I spent the last few weeks in North Wales, one of my absolute favourite places on earth! I’ve been exploring these wild mountains, lakes and rivers for over 20 years - eventually buying a beautiful old, Welsh cottage here so I could visit more. So this recent trip was bittersweet, as I switched my cottage into a long-term rental. My escape hatch has closed! On paper, it’s madness. I love this cottage, the village, the land - the special sense of ‘wild ruggedness’ my heart-

Last week I was sitting with a coaching client. "I can't work out why I feel so lost and overwhelmed. Is it menopause? ADHD? Trauma? Burnout? Or maybe I'm just not trying hard enough?" She looked utterly worn out. Not because she hadn't been doing the work. In fact, quite the opposite. She'd spent the last three years reading, researching, listening to podcasts, tweaking supplements, exploring diagnoses and trying to understand what the heck was happening. My heart bro

Ok, I’m obsessed with this TV Show "Virgin Island"! I'd heard about it, but didn't feel particulary drawn to watching people practicing sex moves, until a therapist friend said 'through a personal growth lens, you'd love it!', And I've been ‘all in’ ever since. Not because it’s on the edge of toe-curling discomfort (we are British, afterall!), but because it affirms my relentless belief and hope in the power of transformation. What struck me most wasn’t the awkwardness or

Last week was a bit of a shit show in my tiny corner of the world, to be honest. I had a 4-day migraine (second one this month… perimenopause, the gift that just keeps on giving 🙃). I powered through the first few days and did what I’ve done a hundred times before. I opened my diary and started cancelling my life. Scaling back plans, cutting out the “non-essentials” (read: friendships, joy, fun, anything that actually nourishes me) =, just so I could keep the wheels on a

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As we step into this New Year, there’s often still a quieter, more inward quality to these first days after the Christmas break. Maybe you’re feeling that too. I’ve always loved the in-between time – when the rush eases, the year is fresh, and there’s just enough space to notice what’s here before we rush to improve or change anything. That pause is where my gratitude practice first took root. It's something I’ve done for over 25 years, diligently reflecting at the end of eac

It was 25 years ago this week when I woke up with another horrendous hangover. Here I was again, feeling disconnected, hollow, and...

Sarah stared at her phone, heart pounding. She had just typed the words “I can’t take this on right now” in a text to her friend—then...

As I sit in a puddle of my own exhaustion and bubbling resentment, I realise I've done it again. Sigh. Despite my best efforts and...

It’s such a tricky thing, right!? Knowing when to stay and when to let go. I’ve wrestled with this my entire life. And hands up, my...

As I’ve landed back home in the UK, it’s taking time to find my rhythm again. My soft, warm animal body is making many adjustments – to...

Well, hello! How the angel are you? Gosh it’s been a while eh? Time feels like a moving slip wind through my hands lately. As I’m coming...

Ask me who my most important teachers are, hands down – it’s Trees! They’re so darn audacious and unapologetic; a tree just wants to be a...

“Travel brings power and love back into your life” – Rumi I find myself here…..again, about to disrupt my life in a major way. I seem to...

A simple walk to feel more connected and more alive. And lord knows, I (we) need to feel this!

All life needs, rest and incubation. All of life needs time below the surface - where it can breathe itself full and round, where it can...

I’ll admit, I have been and can still be, a terrible listener! “My name’s Deborah, and I’m a terrible listener”. There, I’ve said it....

My first-time meditating was in the 90s. A dear friend told me it was similar to tripping, which appealed to my oh-so hedonistic...

I spend most mornings outside on my deck. The early hours are precious to me – time to connect with life and myself, away from the things...

I usually take a retreat every year, but like for so many of us, it hadn’t happened for over 2 years and I could feel it in my bones....