My Philosophy
This work of inviting women into the sacred portal of transformation that opens during midlife, menopause, and as we age is intimate work, and it makes sense you might like to know a bit more about the person extending this invitation. I hope that this page will help you get to know the kind of person I am, my philosophy and my approach so you can decide if what I offer feels right for you.
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The gist of who I am is very well contained within my astrological chart. I am a double Sagittarius which means that freedom, truth and justice are big themes in my life. It also illustrates my insatiably curious nature. With my north node in Aries, I am learning in this lifetime to feel comfortable being seen for who I truly am and taking the lead rather than always playing the supportive role. I haven’t always been comfortable sharing my woo woo side, but part of my menopausal transformation brought me more fully into being true to who I am, in an out loud and proud way, so here I am world! 😊
I like to say that I live a charmed life. Not because I haven’t faced any hardships but because even in my darkest hours, I have felt the support and guidance of my ancestors and the divine. The moments that brought me to my knees were my greatest opportunities to cultivate the ability to surrender what I cannot control, and to deepen my trust and faith in my intuition and the divine timing of right people and places. The inevitable storms of life have shaped who I am and how I approach life and my work with women.
A few tib bits about me that feel important to mention
- Nature is my church and I believe that mother nature and all beings that call this earth home (including us) are sacred.
- I believe in divine guidance and use meditation, oracle cards, tarot and astrology as tools for my own understanding and growth. I also work regularly with an intuitive counsellor and mentor. Ariel Learoyd has been pivo
- Nature is my church and I believe that mother nature and all beings that call this earth home (including us) are sacred.
- I believe in divine guidance and use meditation, oracle cards, tarot and astrology as tools for my own understanding and growth. I also work regularly with an intuitive counsellor and mentor. Ariel Learoyd has been pivotal in my spiritual work.
- My first encounter with the spiritual was a visit from my grandmother who had just passed while I was dreaming. That experience changed my life.
- Tosha Silver’s books and community informed a great deal of my approach to difficult situations in my life and the work I do today.
- The authors Sharon Blackie, Michaela Bohem and Kate Codrington have influenced and re-shaped my perspective on menopause & ageing.
- I love to dance and have always found it therapeutic, leading me to train in the Non-Linear Movement Method of embodied movement as a means of connecting more deeply with the body and felt senses.
- I love the song Light of Love by Jai-Jagdeesh, especially the lyrics “I have stumbled into beauty recognizing that its me.” And “I can’t promis
- I love to dance and have always found it therapeutic, leading me to train in the Non-Linear Movement Method of embodied movement as a means of connecting more deeply with the body and felt senses.
- I love the song Light of Love by Jai-Jagdeesh, especially the lyrics “I have stumbled into beauty recognizing that its me.” And “I can’t promise not to feel some fear or to always understand but I’ll be the change I wish to see, I will hold every hand”
- I am told I have a grounded and safe energy about me.
- I believe we are at a turning point in our history where the divine feminine is beginning to rise again and I hope to serve some small part of that rising. Not so the feminine can rule, but so that the divine feminine and masculine can be in balance and harmony as it was always meant to be.
- A compassionate heart for self and for others is essential. Especially with people who think and see the world differently than I do.
- Natural forms of healthcare are my strong preference, more of a wellness model than a sick care model. Healthy diet, movement, supplements and homeopathy all make up part of my normal routine. Not to say I don’t indulge sometimes but balance is the key! I am not against the pharmaceutical industry, but I do have a healthy skepticism of th
- Natural forms of healthcare are my strong preference, more of a wellness model than a sick care model. Healthy diet, movement, supplements and homeopathy all make up part of my normal routine. Not to say I don’t indulge sometimes but balance is the key! I am not against the pharmaceutical industry, but I do have a healthy skepticism of their motives.
- In my opinion peri-menopause and menopause have been overly pathologized by the medical industry when it is a natural life transition.
- The menopause transition represents a powerful invitation to transform our lives and live more fully connected to our true passions, purpose and what fills us up. Sometimes severe symptoms are stronger invitations to make needed change in our lives.
- Midlife and ageing offer us the opportunity to be more truly ourselves than perhaps we ever have in our lives. I know this has been true for me.
- Doing the hard work of self-inquiry and digging down into our shadow cannot be overlooked if we wish to make change in our own lives or in our world at large.
- I believe in the power of love to conquer all.