Whatever the catalyst was that got you to feel.. ‘there must be more to life than this’
Bereavement
Break up
Break down
Loss
Accident
Illness
Exhaustion
Unhappiness
It’s those things that crack us wide open in life that are also the things that can open the door to a more authentic and happy life.
A door to a place inside where the real you patiently waits.
She may have waited there for years biding her time.
Whispering lightly (or full on shouting!) but never truly heard above all that other noise.
The expectation, the obligation, the should’s and must do’s..other peoples opinions, people pleasing and more.
But with the aid of this thing..all those years of whispers and nudges can no longer be ignored.
This is your invitation to live, be and do differently. Even if it comes wrapped up in a shitty box.
Yet even with this realisation, or hunch, it doesn’t all become instantly crystal clear.
Just because you have that ‘awakening’ doesn’t mean you then know what to do with it.
Change can be scary.
Pushing out of comfort zones uncomfortable.
Becoming a different version of yourself is daunting and unknown.
Facing up to your shit is confronting on so many levels.
It’s so much easier to keep on pushing it all down with wine, food, shopping, Netflix, social media, whatever your poison might be.
I understand because this was my story too.
I spent the first half of my life (until my late 30’s) living for other people, pleasing them, not me. It was only when my dad died suddenly and my daughter was born (both within a matter of months) that things really started to shift for me.
It was my metamorphosis.
A messy, ugly, painful unraveling of who I was.. to become who I was always meant to be.
People don’t talk about that side of grief or birth for that matter.
People don’t talk much about the messy side of life at all.
It’s all kept hush, hush for fear we may upset someone with our over pouring of feelings or our speaking of the truth. Or that we somehow might look weak or like we are not coping..heavens forbid!
I remember when I lost my dad and my heart felt as if it had been ripped from my chest [well meaning] people saying to me “At least you’re having a baby” as if that baby could somehow replace the gaping hole my father had left. And that was a suitable platitude for my grief and imminent birth!
What followed from those two huge life events was an inability for me to deny who I was anymore.
It was brutal.
The timing of them coinciding could have been better, like a double baptism of fire, but now 8 years on (almost unbelievably) I’m so grateful for. At the time it seemed so incredibly unfair, now I can see it needed to happen. It had to, to set me free and in return be the best mum, person and wife I could be..aka..truly me.
[But that’s another very long and complex story.]
[But that’s another very long and complex story.]
The bottom line is, it changed me.
Forged me into the person I was always meant to be, no longer able to hide or lie to myself anymore. It stripped away all I knew and I rebuilt from there.
Forged me into the person I was always meant to be, no longer able to hide or lie to myself anymore. It stripped away all I knew and I rebuilt from there.
And the brutal truth is, we can all want different but to be different we must act differently. And sometimes that takes something horrible happening to make it.
We must then embody that version of ourself we dream of being, which means shedding the old. And if we’re not quite clear on who that new version is, we need to make the space to find out.
This is the ethos behind all of my work. The wisdom from my wounds that I now share with others. Curating nurturing spaces, experiences & products to support you, not only to heal but to give you the courage to live your life differently, to rediscover/discover who you are, to reconnect to her and then BE her.
And that is what my life’s work is now dedicated to.
Sitting in circle will give you the opportunity to tune in and reconnect to yourself, being part of the membership holds you lovingly accountable to make consistent change a daily choice and take the actions needed. The crystals and ritual items I source and sell, help to anchor you to your intentions and create beautiful spaces to do this work at home.
When you make a decision to live differently, get support and take the steps you need to do so….That’s when your life changes.
And I am with you every step of the way 💜
And I am with you every step of the way 💜
You can find out more about what I do here:
Women’s Circles
Women’s Circles
The Yew Circle Membership
Moon & Earth Crystal and Ritual Boutique
And if you have any questions, or would like to share your experience with me, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Much love
Katie xx
