Iām ready to share a little more. The Inner Flame is a private, one-day online Imbolc retreat ā five spacious hours devoted to rest, presence, and reconnection. Itās not coaching or personal development.Thereās nothing to learn, achieve, or figure out. Itās a pause.A space to soften.A chance to tend whatās quietly alive within you. Iām holding it for a small group, just 10 women, so the space can remain intimate and well-contained. If the idea of stepping out of effort for a day feels...
1 day agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
I want to share something gently. As Iāve been sitting with this season - with rest, timing, and the space before action - Iāve felt called to hold a day devoted entirely to that pause. Not a workshop.Not teaching.Not fixing or improving anything. Just a carefully held space to rest, listen, and reconnect with whatās steady beneath the noise. Itās a one-day online gathering aligned with Imbolc - the return of the light, not as a dramatic awakening, but as something small and protected. Iām...
4 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Thereās a story weāve been told: that rest is something you earn. After the work is done.After the answers are clear.After youāve proven yourself useful enough. But I donāt believe thatās true. Rest, especially for women, is often the thing that makes clarity possible. Itās where assimilation happens. Where the nervous system settles enough to hear whatās actually true. In a world that demands productivity at all times, choosing not to push can feel quietly radical. Even one deep breath.Even...
5 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Iāve been thinking more about rest this week. Not collapse.Not giving up.But the kind of rest that comes before we step back in. The pause where things are still forming beneath the surface. I know, deeply, that rest is not available to everyone right now. There are places in the world where survival takes all the space there is. I hold that reality alongside my own. And still, for those of us who do have the choice, Iām wondering what happens when we stop forcing clarity, momentum, or...
7 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
I had a rough weekend. Check out this week's blog post for the physical and spiritual aspects of it! But since you signed up to hear from me every week, I want to go into a bit more detail of my thoughts here. I see people taking action all over the world. I see it in Palestine, Congo, Iran... I see the resistance - because people feel they have no choice. And I see it in the US as well. But there's an undercurrent, in certain populations, in the US. It's one of expecting someone to save...
14 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Yes, I'm still on about energy and things starting to grow today! I can't help it, I can feel the energy moving and shifting and it's fun! Plus, you know, it's that time of year when I get geared up for talking about Brigid non-stop, for 2 full months. (I know, you lot are used to listening to me all the time, but other people aren't!) Anyway, it's a quick email today, because I'm working on something very exciting. I'm putting together an Imbolc retreat. I did this last year, it was 6 hours,...
21 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Today's blog post is about ascending into Imbolc. Now, I know - we don't usually think about ascending to Imbolc. We might consider descending around Samhain, but if there's a sense of descent into the earth for the winter, we really should counteract that with a period of ascent as well. And given Imbolc is about that period where we're looking at nature, new growth, rising energy in the world in general... it makes sense to me to link it to ascent. (It's also a great time to check out your...
28 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Yes, I'm getting back into some sort of sensible routine now! Although I spent the entire weekend and my two days off last week on the couch, struggling with a cold. Or possibly flu and the vaccine was doing its job. (Yes, this is a pro-vaccine space, in case you were in any doubt!) But I've been having loads of conversations over the last few weeks over the guilt people feel around Christmas, and women in their 40's/ 50's in particular. So, that's what today's blog post is about. Guilt,...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Well, ok, the end of the working year is nigh and if you're lucky or privileged enough to have some time off over the holiday season here is your permission slip to thoroughly enjoy it! I'm off work tomorrow and Friday and I will be back in on Monday - and I'm really looking forward to it - I'm gonna get so much done! The decks will be cleared for 2026. Aside from that, I will be sipping coffee, catching up with folk and making sure nothing ruins people's holidays. I strongly encourage you to...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read