Write From The Wild

In my last blog, I wrote about not being lost but grieving. Grieving the woman you were. The certainties that used to anchor you. The life that once fit but now pinches like shoes two sizes too small. Who would wear shoes that were too small? I did once. My dad died,...

You’ve healed. You’ve survived. You’ve released the demons (well, some of them) and done the work. Your life is finally peaceful. So why does it feel like something died? Let me invite you into my 3am musings, but first let me share how this arose. I was watching...

Giving Yourself Permission to Pursue What You Love It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. This marvellous phrase is attributed to Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, a pioneering computer scientist and United States Navy officer. Her premise was that to...

Planting Seeds in Winter’s Darkness The new moon is on January 18 2026. I am looking forward to using this as a pause point to reconnect with my heart’s desires. I think the new moon is an invitation to go into the void and consider what opportunities and...

There was a time when I thought heart’s desires were material things. Stuff to chase and have. But the more I sat with myself and considered what I really wanted, a realisation came - I was wrong. Well, sort of. I just didn’t understand the deeper meaning of what I...

The Woman Who Howled Could you imagine standing in your garden with a brutal frost and soaked through slippers, ready to howl at the full moon? Or in my case, on my terrace overlooking the hills – a sky full of stars. I would love to let rip at the full moon, but I am...

I'm a huge fan of passion projects and have written about them many times, but something came to me during one of those delightful 3 am moments when you are cursing your bladder and knowing that you won't sleep until you have scribbled the message from the divine....