From the desert to the wild bush

This is a story about a journey from the desert of disconnection and self-doubt, to the lush wild bush of self-love, self-trust and groundedness. It’s a remembering of wisdom that was there all along, courtesy of my ancestors and my body’s evolution, but I’d lost it. If you’re not already aware, your wisdom is there in you, too.

It’s a wild metaphor, go with me ;)

In 2015, I was given a redundancy from my corporate role. It was a job I’d had for 5 years and while there were many aspects I really loved, it was also stressful. It was unfulfilling in the fact that it wasn’t empowering me to make the difference in the world I wanted to.

This was the desert of disconnection and self-doubt.

So, this enforced break from my corporate career gave me an opportunity to re-evaluate where my life was going.

I came up for air.

I realised the direction I was going wasn’t the most fulfilling, and I had an opportunity to course-correct.

Then I began my search.

I looked for alternative career ideas.

I visualised a new life that felt more fulfilling than climbing a corporate ladder, living busy in the city.

I followed influencers and industry leaders, did free trainings and quizzes, and journaled.

At this time I also realised that one of the through-lines of my life has been a connection with nature. A feeling of being home in nature, a passion to protect it, a care for animals and a longing to have more nature in my life.

So I began immersing myself as often as I could. I found local bushland and went walking. I always felt at home when I was surrounded by a natural landscape.

I began freelancing, I experimented with online businesses, I worked part time for an agency with values similar to my own, and I tried to align my work with my values. I was getting closer.

And yet none of this really reached through all the layers to my heart and soul.

In 2022 I was looking into becoming a coach, because a marketing client of mine had asked me to coach him and I’d found it really enjoyable. I came across the School of Embodied Arts via a podcast I adored (thank you Come to Your Senses!) and after an enrolment call, I immediately felt at home.

This. This made sense. Something in my body said Yes.

So I began the certification.

And over the next 12 months through a combination of what I learned through the School, my own devotion to Personal Mastery and my regular nature immersions, a tightness inside of me began to unfurl and something incredible began to happen.

I uncovered a deeper sensitivity to and connection with my body.

I had greater access to pleasure.

I realised I’d been denying my feelings, was even sometimes afraid of them, and began welcoming them, allowing them space, and uncovering some amazing power as a result. This has been really powerful in my parenting, in particular.

I now trust myself to look after me - I know I’ll always be ok, because I always have me.

I allow myself to Be, without being driven always by Doing.

I have developed a beautiful respect and admiration for my menstrual cycle and realised the power within it that was there all along! (This alone has been a revelation.)

And I take inspiration from nature in so many ways.

And truly, that’s just the beginning of what I’ve experienced.

I guess you could say my life is brighter, lighter, more resonant.

Which isn’t to say my life is perfect - far from it - but I now have inner tools and resources to meet my mess and work with and through it. (This is also the theme of my creative project, the Messy Magic podcast).

And that’s really where the major transformation has been. Now when something is uncomfortable, or life isn’t going how I’d like, or I’m feeling something I’d rather not feel, instead of resisting it, I embrace it. Through embracing it, I have access to:

greater confidence

the ability to make aligned decisions, and access to my intuition

steadiness in the face of chaos

deep self-trust

self-love

more compassion both for myself and others, which is a beautiful asset for all relationships

And now I find myself in the lush, wild bush of self-love and groundedness. An inner power that’s quiet, strong and always there to be found.

I know from many conversations I’ve had with women (friends, acquaintances, and peers in the coaching world) that so many people feel disconnected from their truth, their heart and their body. So many people are on the treadmill of life, doing ‘what you’re supposed to do’ yet not feeling fulfilled, comparing themselves to others and finding themselves unsure of how to make life better.

If there’s one thing I’d like you to know, it’s this:

The wisdom to make your life brighter is within you. It may have been suppressed with layers of expectation, conditioning, comparison and outer influences, but if you can find the bravery to excavate those layers, the brilliance is there within. And you’ll never look back.

And with that I’d like to offer you my support, to join you on this journey. I’ve been developing a system to walk you through some of these layers and rediscover the wisdom of your very own nature, through connecting with nature. It’s my new program, Back to Nature. For now I have a waitlist and a little information over here, but the best way to get all the details is by jumping on a discovery call with me. I’d love to share more with you, no hard sell - this program is only for people who desire the journey.

I wonder - what might you discover within yourself, if you opened up to it?