Becoming fully aware of, and aligned with who you are is a non-negotiable for emotional health & business success.
When you find your groove and shine from that space of knowing you who you are…you will find a sense of ease that people find magnetic
High functioning anxiety – my superpower and my kryptonite.
Maybe you can relate. Feeling like you need to be the best, do more, achieve more in order to feel worthy. A mind that never stops thinking, ruminating, strategising and generally over-analysing every situation.
Feeling like you never have enough time and fear of not doing enough with the time you have. Despite this need to achieve you can be the queen of procrastination tinged with perfectionism.
It is either all or nothing. Incredible highs can have you juggling ten things at once, yet the lows can have your mind feeling so confused that you can not even make the simplest of decisions.
Outwardly confident, inwardly anxious.
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In 2015, the job that was my identity, disappeared.
I loved my job and the people I worked with. However, organisational restructuring meant my role was effectively made redundant and what I thought was my place of belonging disappeared.
My first reaction was to be stoic. I didn’t care. While deep down I felt like I had lost my value, my sense of who I was and my place in the world.
So I spontaneously decided that I was going to head off to Ubud, Bali and become a volunteer English teacher to teenager.
Little did I realise that experience would change everything.
My carefully constructed lesson plans went out the window. The students didn’t need perfect lessons, they needed to connect with me. I couldn’t hide behind my intellectual approach. I had to be real. Be me. Be vulnerable.
I spent the first week of teaching Bali in tears.
There was nothing I could control.
In Australia, life revolves around schedules and the priorities of work and other commitments. In Bali everything revolves around their spiritual beliefs and family.
My carefully constructed lesson plans went out the window. People didn’t show up on time. Resources were not available and we were sitting on a wonky platform with a broken whiteboard with no markers.
But once I realised that the kids did not need fancy plans or resources, what they really wanted was to connect with me, to share stories and learn ideas, I was able to take the attention off what I wanted and place it where it rightly belonged…on what they wanted.
Apparently it wasn’t all about me!!! HaHa!
I was living with local families who had very little material wealth but who life was imbued with gratitude, connection to the seasons, the land , their ancestors and their place within the world.
I started to see life through a different lens.
Everything I thought was important to me shifted.
I returned to Australia with a deep yearning to claim my natural healing and intuitive skills. To speak my truth. To step into my purpose as a teacher, a healer, a space holder.
It has taken awhile to work out exactly what that means for me. It was hard to let go of my identity and the security if provided me. My Ego resisted (and still does).
What will people think? What if I am not good enough? Who am I to call myself a healer?
I had to to do the internal work and heal my own wounds that kept me hiding my true self. Learning to speak my truth and learning to find grace and ease within my natural tendencies.
I continue to learn and grow and find deeper sense of self.
Fun Facts
I commenced my university studies as a mother of three children who were under five years old – freakin crazy, I know. But proof that if you want something bad enough, you can do it!
My first job was a hairdresser. I was a super shy 15 year old and my boss is still one of my best friends today.
I have been TASERED! Hot tip for you – if you ever find yourself being told by a police officer to ‘Stop, TASER!’, do as you are told. It bloody hurts, a lot!! Side note: This was during training as part of my job, I am not a criminal.
I love latin music (Reggaeton, BossaNova, Salsa) and while in Cuba got to dance the night away to the original Buena Vista Social Club. IYKYK!
Why work with me?
Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (Honours)
• Master of Public Management
• 200hr Yoga Teacher Training
• 50hr Yin Yoga Teacher Training
• Certificate in Eating Psychology
I blend my own experience and intuitive skills with evidence-based methods from modern psychology and ancient wisdom
I have qualifications as well as real-life experience of applying what I have learnt as I have navigated my own journey with high-functioning anxiety.
I used to beat myself up for being so scattered in my interests and passions. Forever learning something new and heading off in pursuit of the next dopamine fix. I thought I was failing to find my passion and stick to it but in reality I was preparing myself perfectly for this moment. Filling my backpack with tools and techniques that blend perfectly to create space for you to cultivate your own version of calm, confidence.