On a Personal Note

Depending on when you're reading this, I might be winging my way to beautiful (hot) South Africa. I'll be there from 5 December till 16 January 2025. It's a 6 week stretch this time. 

Every year this time brings a mixed bag for me: 

It's a challenge to not see my clients for such a long time. I sometimes make special arrangements for them to see someone else while I'm away.  

It's also a blessing to have the time to recharge, renew, refresh and start longing for my desk again! Nothing like stepping away from something for long enough to start getting fresh ideas and inspiration. It feels like Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! 

It's also a challenge because I'm visiting my mom who's had Parkinson's for 12 years, and it's not getting any easier. Every visit has new phases we all have to adjust to and embrace. The embracing can usually only happen after plenty of crying, praying and EFT. 

It's also a beautiful time with family - I only get to see my mom and sister once a year. There's magnificent walks at the beach every day, sunshine, warm air, subtropical plants and gorgeous colour (while my UK friends are huddling by the gas heating, lol!)

It's also a challenge to be away from my magnificent husband for so long... we usually go separate ways to make the most of time with our remaining parents. This year, we'll be apart for only 3 weeks - the last 3 he'll be coming my side so it's a shorter 'alone' stretch this year. I'm grateful for how wonderful it feels to see him again after those weeks! 

This is just like life at any given time, isn't it? Always both sides of the coin. There are difficult patches, and some bright spots that can support us. During extra tough times, we need to crank up the amount of brightness we invite and notice, too. That can be hard when we're feeling low - and it's absolutely vital. 

This will be my last email before Christmas and I wanted to thank you so much for being in my community. I truly appreciate that you choose to spend your time here and it's my hope and wish that my humble space will continue to nourish and mean something to you. 

"Seaside Memories" from last year's 5 weeks. My dear mom and one of her beautiful carers, Lungi. She makes my mom laugh so often.  

On a Business Note: 

Plans for 2025

““Give me six hours to 
chop down a tree and I will spend the first four 
sharpening the axe.”
Abraham Lincoln

“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
Warren Buffett
 

I love both above quotes. It talks to me of resting (I'm sharpening my axe while away), as well as planning to plant a tree so someone can sit in the shade next year. 

I read a few quotes that said 'Planning is useful but plans are useless'. And I know that from experience... we can have all the plans in the world, but sometimes the Universe or God brings us a different experience - and then those plans feel like a joke. I've felt resentful in the past that my plans didn't work out. But that's really quite ridiculous, isn't it? It wasn't up to me in the first place!

So... I'm planning a few projects for next year, and while I am excited about them and intend to implement, I trust I'll be led and shown the best way. 

Here's what you can look forward to (as far as I know😅)

I'm planning one free group experience every month. 

Meta Consciousness™ Health Q & A: 

When: Every fourth Monday of the month in odd months (Jan, March etc).
What: 4-6 people will have an opportunity to ask a health question, understand what your body is trying to tell you, and a beautiful meditation to solidify the information. 
 

The first is on Monday 27 January 2025. 

Gentle Gatherings: (Name still to be finalised!)

When: Every fourth Monday of the month in even months (Feb, April etc). 

What: Every  month will have a different theme, a journal prompt, space to reflect, 15 minutes of EFT tapping, 15 minutes for any questions. These will evolve as I learn what is useful and what is needed. 

The first opportunity is on 24 February 2025.

There will also be a few paid workshops during the year. 

Do any of these sound intriguing? 

I'd so appreciate hearing from you! What else would you like to see included? 

Private 1-1 Sessions:

I absolutely love the spacious 1-1 sessions with private clients and will continue to offer this work in 2025. I work mainly with HSPs and introverts with health or relationship challenges. There are many other topics too that come up in client sessions. 

In relationships, we often have patterns that we learned very early on due to painful life experiences and (unconsciously) copying our parents. Those can become life-long strategies even though they no longer work for us as adults. We work with discovering, decoding and discharging the early learnings so we can become more whole and authentic. I also bring in CliftonStrengths to help clients love their amazing talents!

Where health is concerned, I work together with a medical diagnoses, and use a diagnostic tool to help us discover the underlying emotional trauma that caused the health issue. We also look at the balance in your whole life. We can simply not separate our emotional, mental and physical worlds. And sometimes it's more than a body part that needs healing: it's the whole person! This type of journey is life-changing. 

I'll be opening new client slots at the end of January. If you're thinking of embarking on a healing journey in 2025, please get in touch here.