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Why You Could Be Gaslighting Yourself

Your Sensitivity Is Allowed To Be Felt & Expressed Hi dear one,  It's been a while since I've[...]

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Creating Space to Bloom

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Do You Trust the Divine Timing of the Universe?

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Why You Could Be Gaslighting Yourself

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2020 Reflections: How I Embraced my Inner Wild Woman

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No one else can do this for you...⁠ ⁠ 👉🏼 YOU hold the wisdom ⁠ 👉🏼 YOU hold the healing⁠ 👉🏼 YOU hold the key!⁠ ⁠ It's time to unlock all of the ways you've been suppressing your inner wild nature. And start trusting that everything you need, already resides within. ⁠ It's time to awaken. 🔥⁠ ⁠ Join me, will you? On September 28th, I'm hosting a free embodiment experience, focussing on nurturing a relationship with your intuition. All the details are in the link in bio! 🧡
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Your Sensitivity Is Allowed To Be Felt & Expressed

Hi dear one, 

It’s been a while since I’ve put finger-to-keyboard (instead of pen to paper, get it!) to just type away my thoughts here. I’ve created this blog section of my website quite a long time ago now, but other things have received the priority. However, I now find myself in an exciting writing course (more on that later, hopefully!) and more than ever, I’m feeling the writing bug. So here goes… 

As these things often go, I found myself yesterday on Instagram stories, speaking about how these past couple of days I’ve been dismissing my own emotions, thoughts and feelings and putting them down to PMS. 

Okay – perhaps I do feel somewhat more sensitive around my luteal and menstrual phase. But why is that immediately labeled as a bad thing, and something that needs to be suppressed? 

I won’t go off on a tangent on the patriarchal structure of society here (hey, you are probably all too familiar with that yourself!) but what I will say is that because of the framework we find ourselves in, our sensitivity as well as our ever changing emotions (whether these are due to our cycle or not) are seen as weak, undesirable and annoying.

This is a result of a culture in which a 24-hour cycle (the male cycle) is followed to a T and where thus little space is left for feeling, leaning in, listening to oneself, flowing with what the day and week brings. In short, it leaves little space for the feminine to come in and exist.

We can see this clearly when we talk about PMS. The conversation around heightened emotions and hormones is shrouded in negativity: ‘is is that time of the month or something?’ when you speak up at home / in the workplace / anywhere really is something we can probably all relate to. 

And the most disempowering thing is, we have subconsciously internalised this. 

I mean, I say ‘we’, but naturally I’m writing from my own reference point. However, if I can go off on the many DMs I received after those story posts, many of you can relate to this.

We have internalised the idea that the way our hormones affect our emotions is a curse, rather than a blessing. 
We have internalised the idea that feeling a lot makes us seem weak. 
We have internalised the idea that crying over ‘seemingly nothing’ during our last and first phase of our cycle is stupid. 

Okay, John from the office may roll his eyes at you and inappropriately wonder which day of your cycle you’re at – simply because you’ve spoken up or spoken out – but that’s a battle for another day. 
What if when you go home, you take a piece of John with you and roll your eyes at yourself as well? (I know, weird analogy, but I hope you’re still with me!) 

I’d love to invite you to shift your perspective on this – just as I’m doing as we speak. 

What if we’re meant to feel more during certain parts of our month?
What if we’re meant to cry ‘for no reason’ because it clears our energy? 
What if our inner season of Winter (based on your cycle) is necessary to release, recalibrate and restore? 

What if everything we’ve been taught about feminine weakness, emotions and PMS is just another stick we get beaten up with – not in the least by ourselves? 
Then the invitation is there to turn to self love. 

Our current ideas around sensitivity, emotions and PMS are disempowering and limiting. These beliefs keep us from embracing our creativity, our intuition, and the importance of traveling through all phases of the cycle with curiousity and compassion, also (and perhaps especially) the darker ones. Because in the end, that will allow you to thrive in your follicular and ovulation phase. 

Just like the moon, we’re not meant to be the same every day.
Don’t make yourself believe you need to. Don’t make yourself believe you need to be more like John. Perhaps John needs to be more like you. 

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When did you hear the calling of your inner wild woman? 🐺⁠ ⁠ I vividly remember the times when she came bursting through the door, leaving me no chance but to embrace her, close my eyes and leap into the unknown, holding her hand. It was (and sometimes still is) scary to trust her, but has always been the best thing I've ever done. 🔥⁠ ⁠ Your inner Wild Woman is your intuitive powerhouse, and for so long, we've been suppressing her wild ways without us even knowing. 🙅🏼‍♀️⁠ ⁠ I'm here to guide you back to her powers, which are already residing within you. Are you ready? 👀⁠ ⁠ I'm hosting a free embodiment experience around Awakening your inner Wild Woman on September 28th at 7PM CEST. You can sign up through the link in bio - which will also give you access to the recording and some extra goodies! 😙
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Your Sensitivity Is Allowed To Be Felt & Expressed

Hi dear one, 

It’s been a while since I’ve put finger-to-keyboard (instead of pen to paper, get it!) to just type away my thoughts here. I’ve created this blog section of my website quite a long time ago now, but other things have received the priority. However, I now find myself in an exciting writing course (more on that later, hopefully!) and more than ever, I’m feeling the writing bug. So here goes… 

As these things often go, I found myself yesterday on Instagram stories, speaking about how these past couple of days I’ve been dismissing my own emotions, thoughts and feelings and putting them down to PMS. 

Okay – perhaps I do feel somewhat more sensitive around my luteal and menstrual phase. But why is that immediately labeled as a bad thing, and something that needs to be suppressed? 

I won’t go off on a tangent on the patriarchal structure of society here (hey, you are probably all too familiar with that yourself!) but what I will say is that because of the framework we find ourselves in, our sensitivity as well as our ever changing emotions (whether these are due to our cycle or not) are seen as weak, undesirable and annoying.

This is a result of a culture in which a 24-hour cycle (the male cycle) is followed to a T and where thus little space is left for feeling, leaning in, listening to oneself, flowing with what the day and week brings. In short, it leaves little space for the feminine to come in and exist.

We can see this clearly when we talk about PMS. The conversation around heightened emotions and hormones is shrouded in negativity: ‘is is that time of the month or something?’ when you speak up at home / in the workplace / anywhere really is something we can probably all relate to. 

And the most disempowering thing is, we have subconsciously internalised this. 

I mean, I say ‘we’, but naturally I’m writing from my own reference point. However, if I can go off on the many DMs I received after those story posts, many of you can relate to this.

We have internalised the idea that the way our hormones affect our emotions is a curse, rather than a blessing. 
We have internalised the idea that feeling a lot makes us seem weak. 
We have internalised the idea that crying over ‘seemingly nothing’ during our last and first phase of our cycle is stupid. 

Okay, John from the office may roll his eyes at you and inappropriately wonder which day of your cycle you’re at – simply because you’ve spoken up or spoken out – but that’s a battle for another day. 
What if when you go home, you take a piece of John with you and roll your eyes at yourself as well? (I know, weird analogy, but I hope you’re still with me!) 

I’d love to invite you to shift your perspective on this – just as I’m doing as we speak. 

What if we’re meant to feel more during certain parts of our month?
What if we’re meant to cry ‘for no reason’ because it clears our energy? 
What if our inner season of Winter (based on your cycle) is necessary to release, recalibrate and restore? 

What if everything we’ve been taught about feminine weakness, emotions and PMS is just another stick we get beaten up with – not in the least by ourselves? 
Then the invitation is there to turn to self love. 

Our current ideas around sensitivity, emotions and PMS are disempowering and limiting. These beliefs keep us from embracing our creativity, our intuition, and the importance of traveling through all phases of the cycle with curiousity and compassion, also (and perhaps especially) the darker ones. Because in the end, that will allow you to thrive in your follicular and ovulation phase. 

Just like the moon, we’re not meant to be the same every day.
Don’t make yourself believe you need to. Don’t make yourself believe you need to be more like John. Perhaps John needs to be more like you. 

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In a world that demands so much of us, it is truly a sacred rebellion to turn your attention to yourself... 🔥⁠ ⁠ There's a new podcast episode up, in which I chat to my good friend @marissa.mignone.doula about her passion for guiding women through the process of pregnancy, birth and postpartum as both a doula and a specialised yoga teacher. 🧡⁠ ⁠ I've known Marissa for over two years now and even though our lives take place on opposite ends of the world, we always have found so much resonance in each other's stories and strengths. I am so excited to share Marissa's wisdom with you in this episode, in which we chat about the spirituality of being present, feminine creative flow and so, SO much more. 🥰⁠ ⁠ Check the link in bio or search your fave podcast app for 'the Spiritual Feminist' podcast! 🎙️⁠ ⁠ In the meantime, let me know in a comment: what is a (small) act of self care you're able to do today? 🙏🏼👇🏼
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Your Sensitivity Is Allowed To Be Felt & Expressed

Hi dear one, 

It’s been a while since I’ve put finger-to-keyboard (instead of pen to paper, get it!) to just type away my thoughts here. I’ve created this blog section of my website quite a long time ago now, but other things have received the priority. However, I now find myself in an exciting writing course (more on that later, hopefully!) and more than ever, I’m feeling the writing bug. So here goes… 

As these things often go, I found myself yesterday on Instagram stories, speaking about how these past couple of days I’ve been dismissing my own emotions, thoughts and feelings and putting them down to PMS. 

Okay – perhaps I do feel somewhat more sensitive around my luteal and menstrual phase. But why is that immediately labeled as a bad thing, and something that needs to be suppressed? 

I won’t go off on a tangent on the patriarchal structure of society here (hey, you are probably all too familiar with that yourself!) but what I will say is that because of the framework we find ourselves in, our sensitivity as well as our ever changing emotions (whether these are due to our cycle or not) are seen as weak, undesirable and annoying.

This is a result of a culture in which a 24-hour cycle (the male cycle) is followed to a T and where thus little space is left for feeling, leaning in, listening to oneself, flowing with what the day and week brings. In short, it leaves little space for the feminine to come in and exist.

We can see this clearly when we talk about PMS. The conversation around heightened emotions and hormones is shrouded in negativity: ‘is is that time of the month or something?’ when you speak up at home / in the workplace / anywhere really is something we can probably all relate to. 

And the most disempowering thing is, we have subconsciously internalised this. 

I mean, I say ‘we’, but naturally I’m writing from my own reference point. However, if I can go off on the many DMs I received after those story posts, many of you can relate to this.

We have internalised the idea that the way our hormones affect our emotions is a curse, rather than a blessing. 
We have internalised the idea that feeling a lot makes us seem weak. 
We have internalised the idea that crying over ‘seemingly nothing’ during our last and first phase of our cycle is stupid. 

Okay, John from the office may roll his eyes at you and inappropriately wonder which day of your cycle you’re at – simply because you’ve spoken up or spoken out – but that’s a battle for another day. 
What if when you go home, you take a piece of John with you and roll your eyes at yourself as well? (I know, weird analogy, but I hope you’re still with me!) 

I’d love to invite you to shift your perspective on this – just as I’m doing as we speak. 

What if we’re meant to feel more during certain parts of our month?
What if we’re meant to cry ‘for no reason’ because it clears our energy? 
What if our inner season of Winter (based on your cycle) is necessary to release, recalibrate and restore? 

What if everything we’ve been taught about feminine weakness, emotions and PMS is just another stick we get beaten up with – not in the least by ourselves? 
Then the invitation is there to turn to self love. 

Our current ideas around sensitivity, emotions and PMS are disempowering and limiting. These beliefs keep us from embracing our creativity, our intuition, and the importance of traveling through all phases of the cycle with curiousity and compassion, also (and perhaps especially) the darker ones. Because in the end, that will allow you to thrive in your follicular and ovulation phase. 

Just like the moon, we’re not meant to be the same every day.
Don’t make yourself believe you need to. Don’t make yourself believe you need to be more like John. Perhaps John needs to be more like you. 

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New Moon in Virgo vibes anyone? 👀⁠ ⁠ This moon phase, amidst all the structuring and planning that Virgo brings, I invite you to lean into the feminine energy of the moon a little deeper.⁠ ⁠ 💥 What if structure can be expansive, rather than pressuring?⁠ 💫 And what if your routine gets to be your ritual? ⁠ ⁠ It's all about the approach & the phrasing. ⁠ ✨ Scratch anything with 'should' or 'have to', and rather see what you would 'like to' and 'intend to'. ⁠ ✨ And see where in your busy planning mode, you can lean into 'being' rather than just 'doing'. ⁠ ⁠ May this be your personal reminder (and mantra!) to infuse these upcoming days with some extra gentle self care and feminine flow. That will make you get sh&t done later on for sure!🙏🏼⁠ ⁠ How are you feeling this new moon? 🌚
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Your Sensitivity Is Allowed To Be Felt & Expressed

Hi dear one, 

It’s been a while since I’ve put finger-to-keyboard (instead of pen to paper, get it!) to just type away my thoughts here. I’ve created this blog section of my website quite a long time ago now, but other things have received the priority. However, I now find myself in an exciting writing course (more on that later, hopefully!) and more than ever, I’m feeling the writing bug. So here goes… 

As these things often go, I found myself yesterday on Instagram stories, speaking about how these past couple of days I’ve been dismissing my own emotions, thoughts and feelings and putting them down to PMS. 

Okay – perhaps I do feel somewhat more sensitive around my luteal and menstrual phase. But why is that immediately labeled as a bad thing, and something that needs to be suppressed? 

I won’t go off on a tangent on the patriarchal structure of society here (hey, you are probably all too familiar with that yourself!) but what I will say is that because of the framework we find ourselves in, our sensitivity as well as our ever changing emotions (whether these are due to our cycle or not) are seen as weak, undesirable and annoying.

This is a result of a culture in which a 24-hour cycle (the male cycle) is followed to a T and where thus little space is left for feeling, leaning in, listening to oneself, flowing with what the day and week brings. In short, it leaves little space for the feminine to come in and exist.

We can see this clearly when we talk about PMS. The conversation around heightened emotions and hormones is shrouded in negativity: ‘is is that time of the month or something?’ when you speak up at home / in the workplace / anywhere really is something we can probably all relate to. 

And the most disempowering thing is, we have subconsciously internalised this. 

I mean, I say ‘we’, but naturally I’m writing from my own reference point. However, if I can go off on the many DMs I received after those story posts, many of you can relate to this.

We have internalised the idea that the way our hormones affect our emotions is a curse, rather than a blessing. 
We have internalised the idea that feeling a lot makes us seem weak. 
We have internalised the idea that crying over ‘seemingly nothing’ during our last and first phase of our cycle is stupid. 

Okay, John from the office may roll his eyes at you and inappropriately wonder which day of your cycle you’re at – simply because you’ve spoken up or spoken out – but that’s a battle for another day. 
What if when you go home, you take a piece of John with you and roll your eyes at yourself as well? (I know, weird analogy, but I hope you’re still with me!) 

I’d love to invite you to shift your perspective on this – just as I’m doing as we speak. 

What if we’re meant to feel more during certain parts of our month?
What if we’re meant to cry ‘for no reason’ because it clears our energy? 
What if our inner season of Winter (based on your cycle) is necessary to release, recalibrate and restore? 

What if everything we’ve been taught about feminine weakness, emotions and PMS is just another stick we get beaten up with – not in the least by ourselves? 
Then the invitation is there to turn to self love. 

Our current ideas around sensitivity, emotions and PMS are disempowering and limiting. These beliefs keep us from embracing our creativity, our intuition, and the importance of traveling through all phases of the cycle with curiousity and compassion, also (and perhaps especially) the darker ones. Because in the end, that will allow you to thrive in your follicular and ovulation phase. 

Just like the moon, we’re not meant to be the same every day.
Don’t make yourself believe you need to. Don’t make yourself believe you need to be more like John. Perhaps John needs to be more like you. 

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Let's check in with the BIG question. 🙏🏼⁠ ⁠ Tell me, what WOULD be possible if you felt safe enough in your body and your Being to listen to your intuition? 👀⁠ ⁠ I'm sure you've heard her nudges from time to time already. But maybe you pushed them away. ⁠ ⁠ You see, from a young age we're taught that we need to find safety and security outside of ourselves, rippling into a big distrust in the wisdom that resides within us.⁠ ⁠ So, it's vital that your healing journey weaves in rewriting the notions of safety, stability and security.⁠ From that healed foundation, it becomes all the more easy to let your feminine energy flow freely and make decisions based on that superpower that resides within you. 🧡⁠ ⁠ You can still enrol in Embodied Empowerment - the holistic self healing journey, guided by me, starting in a week! Drop a 🔥 and I'll send you all the details (or check the link in bio!).
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Your Sensitivity Is Allowed To Be Felt & Expressed

Hi dear one, 

It’s been a while since I’ve put finger-to-keyboard (instead of pen to paper, get it!) to just type away my thoughts here. I’ve created this blog section of my website quite a long time ago now, but other things have received the priority. However, I now find myself in an exciting writing course (more on that later, hopefully!) and more than ever, I’m feeling the writing bug. So here goes… 

As these things often go, I found myself yesterday on Instagram stories, speaking about how these past couple of days I’ve been dismissing my own emotions, thoughts and feelings and putting them down to PMS. 

Okay – perhaps I do feel somewhat more sensitive around my luteal and menstrual phase. But why is that immediately labeled as a bad thing, and something that needs to be suppressed? 

I won’t go off on a tangent on the patriarchal structure of society here (hey, you are probably all too familiar with that yourself!) but what I will say is that because of the framework we find ourselves in, our sensitivity as well as our ever changing emotions (whether these are due to our cycle or not) are seen as weak, undesirable and annoying.

This is a result of a culture in which a 24-hour cycle (the male cycle) is followed to a T and where thus little space is left for feeling, leaning in, listening to oneself, flowing with what the day and week brings. In short, it leaves little space for the feminine to come in and exist.

We can see this clearly when we talk about PMS. The conversation around heightened emotions and hormones is shrouded in negativity: ‘is is that time of the month or something?’ when you speak up at home / in the workplace / anywhere really is something we can probably all relate to. 

And the most disempowering thing is, we have subconsciously internalised this. 

I mean, I say ‘we’, but naturally I’m writing from my own reference point. However, if I can go off on the many DMs I received after those story posts, many of you can relate to this.

We have internalised the idea that the way our hormones affect our emotions is a curse, rather than a blessing. 
We have internalised the idea that feeling a lot makes us seem weak. 
We have internalised the idea that crying over ‘seemingly nothing’ during our last and first phase of our cycle is stupid. 

Okay, John from the office may roll his eyes at you and inappropriately wonder which day of your cycle you’re at – simply because you’ve spoken up or spoken out – but that’s a battle for another day. 
What if when you go home, you take a piece of John with you and roll your eyes at yourself as well? (I know, weird analogy, but I hope you’re still with me!) 

I’d love to invite you to shift your perspective on this – just as I’m doing as we speak. 

What if we’re meant to feel more during certain parts of our month?
What if we’re meant to cry ‘for no reason’ because it clears our energy? 
What if our inner season of Winter (based on your cycle) is necessary to release, recalibrate and restore? 

What if everything we’ve been taught about feminine weakness, emotions and PMS is just another stick we get beaten up with – not in the least by ourselves? 
Then the invitation is there to turn to self love. 

Our current ideas around sensitivity, emotions and PMS are disempowering and limiting. These beliefs keep us from embracing our creativity, our intuition, and the importance of traveling through all phases of the cycle with curiousity and compassion, also (and perhaps especially) the darker ones. Because in the end, that will allow you to thrive in your follicular and ovulation phase. 

Just like the moon, we’re not meant to be the same every day.
Don’t make yourself believe you need to. Don’t make yourself believe you need to be more like John. Perhaps John needs to be more like you. 

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