially since 2011, but really since I was a teenager, always helping my friends, with practical advice as well as emotional support. When I…

I am astounded by the number of women who come to me thinking that what happened to them when they were little/young is not traumatic and cannot be considered traumatic, and so they have brushed it under the carpet and kept…