Why timing matters more than effort for women’s nervous systems and hormones Most women don’t burn out because they’re doing too much, they burn out because they’re doing the right things at the wrong time in the wrong energy. In a recent conversation with my function medicine gut-health-specialist friend Leisa, we unpacked something that feels […]
An invitation to come home to your own rhythm I’ve been learning so much about myself since having my Australian soul sister, Leisa Porteous-Semple, staying with me. She is a functional medicine gut specialist, and we’ve been besties since the moment we met in 2012. Over the years, we’ve travelled extensively together. She wanted to go […]
Crickets and frogs chirp and sing to each other They provide a melodic backdrop – a familiar childhood sound. Mature trees shelter wooden houses with spacious gardens. Boat-like cars turn right on red onto wide streets lined with…sidewalks – not pavements. The street is the pavement. Grocery stores offer an abundance of everything you could […]
Today, I finally met in person a woman I’ve only ever seen on Zoom for the past two years. From our very first encounter, there was this intuitive, energetic recognition — as if I already knew her. All two square inches of her on that screen! From the start, we both sensed it: a soul […]
My father who is 90 in less than a month, flew to England to visit with me and his grandchildren for a week. I drove him to Ilkley Swimming Pool every morning so he could keep his daily fitness routine of working out with light weights in the pool. I went home and made coffee. […]
In my last blog, I talked about the power of returning to the body to find where we’re still holding trauma. For me, a spontaneous trigger got me into my body, following the movement of my hands, and led to the release of a big, palpable piece of energy that had been locked inside me […]
If you’re on a path of self-discovery and healing, one of the most profound practices I can recommend is this: the next time you’re triggered — by an emotion, a repeating pattern, a physical sensation, or a story you can’t seem to let go of — pause and ask yourself: “When was the first time I felt this way?” […]
In a world brimming with opinions, it’s easy to mistake open mindedness for simply agreeing with everyone, or worse, having no convictions of your own. But true open mindedness is far more profound and powerful. It’s not about being a blank slate or a nodding dog. It’s about a dynamic engagement with the vast spectrum […]
Do you feel like no matter how much rest you get, you’re still running on empty? If you’re on a spiritual path, doing deep inner work — especially around early childhood, birth imprints, or ancestral healing — it’s not uncommon to find yourself feeling exhausted. Not just physically, but emotionally, energetically, even spiritually worn out. You’re […]
You’ve done the work.You’ve read the books.You’ve sat in meditation.You know you want more for yourself. And yet… the same cycle repeats. You set a goal. You feel excited.And then—bam. You shrink. You sabotage. You feel small and wrong. Shame creeps in like fog. “What is wrong with me?” you ask. Here’s the truth: maybe nothing is wrong […]
