In a quiet pocket of the Meander Valley in northern Tasmania’s Kooparoona Niara foothill country, surrounded by yellow wattle and – come nightfall – enveloped by a blanket of constellations, I spent three-and-a-half years welcoming people to my piece of the earth through a project called Wild Rest. It was a rustic, rugged, luxurious tiny […]

“There are no bad parts.” – Dr. Richard Schwartz Internal Family Systems (IFS), a form of parts work, helps us understand the different aspects of ourselves – not as problems to fix, but as protectors shaped by past experience. Rather than fighting against these parts, IFS is an approach that invites us to listen, to […]

True emotional maturity invites us into a living conversation between the story we inherited, the one we are currently inhabiting, and the one that is, unfolding before us. Over the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege of being supported by many thoughtful and attuned therapists. More recently, a wonderful Art Psychotherapist Adriana Benarroch, brought […]

Psychopathy is often defined by a lack of empathy, a drive for control, and the use of fear to maintain power at all costs. To the psychopathic individual, people are experienced not as full human beings, not as sacred or sentient, but as two-dimensional figures: either useful or a threat. These dynamics don’t just appear […]

There is a gift we can give ourselves as we begin to understand how the nervous system is always working to protect us. And that’s working with our ‘survival physiology.’ While learning to move through our “states” takes skill and practice – over time it can build confidence and reduces anxiety about moving towards discomfort […]

What the “handmade” can teach us about presence and healthy regulation. “Grandma how do you deal with pain?” “With your hands, dear. When you do it with your mind, the pain hardens even more.” “With your hands, grandma?” “Yes, yes. Our hands are the antennas of our soul. When you move them by sewing, cooking, […]

When life feels chaotic or uncertain, my wise mentor gave me the gift of simple stories that offer a way back to the truth. Frogs in the Ditch A group of frogs were travelling through the forest when two of them fell into a deep ditch. The others peered down and declared they were as […]

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi In your pursuit of personal development, you may have come across the idea of “becoming the best version of yourself”. The truth is, I wince a bit when I hear this: when did we decide true growth had to be a perfected, polished […]

‘One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own.’ — John O’Donohue, Eternal Echoes Welcome to a space where your deepest growth and soul reclamation are at the heart of the […]

Parenting in the modern era can be both a beautiful and daunting experience! While the raising of a child brings joy and deep connection, it can also be fraught with challenges. Neuroscience tells us that the way we respond to our children’s needs – whether through nurturing touch, consistent emotional support or by providing safe […]