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Maybe the void isn’t empty

Maybe the void isn’t empty – just quiet.

Stillness often gets mistaken for stagnation.

Maybe the void isn’t an abyss but a mirror.

A chance to meet yourself without the interference.

What if it’s not lonely there, but honest?

We’re taught to fear emptiness… to fill every silence, avoid stillness, outrun the void. However what if what we call a “void” isn’t lack, but pause?

A space between what was and what’s becoming.

In the noise of modern life, quiet can feel like absence.

Stillness often gets mistaken for stagnation.

Healing doesn’t always arrive in grand revelations — sometimes it shows up in the unremarkable or perhaps letting go… What we fear as emptiness might actually be the first safe silence we’ve ever known. The void might be where truth waits not loudly, but patiently.

When we stop filling every quiet moment with distraction or panic, we start to hear what’s underneath.

Maybe the void isn’t an abyss but a mirror. A chance to meet yourself without the interference.

And what if it’s not lonely there, but honest?

The beauty in sorrow

There is a strange kind of beauty in sorrow when we let it breathe. Sorrow when we allow it to stretch out and be, reveals textures of our soul we might never have touched otherwise. When sorrow carves it’s hollow spaces within us, it doesn’t just take… it prepares. The hidden quiet crevices and aches allow for new truths to root. The very pain that hollowed us out becomes the same place that holds our tenderness, our empathy, our capacity to sit with others in their pain without looking away. To make space for sorrow is not to be consumed by it, but to move with it like walking through fog instead of trying to outrun it. We don’t forget what was lost, nor do we force healing into a timeline. Instead, we carry what matters forward, not in spite of our grief but because of it.

As a life coach, I often remind clients that sorrow isn’t a detour from life—it is life. The beauty in sorrow lies in its raw honesty; it doesn’t pretend, it doesn’t mask and it refuses to be rushed.

Sorrow invites you to pause and witness the parts of yourself you’ve ignored or buried beneath busyness.

When you allow yourself to fully feel it, rather than suppress or fix it, you tap into an emotional depth that can become your greatest teacher. In those moments of vulnerability, you begin to meet the most authentic version of yourself.

What I want you to know is this: making space for sorrow is not weakness… it’s wisdom.

It’s the choice to grow deeper rather than just move faster.

Healing doesn’t mean never feeling pain again; it means learning to sit with discomfort without letting it define you.

If you let it, sorrow can open a sacred doorway to your next chapter not by erasing what hurt, but by teaching you how to move through it with grace and how to keep going in spite of it.

If you’re ready to turn your pain into purpose and grow through what you’ve been through, I’d be honoured to walk that journey with you. Let’s work together to help you reconnect with your truth, rebuild your inner strength and create lasting change — message me for more details about 1:1 coaching.

Your greatest teacher..

Sometimes, your greatest teacher is your own experience. The heartbreaks that cracked you open. The failures that taught you humility. Getting up after falling down. There is wisdom in your wounds. Lessons in every detour. The days you thought broke you were also the days you found your strength. Pain may not have been invited, but it came bearing insight. The most honest truths are often born from discomfort and the most lasting changes from moments you never wanted to face. There’s no certification for inner growth. No medal for how far you’ve come… but you know. That’s the result of experience not perfection but earned. You feel it in the way you no longer chase validation. In how you forgive yourself. In your courage to keep going in the wild ride that is life. Here is to honouring you.

On Guru Purnima, we honour the light others have shared and the light we hold within ourselves.

This sacred day aligning with the full moon is dedicated to celebrating the teachers, mentors and guides who illuminate our path with wisdom and compassion.

It’s a moment to express gratitude for the knowledge we receive and the inner guidance that helps us grow.

The wisdom of our teachers, mentors and guides has shaped us in profound ways, yet the deepest transformation begins when we recognise the divine teacher inside.

This inner guidance has carried us through uncertainty, helped us rise after every fall and sparked the courage to keep moving forward.

I wouldn’t be where I am today without trusting my own inner guidance. Even as a coach, I deeply understand how important it is to have support along the way.

I’m truly grateful to have support who help me stay grounded, grow and keep showing up as my best self. Universal wisdom reminds me that no matter how far we come, we all benefit from having trusted voices alongside us.

If you’re ready to embrace your own power and awaken the guidance you already possess, I’d be honoured to walk beside you as coach, mentor and guide. Together, we’ll unlock your fullest potential and step into the life you’re meant to live. Message me for more details to discuss.

love & positivity ✨ phi

Maybe there is hope after all

Maybe there is hope after all – not obvious, loud or even dazzling but soft like the first breath after a long cry. The kind of hope that doesn’t promise easy answers or quick fixes but gently reminds you that not all things stay broken. That even from the rubble and ruins, something new can grow. Maybe hope isn’t about being sure things will get better.. maybe it’s just choosing to believe that your story isn’t finished yet. Maybe hope is in the smallest things: the warmth of sunlight through a window or the way the ocean glimmers after a fresh storm. Maybe it’s in the way you keep getting up, even when your soul feels heavy. In the way your heart still longs for something more, even when it’s tired. That longing… That flicker… it hope. And it’s enough. It’s more than enough. Maybe there is hope after all. Not because everything is okay, but because you are still here and that means there’s still time. Time for healing. Time for unexpected kindness. Time for the light to re emerge again. Time for you.

Hope doesn’t always roar… often it barely whispers. It can be faint, a soft subtle tune.

It’s the quiet force that keeps us going when everything inside feels shattered, when the weight of the world presses down harder than we think we can bear.

Hope is more than a feeling; it’s a choice we make every single day.

Even when hope feels fragile, barely holding on by a thread, it is enough… enough to keep the heart beating, enough to spark a new beginning ❤️‍🔥

Looking for support and guidance? I got you. I offer 1:1 coaching and human design readings — message me to chat further.

2050..

At this point in time, you’re closer to 2050 than the year 2000.

Remember the time of before everything was digital? Where there was silence before constant connection, and yet somehow here we are, still trying to be more present.

If you’re reading this now, you’ve already survived versions of yourself you thought might break you. That matters.

Growth has a quiet way of happening when you’re not constantly looking and checking… through boundaries you finally set, through peace you no longer chase, through the weight you decided to put down.

You’re allowed to change and outgrow even the versions of you that once felt like survival.

So this is a check in. Not just from me, but from whatever deeper part of you still wants to grow with intention.

Are you still becoming someone you’re proud to know as we head towards 2050?

Here to support and guide you through life coaching, message me for more details.

love & positivity ✨ phi

It’s never too late to rewrite your story

If you feel like you’ve lost years of your life because of what you’ve been through and had to endure… just know it’s never too late to build something good. The truth is, your life can still be full of meaning, joy, connection and fulfilment. It might not be the exact path you once pictured but different doesn’t mean worse. So if you’re feeling behind, discouraged or stuck please don’t give up. Healing doesn’t follow a schedule and there’s no expiration date on creating a life that feels good to you. Wherever you are right now, you’re allowed to begin again. You’re going to be okay.

The clock is ticking 👀 but it’s never too late to rewrite your story…

It’s easy to believe that the path we’ve taken defines us, that mistakes or missed opportunities, perhaps even circumstances lock us into a particular fate.

The truth is, we are not bound by the past (unless you let it…).

Every moment we breathe is a chance to rewrite the story, to begin again.

In quiet moments of reflection, when we find the courage to confront our fears and doubts, you can feel into the field of possibility.

It’s in those moments, when we choose hope over resignation, that we tap into our truest power.

We have the freedom to decide, again and again, who we want to be.

Unlocking Unlearning 💫 Episode 6

No one tells you that grief has a sequel and it’s called living after. It’s the quiet ache that lingers in starting to laugh again, the shadow behind joy and the fear of forgetting when moving forward.

It’s not the end of the story but the continuation: where you wake up and keep going, even when the world feels like it ended for you.

Unlearning grief means unlearning the idea that healing looks like forgetting.

It’s realising that closure is a myth and that some wounds deserve to stay open in gentle ways.

It’s choosing to live with the loss, not in spite of it.

It’s allowing the memory to evolve, not erase.

It’s understanding that “moving on” doesn’t mean leaving someone behind… it means carrying them differently 🦋

There’s no tidy chapter where it all makes sense. But

Yet there is life after loss.

If you’re in the middle of your sequel, keep writing. Keep watching.

Grief didn’t end you. You’re still here.

That matters more than words can say.

Are you ready to turn the page and start living with intention? I am here to walk beside you. Let’s begin your next chapter together: let’s work together through 1:1 coaching. Message me to chat.

Life is a journey

The truth is, it’s your life. No one else wakes up in your skin, carries your memories or lies awake with your thoughts. You are allowed to grow at your own pace. You are allowed to choose joy, even when it makes no sense to anyone else. No one else gets to feel your regrets, your joy, your growth. So live it fully, love fiercely and own every chapter you write. In the end, your life will not be measured by how closely you followed the rules but by the courage you mustered in the darkest hours, how deeply you loved and how you returned to yourself through the fire – again and again. Make it count.

This life… your one, wild, irreplaceable life is aching and begging for you to claim it fully, unapologetically, right now.

Not someone else’s expectations, not the story you’ve been told you should live…but yours.

This life is your opportunity to show up for yourself in a way that feels honest, true, authentic and aligned to you.

It’s easy to get caught up in the noise of what others want, what feels “right” on paper but the real magic happens when you lean into what sets your soul on fire, even if it scares you or feels uncertain.

Gratitude doesn’t mean settling

Gratitude doesn’t mean settling.

Being grateful doesn’t mean you have to stay stuck.

Gratitude isn’t a full stop – it’s a comma.

Don’t let gratitude become your glass ceiling.

It’s okay to appreciate the now and still desire the next.

Gratitude isn’t your permission slip to play small. Gratitude doesn’t mean giving up on your goals.

Just because you’re thankful for what you have doesn’t mean you have to settle.

This post was inspired by a recent conversation with a client who thought wanting more meant being ungrateful.

Truth is… you can love your life and still crave expansion, growth and deeper fulfilment.

Gratitude is a powerful foundation, but it doesn’t have to be the finish line.

You’re allowed to dream bigger, ask for more and take bold steps forward without guilt. Wanting more doesn’t make you selfish. It makes you human, evolving and connected to your potential.

If you’re ready to explore what’s next while honouring what’s now, let’s work together. DM me to start your life coaching journey.

Maybe you’re not losing your spark..

Maybe you’re not losing your spark…

Maybe you’re kindling a new flame.

Maybe you’re burnt out not because you’re doing too much and all the things… maybe you’re actually burnt out because you’re not doing all of the things that make you feel alive.

It’s easy to get caught up in autopiloting life, the same things over and over again when you’re disconnected from yourself: your heart, your body and soul.

With consciousness and intention you reconnect and the same things can become different.

The layers and small things return to life 🤸🏼‍♀️🌻✨🧚🏼

Looking to reconnect with yourself and the abundant joy and beauty life offers? I got you! I offer 1:1 coaching and human design readings. Message me to chat and discuss 🫶🏽

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