Dear Lovely Reader

The other day a friend said to me, “Hannah, I feel like I’m in the messy middle. I can’t see my way out of it. I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing, the wrong thing, or whether I’ve made a huge mistake.”

As she spoke, I realised how many of us find ourselves in exactly that place at different points in our lives. In fact, I think it’s one of the most universal experiences of being human. We move through life hoping for clarity, wanting certainty, wanting to know we’re heading in the right direction, and then suddenly we arrive in a season where none of that seems available. Everything feels uncertain. The path that once felt obvious no longer does. The answers aren’t appearing. The signs aren’t making sense. We find ourselves standing in a space between what was and what will be, and all we can see is the discomfort of not knowing.

I think one of the reasons these periods can feel so difficult is because we aren’t really taught how to be in them. We live in a world that celebrates certainty, confidence and forward movement. We are encouraged to have a plan, know our next step and keep progressing. So when we arrive somewhere that feels messy, confusing or unclear, we immediately assume something has gone wrong.

We start questioning ourselves. We wonder if we’ve taken a wrong turn. We look around at everyone else and convince ourselves they’re doing much better than we are. Before we know it, we’ve not only got the uncertainty itself, but we’ve layered judgement, fear and shame on top of it.

What I’ve learned through my own life, and what I’ve witnessed through so many conversations with others, is that there is a huge difference between feeling stuck and gripping onto the identity of being stuck. There are times when life naturally slows us down. There are times when things don’t make sense. There are times when we’re asked to sit in questions we don’t yet have answers to. That’s part of being human. But often what causes the deepest suffering is not the uncertainty itself, it’s our resistance to it. We become so desperate to get out of the darkness that we stop listening to what it might be trying to show us.

That doesn’t mean we should pretend everything is fine. I think it’s incredibly important to acknowledge when things feel hard. It’s important to be honest when you’re struggling. It’s important to admit when you’re frightened, confused, lost or overwhelmed. But I also think there is power in asking a different question. Instead of asking, “How do I get out of this?” what if we asked, “What do I need right now?”

Not next month. Not when everything is fixed. Not when life makes sense again. Right now.

I think that’s one of the gentlest questions we can ask ourselves because it immediately shifts us out of trying to solve our lives and brings us back into supporting ourselves through them. Sometimes when I ask that question, the answer surprises me. Often it’s not some grand revelation. It’s not a five-year plan or a life-changing decision. Sometimes it’s rest. Sometimes it’s reassurance. Sometimes it’s space. Sometimes it’s a conversation with someone I trust. Sometimes it’s simply permission to stop trying so hard for a moment.

And if you don’t know what you need, that’s okay too. Knowing that you don’t know is still information. It’s still awareness. It’s still a place to begin. Because the truth is, these moments aren’t always about finding answers as quickly as possible. Sometimes they’re about learning how to stay present when the answers haven’t arrived yet.

I know that’s not particularly satisfying to hear because none of us enjoy uncertainty. When we’re uncomfortable, we naturally want to move through it as quickly as we can. We want clarity. We want certainty. We want to know everything is going to be okay. But I often find myself wondering whether there is something in these periods that we’re so eager to escape. Is there something we’re being asked to see? Is there something we’re learning about ourselves? Is there a way we’re being invited to grow that wouldn’t have been available to us if life had simply continued as planned?

I know those questions can sound cliché when you’re in the middle of it. Trust me, I’ve rolled my eyes at them myself. But when I look back at some of the hardest seasons of my life, I can see that the moments I wanted to rush through the fastest were often the moments that changed me the most. Not because they were enjoyable, but because they asked me to develop muscles I couldn’t have developed any other way. They asked me to trust when I couldn’t see. They asked me to listen when I wanted certainty. They asked me to support myself differently. They asked me to stop seeking all of my answers outside of myself.

One thing I think we often forget is that life moves in cycles. Nature understands this beautifully. There are seasons of growth and seasons of rest. There are times when everything blooms and times when everything appears to die back. Yet somehow we expect ourselves to remain in perpetual spring. We expect ourselves to always be thriving, always growing, always moving forward. Then when life inevitably brings us into one of its quieter, darker or more uncertain seasons, we panic. We think we’ve failed. We think we’ve lost our way. We think we’ll be stuck there forever.

But nothing stays the same forever.

Not the beautiful moments.

Not the difficult moments.

Not the certainty.

Not the confusion.

Everything moves. Everything changes. Everything evolves.

And I think sometimes what keeps us trapped is the fear that we’ll never leave the place we’re currently standing in. We become afraid of our own emotions. Afraid of our own uncertainty. Afraid of our own humanity. Yet when we allow ourselves to sit with what is here, when we stop fighting quite so hard, something begins to soften. We realise that we can survive not knowing. We realise that uncertainty isn’t the same thing as danger. We realise that life is still unfolding, even when we can’t yet see where it’s leading.

I also think it’s important to remember that you don’t have to navigate these spaces alone. One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves during difficult times is allowing ourselves to be supported. So often shame convinces us to stay quiet. We don’t want to burden people. We don’t want to appear negative. We don’t want anyone to see that we’re struggling. Yet almost every person you admire has sat in their own version of the messy middle. They’ve had moments where they didn’t know what they were doing. They’ve questioned themselves. They’ve doubted themselves. They’ve felt lost.

Being human was never supposed to be a solo journey.

So if you’re in one of those spaces right now, if things feel messy, uncertain or unclear, perhaps this is simply your reminder to be gentle with yourself. Perhaps it’s a reminder that you don’t need to force clarity before it’s ready to arrive. Perhaps it’s a reminder to ask yourself what you need, how you can support yourself and who you can reach out to. And perhaps it’s a reminder that there is nothing wrong with you because you’re in a season where you cannot yet see the path ahead.

Life has a way of revealing itself in its own time. Rarely according to our schedule and almost never in the way we imagined. But again and again, I’ve seen that what feels impossible to navigate eventually becomes something we look back on with different eyes. We discover that we were moving all along. We discover that something was unfolding beneath the surface. We discover that even when we felt lost, life was still carrying us forward.

So if you’re in the messy middle, take a breath and give yourself some grace. You don’t need to have all the answers today. You don’t need to know exactly where you’re going. Sometimes your only job is to trust the step you’re standing in, support yourself through the uncertainty and remember that every season eventually changes.

You will find your way through.

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The latest blog post all about Summer Solstice, I hope you enjoy.

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Resharing my podcast with the fabulous , we talk about all the things magic, rituals, moon cycles and seasonal living. Her book “The witches way home”, talks all about this too.

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This weeks card, is from Kyle Gray’s “Angels and Ancestors”oracle deck

This week’s card is absolutely perfect for the collective energy because here in the Northern Hemisphere we are arriving at the Summer Solstice, one of my favourite points in the year. The solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night, the moment when the sun reaches its peak and we are immersed in the fullest expression of light. There is something incredibly powerful about this point in the cycle. Nature is in full bloom, the days feel expansive, and there is a sense of illumination all around us. It is as though the sun is inviting us to pause and notice what has been growing beneath the surface and what is now ready to be seen.

As we move through this week, I encourage you to think about where the light needs to shine in your own life. What is asking to be illuminated? What truth, opportunity, dream or next step is waiting to come into clearer focus? The energy of the solstice has always felt to me like standing in a golden spotlight, where life gently reveals what we need to see.

Sometimes that illumination shows us where we are thriving and blooming, and sometimes it shines on the things that are no longer aligned, the things we need to release, transform or let go of. If you work with ritual, intention setting or reflection, this is a beautiful time to ask yourself what you are ready to place in the fire and surrender. What are you willing to release so that the light can shine more fully on what you truly want to cultivate in the months ahead?

There is also a reminder within this week’s energy that whilst the solstice feels joyful, expansive and vibrant, it can also feel incredibly intense. When everything feels exciting and full of possibility, it can be very easy to overextend ourselves. The energy is naturally high, and there can be a temptation to say yes to everything, do everything and keep pushing forward because the momentum feels so good. Yet one of the lessons of the solstice is balance.

Even as we celebrate the height of the light, we are also standing at the turning point. From here, the wheel slowly begins its journey back towards winter. Nature reminds us that every peak contains the seed of a new cycle, and because of that, sustainability matters.

I also want to acknowledge that whilst the season around us may be summer, your own personal season may be something entirely different. You may be feeling expansive and joyful, or you may be navigating challenges, uncertainty or change. Both experiences can exist at the same time. The invitation is not to force yourself into a particular feeling, but to become aware of where you are and work with the energy available to you. The beauty of the solstice is that it offers illumination, and illumination is valuable wherever we find ourselves.

Over the coming days, allow yourself to spend time in nature if you can. Notice the flowers in bloom, the abundance of life around you and the way the light lingers longer in the sky. Let it remind you that growth often happens gradually until one day we suddenly realise how much has changed.

This is a potent pause point in the year, a still point filled with possibility, reflection and intention. Let yourself enjoy it. Let yourself bask in the warmth and the beauty of the season. Let yourself receive the joy that is available.

Most importantly, pay attention to where the light is shining in your life this week. Notice what is being illuminated, what is asking to grow and what is ready to be released. Trust what is coming into view. Trust what you are being shown. And as we step into this next chapter of the year, allow yourself to feel held by the light, nourished by the season and inspired by everything that is beginning to bloom.

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much of our lives can be spent waiting to like ourselves. Not now, of course. Not as we are today. We tell ourselves we’ll like ourselves when we lose the weight, when we become healthier, when we make more money, when we finally feel successful, when we have the relationship, when we become more productive, or when we become the version of ourselves we believe we’re supposed to be.

Whilst there’s absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to grow, evolve and create a bigger life for ourselves, I wonder how much of that growth is genuinely bringing us closer to who we are and how much of it is quietly pulling us further away.

Because there is a difference between expanding because something truly lights you up and chasing because you believe you’re not enough as you are. For so many of us, the chasing becomes so normal that we don’t even realise we’re doing it. We move from one goal to the next, one milestone to the next, one achievement to the next. We tell ourselves that when we arrive there, then we’ll relax. Then we’ll feel worthy. Then we’ll finally feel good. But what if that feeling never comes? What if the goalpost simply keeps moving? What if the thing we’re really searching for isn’t waiting for us at the finish line at all?

I think many of us have experienced that moment where we achieve something we desperately wanted, only to find ourselves immediately looking towards the next thing. Not because we’re ungrateful, but because we’ve unknowingly attached our worth to achievement. We’ve made our self-acceptance conditional. We’ve created a silent agreement with ourselves that says, “I’ll be enough when…” and then filled in the blank with whatever seems most important at the time. The problem is that there is always another blank waiting to be filled.

The world constantly gives us messages that we should be more. Better. Different. More successful, more attractive, more productive, more healed, more accomplished. Some of these messages are obvious, but many of them are incredibly subtle. They’re hidden inside social media posts, advertisements, conversations, comparison and even things we genuinely enjoy.

We absorb them without realising it and slowly begin to believe that there is a future version of ourselves that will finally be acceptable. The problem is that version never quite arrives because every time we get close, we create another condition, another thing to fix, another thing to achieve, another reason to postpone appreciating ourselves.

And somewhere along the way, we stop asking a very important question: do I actually like myself right now? Not the future version. Not the healed version. Not the successful version. Not the version with everything figured out. This version. The one sitting here today, doing their best with what they know and what they have. Because if we’re honest, many of us spend far more time trying to improve ourselves than we do getting to know ourselves. We become so focused on becoming someone that we lose connection with who we already are.

I think that disconnection is far more exhausting than we realise. Sometimes we think we’re tired because life is busy, and sometimes that’s true. But sometimes we’re tired because we’re constantly carrying the weight of not feeling enough. We’re monitoring ourselves, correcting ourselves, comparing ourselves and judging ourselves. We’re trying to earn our own approval whilst simultaneously moving the finish line further away. That takes an incredible amount of energy. It’s hard to feel at peace when you’re constantly trying to become someone else.

The older I get, the more I believe that coming back to ourselves is one of the most important things we can do. Not because life becomes perfect. Not because we suddenly stop wanting things. But because we stop abandoning ourselves whilst we’re trying to get there. We begin to notice when something is taking us further away from who we truly are.

We begin to ask ourselves whether the thing we’re chasing is actually aligned with us or whether we’re simply attached to what it represents. Sometimes what we want isn’t really the thing itself. It’s the feeling we believe it will give us: safety, belonging, validation, worthiness or acceptance.

Whilst there’s nothing wrong with wanting those feelings, it’s worth asking whether we’re looking for them in places that can never fully provide them. Because if we don’t feel worthy now, achievement rarely fixes that. If we don’t like ourselves now, success rarely changes that. The relationship we have with ourselves comes with us everywhere. It follows us into every room, every opportunity, every achievement and every chapter. We can change our circumstances, but eventually we still have to meet ourselves.

Which is why I think one of the most powerful questions we can ask isn’t, “When will it finally feel good?” but “What can I do to make it feel good now?” Not perfectly. Not forever. Just now. One small thing. One moment. One decision. One act of kindness towards yourself. One choice that brings you back home to who you are.

Because ultimately every single one of us will have a different answer. For some people it might be rest. For others it might be creativity, connection, movement, nature, stillness or laughter. Whatever it is, it begins with paying attention.

I think one of the greatest tragedies is that some people spend their entire lives chasing a version of themselves without ever really getting to know the person underneath it all. The person beneath the labels, achievements, expectations and armour. The armour itself isn’t the problem.

Sometimes the armour serves a purpose. But it’s important to know who you are underneath it. To know what you truly want. To know how you genuinely feel. To know whether the life you’re building is actually yours or whether it’s based on someone else’s idea of success.

Life will always offer us more noise. More options. More things to compare ourselves against. More reasons to believe we should be somewhere other than where we are. The practice isn’t removing all of that. The practice is learning how to return to ourselves despite it. To regularly check in. To ask deeper questions.

To notice when something is no longer serving us. To recognise when we’re becoming someone we don’t actually want to be. And to remember that we’re allowed to change direction if we need to.

Perhaps that’s the thing we forget most often. We’re allowed. We’re allowed to stop and ask whether something is taking us further away from ourselves. We’re allowed to question the identities we’ve attached ourselves to. We’re allowed to redefine success. We’re allowed to choose differently. We’re allowed to ask, “Is this bringing me closer to who I truly want to be?” and “Do I like who I am whilst I’m becoming it?”

Because at the end of the day, there will always be another goal, another achievement, another mountain to climb. But there is only one relationship that travels with you through every season of your life: the relationship you have with yourself. Maybe it’s time we gave that relationship a little more attention. Maybe it’s time we stopped waiting until we arrive somewhere to like ourselves. Maybe it’s time we remembered that who we are becoming matters, but who we are right now matters too.

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Have you listened to myself and Soulla Demetriou, we talk all about IFS therapy and her book “You have always been enough”.

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The latest blog post is up for June, and is all about how you can work with the summer solstice energy and illuminate the things, that need lighting up for you or transforming or releasing.

I love the feeling of magic in the air this season.

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This week’s card is from Kyle Gray’s “Angels Prayers Oracle” deck.

This week’s card, Synchronicity, feels like the perfect energy for the week ahead. Sometimes along the way we begin to wonder if we’re doing the right thing. We question the decisions we’ve made, the path we’re walking, and whether we’re truly moving in the direction we’re meant to be. We look for signs, for reassurance, for something that tells us we haven’t missed the turn and that life is still unfolding exactly as it needs to.

This week feels like one of those weeks where those gentle reminders begin to appear. Not necessarily in dramatic or life-changing ways, but in the small, meaningful moments that catch your attention and make you pause. It feels as though life is offering little taps on the shoulder, subtle nudges that remind you that all is well, that you’re exactly where you need to be, and that things are coming together in ways you may not yet fully see.

If you’ve been asking for a sign, seeking confirmation, or simply hoping for a little reassurance that you’re on the right path, remain open this week. Synchronicities have a way of arriving when we least expect them. They often show up through conversations, repeated messages, chance encounters, songs, numbers, memories, or moments that feel too perfectly timed to ignore. The important thing to remember is that they don’t always arrive in the shiny, obvious ways we imagine they should. Sometimes they’re incredibly subtle. Sometimes they’re a collection of small moments that, when pieced together, create a deeper sense of knowing.

I think we can sometimes become attached to how we believe a sign should look. We decide that confirmation must arrive in a particular form, and when it doesn’t, we dismiss the quieter messages that are trying to reach us. This week asks you to soften that expectation and simply become aware. Notice what captures your attention. Notice what keeps appearing. Notice what creates that feeling within you that says, “Pay attention to this.”

What feels particularly important about this card is that it’s not just about receiving reassurance from life. It’s also about deepening trust in yourself. Every time we acknowledge a synchronicity, we’re strengthening our relationship with our intuition. We’re learning to listen more closely, to trust what we feel, and to recognise that there is often something beyond our logical, linear thinking guiding us forward. The more aware we become of these moments, the more connected we become to our own inner wisdom.

The week ahead doesn’t feel like a huge action week. It doesn’t feel like everything is suddenly speeding up or dramatically changing direction. Instead, it feels much more neutral, reflective and spacious. A week of allowing. A week of paying attention. A week of becoming clearer whilst also letting life reveal what needs to be revealed. There is something powerful about not forcing answers and instead allowing them to arrive naturally.

And perhaps that’s the deeper message here. No matter how self-aware we are, no matter how much inner work we’ve done, and no matter how much we trust ourselves, there are still moments when we need a little reassurance. There is nothing wrong with that. We are human. Sometimes we simply need a reminder that we’re supported, that we’re moving in the right direction, and that things are unfolding even when we can’t yet see the full picture.

So as you move through the week ahead, stay open. Stay curious. Allow yourself to notice the synchronicities that appear, however small they may seem. Trust what resonates. Trust what lights up within you. And most importantly, allow yourself to receive the reassurance that’s being offered.

You don’t need to have all the answers right now. This week feels like life gently reminding you that you’re already on your way.

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There’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, is anger.

It’s one of those emotions that many of us have a complicated relationship with, particularly women. There’s often a narrative that if a woman expresses anger, frustration, or strong feelings about something, she’s quickly labelled as “angry.” You know the kind of comments: she’s just angry, she’s overreacting, she’s too emotional. Yet often what’s really happening is that someone is expressing something important, something that matters deeply to them.

I think we need to remove some of the shame surrounding anger. Feeling angry about something that genuinely hurts, frustrates, or challenges us is not a character flaw. It’s a human emotion. The issue, as with any emotion, isn’t that we feel it. The issue comes when we become trapped inside it, when it stops being an emotion moving through us and instead becomes somewhere we permanently reside. That can happen with sadness, fear, grief, resentment, or anger. None of them are the problem in themselves.

What concerns me is how often we’re encouraged to suppress anger rather than understand it.

Many of us grew up with messages about being the “good girl.” Be polite. Be accommodating. Don’t make a fuss. Don’t upset people. Don’t be difficult. Somewhere along the way, many women learned that anger was unacceptable, unattractive, or even dangerous. We learned that speaking up when something wasn’t right could lead to criticism, judgement, or being compared to others in unhelpful ways. I’ve seen people dismissed simply because they were expressing anger about something that mattered to them.

But emotions aren’t meant to be ranked as good or bad. They’re information.

Anger often points towards a boundary that’s been crossed, a value that’s been violated, a need that hasn’t been met, or a situation that feels deeply unfair. The problem is that many of us were never taught what to do once anger arrives. We were taught to avoid it, minimise it, suppress it, or project it onto others.

And I want to be clear here: processing anger is very different from projecting anger.

I’m not talking about lashing out at people, blaming others, or using anger as a weapon. I’m talking about developing a healthy relationship with it. Allowing ourselves to acknowledge that it’s there, understanding what it’s trying to tell us, and creating enough safety within ourselves to move through it.

Even as I write this, I notice a level of discomfort. It’s interesting because it tells me there are still layers here for me too.

When I was younger, there was a lot of shame around being seen as angry. If I felt frustrated, I would often become frustrated about being frustrated. I would get caught in a loop, not because of the original feeling itself, but because I was resisting it. Looking back, I can see how much energy was spent trying not to appear too much, too emotional, too passionate, too intense.

The older I get, the more I realise that resisting an emotion often keeps it stuck.

Recently, I found myself feeling angry about a few situations in my life. Some of that anger felt justified. Some of it came from frustration. Some of it came from things that I knew may never be fully resolved. And what I noticed was that the more I resisted feeling it, the more charged it became. The more I tried to push it away, the louder it got.

But when I allowed myself to sit with it honestly, without judging it, something shifted.

The anger moved.

Now, that doesn’t mean I suddenly felt happy about the situation. It doesn’t mean everything was fixed. It doesn’t even mean I stopped feeling annoyed. What changed was that the emotional charge began to release. I stopped carrying it quite so heavily in my body. I stopped fighting the feeling itself.

I think that’s an important distinction.

Sometimes healing isn’t about making an emotion disappear. Sometimes it’s about creating enough space for it to be felt so it no longer controls us.

And this is where our individual relationship with anger becomes so important. For some people, anger is the emotion they move towards most easily. For others, it’s the emotion they avoid at all costs. If you’ve experienced trauma, particularly in environments where anger felt unsafe, anger can become one of the most difficult emotions to sit with. It can feel threatening, overwhelming, or completely inaccessible.

That’s why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach.

The invitation is to become curious about your own relationship with anger. What messages did you receive about it growing up? What happens in your body when you feel it? Do you suppress it? Express it? Fear it? Judge it? Avoid it?

Because when we begin to understand our relationship with anger, it often becomes less charged. Less frightening. Less overwhelming.

It becomes what it always was: an emotion.

One of many emotions available to us as human beings.

Not something to be ashamed of. Not something to build a home in. Simply something to feel, listen to, learn from, and eventually allow to move through.

Perhaps that’s the work. Not becoming someone who never feels angry, but becoming someone who can meet anger with awareness rather than shame.

And if I’m honest, I suspect this is a conversation I’m still in the middle of myself. Maybe there’s a part two to this piece somewhere down the line. Because writing it has reminded me that there are still things I’m learning, still layers unfolding, and still opportunities to deepen my own understanding of what it means to have a healthy relationship with this often misunderstood emotion.

For now, perhaps it’s enough simply to ask yourself:

What would change if you stopped judging your anger and started listening to what it has been trying to tell you?

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The latest podcast with the lovely Soulla Demetriou, who has written “You have always been enough”, based around IFS therapy. I loved this conversation and it’s the first time I’ve had a detailed conversation with someone about this topic on the podcast.

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This week’s card is from Asha Frosts “The sacred medicine oracle”deck.

This week’s card, Trust, feels like the perfect energy for the collective right now.

After the powerful Blue Moon energy we’ve just moved through, it feels as though so much has been released. The last week carried an intensity to it, almost like everything was supercharged, bringing things to the surface that needed our attention. As we now move closer towards the Summer Solstice and the peak of the light later this month, there is a gentle invitation to explore our relationship with trust.

Trust can feel like such a simple word, but in reality it’s often one of the most complex relationships we have.

As I tune into the energy of the week ahead, it feels as though something may arise that asks you to lean into trust a little more deeply. It could be trusting yourself. It could be trusting another person. It could be trusting your ability to complete something you’ve been working towards, trusting a project that’s ready to be shared with the world, or trusting a relationship that’s slowly unfolding. Whatever shape it takes, it feels as though trust will become a focal point in an area of your life that is asking for your attention.

When that happens, rather than rushing past it, allow yourself to sit with it.

What is your relationship with trust?

It’s a powerful question because many of us have reasons why trust feels difficult. We may have been hurt before. We may have trusted someone who let us down. We may have poured our hearts into a project that didn’t work out the way we hoped. We may have listened to our intuition and felt confused by what happened next.

Trust asks us to remain open despite our previous experiences, and that isn’t always easy.

We hear phrases such as “trust the process” all the time, and whilst there is wisdom in those words, the reality is often more nuanced. Trust isn’t simply a mindset. It also lives within the body and nervous system.

If your nervous system has learned that trust is unsafe for any number of reasons, there can be a disconnect between what your mind wants and what your body feels. You may desperately want to trust, yet find yourself hesitating, questioning, or holding back.

If that’s the case, be gentle with yourself.

You don’t need to leap from distrust to complete faith overnight. Sometimes trust is built through tiny moments. One small step. One small choice. One small act of self-belief. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is trust.

Perhaps this week is simply about finding the next 1% that helps bridge the gap.

I also feel there’s an invitation to explore the trust you have in yourself.

This is something many of us struggle with more than we realise. Life happens. We experience disappointments, losses, illnesses, challenges and setbacks. Sometimes we become disconnected from our own wisdom, our bodies, or our ability to navigate what life places in front of us.

If you’ve been through difficult experiences with your health, your body, your relationships, or your circumstances, trust can feel especially complicated.

How do we trust a body that hasn’t always done what we wanted it to do?

How do we trust ourselves after we’ve experienced hardship?

Perhaps the answer isn’t about forcing trust. Perhaps it’s about slowly rebuilding the relationship. Meeting yourself where you are. Learning to listen again. Learning to soften towards yourself rather than criticise yourself.

The image on this card feels particularly meaningful. I was immediately drawn to the hummingbird. There is something so delicate, sensitive and trusting about its energy. It moves gently yet purposefully, knowing exactly where it needs to go. It doesn’t force. It doesn’t rush. It simply follows the path in front of it.

Behind it, the great golden sun feels like a reminder that we are moving towards the Solstice, towards greater light, growth and expansion. The hummingbird reminds us that trust doesn’t have to arrive in dramatic ways. Sometimes it arrives softly, one moment at a time.

Trust doesn’t have to be a giant leap.

It can be a tiny step.

It can be a quiet decision.

It can be a gentle willingness to try again.

So as you move through the week ahead, take your time. If trust feels easy, embrace it. If trust feels difficult, honour that too. Notice where the resistance is and meet yourself with compassion rather than judgement.

Be kind to yourself.

Be patient with yourself.

And trust that wherever you are right now is exactly where you need to begin.

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(Picture of Hannah in her wheelchair, dancing in the rain, making the most of life despite all it’s thrown at her.)

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There was a time in my life where I felt like I was constantly watching life happen around me whilst I stood still inside of it. So many years were shaped by not being able to do things because physically my body simply couldn’t keep up. And when you live like that for long enough, it doesn’t just affect your body, it affects your mind too. It creates this feeling that you’re somehow outside of life looking in. Everyone else seems to be moving forward, ticking boxes, building lives, making memories, whilst you’re just trying to get through the day and be okay. I know what that feels like deeply.

One of the biggest things I had to learn over time was how to shift my mindset around all of it. Not in a bypassing way. Not in a “just think positive” kind of way. I had to grieve first. I had to process. I had to let myself feel the anger, the sadness, the disappointment and the heartbreak of life not looking the way I thought it would. Especially when you live with ill health or limitations that genuinely stop you from doing things in the way you once imagined, there is grief in that. Real grief. And I think it’s important we acknowledge that honestly.

But somewhere along the way I realised that whilst I couldn’t always control what was happening to me, I did have influence over how I cared for myself within it. I began to understand that my path was my path, and the only real power I had was in learning how to make the best of the life in front of me rather than constantly mourning the version I thought I should have had.

And honestly, I think this applies to all of us in different ways. Even if the topic looks different. We all have places in our lives where we feel behind, left out, not enough, like everyone else has figured something out that we haven’t. Social media and society amplify that feeling too. We are sold such rigid ideas of success, happiness, productivity and what life is “supposed” to look like. So when our lives don’t mirror that picture, we internalise it. We think we’re failing. We think something is missing from us.

But the truth I keep coming back to is this: nothing is missing from us more than the meaning we attach to it in our minds.

Over time, I stopped outsourcing all of my power to what wasn’t happening for me. I stopped putting all of my energy into comparison, into wishing my body was different, my life was different, my circumstances were different. And instead, I started asking myself: what can I do? How can I support myself here? How can I nourish my life as it is now?

That changed everything for me.

Because what I’ve learnt is that adaptation is powerful. By slowing down and truly looking after myself, I slowly built myself back up in ways that allowed me to do more than I once could. Not always in the same way as everyone else. Not always looking conventional. But still meaningful. Still beautiful. Still mine.

Sometimes that meant living a quieter life than I once imagined. Sometimes it meant resting more. Sometimes it meant my world looked smaller from the outside. But I also realised how much beauty exists in small things when you actually allow yourself to see them. When you stop chasing the idea that your life has to look a certain way to matter.

Romanticising my life genuinely became part of my healing. Making my environment feel comforting. Creating beauty in tiny moments. Finding joy in slower things. Nourishing my body instead of fighting it. Letting myself rest without shame. Learning to stop caring so much about what people thought of my life or whether it looked impressive enough.

Because when we constantly scatter our energy trying to keep up, trying to prove ourselves, trying to meet expectations that don’t actually fit us, we drain ourselves even more. But when we bring that energy back inward, when we start pouring into ourselves with care instead of criticism, something begins to shift.

And no, that doesn’t mean everything magically changes overnight. It doesn’t mean life suddenly becomes easy. There are still hard days. There are still moments of grief. There are still things I struggle with deeply. But my dominant energy is no longer rooted in lack. It’s rooted in care. In gratitude. In possibility. In finding a way to work with my life rather than constantly feeling at war with it.

Our brains are more mouldable than we realise. The more we practice believing we are enough exactly where we are, the more we begin to rewire those deep-rooted patterns telling us we’re failing, behind, broken or missing out. So much of this journey comes back to comparison. To the stories we’ve inherited about worth and success and productivity. But when we begin to untangle ourselves from those stories, we create space to breathe again.

This weekend really brought all of this home for me. I went out with friends to a small R&B festival, something I honestly wouldn’t have been able to do for a long time. And I did it on my terms. I paced myself. I looked after my body. I adapted things around what I needed. Years ago, I wouldn’t have thought moments like that would be possible for me again.

And I don’t take that for granted for a second.

But what got me there wasn’t forcing myself to push harder or pretending I wasn’t struggling. It came from learning to truly care for myself. From taking my power back slowly. From building a life that felt beautiful to me even when it didn’t look the way I once imagined it would.

And I think that’s the reminder I want to leave here.

If you feel like you’re behind…
If you feel like your life doesn’t look the way you hoped…
If you feel like your body, your finances, your career, your relationships or your circumstances aren’t matching the picture in your head…
You are not failing.

Start with you.

Start with how you speak to yourself.
Start with how you nourish yourself.
Start with the tiny moments of beauty you can create right where you are.
Start with letting go of the belief that your worth is dependent on how closely your life resembles somebody else’s.

I’m not speaking about this because I read it in a book or heard it on a podcast. I’m speaking about it because I have lived it and continue to live it. And whilst I would never deny the reality of how hard things can be, I also know from lived experience that things can soften. Things can improve. Joy can exist alongside grief. Beauty can exist alongside struggle.

You can find a way.

Maybe not the way you originally imagined, but a way nonetheless.

And that way can still hold goodness, connection, meaning, gratitude and moments that make you realise life is still meeting you exactly where you are.

So if you need this reminder today: you are enough already. Even here. Even now.

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This week’s card is by Karen Kay’s “Messages from the Mermaids” oracle.

This week’s card, discernment, feels incredibly aligned with the collective energy right now. Discernment is something so important for us to keep coming back to, especially in a world where there is constantly so much noise. And this week in particular feels noisy. There’s a sense of mixed messages, differing opinions, people telling you what you should or shouldn’t do, voices pulling you in different directions and a lot of intensity around what is “right” or “wrong.”

This is where your discernment comes in.

This week is asking you to return back to yourself. To slow down enough to actually hear your own inner voice underneath all the external noise. If something doesn’t feel right for you, trust that feeling. And equally, if something feels good and aligned for you, even if others don’t understand it or agree with it, trust that too. Discernment is deeply personal.

I actually feel like this week may bring opportunities for you to strengthen that discernment muscle. Maybe there are moments where you don’t listen to yourself and afterwards you realise your body or intuition was trying to guide you elsewhere. But even that has value because sometimes discernment grows through experience. Sometimes we learn what alignment feels like by first experiencing what it doesn’t feel like.

So let this week become an activation of your discernment. Get curious about what it feels like in your body and nervous system. What does a full-bodied yes feel like for you? What does contraction feel like? What happens when you override yourself? What happens when you truly listen?

The more you build that relationship with yourself, the quieter the outside noise begins to feel because you stop looking externally for every answer. You begin to trust your own compass more deeply. And that creates so much more peace, freedom and groundedness in your life.

Make grounding a priority this week because discernment lands much more clearly when we’re regulated and connected to ourselves. When we’re overwhelmed, overstimulated or constantly consuming noise from the outside world, it becomes much harder to hear what’s actually true for us.

We’ve also now moved into Gemini season, which brings a very different energy to Taurus season. Gemini energy can feel more mental, more fast-paced, more dualistic and polarising at times. There can be a lot more black-and-white thinking, a lot more conversation and contradiction in the air. Which is exactly why discernment becomes your guiding compass right now.

Not every voice deserves access to your nervous system.
Not every opinion deserves your energy.
Not every path is meant for you.

Come back to yourself this week. Trust what feels grounded, calm and true for you. That is your discernment speaking.

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Dear Lovely Reader,

There’s a narrative woven so deeply into the way we talk about success, achievement, and growth that many of us barely question it anymore. The idea that we should always be expanding. Always producing. Always visible. Always moving upward. And if we’re not? Then maybe something is wrong. Maybe we’re blocked. Maybe we’re limiting ourselves. Maybe we’ve somehow failed.

The self-development world especially can amplify this belief. There’s often this underlying message that growth should look constant, linear, and endlessly ascending. But the truth is, nothing in life works that way. Nature itself doesn’t work that way.

Everything moves in cycles.

The seasons do. The tides do. Our bodies do. Our minds do. Our nervous systems do. Even the things we admire most in life rise and fall, expand and contract, bloom and retreat. Yet somewhere along the way, many of us absorbed the belief that we should be “on” all the time.

But we cannot live permanently expanded.

Sometimes contraction is not failure. Sometimes it is wisdom.

Yes, there are moments where beliefs, fears, or nervous system patterns can create resistance. But sometimes the reason we slow down is not because we are broken, it’s because we need to pause. We need space to recover. Space to recalibrate. Space to return to ourselves.

I think one of the hardest things is when we’ve been moving forward quickly and then suddenly experience a dip. Maybe things feel quieter. Maybe our energy changes. Maybe we don’t feel as outwardly driven as before. Instantly, panic can arise. We start questioning ourselves. What’s wrong with me? Am I losing momentum? Am I sabotaging myself? What do I need to fix?

But what if nothing is wrong?

What if your body is simply asking for breath?

Even our nervous systems need periods of rest after expansion. If you’ve spent months showing up, creating, giving, building, pushing, being visible, doing all the things, of course there may come a moment where you naturally begin to pull inward again. That isn’t weakness. That’s rhythm.

If something remains permanently switched on, permanently heightened, permanently striving, eventually it moves beyond growth and into exhaustion. This is how burnout happens. Not because expansion itself is bad, but because expansion without pause becomes unsustainable.

The ocean teaches us this beautifully. Waves rise and fall. They move forward and then retreat. And when we learn to surf well, we stop fighting the movement. We move with it instead.

Life asks the same of us.

Real success is not endlessly climbing uphill until we collapse under the weight of it. Imagine walking on a constant incline for the rest of your life without ever stopping. Eventually, even the strongest body would tire. Eventually the climb itself would begin to feel impossible.

And yet this is how many people are trying to live.

Constant blooming. Constant visibility. Constant output.

But nothing blooms all year round.

As we move through this halfway point between spring and summer, there can almost be this pressure in the collective energy to keep going, keep producing, keep expanding because everything around us appears to be in full bloom. But even nature doesn’t sustain bloom endlessly. Flowers open, soften, fall away, regenerate, and return again in their own timing.

Everything has cycles, whether we acknowledge them or not.

Some people simply become better at working with those cycles instead of resisting them. They learn how to prepare for quieter periods rather than fear them. They build lives, businesses, and nervous systems that can hold both expansion and contraction. And to me, that is real success.

Real success is being able to rest without panic.

It’s being able to pause without believing your worth disappears.

It’s trusting that a quieter season does not mean you are forgotten.

I think so many people fear stepping back because visibility has become tied to identity. There’s this fear that if we stop being seen all the time, people will move on. Forget us. Lose interest. But it simply isn’t sustainable to live at full intensity forever. Sometimes stepping back is exactly what allows us to reconnect to ourselves, replenish creatively, and return with greater clarity and depth.

And perhaps the deeper invitation is learning to listen before the body forces us to.

Because often our bodies whisper long before they scream.

Sometimes what we label as limitation is actually intelligent regulation. Sometimes what feels like a block is actually protection. Sometimes the contraction is there not to punish us, but to regenerate us.

I know for me personally, when those quieter moments arrive, there can still be that instant reflex to question everything. To wonder what’s wrong. To think I need to fix something, heal something, work harder, push more.

But increasingly I’m learning that sometimes the most healing thing is not more striving.

Sometimes it’s simply listening.

Grounding.

Returning.

Allowing the nervous system to soften enough to remember that rest is not the opposite of growth, it is part of growth.

Imagine if we collectively stopped glorifying relentless upward motion and started honouring the full rhythm of being human. Imagine if we allowed ourselves to trust that periods of recalibration are not wasted time, but sacred space where something deeper is quietly reorganising itself beneath the surface.

Because often when we emerge from those quieter seasons, we do so differently. More rooted. More aligned. More sustainable.

There is no perfect formula for any of this. Some seasons will ask for huge expansion. Others will ask for retreat. Some chapters will feel wildly creative and outward. Others will feel deeply internal and restorative.

The invitation is not to force yourself into one permanent state.

The invitation is to learn your own rhythms.

To trust your own cycles.

To stop treating every contraction as failure and start recognising that sometimes it is simply life asking you to breathe.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Have you ever struggled with the feeling that you always need to be “on”? And what changes when you allow yourself to move more gently with your own natural cycles?

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The latest podcast episode with my friend Zoe Fox, all about her new book “Activate your light”, Zoe shares her story from grief to disability and despite all this shining her light in the world. I hope you enjoy our conversation, it’s real and raw.

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Come to my talk at “Mind, body, spirit” at ~London Olympia~.

Saturday the 23rd May at 11:30 at the midlife wisdom stage to see my talk “Reclaim your power and elevate your life”.

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This week’s card is Claire Stone’s “The divine feminine”oracle.

This week’s card feels perfect for the collective energy as we move deeper into Taurus season, a season that invites grounding, nourishment, rest, comfort, beauty, and creating a sense of home within ourselves and our lives. There’s a slower, steadier energy here that asks us to reconnect to what truly supports us. To clear our spaces, beautify our environments, care for our bodies, and root ourselves more deeply into the present moment.

But alongside all of that practical grounding comes another important piece: self-appreciation.

Because it’s no good creating a beautiful life around us if we are constantly disconnected from ourselves within it. We can have the calming space, the routines, the cosy evenings, the candles, the organisation, all the things that look nurturing from the outside, but if we are still speaking harshly to ourselves internally, something will still feel missing.

Everything interacts together.

This week ahead asks you to think about how you truly feel in relation to yourself. How do you feel in your body? In your nervous system? In the life you’re creating? Do your spaces feel supportive and safe to you? And perhaps most importantly, do you appreciate yourself within the life you are building?

So many of us are endlessly hard on ourselves. We focus on fixing, improving, achieving, and doing, while leaving self-love and appreciation until the very end of the list. We tell ourselves we’ll finally soften toward ourselves once we’ve earned it. Once everything is sorted. Once we’ve done enough. Once we’ve become enough.

But self-appreciation cannot always come last.

In many ways, it’s the missing piece underneath everything else.

Because how can we fully receive love, care, rest, or joy if deep down we still struggle to believe we are worthy of it? So many people carry stories of feeling unlovable, not enough, too much, behind, flawed, or disconnected because of life experiences, conditioning, relationships, or the patterns we’ve absorbed over time.

And of course, this is not something that magically changes overnight. It’s a process. A gentle unpacking. A returning.

But this week may highlight where you’re being invited to soften toward yourself a little more.

If emotions rise, if you feel triggered, if you notice the inner critic becoming loud, come back to grounding. Go for a walk in nature. Sit quietly in your home. Wrap yourself in a blanket. Run a bath. Rest. Do something nurturing for yourself, however that looks for you.

Because every small act of self-care and self-kindness matters more than we realise. Every time we choose to care for ourselves, we reinforce the message that we are worthy of that care.

Very often we put ourselves last because we believe we have to earn rest, softness, love, or appreciation. But this week invites you to begin unpacking that story.

You do not have to earn your own care.

You do not have to become perfect before you are allowed to appreciate yourself.

Self-love is not a reward at the end of exhaustion. It’s something we slowly learn to anchor into our lives along the way.

So as you move through this week ahead, sprinkle in moments of self-appreciation. Notice where you may still be overlooking yourself. Reflect on where you could be gentler, kinder, more compassionate toward who you already are.

Get grounded. Rest where you need to. Surround yourself with what feels nourishing and supportive.

And most importantly, love yourself a little bit more.

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I’ve been thinking a lot about trust lately. Not the kind we place in other people, but the quiet, often overlooked relationship we have with ourselves. The way we second-guess. The way we hesitate. The way we look outward for answers, almost by default, as if someone else must surely know better than we do.

And it’s so understandable, isn’t it? We live in a world that is constantly offering opinions, guidance, noise. There is always something to read, to watch, to listen to. Always another perspective to take on. And somewhere along the way, without even realising it, we begin to outsource our own knowing. We begin to doubt the very voice that has been with us all along.

The trust muscle weakens quietly like that. Not all at once, but over time.

What I keep coming back to is this… trusting yourself doesn’t need to be complicated. It doesn’t need to be turned into something performative or overly spiritual or wrapped up in rituals that take you further away from yourself. It’s actually far simpler than that, and maybe that’s why we overlook it.

It’s the feeling in your gut.
The subtle pull in your body.
The quiet sense of knowing that doesn’t shout, but is steady when you really listen.

And when you begin to trust that, even just a little, something starts to shift.

You move differently. There’s less urgency, less scrambling. You’re not constantly searching for confirmation or waiting for permission. Instead, you begin to make decisions from a place that feels more rooted, more connected. And those decisions, however small they may seem at the time, begin to build on each other. They create a kind of inner stability that can’t be found outside of you.

That doesn’t mean we shut the world out. It doesn’t mean we never ask for advice or lean on others. There is a real nuance here, a balance that matters. There are moments in life where things feel complex, where we genuinely don’t know, where another perspective can open something up for us.

But even then, there’s an invitation to come back. To check in with yourself after the conversation, after the advice, after the noise. To ask, how does this actually feel for me? Not what makes the most sense on paper, not what looks right from the outside, but what feels true in your body.

Because if we’re honest, many of us weren’t taught to trust ourselves in the first place.

We were taught to listen. To be good. To follow guidance. To trust authority, even in moments where something inside us felt off but we didn’t yet have the language or the confidence to honour it. And over time, that creates a disconnection. A quiet distancing from our own inner compass.

So when we talk about rebuilding trust, we’re not starting from nothing. We’re remembering. We’re returning. We’re gently unlearning all the ways we were taught to override ourselves.

And that takes time.

It also takes compassion, because trusting yourself doesn’t mean you will always make the “right” decision. There will be moments where you follow something and it doesn’t unfold how you expected. Moments where you look back and question it. Moments where it would be easy to say, see, I can’t trust myself.

But that isn’t the truth.

That’s being human. That’s learning. That’s living.

And sometimes, if you look a little closer, those moments hold something deeper. Maybe you weren’t fully listening, and you were following what you hoped was true rather than what you felt. Or maybe you needed that experience to show you something clearly, something you weren’t ready to see before.

Either way, it’s all part of strengthening that muscle.

Because that’s what this is, really. A practice.

And in a world that is louder than ever, this practice matters more than ever.

It’s so easy to become overwhelmed by input. To scroll, to compare, to absorb what everyone else is doing, thinking, saying. And without even noticing, you can drift further and further away from yourself.

So the work becomes coming back.

Sitting with yourself, even when it feels unfamiliar.
Noticing your body, your breath, your nervous system.
Learning what feels expansive and what feels contracted.

And at first, it might not feel comfortable. In fact, it might feel quite the opposite. If you’ve spent years not trusting yourself, choosing to do so can feel unsafe, like stepping into something unknown.

That’s okay.

You don’t have to rush it. You don’t have to get it perfect.

You can begin gently, by asking simple questions.
What would it feel like to trust myself here?
What is my body telling me, underneath the noise?

And then just listening. Without forcing. Without needing an immediate answer.

Because over time, something begins to settle. Something becomes clearer.

Not perfect, not certain in a rigid way, but clearer in a way that feels grounded.

And maybe that’s the shift. Moving away from needing absolute certainty, and towards building a relationship with yourself that you can rely on. One where you know you will listen. One where you know you will come back, even if you stray.

Because trusting yourself isn’t about getting it right all the time. It’s about staying connected to yourself through all of it. The good decisions, the messy ones, the moments of clarity and the moments of doubt.

It’s about allowing yourself to be imperfect in the process.

Some days, that trust will feel strong and steady. Other days, it might feel quiet, almost out of reach. Both are part of it. Both belong.

What matters is that you keep returning.

That you keep choosing to listen, even in small ways.

Because the more you do, the more you begin to recognise yourself again. The more you begin to move through the world in a way that feels aligned, not because everything is certain, but because you are connected.

And there’s a different kind of strength in that. A softer one. A quieter one. But a deeply powerful one all the same.

So if you’re feeling unsure, or disconnected, or caught in the noise of everything outside of you, maybe this is your invitation.

To pause.
To come back.
To begin rebuilding that trust, one small moment at a time.

Not perfectly, but honestly.

Because that voice within you? It’s still there.

And you can learn to trust it again.

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Come and join me on Saturday the 23rd May at London Olympia “Mind, body, spirit festival”. I’m speaking on the midlife wisdom stage at 11:30. My talk is free you just pay to get and have a whole day of free talks and stalls of all things spiritual. It’ll be so much fun. I hope to see you there if you are in the UK.

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This week’s card is from Jill Pyle’s “The sacred self-care oracle”deck.

This week’s card, clean your space, feels like a quiet but powerful invitation.

We’re in that in-between moment now, moving through the energy of the full flower moon and sitting halfway between spring and summer. And with that often comes a gentle urge to reset. Not in the same way as early spring, but in a deeper, more intentional way. A feeling of wanting things to be clearer, lighter, more supportive.

Not perfect, just better for you.

Because our spaces hold more than we realise. They hold energy, emotion, the way we move and think each day. And when things feel cluttered, even subtly, it can create a kind of background noise in our nervous system.

So this isn’t about being minimal or getting everything “just right.” It’s about creating a space that feels good to be in. A space where you can breathe a little easier, think a little clearer, and feel more like yourself.

And yes, it can feel overwhelming, especially when things have been tucked away or avoided. But there’s something really therapeutic about clearing it. About opening cupboards, sorting through what’s there, and letting go of what no longer fits.

Because when you do, you shift more than just your environment.

You create space.
You invite flow back in.
You begin to see things differently.

So let this be gentle. It doesn’t need to be rushed or all done at once. Move through it slowly, in a way that feels supportive.

Think of it as a reset, not just for your space, but for you too.

A way of clearing out any lingering heaviness from winter and making room for what’s next.

Open the windows.
Move things around.
Let your space feel like somewhere you can soften.

Because when your environment feels clear, something within you often does too.

Take your time this week and let this be a process you engage in the coming weeks ahead. But do begin and let that clean your space energy, add some sparkle into your space.

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There is so much noise when it comes to health, wellness, and well-being right now, and whilst so much of it comes from a genuine place of wanting to help, it can very quickly tip into something that feels overwhelming. There are so many opinions, so many approaches, so many “musts” and “shoulds,” that instead of feeling supported, we can find ourselves standing in the middle of it all unsure of where to even begin.

And when we do begin, when we try something and it doesn’t quite land or doesn’t give us the result we hoped for, it can leave us feeling disheartened, like perhaps none of it is really working for us.

But what I come back to, again and again, is that there isn’t always one clear or “right” way. There are, of course, foundational things that support us, hydration being a simple but powerful example. If we’re not giving our bodies the basics, if we’re not supporting ourselves at that fundamental level, then it can feel like we’re constantly chasing the next thing without ever really landing anywhere.

And yet even within those foundations, things are not always as straightforward as they seem. Sleep can be complicated, exercise can be complicated, and understanding what is actually going on within our own bodies can feel like a layered and evolving process.

So rather than trying to master everything all at once, the invitation is to begin somewhere much quieter, and often much more honest: to listen. Not to the external noise, but to yourself. To the signals your body is giving you, to the patterns that show up in your energy, to the way you move through your days and your months, and to how you respond to stress, pressure, and rest. When we begin to listen in this way, something shifts. The overwhelm doesn’t necessarily disappear overnight, but it softens enough for us to start making sense of what is actually relevant to us.

Because the truth is, what works is not fixed. It changes across different seasons of our lives, across different chapters, and even across different moments within the same season. And in a world that is full of products, brands, and constant recommendations, it can feel like we need to keep up or get it “right,” when in reality, what matters more is understanding what feels supportive, accessible, and sustainable for you.

This might mean choosing simplicity over perfection, or focusing on what your body can realistically respond to rather than what looks good on paper.

It’s also about recognising that we cannot separate our physical well-being from our emotional and internal landscape. You can be doing all the “right” things, eating well, taking supplements, following routines, but if you are overwhelmed, stressed, disconnected, or deeply unhappy, your body will still carry that.

If emotions are held rather than processed, if there is little space for joy or pleasure, it becomes harder for anything else to truly land in the way we hope it will.

And of course, life is not always something we can change instantly. There are seasons where we are navigating things that require patience, resilience, and time. But even within that, there is power in awareness, power in being able to gently lay things out in front of ourselves and ask what is actually important right now, and what feels like a genuine starting point.

That starting point may be much smaller than we expect. It may be choosing to do one thing well, to be consistent with it, and to allow that to build over time, rather than trying to do everything at once and finding ourselves caught in that familiar cycle of doing too much, burning out, and having to begin again.

And if that cycle does show up, it is not something to judge, but something to be curious about, because underneath it are patterns, pressures, and stresses that are asking to be seen and understood.

Alongside all of this, there is something that often gets lost in the conversation around well-being, and that is joy. Joy, pleasure, lightness, these are not luxuries, they are essential. And yet overwhelm has a way of disconnecting us from them, making life feel heavy and rigid, as though everything is something to be managed rather than experienced.

So part of this process, part of finding your way through the noise, is also about gently reconnecting with those feelings again. Not in a way that adds more pressure, but in a way that invites small moments of presence, of enjoyment, of feeling something shift within you. Because when we begin to reconnect with that, even in the smallest ways, it changes how we meet everything else.

Ultimately, this is not about getting everything perfectly aligned or having all the answers. It is about coming back to yourself, again and again, and asking what feels true, what feels supportive, and what feels possible from where you are right now. It is about recognising that your body has its own intelligence, and that when you create space to listen to it, you begin to build a relationship of trust rather than one of constant fixing.

So in a world that feels full of overwhelm, the question becomes less about what you should be doing, and more about where you can begin in a way that feels honest and aligned for you. And often, that beginning is simpler than we expect. It is found in listening, in simplifying, and in choosing one step at a time, trusting that from there, your own rhythm will start to emerge.

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Aprils solo episode is out take a listen to my musings.

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• Embracing the seasonal shift into late spring and the reflective energy of this time of year.

• Celebrating personal milestones and the importance of actually pausing to feel proud.

• Why constantly chasing the “next thing” can leave you feeling unfulfilled.

• Reconnecting with who you are beyond achievements and external success.

• The power of changing your environment to create space, clarity, and presence.

• Asking yourself: what do I truly want, and does my life feel good in my body and nervous system?

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This week’s card is from Karen Kays “Manifesting With The Fairies” oracle deck.

This week’s card, grounding, feels so aligned with the collective energy right now, especially alongside the depth of a Scorpio full moon. There’s something very watery, very emotional, very moving about this energy, like things are shifting beneath the surface, and when that happens, it becomes even more important to anchor ourselves. To quite literally allow the ground beneath us to hold what we’re feeling, to absorb some of that intensity, so we’re not carrying it all alone.

It invites a simple but honest question: where in your life are you feeling ungrounded right now? And even more importantly, do you feel grounded within yourself? Within your body? Because that sense of connection, of being rooted in who you are and where you are, can make such a difference to how everything else feels and flows.

Grounding isn’t just something we “do,” it’s something we begin to notice. It’s in the awareness of what throws us off, what leaves us feeling wobbly, what disconnects us from ourselves. Whether that’s certain situations, environments, or even people, there is so much information in those moments. When we start to listen to that, rather than push through it, we give ourselves the opportunity to respond differently and move forward with more clarity.

And with the energy this week, you may notice that sense of being a little unsteady creeping in. That’s okay. It’s not something to resist, but something to support. Coming back to the basics can really help here, getting outside, being in nature, nourishing your body with good food and water, and taking care of yourself in ways that feel simple but intentional.

It’s also about being realistic with what grounding looks like in your day-to-day life. It doesn’t have to be long, drawn-out practices. Sometimes it’s about finding small pockets, ten minutes here, a quiet moment there, where you can pause, breathe, and come back to yourself. Quality over quantity. What matters is that it feels supportive and doable for you.

Because when we’re operating from an ungrounded place, everything can feel a little bit more overwhelming, a little bit more unstable, like we’re constantly trying to find our footing. And often, that creates a cycle where we keep coming back to the same feeling again and again. But when we begin from a grounded place, even gently, things tend to feel clearer, steadier, more aligned.

So as you move through this week, come back to that question. Where do I feel grounded? Where do I not? And what might support me here?

Sometimes it really is the simplest things, placing your feet in a bowl of salt water, standing barefoot on the grass, using a grounding mat, or even just pausing long enough to feel your breath move through your body. These small acts signal safety to your nervous system, helping you reconnect in a way that feels tangible and real.

Be gentle with yourself this week. There’s a lot moving, and you don’t need to hold it all at once. Let yourself come back, slowly and steadily, to a place of grounding within you.

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Dear Lovely Reader

The other week I found myself around a table with old school friends, the kind of people who knew you before you knew yourself. We shared dinner, stories, laughter, and then, naturally, we slipped into remembering.

The next day the group chat came alive with photos, younger versions of us, frozen in time. And alongside the nostalgia came something else. Reflection. The kind that doesn’t just skim the surface, but quietly opens doors you didn’t realise were still there.

It stayed with me, because what it brought up was this: the healing spiral.

That gentle, often misunderstood truth that healing isn’t linear, yes, the cliché we all know, but also something far deeper than we often allow it to be.

Because life can feel right and wrong at the same time.
We can hold gratitude and grief in the same breath.
We can feel everything, and still not quite know what to do with it.

There are parts of our past that may never sit neatly. Things we can’t fully reconcile, no matter how much “work” we’ve done. And yet, somehow, we are asked to live alongside them. To integrate, rather than erase.

That’s the spiral.

It’s the moment when something you thought you’d already “dealt with” returns, but differently. Softer, sharper, or from a completely new angle. And your first thought might be, I thought I’d healed this.

But what if that return isn’t failure, it’s invitation?

An invitation to meet yourself again.
With new awareness.
With a version of you who is ready now, in a way you weren’t before.

For me, that’s what shifted. I could almost step outside of myself and witness it, a new thread, a new layer, a new feeling arriving. Not to undo the healing, but to deepen it.

And it reminded me of something important:

This was never about becoming perfect.
Never about being the most “healed” version of ourselves.
Never about polishing away every rough edge until we shine.

It’s about returning.

Again and again.
To who we are.
To the truth within us.

Because we can’t go back and rewrite the past.
And we can’t control what’s ahead.
But we can meet ourselves here, in the present, with honesty and awareness.

And somehow, in these moments, it feels like we are holding all timelines at once. The past, the present, the becoming. All living and breathing through us in the same space.

That’s where healing really happens.

Not in removing the parts of ourselves we don’t like.
Not in pretending certain things didn’t matter.
But in learning how to hold it all, with discernment.

Because healing isn’t just softness.

It’s also clarity.
It’s boundaries.
It’s the quiet strength of knowing where your line is, and honouring it.

We don’t have to excuse everything.
We don’t have to make everything okay.
We don’t have to always offer grace at the expense of ourselves.

Sometimes healing asks us to stand firmer.
To see more clearly.
To choose differently.

And that, too, is love.

As I continue to move through my own spirals, I notice the shifts. The places where I once bypassed, where I told myself I was “fine,” where I stayed quiet instead of true.

And now?

There’s a different kind of strength.
A steadiness.
A deeper trust in myself.

Not because everything is perfect, but because it feels more honest.

And maybe that’s how you know.

Not through a grand moment of arrival, but in the subtle realisation that something doesn’t trigger you in the same way anymore. That what once felt overwhelming now feels, different. Lighter. More spacious.

More okay.

And in that quiet noticing, there’s gratitude.

For every turn of the spiral.
For every return.
For every layer that asked to be seen.

Because this is the work.
This is the becoming.
This is how we find our way back to ourselves, again and again.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.

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The latest podcast with Dan Borsberry, a breakthrough and results coach.

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This week’s card is from Rebecca Campbells “The Healing Waters Oracle” deck.

This week’s card feels like a wellspring.

And the question it brings is a big one, “what are you thirsty for?”

Not just in the obvious ways. Yes, drink your water, nourish your body (you know I’m always here for that, minerals and all). But this feels deeper than that.

Because so many of us are dehydrated by life, without even realising it.

We move quickly. We keep going. We say yes. We show up.
And somewhere in the midst of it, we disconnect from our bodies.

We don’t notice where we feel drained.
We don’t notice where something doesn’t quite sit right.
We don’t notice the places where, if we’re honest, we’ve been holding our breath.

So this week invites a pause.

A breath.

And a gentle, but powerful reflection:
Where in your life are you still showing up to things that leave you feeling thirsty?

Where does your body feel tight, unsettled, or quietly resistant, and yet you keep going anyway?

Because that’s the thing, we often override those signals.
We place ourselves in environments, conversations, expectations that don’t feel good in our nervous system, and we carry on regardless.

Until we feel it.

The depletion.
The disconnection.
The quiet exhaustion.

And then, on the other side of that, there are the moments, the people, the places, that feel like an exhale.

Where your body softens.
Where your breath deepens without effort.
Where something inside you says, this is safe, this is nourishing.

That’s your wellspring.

This isn’t about changing everything overnight. Some things take time, and I honour that. But it is about awareness.

About beginning the conversation with yourself.

Noticing where you feel hydrated in life, and where you don’t.

Noticing where you feel like you can breathe, and where you can’t.

Because even that awareness starts to shift something.

Taking a breath creates space.
Space to pause.
Space to feel.
Space to recognise when something isn’t quite right, and to gently begin to respond to it.

So this week, let yourself lean into that image of the wellspring.

A place you can return to.
A place that replenishes you.
A place that brings you back into balance.

Feel into it in your body, what does it feel like to be truly nourished? To be resourced? To be supported?

And then, slowly, honestly, ask yourself:

Where do I need to go to drink from that well?

And where might I need to step back from the places that leave me feeling empty?

You don’t have to have all the answers right away.
This is something to move with. To unravel. To explore.

But it starts here.

With a breath.
With awareness.
With the question:

What am I really thirsty for?

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Dear Lovely Reader,

I was talking with a friend recently and we fell into one of those conversations that just stays with you. We were talking about social media, specifically about how easy it is to look at someone’s online presence and assume you know exactly how they’re doing. It’s something I’ve been sitting with and thinking about. Because it matters more than I think we realise.

When someone shows up online looking like they’re doing well, sharing things, moving forward, living what looks like a full life, the assumption tends to follow quickly: they’re fine. They must be okay. Look at them. But that’s so rarely the whole picture, and I think deep down most of us know that, even if we forget it in the scroll.

Here’s what I’ve come to understand, both from my own long journey with my health and from watching so many people I care about, there is genuinely no way to win when it comes to what you share. If you’re not sharing the hard stuff, people assume you’re okay. Maybe you have good reasons for that. Maybe it doesn’t align with your work, maybe it’s not something you feel comfortable putting out into the world, or maybe it’s simply not for you.

But the assumption gets made anyway. And if you are sharing the hard stuff, if you’re being open, advocating for yourself or others, using your voice to shine a light on something real, a whole different kind of response tends to arrive. All you talk about is that. I miss the old you. That’s become your whole identity. I saw someone post about this recently, someone who had started sharing more vulnerably and was met with comments telling them they’d changed, that people preferred who they were before. And it broke my heart a little, honestly.

Because we have to stop doing this to each other.

I’ve been on a really long health journey over the years, and it has taken me a long time to reach a place of peace around the fact that most people won’t fully understand my life, and that’s okay. The people closest to me know. That’s enough. But getting there wasn’t easy, and I know how much harm can come from feeling like you can’t be honest about what you’re carrying because of how it might be received.

The truth is, social media is never the full story. Think about it the way you’d think about reading a magazine article or a few chapters of someone’s memoir, you’re getting a version of something much bigger. A window, not the whole house.

We would never read a handful of pages about someone’s life and decide we understood everything about them, so why do we scroll through a few posts and think we do? We are all carrying multiple things at once.

Someone can be genuinely thriving in one area of their life and quietly struggling in another. Someone can post beautiful, joyful things and be going through something really hard behind the scenes. And someone who is being open about their pain will also have goodness and lightness in their life that never makes it online either. None of us are one-dimensional. We never have been.

And I think it’s worth remembering too, when people have felt unheard for a long time, when the people around them no longer understand what they’re going through, they will often find their way to these online spaces because somewhere out there, someone gets it. Someone is going through something similar. That’s not something to judge. That’s something to be gentle with.

So if someone comes to mind, a friend, someone you’ve been quietly wondering about, ask them. Pick up the phone, send the message, don’t let a few posts be the thing that tells you whether someone is okay or not.

Use your discernment. Take a breath before you form an opinion about what someone’s life looks like based on what they do or don’t share. And offer a little grace, to the people who share everything, and equally to the ones who share almost nothing.

Because we really, truly never know the full story. And sometimes the kindest thing we can do is simply remember that.

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The most recent podcast episode with Dan Borberry a performance and breakthrough coach, who specialises in breath work, meditation and resetting your system.

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Don’t rush the process, just because you think you should or it’s the time to do that.

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This week’s card is from Colette Baron Reids “The Spirit Animal oracle”deck.

This week’s card, Coyote Spirit, feels so aligned with the energy we’re moving through right now, a gentle but powerful reminder to trust in divine detours.

Last week, there was this sense of looking ahead, of things beginning to move, maybe even pick up pace. And when that happens, it’s often exactly when the unexpected appears. The turn in the road. The shift we didn’t plan for.

The detour.

And here’s the thing, a detour doesn’t mean you’ve gone the wrong way.

Sometimes, it’s quite the opposite.

Sometimes, it’s life quietly correcting the path.
Re-routing you.
Placing you back into alignment with where you’re truly meant to be, not just where you thought you should be.

And I think many of us can resonate with this. This year, in particular, has held that energy, of things seeming to go one way, and then suddenly, they don’t.

So the invitation this week is to soften into that.

To trust in the divine detours, even the ones that don’t make sense yet.

Because a detour doesn’t always arrive loudly or obviously. It might unfold slowly. It might only reveal itself in hindsight. But it’s preparing you to trust, to loosen your grip, to release the idea that everything has to look a certain way.

There is no “wrong” in the detour.

Even when it feels uncomfortable.
Even when it feels disappointing.
Even when it brings up frustration, or resistance, or that sense of “this isn’t how it was meant to go.”

Pause there.

Notice what comes up for you.

What are the stories you’re telling yourself about this shift?
How does it feel in your body? In your nervous system?

Is there a part of you that feels thrown off because you were so certain of the direction?
So attached to the outcome?

Because often, that’s where the discomfort lives, not in the detour itself, but in the gap between expectation and reality.

And yet, so often, it’s the detours that take us somewhere more beautiful.

Places we couldn’t have planned.
Opportunities we didn’t know existed.
Versions of ourselves we hadn’t yet met.

It’s like taking a journey and being forced to change route, only to discover a view, a moment, or a path that turns out to be even better than the one you originally chose.

Sometimes, we’re being protected.
Sometimes, we’re being redirected.
Sometimes, we’re being expanded.

And yes, sometimes it takes time to see that.

So if something feels like it’s shifting this week, if things aren’t unfolding quite how you expected, instead of resisting it straight away, try sitting with it.

Breathe into it.

Let yourself consider the possibility that this detour is not here to derail you, but to guide you.

This is also an invitation to look at control.

Where are you holding on tightly?
Where are you trying to force something into a particular shape?

Because trust often asks us to loosen that grip.

To keep showing up, to keep taking action, but without trying to control every single outcome.

And if the detour you’re in right now doesn’t feel good, that’s okay too.

Nothing is permanent.
Life is always moving. Always shifting.

The harder spaces don’t last forever, and so often, they are the very places that lead us back into light.

So this week, trust in the divine detours.

Be gentle with yourself.
Be kind with yourself.
Stay grounded.

And allow yourself to be led, even if you can’t quite see where the road is going yet.

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So… I got catfished.

And yes, I can hear you laughing already, because it wasn’t by a person… it was by a tarot deck.

Stay with me.

I was in Nice, in the south of France, wandering through one of those bookshops, you know the kind. The ones you could lose hours in. The smell of paper and possibility, shelves that feel like little worlds, even the stationery somehow more beautiful than it needs to be. I was completely in it.

I found myself, as always, drifting toward the mind, body, spirit section. Oracle decks, tarot cards… my happy place. And then I saw it, a mini tarot deck. I got so excited. I thought, how perfect for travel. A little French deck, something different, something special.

Now, I knew I wouldn’t understand the language. My French is, not that. But I told myself it didn’t matter. I know how to read energy, how to read imagery. I’ll figure it out. Google Translate exists. It’ll be fine.

( These were the images I expected on the cards)

So I chose this little deck, partly because I couldn’t decide (there were so many), partly because it felt cute and practical. On the front of the box were these beautiful images. Tiny cards, I assumed, with these same visuals. I built the whole thing in my mind, how I’d use it, how it would feel, what it would add.

I was sold.

That evening, I got back and said to my friend, “I’ll pull you a card.”

I opened the box…

And very quickly realised, I had, in fact, been catfished.

No images.

Not one.

(This was what I got, all the cards were like this)

Just tiny, thin cards with writing in French. A little design on the back, and that’s it. No visual cues. No intuitive reading. Just, words I couldn’t understand.

I sat there thinking, what is this.

And then I laughed. Because honestly, what else can you do?

“You’ve been catfished by a tarot deck,” my friend messaged back. And she wasn’t wrong.

But as the initial annoyance passed (and yes, the moment of “well, I’m not getting that money back”), something else came in. That familiar nudge. The deeper layer.

Because this wasn’t really about the deck.

It was about the story I created.

How quickly I filled in the gaps. How I saw an image on a box and decided that was the full picture. How I convinced myself I knew what I was getting, without actually knowing.

And don’t we do this all the time?

We build narratives. We project meaning. We see what we want to see.

Sometimes it works in our favour. Sometimes we take a chance and it’s even better than we imagined. But other times, it’s not. And we’re left holding something that doesn’t quite match the picture we created in our minds.

It made me think about how often this shows up in life.

In dating, where people quite literally get catfished.
On social media, where we’re all, to some degree, curating and filtering.
Even in the small things, like ordering something online that looks incredible, and then it arrives and it’s, not that.

And underneath all of that, there’s something deeper.

A reminder to come back to ourselves.

Because when we’re constantly looking outward, for answers, for validation, for inspiration, it’s so easy to get swept up in the image, the idea, the presentation of something. We forget to check in with what we actually feel. What we actually know.

Our intuition often whispers before our mind builds the story.

But we’re so used to trusting what we see, what we’re shown, what we’re sold, that we override it.

This little tarot deck, as ridiculous as it sounds, brought me back to that.

To my own centre. My own discernment. My own way of feeling into something before deciding what it is.

And also, to a bit of humility, if I’m honest.

Because maybe if I’d looked a little closer, asked a question, paused for a moment, I might have realised. Or maybe not. Sometimes we only see clearly once something is opened.

And that feels important too.

Not everything is meant to be known upfront.

Some lessons arrive once the box is already open.

The beautiful thing is, this was a small lesson. A harmless one. I can laugh about it. I can even still use the deck (thank you, Google Translate), and now it carries a different kind of meaning.

A reminder.

That not everything that looks good is good.
But also, that doesn’t have to be negative.

It just is.

Neutral. Informative. A moment of clarity.

And maybe next time I find myself building a story around something, whether it’s a person, an opportunity, or even a dress I’ve seen online, I’ll remember this.

My “tarot catfish” moment.

And I’ll come back to myself first.

Because that’s where the real knowing is.

Not in the image. Not in the idea. But in the quiet, grounded place within us that doesn’t need to be convinced.

It just knows.

I’d love to hear from you have you been catfished, maybe not just in dating, but in a life experience, an item or some clothes. Share with me here or on Instagram @thehannahwallace.

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Just over a year ago I did my TEDx talk, resharing this blog post of reflections.

Feel so grateful for the experience of it and I’m so proud of it and myself for doing it.

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This week’s card is from Claire Stones “The divine feminine oracle”deck.

This week’s card feels really aligned with the energy we’re moving through right now.

There’s a sense that something is shifting, but not in a big, dramatic, life-altering way. It feels softer than that. Closer. More subtle. Like things are beginning to come into place soon.

And I think that’s important.

Because after the slower, heavier energy of winter, where things can feel sluggish, where we’ve maybe been pushing, trying, making things happen and not seeing much movement, this is a gentle reminder…

Things are moving.

Spring has that feeling of coming back to life, doesn’t it? Of re-emerging. And with that, there’s this quiet sense of anticipation. Not urgency. Not force. Just a knowing that something is on its way.

But here’s the piece that really landed for me with this card…

It’s not just about what’s coming.

It’s about whether we’re actually ready to receive it.

Because there’s a big difference between wanting something… and having it.

We can spend so much time in the energy of desire, “I want this, I want that, I’m calling this into my life”, but we don’t always stop to ask… what happens if it actually arrives?

How does that feel in your body?

In your nervous system?

Because having something is very different from longing for it. It asks something of us. It asks us to hold it, to be with it, to integrate it into our lives.

And sometimes, if we’re really honest, we don’t quite know what to do with it when it gets here.

So this week feels like an invitation to sit with that.

Not just the vision of what you want, but the reality of it.

If the thing you’ve been calling in was here, right now… what would your life actually look like? How would it feel? How would it fit into your day-to-day? Would it support you… or stretch you in ways you’re not quite ready for?

And even deeper than that, is it truly what you want? Or is it something you’ve picked up along the way, something you feel you should want?

Because sometimes the reason things haven’t quite landed yet… isn’t because they’re not coming.

It’s because we’re not ready to hold them.

Or they’re not actually aligned in the way we thought.

There’s a trust piece here too.

A remembering that things arrive in their own timing, often the right timing, even when it doesn’t feel like it. And this week carries that quiet reassurance that what’s meant for you is closer than you think.

But it’s not about waiting for the big, life-changing moment.

It’s about noticing the small shifts. The little openings. The things that begin to move your life forward in gentle, steady ways.

Because it’s those small things that create the rhythm of our lives.

That’s where the real living is.

So let this week be about softening into that. Preparing, not pushing. Receiving, not chasing.

And gently getting yourself ready, not just to want the thing…

But to actually have it.

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Dear Lovely Reader,

The other day I was in conversation with a friend and we started talking about an idea I really loved: trying one thing differently each month.

Not something huge. Not something life-altering. Just one small thing you wouldn’t normally do.

And the more I sat with that idea, the more I realised how powerful it actually is.

We are creatures of habit. We settle into rhythms and routines that feel familiar and safe. There’s nothing wrong with that, our nervous systems often like predictability. But sometimes we can become so fixed in the way we do things that we stop leaving space for possibility.

Trying something new, even something tiny, interrupts that pattern.

It gently nudges the brain in a different direction.

There’s real science behind this too. Our brains have this incredible ability called neuroplasticity, which means they can form new connections when we experience new things. So even small shifts can spark new ways of thinking, feeling, and experiencing life.

But trying something new doesn’t always mean doing something completely unfamiliar.

Sometimes it’s simply doing something differently.

Or reintroducing something you once loved but quietly let fall away.

Maybe it’s adding something small to your day.
Maybe it’s approaching something in a new way.
Maybe it’s simply allowing yourself to experiment.

And here’s the important part: not everything we try will work. That’s okay.

This isn’t about forcing change or pushing yourself into something that feels uncomfortable in your body.

Everything has to be in alignment with your nervous system.

If your system feels fragile or overwhelmed, then the “new thing” might be very gentle, something tiny and supportive. If you have more bandwidth, perhaps you stretch a little further.

It’s about listening.

For example, one of the things I’ve been thinking about trying recently is selling some items on Vinted. For years I’ve tended to give things away, which I genuinely love doing. There’s something beautiful about the energy of passing something on.

But I realised it might also feel good sometimes to sell something too.

Now here’s the funny part.

I’ve sold things on eBay before with no issue… so why the resistance to Vinted?

Well, years ago I tried to list something and the platform flagged it as a fake item, when it absolutely wasn’t. And I think that moment quietly put me off.

Isn’t it funny how one small experience can shape our behaviour for years without us really noticing?

It also feels easier sometimes to simply give something away than go through the process of photographing it, listing it, answering messages, packaging it up, especially when life is busy or when you’re navigating health challenges.

But the point here isn’t really about Vinted.

The point is trying something different.

And that “different thing” can be incredibly small.

Sometimes it’s as simple as trying a new body lotion.

That might sound trivial, but last month I did exactly that. I bought one I’d never used before. And I loved it. It made an ordinary daily moment feel slightly new again.

These little interruptions to routine matter.

They remind the brain and body that life is still moving. That we are still open to experience.

And sometimes the “new thing” can be something supportive for your wellbeing.

Maybe it’s five minutes of meditation.
Five minutes of breathing.
A five-minute dance around the kitchen.

For me, I love essential oils, and I often suggest to people that they create a tiny ritual, maybe applying oils to the feet each morning or along the spine at night. Something simple, grounding, nurturing.

Again, it’s not about doing something drastic.

It’s about opening the door to possibility.

Some months you’ll feel expansive and ready to try something bigger. Other months your system might only have space for the smallest shift.

Both are perfect.

The key is listening to your body, your mind, and your soul.

Life moves in cycles. Seasons. Phases.

And we can work with that rhythm rather than forcing ourselves into change.

But even the tiniest adjustment, a new habit, a small ritual, a gentle experiment, can create ripples.

And here’s the most freeing part:

Nothing is permanent.

If you try something and it doesn’t feel right, you can stop.

You can return to your old rhythm.
Or you can try something else entirely.

There’s no failure in experimenting with life.

Only information.

So perhaps this is a small invitation.

What is one tiny thing you could try differently this month?

Not something overwhelming.
Just something that opens the door a little wider to possibility.

Because sometimes the smallest shifts are the ones that quietly change everything.

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This week’s card is from Karen Kays “Messages from the Mermaids”oracle deck.

This week’s card feels perfectly aligned with the energy we’re moving through right now.

As we move across the Easter and Ostara energies, we are welcoming the return of the light. The themes of resurrection, renewal, and illumination are very present. Whether you personally connect with these traditions or not, the energy of this moment is still there — quietly swirling around us.

And with that comes an invitation to ask:

Where is the light shining in your life this week?

What is beginning to be illuminated?

Or perhaps what has already come to light that is now asking for your attention?

Something may become clearer this week. You may find yourself shining a light on something you hadn’t fully seen before. And it doesn’t have to be a big dramatic revelation. Sometimes these things are incredibly subtle — a quiet realisation, a feeling that surfaces, a moment of clarity about a situation you’ve been trying to understand.

It might simply be something gently falling into place.

This week carries the feeling of lightness too. When we allow light to touch the areas of our lives that need it, things often begin to feel softer, clearer, and easier to move through.

So take your time this week.

Allow that light to do what it needs to do.

Ask yourself:

What is coming to light for me?
What am I already shining a light on?
What am I ready to face, move through, release, or let go of?

There’s never one fixed rule with these things. It’s about allowing whatever needs to rise to the surface and then responding in a way that feels true for you — not what you think you should do, and not what anyone else believes you should be doing.

This is about listening to yourself.

What feels aligned in your body?
What feels honest in your heart?

Perhaps what comes to light this week are some feelings you’ve been holding about yourself. Or maybe feelings around another person or a situation in your life.

Whatever it is, allow that light to guide you.

Let it be the beacon that gently leads you through the week ahead.

Trust what surfaces, and trust that whatever is illuminated now is simply showing you where your attention, compassion, or action is needed next.

Sometimes one small moment of clarity can light the path forward in ways we never expected.

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Who’s got the spring feelings? I certainly do.

There’s something about seasonal transitions that I’ve always loved, the moment when we stand right on the cusp of change. That threshold between what has been and what is beginning to arrive. And spring carries a very particular kind of magic after the long, dark slumber of winter.

Winter can sometimes feel endless, can’t it? The darker days, the slower rhythm, the sense that everything has retreated inward. Yet I’ve also come to appreciate winter for what it offers. It invites us to go within, to reflect, to rest in ways that our busy lives don’t always allow.

But I also know that many people resist the seasons. Seasonal living can feel challenging. Our modern world asks us to move at the same pace all year round, and yet nature doesn’t work like that. We are cyclical beings living inside a cyclical world.

I’ve found that the key often lies in how we care for ourselves and how we connect with life during these transitions. When we do that gently and intentionally, the seasons begin to feel less like something we have to endure and more like something we can move with.

And then… spring arrives.

That fresh sense of hope. The changing light. The moment you suddenly notice that the days are stretching out a little longer. The air begins to smell different too, have you noticed that? It shifts from that woody, earthy scent of winter to something softer, fresher, almost sweet.

It’s subtle at first, but it’s there.

And with that shift often comes a feeling that we can finally move again. As though something inside us has been quietly gathering energy, waiting for the moment to stretch and reach outward.

I know for me, much of winter has been spent quietly sitting, plotting, and planning. Ideas brewing beneath the surface. And now spring feels like the moment where I can begin to gently bring some of those things into the world.

But I’m also very aware of the temptation to rush.

Spring energy can feel exciting. It can make us want to leap forward and do everything all at once. And yet there’s wisdom in remembering that we don’t have to burst into full bloom immediately. Even nature takes its time.

So for me, this season is about finding that delicate balance, leaning into the momentum of spring without burning myself out in the process.

On a more ritualistic level, I’ve also been doing a little clearing out. Slowly and intentionally creating space around me. There’s something quite beautiful about that process, letting go of what feels heavy or outdated so that something lighter can arrive.

Even our wardrobes begin to shift. The heavier coats and thick jumpers slowly make their way back into cupboards as we start reaching for lighter layers. (Although I must admit, I will miss my faux fur coat. I’m not going to lie.)

What I’ve also noticed over the years is that every season feels different depending on where we are in our lives. This spring doesn’t feel the same as last spring. And I imagine next year’s will feel different again.

The more I track these cycles, both in nature and in myself, the more I realise how powerful it is to live intentionally with them. To notice what stage of life we’re in, what we’re growing, what we’re releasing.

Spring carries a feeling of possibility. Almost as if time expands slightly. As if there’s more room for things to unfold.

This is often the season where the seeds we planted in winter begin to show signs of life. But again, we don’t want to rush the blooming. Growth has its own rhythm.

So as spring begins, perhaps the invitation is simply to ease in. To take our time with it.

Life isn’t a race.

In the world we live in today, it’s very easy to feel disconnected, not only from nature but from ourselves. Pulled in so many directions that we begin to feel like we’re constantly chasing time. Wondering if there’s enough of it. Wondering if we’re doing enough.

But what if we returned to something simpler?

To the understanding that life begins with us. And it also ends with us.

When we become more intentional, moving forward gently rather than forcefully, we begin to find a balance between action and allowing. Between speaking up for what matters and also remembering to enjoy the life that we’re living.

Spring can bring a certain lightness back to people who felt the heaviness of winter. A little more joy. A little more energy.

But again, gently does it.

For me, I’m actually beginning my spring with a small adventure. I’m heading away on a little trip to visit a friend in the south of France. It feels like the perfect way to step into the season, slowly, intentionally, and with a bit of sunshine.

Ironically, we were meant to take this trip a few years ago, but it never quite happened (thanks to a rather memorable incident on an aeroplane). So there’s something quite lovely about trusting the timing of things and finally seeing it come around.

Sometimes life circles back when it’s ready.

And as spring unfolds, I’m looking forward to watching what begins to bloom, both in life and in the ideas I’ve been quietly holding. Perhaps gently putting them out into the world, testing the waters, seeing how they feel.

Which brings me to a question for you.

What’s one thing you might test the waters with this spring?

Are you feeling the shift of the season too?

And please tell me I’m not the only one who notices the smell of the air changing.

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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This week’s card is from Kyle Gray’s “Angels and Ancestors” oracle deck.

This week’s card feels perfect for the collective energy, especially as here in the Northern Hemisphere we’ve just crossed the threshold into spring. As the saying goes, spring has sprung.

There can be such excitement when a new season arrives. The light begins to change, the days grow longer, and there’s a subtle shift in the air that makes us feel like we’re ready to move again after the quieter rhythm of winter.

But as we step into spring, it’s important to remember something gentle: many of the seeds we are seeing now were planted in winter.

And when seeds are growing, we don’t need to keep digging them up to check on them.

So as you move through the week ahead, allow yourself to feel the excitement of the new season, but try not to rush ahead too quickly. Sometimes when we get overly enthusiastic, we pour all of our energy into something at once and then suddenly hit a slump. Instead, think about easing into spring rather than leaping headfirst into it.

Of course it’s wonderful to feel the lift that spring brings. The lighter days, the sense of renewal, the feeling that life is beginning to move again. But like anything in life, it’s helpful to build up gradually.

When we “spring into spring,” we don’t need to jump so high that we end up falling flat. Instead, we can allow ourselves to move steadily, letting things grow and develop in their own time. This week might be a lovely moment to gently test the waters with ideas, projects, or intentions that have been quietly forming.

Move with intention. Take your time to plan things in a way that feels aligned and supportive.

Seasonal shifts can also be quite powerful for the body. As the energy changes, we can sometimes feel things releasing physically and emotionally. So it’s especially important this week to nourish yourself, stay grounded, and spend some time outside connecting with nature.

Grounding yourself in the natural world can help anchor you into the new season in a steady and supportive way.

You might also feel the urge to begin clearing or refreshing your space. A little decluttering can feel wonderful at this time of year, but again, there’s no need to rush the process. Sometimes the idea of “spring cleaning” makes us feel like everything needs to be done immediately, and before we know it we’ve exhausted ourselves.

Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day.

This week carries an energy of balance and temperance, approaching things with care, awareness, and a sense of pacing. Give yourself the space to notice what genuinely wants to come into your life, rather than forcing things to happen too quickly.

Of course, there are moments when jumping in and giving something a go is exactly what’s needed. Intuitively, we usually know when that moment arrives. But overall, the energy of the week feels more like slowing down to speed up.

I often say it’s about pulling things back by about 25%. Not rushing forward at full speed, so that by the time we reach April we’re already feeling depleted.

Instead, welcome spring slowly.

Notice the magic in the air, the shifting light, the flowers beginning to bloom, the subtle changes all around us. Allow yourself the time to integrate this new season gently and enjoy the unfolding of it.

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With International Women’s Day falling on the 8th last Sunday, I always find myself reflecting on the women in my life.

And honestly, I feel incredibly lucky.

I am surrounded by good women. Women who have stood beside me through the full spectrum of life. We have celebrated together, cried together, laughed until our stomachs hurt, and held each other through moments that felt impossibly hard. These are the women who can sit with you in the quiet, hold space without needing to fix anything, and simply say, I’m here.

That kind of presence is powerful.

Having women in your life, whether it’s a circle of them or just one deeply trusted friend, can become one of the most important foundations we have. Yet it’s something we don’t always talk about enough.

We live in a world that often pits people against each other. Comparison, competition, the sense that we’re somehow not enough. The narrative of the “mean girl” shows up far more often than the story of women quietly supporting one another.

But the truth is, when women support each other, something profound happens.

It helps us heal.

It softens divides. It reminds us that we’re not alone when life becomes complicated or painful. Whether we’re navigating health challenges, life changes, heartbreak, or simply trying to understand who we are becoming, the presence of supportive women can make the road feel a little less heavy.

I have women in my life who have walked with me through different chapters, women who have known me for decades and newer friendships that have arrived in recent years. Different paths, different moments of meeting, but one thread runs through them all: kindness, support, and a sense of being held.

Now, I’m not pretending friendships are always easy. Relationships of any kind are complex. They require honesty, care, and sometimes difficult conversations. It isn’t all roses.

But when there is goodness there, when there is respect, love, and space for one another, it becomes a powerful bedrock.

And that kind of support doesn’t just stay within friendships. When women are supported, when they are heard and valued, it ripples outward. It influences families, communities, and even the men in their lives. It changes the tone of things. It elevates the way we show up in the world.

So my invitation this week is a simple one.

Reach out to a good woman in your life.

Tell her what you appreciate about her. Tell her what you’re grateful for. Check in with her heart.

Some of the most meaningful moments in life are not the grand ones. They’re the quiet evenings sitting on a sofa with a friend, eating something comforting, watching something lighthearted, talking, or sometimes not talking at all. In those ordinary spaces, profound healing can happen.

I know this because I’ve lived it.

The women in my life have been part of the building blocks of my journey. They have walked the road with me, and I am endlessly grateful for them.

At the same time, I’m very aware that not every woman in the world has the same support, equality, or opportunities. There are still so many places where women cannot safely use their voice. There are systems that still fail women, from access to rights to the fact that much medical research has historically focused on men rather than women.

There is still work to do.

But progress also exists. And progress continues when we advocate, when we support one another, and when we refuse to let division define us.

So let’s keep encouraging each other.
Let’s keep listening.
Let’s keep holding space for one another.

And let’s keep speaking up for the women who don’t yet have the platform or freedom to do so themselves.

Because every ripple we create, every act of support, every moment of solidarity, really does matter.

And I, for one, am celebrating the women in my life this week and always.

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This week’s card is from Rebecca Campbells “The Rose oracle” deck.

As we move through the week ahead, there is a deep invitation to trust the seasons and the natural cycles of life.

With the spring equinox just around the corner in the northern hemisphere, or the autumn equinox for those in the southern hemisphere, we are entering a moment of transition. The energy of change and growth is very present in the air right now. You may already feel it stirring.

The cycles are shifting.

Over the past few weeks, especially through the recent eclipse season, many people experienced powerful changes and unexpected shifts. Eclipses have a way of doing that, they move things, reveal things, and sometimes take us in directions we didn’t quite anticipate.

Now we begin the process of embodying those shifts.

What once felt sudden or uncertain is slowly starting to integrate into people’s lives in the ways it needs to. And when we begin to recognise the natural cycles of life, we start to understand that everything is always moving, even when it feels as though we are standing still.

Transitions are part of that movement.

Sometimes we welcome them with open arms. Other times they arrive when we least expect them. But wherever you find yourself right now, the most important thing this week is to gently check in with where you are.

Where are you in your own cycle of change?

Where can you see growth emerging in your life?

And where might life be asking you to soften, release, or embrace something new?

This isn’t a week for rushing. It’s a week for allowing.

Let things land slowly. Let yourself feel your way through the shifts that are happening. Not every process needs to be hurried, and not every answer needs to arrive immediately.

Seasonal transitions can feel interesting energetically. When we move from one season into another, it can sometimes feel as though everything is slightly up in the air. Our emotions can fluctuate, our energy can feel different, and we might find ourselves reflecting more deeply on where we are in life.

During times like this, the most supportive thing we can do is come back to the basics.

Ground yourself.
Connect with nature.
Take care of your body.
Create moments of stillness.

Because when we reconnect with ourselves, we remember something very important, we are the source of our own grounding.

When we begin with ourselves, we create the stability that helps us move through life’s transitions with more grace.

Even within our own lives we are constantly cycling, moving through phases of growth, rest, expansion, and reflection. When we honour those cycles rather than resist them, something begins to shift internally.

We soften.

We align differently.

And we begin to trust ourselves more deeply.

One of the hardest things in life is resisting the season we are currently in. When we push against where we are, whether it’s a season of change, healing, growth, or simply slowing down, it can create unnecessary struggle.

But when we learn to lean into the season we’re in, even when it feels unfamiliar, we begin to move through life in a more aligned way.

Whether the changes in your life are coming through age, experiences, health, relationships, or new opportunities, every season holds its own wisdom.

This week may not necessarily bring you all the answers.

But it can bring clarity.

It can help you see where you are right now, and what the next small step might be. And sometimes that’s all we need, to pause, to notice, and to take the next step from where we stand.

Trust the seasons.

Trust the cycles.

And trust that you are exactly where you need to be as life gently unfolds into the next chapter.

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There is so much noise around us right now.

So many opinions. So many experts. So many voices telling us what we should think, do, buy, believe, become.

And somewhere in all of that, we stop listening to ourselves.

We override the quiet nudge in our belly. We second-guess the subtle tightening or softening inside. We talk ourselves out of what we know.

It’s time to reclaim that power.

Because your gut feeling, that deep inner knowing, is not dramatic. It’s not loud. It doesn’t usually come with a ten-point presentation and a spreadsheet of evidence. It’s often the first, simple response before the mind jumps in and begins debating.

And the mind is very convincing.

It will tell you what’s logical.
It will tell you what you’ve been taught.
It will tell you what looks good from the outside.
It will tell you what worked for someone else.

But your gut? Your gut tells you what’s true for you.

So many people say to me, “I don’t know when my gut is speaking. I’m confused. What’s intuition and what’s fear? What’s conditioning and what’s guidance?”

Here’s how I experience it.

A true gut feeling feels deeper than thought. It lands in the body. It’s often the answer that arrives before the explanation. And sometimes it’s the one we quickly override because it doesn’t make logical sense.

It might not fit your programming.
It might challenge your conditioning.
It might stir guilt.
It might feel inconvenient.

But it feels clean.

Now this doesn’t mean we shut out the world and refuse to learn from others. We absolutely can, and should, receive wisdom, advice, and support. Sometimes someone says something and it hits you straight in the gut. You read a sentence and think, Oh. That’s it. That’s what I needed to hear.

That’s your intuition recognising alignment.

Your gut doesn’t only speak in isolation. Sometimes it activates when something external resonates deeply. The discernment is in how it feels inside you, not in where the information came from.

And discernment is a practice.

When we’re stuck in rumination, spinning in our heads, there’s often a heaviness. Circular thinking. Tightness. But when something feels right, even if it’s scary, there’s usually a different quality. A steadiness. A grounded yes. Or a grounded no.

Learning to tell the difference takes time.

It requires us to pause.
To pull back.
To actually listen.

Like any muscle, intuition strengthens with use.

And here’s the part people don’t like to hear: sometimes you’ll follow a gut feeling and it won’t unfold how you expected. You might feel like you made a mistake. You might think, “See? I can’t trust myself.”

But life is movement. Redirection isn’t failure.

Often what feels “wrong” at first is simply guidance taking you somewhere you couldn’t have planned. Many of the things we label as mistakes later reveal themselves as necessary turns in the path.

This is where people stop trusting. They try once or twice, it feels messy, and they retreat back into overthinking.

But intuition isn’t about being right all the time.
It’s about being aligned.
It’s about moving in relationship with your inner compass rather than outsourcing it completely.

And right now, this matters more than ever.

We are living in an age of information overload. Within seconds of opening social media we are flooded with strategies, opinions, success stories, fear narratives, health advice, spiritual teachings, financial blueprints. It’s relentless.

You can read something that doesn’t feel right in your body, but then think, Well, they’re successful. It must be right. Maybe I’m wrong.

If it feels off, trust that.
If it feels misaligned, trust that.
If it feels expansive and grounding at the same time, trust that too.

This is not about perfection. It’s about practice.

So this week, experiment.

Notice something you’re purely in your head about, where you’re analysing and looping. Then notice something you have a feeling about, even if you can’t explain it.

Start small.

Say yes or no to something minor based on your body’s response.
Observe what contraction feels like.
Observe what expansion feels like.

Make mistakes. Learn. Adjust.

Over time you will notice the difference more clearly. The signal becomes easier to recognise amongst the noise. And you’ll find yourself living in a more intuitive, gut-centred way, not disconnected from the world, but deeply anchored within yourself.

Your gut is not irrational.

It is ancient.
It is intelligent.
It is yours.

And it’s waiting for you to listen.

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This week’s card is from Shereen Oberg “The Law Of Positivism Healing Oracle” deck.

This week’s card feels so aligned with the collective energy:

“When I flow with my energy, I flow with the energy of life.”

It’s such a simple statement, and yet right now, it feels profound.

There is so much swirling in the air. Astrologically, energetically, emotionally, it’s a lot. And in times like this, it’s easy to get swept up in what’s happening “out there” rather than anchoring into what’s happening within.

Last week I spoke about boundaries. About learning to recognise your own no. About understanding your energy.

This week builds on that.

Because once you begin to recognise your energy, the next step is learning how to move with it.

Flowing with your energy can be deeply transformative. And this week, it feels like light is being shone on that theme, almost as preparation. As if we are being gently guided to tune into our bodies now, so that as we move toward the next full moon, we are already rooted in ourselves.

Flow doesn’t always look the way we think it will.

Sometimes flowing with your energy will mean slowing down.
Sometimes it will mean resting.
Sometimes it will mean cancelling something.
Sometimes it will mean moving your body.
Sometimes it will mean creating, launching, speaking, going all in.

Flow isn’t passive. It isn’t lazy. It isn’t always soft.

It’s responsive.

The challenge is that we live in a world of structure, expectation and constant output. There are responsibilities. Deadlines. Roles we play. So flowing with your energy doesn’t mean abandoning your life, it means finding the windows where you can honour it.

It might be five minutes of quiet before answering an email.
It might be choosing an early night instead of pushing through.
It might be using a burst of energy to complete something that’s been lingering.
It might be allowing yourself to pause before reacting.

When we stop listening to our energy, that’s when we feel stuck. That’s when everything feels jarring and disjointed. That’s when we feel depleted or resentful or overwhelmed.

And let’s be honest, things feel a little discombobulated right now.

Which is why it’s never been more important to come back to your own rhythm.

Everyone’s energy is different. It will depend on your stage of life, what you’re navigating, what you’re healing, what you’re holding. Your capacity today might not be what it was a year ago, and that’s okay.

The key is meeting yourself where you are.

Not where you think you should be.
Not where someone else is.
Not where you were before.

But here.

When you begin to understand what your energy actually feels like, when you’re tired, when you’re inspired, when you’re stretched, when you’re aligned, you learn how to work with it rather than against it.

And that’s where co-creation begins.

Instead of jarring against the energy of life, you begin to move with it. Instead of forcing, you respond. Instead of depleting yourself, you regulate yourself.

Sometimes that will mean stopping completely.
Sometimes that will mean taking a bold step forward.

It won’t always be perfect. It won’t always be possible in every moment. But even small acts of listening change everything.

This week, practice tuning in.

Before you act, ask:
What does my energy need right now?
Is this expansion or contraction?
Is this aligned or am I pushing?

The more you learn your own rhythm, the easier it becomes to trust it.

And when you flow with your energy, you naturally begin to flow with life itself.

Not because everything becomes easy.
But because you are no longer fighting your own current.

And from there, clarity deepens.
Connection strengthens.
And you meet yourself, and the world, from a much more grounded place.

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There is a heaviness in the world right now.

Not just because of what is happening, but because of the constant stream of information about what is happening. The scrolling. The updates. The opinions. The urgency. It is not simply information anymore, it is overload. And it is very easy to fall down rabbit holes, to spiral, to feel as though we must carry all of it in order to be responsible, aware, awake.

And yet.

While we hold that responsibility to stay aware, we also have a responsibility to care for ourselves. Both are true. This is the polarity we are living inside of.

It comes down to something very simple, although not always easy: recognising what is ours to hold and what is not. Recognising what we can control and what we cannot. And becoming radically responsible with that discernment.

Sometimes the overwhelm creeps in quietly. We do not even realise how much we have taken on until we feel heavy, depleted, irritable, disconnected from ourselves. We tell ourselves it is our job to carry it. To think about it constantly. To prove our goodness through the weight we bear.

But it does not work like that.

We can be aware without absorbing.
We can stay informed without being consumed.
We can care deeply without collapsing under the weight of it all.

There is a difference between witnessing and carrying.

And this is where joy, gratitude, softness, all of those seemingly small, light things, become radical. Not because they deny reality, but because they allow us to live within reality without losing ourselves.

It is a fine balance. Sometimes it feels almost impossible. To stay open-hearted and aligned, while not ignoring what is unfolding in the world. But it is possible. And it begins with how we treat ourselves.

When we are depleted, everything feels heavier. When we have not slept well, eaten well, moved, breathed, connected, the world’s pain feels amplified. Guilt creeps in. Responsibility expands beyond what is actually ours. We start to believe that the more we carry, the better person we are.

But awareness does not require self-abandonment.

Sometimes it means having the conversation.
Reading the article.
Listening deeply.

And then it means consciously letting it go.

Pulling back into yourself. Creating space. Allowing your nervous system to settle. Allowing yourself to return to your own life, your own relationships, your own small circle of influence.

There is no single step process for this. No perfect formula. It is a constant dance. A moving between engagement and retreat. Between openness and boundary. Between witnessing and living.

And the more you practise this dance, the more you begin to trust yourself.

You begin to recognise your capacity.

Here is something powerful: if you can hold very big, heavy things, it also means you can hold very big, beautiful things. Capacity is neutral. It does not discriminate between good and bad. So if you are capable of carrying grief, outrage, sorrow, you are equally capable of carrying joy, expansion, love, possibility.

But you get to choose what you hold.

When you create space by putting down what is not yours, you create room to hold what nourishes you. And that is not selfish. It is strategic. It is responsible.

I do not have a solution for the world. None of us individually do. And yes, there are parts of the world that turn away, that deny, that ignore. But what remains within our control is our own radical awareness and our own radical responsibility.

Not to look away.

But also not to lose ourselves.

To show up in how we love.
In how we care.
In how we support our bodies and our minds.
In how we treat the people directly in front of us.

This is how change happens. Not all at once. Not in grand gestures. But in stacking the glimmers. In choosing the 1% shifts. In making the small decisions that accumulate into something steady and real.

If you are feeling the heaviness right now, begin with you.

What do you need today?
What would support your nervous system?
Who can you lean on?
Where can you soften?

Take your time. Be discerning. Be kind to yourself.

We are allowed to be aware and well at the same time.

I would love to hear how you are navigating this balance.

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This week’s care is from Kyle Gray’s “The Angel guide” Oracle deck.

This week’s card is No, and it couldn’t be more aligned for the collective energy right now.

With everything moving quickly, with the eclipse intensity, with that sense of momentum building and building, it would be easy to get swept along. To say yes because it feels urgent. To commit because it feels expected. To move because everyone else is moving.

But this week is about clarity.

It’s about boundaries.

It’s about getting honest with yourself about how you actually feel.

And that might mean using the word no.

Not dramatically. Not defensively. Not as a reaction.

But as a grounded, embodied response.

Because how many times do we say yes when our body is quietly whispering no?

How many times do we override the subtle tightening in our chest, the dip in our energy, the slight hesitation in our gut , just to keep the peace, keep the pace, keep up?

This isn’t about going around throwing “no” at everything. It’s about alignment. It’s about using no in a way that feels clean in your nervous system. A way that feels steady in your body.

Sometimes it’s not even about a direct yes or no to someone else.

Sometimes it’s about saying no to patterns.
No to overextending.
No to rushing.
No to something you’ve known for a long time isn’t right for you anymore.

And here’s the shift: no doesn’t have to be negative.

No can be spacious.

No can be protective.

No can be deeply loving.

Often when we say no to one thing, we are quietly saying yes to something else. Yes to rest. Yes to integrity. Yes to a bigger opportunity that hasn’t yet arrived. Yes to staying on our own trajectory instead of being pulled off course.

No creates space.

And space is powerful.

It allows clarity to land. It allows your energy to recalibrate. It allows something more aligned, sometimes even more magical, to enter.

And yes, saying no can feel uncomfortable. Just as saying yes can feel uncomfortable. That’s worth noticing.

Where does no sit in your body?
Where does yes sit?
Which feels expansive?
Which feels contracted?

Try observing it this week. Different people. Different situations. Different invitations. See what shifts. See what surprises you.

Sometimes the no is even to yourself. No to procrastination. No to self-doubt. No to playing small. No to an old story that you’ve outgrown.

When you say that kind of no, you level up without even realising it.

This week, and I feel this energy may ripple into the coming weeks too, there is power in owning your boundaries. In standing in your alignment. In not being swayed off course by noise, urgency or external pressure.

You don’t have to match the speed around you.

You don’t have to say yes to prove anything.

And remember this: no is rarely a final ending. It’s often a redirection. It might be “not now.” It might be “not this.” It might be clearing the path for something far bigger than you can currently see.

You could say no to something small, and in doing so, open the door to something huge.

So let this be the week you practise it gently. Consciously. Embodied.

Let no be the gateway, not the wall.

And notice what begins to open.

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Dear Lovely Reader,

I’ve always been the one obsessed with love.
All about the love. For the love. Because of the love.

I’ve always adored Valentine’s Day, not just because of what it represents, but because it’s my pre-birthday. It’s the day I was actually meant to be born. There’s something poetic about that. Love sitting right at the threshold of my new year around the sun.

And as I prepare to enter 43, I find myself reflecting, not on romance alone, but on love in its widest, deepest sense.

Because here’s what I know now:

Love requires responsibility.

Not just in our intimate relationships. In all of it.
In how we speak.
In how we rest.
In how we set boundaries.
In how we show up when things are hard.

Who are we becoming in order to meet the love we say we desire?

Sometimes we blur the lines. We tell ourselves we’re doing something “for love,” but if in our gut it feels wrong, if it feels like we’re shrinking, abandoning ourselves, overriding our intuition, that isn’t love. That’s distorted love.

And we’ve been shown so many distorted versions.

Through films. Through stories. Through generational patterns. Through a culture that often romanticises chaos, sacrifice, or self-erasure.

But real love, the kind that is clean and steady, does not require you to betray yourself.

So how do we return to the pure version of love that already lives within us?

For me, the answer has been sovereignty.

As I step into this new year of my life, I do so with deep gratitude.

Gratitude for how I’m caring for myself.
Gratitude for how I’m showing up for those I love.
Gratitude that I didn’t give up in the seasons where it would have been easier to.
Gratitude that I meet myself where I am, especially with my health, and build from there.

This isn’t about being perfect.

It’s about being responsible.
It’s about owning the moments where we didn’t show up well, and choosing to grow.
It’s about becoming emotionally mature enough to say: That was mine. I’ll do better.

That’s where healing lives.

And here’s something I’ve never admitted with any hesitation: I love being in my forties.

There’s a quiet power in this season of life. Less keeping up. Less comparison. Less noise. More truth.

More alignment.

The last few years, particularly navigating my health and meeting myself in deeper ways, have taught me something that sits at the centre of everything:

Joy is not optional.

Tomorrow is not promised. I know that intimately.

And that changes how you live.

The small, beautiful, seemingly insignificant things? They matter. The silliness. The softness. The laughter. The way light hits the kitchen in the morning. The call you almost didn’t make. The walk you could easily skip.

Joy is not frivolous. It is foundational.

It doesn’t mean we don’t have serious days. It doesn’t mean we bypass grief or responsibility. It means our North Star, our compass, points toward aliveness.

It means we choose, again and again, to fill our cup from something that nourishes us rather than depletes us.

In a world that feels increasingly polarised and heavy, radical responsibility begins at home, within ourselves.

One aligned choice.
One honest boundary.
One moment of beauty you allow yourself to fully feel.

That’s how we reclaim love.
That’s how we reclaim joy.
That’s how we reclaim ourselves.

So as I enter 43, I do so ready. Expanding. Grateful. Imperfect. Sovereign.

If I could offer you one birthday invitation, it would be this:

Live more beautifully.
Let joy lead.
And never confuse love with self-abandonment again.

I’d love to hear what love, in its purest form, means to you right now.

And thank you, truly, for being here. Your presence in this space is something I never take for granted.

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This weeks card is from Rebecca Campbells “The starseed oracle”deck.

This week’s card, Lifting the Veil, feels so aligned for the collective energy as we move toward eclipse season and the New Moon on the 17th.

We are stepping into an intense astrological and energetic window. You may already feel it building, that sense that something is shifting beneath the surface. Eclipse energy has a way of accelerating what’s been simmering quietly in the background. Anything unaligned, anything we’ve been tolerating, avoiding, or half-knowing… will start asking to be seen.

The veil lifts.

And when it does, it can feel radical.

This week, and the weeks that follow, may feel like we’ve been placed in a cosmic washing machine. Spun around. Turned upside down. Rinsed of illusions. What’s hidden tends to rise. What’s been whispered becomes louder. There can be an “eyes wide open” quality to it all, a sudden clarity that lands not just in the mind, but deep in the gut.

You will know if something doesn’t feel right.

And this season is about alignment.

So gently begin asking yourself:
What feels aligned in my life right now?
What doesn’t?
Where am I forcing?
Where am I flowing?

Even if it feels scary, even if the awareness feels inconvenient, noticing is the first step. You don’t have to overhaul your entire life overnight. Baby steps count. Eclipse energy works on its own timeline, and so do you.

Trust your pacing.

Eclipses can take us up, down, around, and through spirals we didn’t expect. We don’t always know where they’re leading us personally, but we can deepen our trust in ourselves as we move through them.

If something feels off, trust that.
If something feels strangely right but unfamiliar, trust that too.

This week, you may be shown things that feel uncomfortable. Or perhaps you’re already aware, and now it’s time to stop looking away. If you’re questioning something, it’s likely because you’re ready to face it.

Take your time.

Hydrate. Nourish yourself. Rest more than you think you need to. Listen, truly listen.

Listen to your body.
Listen to your heart.
Listen to your gut.
Listen to your thoughts.

And above all, come back to yourself.

Ground. Get into your body. Feel your feet on the earth. From that grounded place, you can make decisions and take action from alignment rather than reaction.

The veil is lifting, not to destabilise you, but to clarify you.

Trust what you see. Trust what you feel. And let alignment lead.

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Teenage Hannah.

Dear Lovely Reader

Recently, I found myself having to sort through a lot of old things. In the middle of it all, I got stuck leafing through photographs, so many versions of me. From the youngest years, through my teens, into older chapters. Face after face, timeline after timeline.

What struck me wasn’t the differences, but the through-line. Despite everything that happened across those lives, somehow, even in the hardest moments, I always found my way through.

It made me wonder: imagine if we could go back to those versions of ourselves and tell them, even in this moment, you’re going to be okay. That something, someone, some unseen grace, some inner strength, is going to carry you through. Imagine being able to say: you are exactly where you need to be. Perfectly placed, even when it doesn’t feel like it.

So much of our suffering comes from being everywhere except where we are. Spiralling into fear about the future. Ruminating on the past. Or feeling frozen in the present. We live stretched across three timelines at once, and in doing so we lose the fluidity of being alive now.

Of course we need to plan. Of course we can reflect. The past holds wisdom. The future holds inspiration. But when we get stuck, paralysed by future anxiety, frozen in the present, or convinced that all the good is behind us, we block ourselves from noticing the goodness that exists right here.

I found myself wanting to move through all those timelines, hugging each version of me. Whispering reassurance. Saying: you did the best you could. Even in the moments that feel like mistakes. Even in the chapters you wish you could rewrite. Yes, we learn from the past. Yes, we carry its joy forward. But we don’t need to live there to honour it.

If we believe the past was the only place life felt good, we block the present from surprising us. If we’re frozen in fear of what’s coming, we miss what’s already unfolding. Life becomes rigid instead of alive.

Life is a kind of cosmic dance, constantly moving, constantly shifting. And one of the most radical things we can practice inside that dance is peace. Peace in the moment doesn’t mean nothing ever knocks us off balance. It means learning how to come back. Again and again, with more ease. With more trust that we’re equipped to do so.

That doesn’t mean we bypass healing. It doesn’t mean we ignore what hurt us or pretend we don’t carry fear because of what we’ve been through. It means we become curious about how we’re relating to it now. How we’re communicating with ourselves. How we’re grounding, reconnecting, listening.

So much of what we carry comes down to disconnection, especially disconnection from ourselves. Looking at those younger versions of me, I could see it clearly. The moments where trust wavered. Where I felt disappointed in myself. Where I believed I’d messed everything up. And yes, there are times we look back and see real mistakes. And there are times we look back and think, it was so good then, I’ll never have that again.

But when we can become more neutral to those stories, we free ourselves to live. To feel joy now. Because ultimately, this moment is all there is.

As we’ve moved into the second month of the year, I can feel momentum beginning to stir. And with that often comes the familiar voice: a month has already gone and I haven’t done enough. What if instead we looked at what we have done? Even the smallest things. The moments that mattered.

Last week I wrote about glimmers. Let’s keep stacking them. Imagine what happens if, over a few months, you truly let yourself feel those glimmers, not rush past them, not minimise them. Just feel them. That alone creates change. Not just for your future self, but for the parts of you that are still healing the past.

It’s all connected.

This dance isn’t perfect. We aren’t perfect. But the possibility of joy exists right here. Not as something to chase, but something to notice, to enjoy. Because if we’re enjoying the present, we’re far more likely to project that into the future. And if we’re constantly chasing, fearing, or looking back, we miss the life that’s happening.

Tomorrow isn’t promised. The future isn’t controllable. But this moment is available.

So let’s remind each other: the good wasn’t only in the past. It isn’t only waiting for us in the future. There is goodness here. Even if we can’t fully see it yet.

Let’s come back to the middle. Back to ourselves. Back to compassion. And ask, gently: what small thing could nourish me right now?

There is magic here. Even now.

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This week’s card is from Kyle Gray’s “The angel guide oracle” deck.

This week’s card feels perfectly aligned with the collective energy: Listen Deeply.

We’re on the threshold of a very busy astrological period, and this week, really this next week and a half, is the build-up. Because of that, listening becomes essential. Before the pace quickens, we’re being asked to slow down and tune in. To notice what’s beginning to surface.

When we get quiet and truly listen, it’s not always what we expect to hear. Sometimes it’s not even what we want to hear. But listening deeply connects us back to our inner compass and gently guides us in the direction we’re meant to go.

There is so much noise in the world right now. So many voices, opinions, demands, and distractions. It’s easy to get caught up in the external sound and miss the quieter voice within. So this week, ask yourself:
What do I need to hear?
What does that inner voice sound like?
What’s coming up for me, and how does it feel in my body?

Even if listening deeply feels uncomfortable, or brings up something you’d rather avoid, allow it in. Take it on board and do what you can with what you receive. Listening deeply expands us. It helps us recalibrate, redirect, and continue forward with more clarity and alignment.

It also allows us to hear what we may have missed. In a world that moves fast, it’s easy to overlook the truth when we’re not fully present. This week may feel a little uncomfortable at times, and you may be tested by extra noise or distraction, but that’s the invitation. To listen more closely, not less.

Take your time this week. Messages may not arrive in the ways you expect. They can come through something you read, something you watch, a song, a passing comment, or something someone else says to you. Stay open. Listening deeply is an intentional practice.

This card also reminds us to listen to those around us. When life gets busy and we’re always moving forward, we can forget to truly hear one another. Slow down. Be present. Notice what’s being said, and what isn’t.

So be gentle with yourself this week. Get grounded. Create space. And listen deeply.

And if you find yourself questioning what you hear, try asking yourself this:
What would change if I trusted that I am always being guided?

Often, the next step becomes clear simply because we’ve chosen to listen.

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I’ve been reflecting this January on the idea of stacking the glimmers, the things that fill you up, nourish you, and gently remind you that feeling good matters. The simple things. The bigger things. It all counts. It all matters. And each of these glimmers holds us in a place where our cup can be filled, where we can actually feel filled.

I’ve been noticing my glimmers everywhere. A warm towel or dressing gown lifted from a heated rack. That moment of wrapping a warmed towel around your body and feeling your shoulders drop. Clean hair. Fresh sheets. New pyjamas. That quiet joy of soft clothes at the end of a long day. Sitting down with your favourite cup of tea, or that first coffee that just hits the spot, and actually letting yourself take it in.

The scent of my aromatherapy oils, breathing them in or rubbing them gently into my skin. That instant exhale it gives my body. An organised drawer. Things being just the way I like them. The feeling of sitting on the sofa under a heated blanket that’s the perfect temperature, nourishing, comforting, holding you.

Finding the biscuit or sweet treat that really satisfies. A meal that feels deeply nourishing. Tea or coffee with a friend. A phone call or voice note where hearing someone’s voice makes your whole nervous system soften and say, oh, thank goodness.

This month has been full of those moments. The gift of a massage and how profoundly it supports the nervous system, body, mind, and soul. Looking around my space and feeling grateful for the environment I’m in. Even the deeply satisfying feeling of clean washing, the smell, the way it dries, knowing it’s all done. I love that feeling so much.

I think I’ve come to realise just how important these things are. The little things are the big things. They get us through. And yet we live at such a fast pace, in a world that feels increasingly intense and divisive, that it’s easy to forget how vital it is to stack these glimmers, and to reflect on them weekly. To remember that filling ourselves with what we love and what nourishes us isn’t indulgent, it’s necessary.

So often we make it conditional. As if we have to earn rest, pleasure, comfort, or ease. But these small practices actually change our brains. They support our bodies and our nervous systems. They help us exhale. They help us soften. They help us come home to ourselves.

Stacking glimmers isn’t something you earn, it’s something you practice daily, weekly, monthly. And when you fill your days with them, you create the conditions to become the most resourced, grounded version of yourself, because you’re already filled.

I’d love to hear your thoughts.
What are your glimmers?
How do you stack them?
How do you create pockets of nourishment around you?

It’s so easy to get caught in the mundane, the day-in-day-out, the sense that we have to chase something more. But when we become truly present with our glimmers, something shifts. We settle into ourselves. We create from a fuller place. When we’re stacked and shimmering with glimmers on the inside, it naturally radiates outward.

So let this be your reminder, and maybe your invitation, to stack your glimmers. To feel good in your body, your mind, and your nervous system.

I’d love to hear what yours are, and how you welcome them in.

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This week’s card is from Rebecca Campbells “The Rose Oracle” deck.

This week’s card feels perfect for the collective energy. We’re moving through the intensity of a recent full moon, and we’ve also reached that halfway point between winter and spring. Because of this, it feels especially important to stay grounded and to really begin living in connection with everything around us.

This is an intense moment energetically, and grounding yourself, through nature, through the body, through the Earth, is what will help you move through that intensity with more clarity.

Embodiment feels like everything this week. It’s the theme that keeps coming through. In order for things to truly move, to shift, and to begin happening for you, they need to be embodied. They need to be felt in the body and grounded into the Earth.

When we do that, things come alive in real, tangible ways. We feel connected to what we’re creating rather than stuck in our heads or disconnected from ourselves. Embodiment really is the true key to success, even when it feels slower, deeper, or more intentional than we’re used to.

Sometimes being grounded can feel like it’s holding us back, but in truth it’s what gives us clarity. It allows us to move forward in a way that’s sustainable, aligned, and nourishing. This is a practice I’m always encouraging, not just this week, but as a way of living. Embodying things intentionally has the power to truly change your life.

As we move closer to spring, we may feel ourselves gently waking up. There’s a sense of things beginning to stir, to open, to become more alive. But this is still an invitation to move slowly and softly. To stay connected. To resist the urge to rush, because when we rush now, we often arrive in spring already feeling burnt out.

This is why grounding, embodiment, and living in connection make all the difference. So let this week, intense and fiery as it is, be one where you consciously ground that energy into the Earth. Make embodiment a daily practice. Allow yourself to live in connection in whatever way feels good to you.

That might be getting outside, feeling the ground beneath your feet. It might be grounding practices at home, for me, something as simple as placing my feet in salt feels incredibly connecting and supportive. Whatever brings you back into your body, back into the Earth, and back into yourself, let that be your anchor this week.

I hope this week supports you gently and deeply.

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A gentle reminder: a trend is simply something someone started, amplified, and shared until it caught momentum. It doesn’t arrive with inherent truth attached to it, just energy, attention, and repetition.

There’s a trend circulating right now about 2026 being “the new 2016.” I’ve heard variations of it, someone even joked we could just as easily say 2015–2025 and be done with it. But this one landed for me, and I want to say something clearly, especially for anyone whose 2016 was anything but golden.

If you had a terrible 2016, please hear this: that does not mean you’re destined for a terrible 2026.
This year can still be beautiful. Transformative. Gentle. Expansive. Yours.

Every year holds potential. Some years lift us, others bring us to our knees. And often, they do both.

My own 2016 was filled with betrayal, heartbreak, deep self-questioning, and the painful belief that I was somehow a bad person. I had to rebuild myself from the ground up, own my part and deeply heal. It was hard, truly hard. And the photos I could have posted from that time wouldn’t have told that story. We rarely take pictures of the moments when everything is falling apart. We don’t document the nights we’re breaking, or the quiet unraveling that happens behind closed doors.

That’s the point I want to make.

If this trend feels like a lot, or if you’re finding yourself thinking, “My 2016 wasn’t great at all,” that’s okay. Naming that isn’t negativity, it’s honesty. And honesty matters.

Even when people post beautiful memories and highlight reels, we never know the full story. Often, what we’re seeing is a partial truth. Social media isn’t built on total reality, it’s built on movements, algorithms, momentum, and mood. It can inspire us, yes. But it should never lead our lives.

What matters is who we are at our centre, beneath the layers, beyond the noise.

When we get stuck reliving the past, or projecting ourselves too far into the future, we miss the present. And the present is where creation actually happens. Of course, we can learn from the past, that’s wisdom. And we can dream into the future, that’s vision. But life is lived here, now, in this moment.

So if 2016 was painful for you, it does not mean this year, or this decade, has to repeat that story. Patterns can be broken. Narratives can soften. Healing can deepen.

And if you’re reading this, it means you made it through. Even if it didn’t feel graceful. Even if it nearly broke you. You’re still here. We are. And that matters.

We can learn. We can grow. We can expand. But most importantly, we can live, not perform, not curate, not trend , but live truthfully and fully, guided by our own inner North Star.

It’s worth asking ourselves, gently:
If social media disappeared overnight, who would I be?
What would my life look like?
What would still matter?

Not because it’s going anywhere, but because remembering our core keeps us grounded.

So to those who had a wonderful 2016: I love seeing your joy. Truly. Celebration and inspiration are beautiful.
And to those who didn’t: that’s okay too. You don’t owe anyone a highlight reel. You don’t have to share anything you’re not ready to.

There is power in showing the full arc, the falling apart and the becoming. Because someone out there may look at where you are now and think, “If they found their way through, maybe I can too.”

In the end, we won’t remember trends or timelines. We’ll remember moments of love, presence, connection, and truth. The deeper things. The human things.

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This week’s card is from Colette Baron-Reids “The animal spirit oracle” deck.

This week’s card, Elephant Spirit – Learn from the Past, arrives as a powerful invitation to take what has been and gently turn it into something healing, useful, and ultimately releasable. The energy of this week carries a strong theme of clearing and letting go, not through force, but through understanding.

You may notice yourself being drawn back to memories, patterns, or moments from the past. This isn’t to pull you backwards, but to offer you a chance to see them through a new, more compassionate lens. Sometimes we revisit the past because it’s finally ready to be healed. Other times, it’s simply ready to be released.

When we truly learn from the past, we free ourselves. We take the wisdom forward without carrying the weight. And in doing so, we begin to influence our future from a place of clarity rather than repetition.

As we move into Aquarius season, there’s a subtle shift toward fresh perspective and forward vision. Yet winter still holds us in an introspective space. After the busyness of the festive season, things naturally quieten. This stillness often brings reflection, on the year just gone, on old stories, on unfinished emotional threads. The key this week is not to linger there or get stuck in rumination, but to use what arises constructively.

The past can weigh heavily on our bodies, our souls, and our nervous systems. But when we take the time to consciously release what no longer serves us, we create space. And within that space, we can choose what we do want to carry forward. Learning from the past isn’t only about identifying what went wrong, it’s also about honouring what went right, what supported us, and what we want more of.

This week brings an opportunity for clarity, especially as we move toward the next full moon, one that will feel very different from the first full moon of the year. The groundwork we lay now matters. It helps us set intentions rooted in truth rather than habit.

The most important practice this week is quiet introspection. Trust the slowness of January. It may feel long, heavy, or even stagnant at times, but energetically it’s doing exactly what it needs to do, inviting us inward. Life slows us down for a reason. It asks us to feel, to reflect, to integrate.

The past holds both pain and beauty. It reminds us of what felt good and what didn’t, and both are valuable. When we consciously clear and transmute what no longer serves us, we create a foundation that allows us to move forward with intention and integrity.

Elephant Spirit guides us through this process with patience and wisdom, helping to clear long-standing blocks. This week may feel slow, steady, and deeply internal, but within that stillness lies profound opportunity. When we honour the past without carrying it, we shape the present in a way that can truly change our future.

So let this be a week of allowing. If memories surface and feel comforting, let them be. If others feel uncomfortable, trust that you now have the tools to release, reframe, and transform them. By the time spring arrives, we will have done the inner clearing that allows us to bloom fully.

Take your time. Lean into the slowness. Let life move at its own pace this week, it’s guiding you exactly where you need to go.

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What if you don’t actually know the direction you want to go in this year?
What if you’re just not feeling it yet, or it feels like nothing is moving, and you’re a bit lost?

That’s okay.

I’ve spoken before about easing in, about leaning in gently, because we all experience the New Year differently. In my last newsletter, I shared the idea of choosing one thing, and I still stand by that. Even if that one thing is tiny. Especially if it’s tiny. Something nourishing. Something supportive. Something that feels doable.

But what if, on a bigger scale, you really don’t know?

I honestly think that’s more normal than we’re led to believe. Social media is set up in a way that makes it look like everyone else has all their ducks in a row, clear direction, solid practices, vision boards mapped out, tools in place, momentum building. Even people who seem like they’re “just beginning” somehow already look like they know exactly where they’re going.

A lot of that is hype. And even when people think they know, even when they’re doing all the things, many are still disconnected from themselves. Hustling. Chasing. Performing certainty.

The truth is, if you’re always chasing the next thing, you’ll forever be carrying that weight on your shoulders.

There’s a balance here, between having a vision and allowing for the fact that sometimes you simply won’t know. Some years feel foggy from start to finish. Other years bring clarity later, in spring, halfway through, or even in autumn. You’re not doing anything wrong if you’re not feeling it right now.

It might be that you’re warming up. That you need time to come online. And that’s not a problem, that’s you listening to your body.

So instead of stressing about what you’re not doing, or judging yourself for feeling directionless, or telling yourself you’re not good enough or not doing it “right”… what if you focused on how you can support yourself?

How you can empower yourself.
How you can nourish yourself.
And above all, how you can be kind to yourself.

That last one is the most important.

When we treat ourselves with compassion, our walls soften. Our hearts have space to open. Fear doesn’t disappear, but we meet it with a little less resistance and a little more neutrality. It’s not about never reacting, it’s about how we come back.

It can be scary looking around and feeling like everyone else knows where they’re going. But we only ever see half the story. We don’t know what’s happening behind closed doors, even for the people we admire most. Everyone is carrying something. Just in different ways.

So let this be an invitation, and a reminder.

If it feels like a lot right now, pause. Rest. Maybe rest is the work. Maybe motivation will come later. Whatever it is you need, get quiet enough to hear it. Create enough space to feel it.

Because if you keep pushing, grinding, fighting yourself, building resistance, you burn out. And you don’t want to burn out before the year has even begun.

There’s so much pressure to “start the year right”, instead of starting the year right for you. How radical is that? And yet… why should it be?

Your path is your path. However it looks.

Doing you, and truly owning that, is a radical act of self-love.

There will be times when you fly. Times when you fall. Times when you rebuild. Times when you feel stuck and paused. Times when you fall back in love with life, climb back up, reconnect, and everything in between.

Right now, if you’re here, stop. Lean into compassion.

You won’t find your direction in noise. You won’t find it in burnout. You won’t find it while fighting yourself. You find it by slowing down, listening, reconnecting to your heart, and learning to trust the process.

And if you’re in the thick of it, the real question isn’t “How do I get out of this?”

It’s: How can I support myself while I’m here?

Turn the noise down. Remember that what you see isn’t always real. Let inspiration uplift you, but don’t let it disconnect you from yourself.

All parts of you are allowed. Even the parts you think aren’t okay.

When we meet ourselves with neutrality, when we learn to nurture and support those parts, we stop feeling fractured, not because anything was wrong with us, but because we finally showed up.

You’re not failing because you haven’t done XYZ. You’re not behind because a course didn’t land or a process didn’t work. Sometimes things just don’t, and that’s okay.

There will be a way.

When you get quiet enough, when you fill your cup with kindness, compassion, and space, a small voice will come through. That’s your truth. It might sound different from what you expected, but that’s the beginning.

So start with kindness.

Ask yourself how you can support yourself.

You’re not a loser.
You’re not doing anything wrong.
You’re on your path.

And I honour that.

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Write yourself a joy prescription this January, have a read of my latest blog post.

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Re sharing this podcast episode, this time of year people often feel anxiety, have a listen to myself and Dr Lalitaa all about “High functioning anxiety”. Such an important topic, and these are the conversation we need to have.

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This week’s card is from Rebecca Campbell’s “The healing waters oracle” deck.

This week’s card, “The Sacred Well” Give from a Place of Plenty & Replenishment, feels perfectly aligned with the New Moon in Capricorn. Capricorn brings a grounded, steady, and directive energy, a New Moon that invites intention, commitment, and long-term vision.

But the most important question here is this:
From what place are you giving?

From what place are you setting intentions?
What kind of soil are you planting your manifestations into?

If we’re planting seeds into soil that is dry, depleted, and under-nourished, soil that isn’t truly supporting us, then eventually our sacred well will run dry. Even if we’re doing all the “right” things. Even if we’re showing up, working hard, ticking the boxes. When we give from that place, it often comes with burnout, stress, and a quiet disconnection from ourselves.

That’s the energy to work with this week as we move through the New Moon:
tending to your sacred well first.

How do you replenish yourself?
What does that look like for you?
How does it feel in your body?

Before focusing on goals, intentions, or the things you’re trying to build, come back to the source you’re giving from. So often, we don’t even realise our cup is empty, or that the soil we’re growing from hasn’t been nourished in a long time. When we give from that place, it rarely serves us in the long run. We feel disconnected from our heart, from our body, from ourselves.

Giving from a place of plenty isn’t just about abundance in the material sense. This isn’t only about money or success. It’s about how we care for ourselves. How we support our inner world. It’s about having a sacred well that feels resourced, regulated, and alive.

A nervous system that feels held, grounded, and supported allows us to live differently. It allows us to respond differently. To hold our lives, and our dreams in a new way.

You might look around and think, “But I know people who are stressed, disconnected, and still ‘doing well’.” And that may be true on the surface. But when you look deeper, there’s often a cost. Stress lives somewhere in the body and disconnection leaves a mark.

This isn’t about saying you can’t achieve things from other states, it’s about choosing to do things differently. Intentionally. With care.

When we shift our internal state, we change our lives. We expand our world in ways we couldn’t have imagined before.

So this week, reflect on your sacred well.
What does it look like when it’s nourished?
What does it feel like when it’s supported?

Imagine soil that’s rich and alive. Plants that are well watered. A body that’s breathing fully. A nervous system that feels grounded. Notice how differently you approach life from that place.

This is about your approach. And it’s about setting the tone for the year ahead.

Let your deepest intention this January be the care of your sacred well. Because when your well is tended to, it begins to overflow, into your work, your relationships, your energy, and everything that unfolds this year.

You will need to return to it. You will need to replenish it again and again. Giving from a place of plenty won’t always be possible, but remembering it, and coming back to it, is what matters.

So if your well feels dry right now, even if things look “fine” on the outside, let this be your invitation to do things differently.

Ask yourself:
What does my sacred well need?
Does it feel good in my body?
Does my nervous system feel supported here?

Let this be the guiding force for the week ahead.

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Hannah X