I'm sad 😭😭😭 RELEASE came to an official close yesterday and whilst I'm sad I'm also happy 😁 Sad because it's been so wonderful to share this again and journey alongside the ladies who dared venture 🤭 - and who are incredibly courageous I might add, as they did it all themselves 💪 - it's the connection I'll miss 😞 The connection through vulnerability, through shared experiences, gratefully receiving their insights and aha's. So private and personal - i didn't see them 🙈 but I sure has heck felt them 🙏 And I'm in awe of them for making space for something so simple to come into their lives that were already full to the brim. Full of stress, fear, hurt, change, ... And that's the gift in all this 🎁 The realisation that whilst the road ahead might look challenging, when you let go of all the false emotions keeping the feelings and the thoughts that are holding you back alive, you discover space that you never imagined you had. And that road aint nothing like what you imagined it to be after all 🙌 That to me is the magic of autumn ✨🍂 And you dont have to wait until you find yourself in midlife, wondering who you are and why you're so full of anxiety, self doubt, pain, sleepless nights, the baggage from the past, and so much uncertainty for the future. In fact you really shouldn't. Autumn cycles around us AND within us our entire lives 🍁 So learning how to embrace it at every opportunity enables us to meet it at every stage with more confidence, more awareness and the right tools so that autumn can serve us with what it truly provides - the power of transformation. ❤️‍🔥 And, of course, no transformation can occur without some letting go. So despite the sadness of letting go of this part of the cycle, I'm allowing myself to feel it because underneath there's so much joy, and love and excitement for all that will naturally come next. 🙏 Thank you to each of you who took part in RELEASE, for showing up, sharing your experiences and being willing to explore what was there for you.

I started a four-week process a little while ago, which I was very excited about, and all geared up for, and it got off to a really good start. Until this past week, when it all started to tail off 🤦‍♀️ Cue the internal interrogation: Why aren't you keeping this up? You were doing so well. What's happened to your consistency? Urgh. But really, it wasn’t because I'd somehow lost consistency. It was because I’d forgotten something rather important. Whoops 🙄 I'm a seasonal woman 🌗 not a machine 🦾 You see, I started the process in my inner Spring, full of enthusiasm, energy and ready to go. I sailed through Summer, but hadn't accounted for Autumn and Winter. Meaning, the woman who started that process wasn't quite the same woman who was struggling to keep it going a couple of weeks later. My energy had changed, and what felt easy and exciting at the beginning was feeling different. But instead of recognising that shift, I was questioning my consistency. Quite simply, I'd planned what I wanted to do, but I hadn't planned how to support myself through the whole journey 🌷😎🎃☃️ Annoying 😬 because I know this work. I live and breathe it. But sometimes, even when we know better, we can get caught up in the doing and forget to apply it to ourselves. So now I'm revisiting my roadmap and building in the foundations to support me through the entire process, as my energy, needs and inner seasons shift. Because I'm not here to force myself into a box or demand that I operate at the same level every single week. I'm here to find ways to work with myself, not against myself. Consider me reminded 🤣 The Fluctuator is back 🙆‍♀️👊 Hasta la vista, unrealistic expectations 😆

We're into week two of RELEASE and we're starting to go a little deeper. Last week was really about beginning to notice what you are holding onto, afraid of letting go of, identifying what autumn has to teach you about change, and most importantly, noticing your relationship with letting go. This week we're going somewhere slightly different. We're turning inward. Because it's one thing to notice that you're holding something. It's another to actually become willing to feel what's underneath it. And I don't mean sitting there trying to work out why you feel the way you do. Or trying to fix it. Or make it go away. I'm talking about getting curious with it. What am I actually feeling? Where do I feel it? Where do I sense it in my body? What happens when I don't immediately try to change it? What might I discover if I stay with it for a little longer? We're going to get curious about all of it this week - anger, grief, expression, identity, joy - and what happens when we give ourselves permission to experience more of what's actually here. Because what if the goal isn't to feel better all the time? What if it's to become more comfortable with feeling? To discover that you can feel something without it having to define you, control you, or become another problem you need to solve. So that's my question for you this week: What happens when you stop trying to change how you feel and become curious about what you're actually feeling? I'd love to hear from you below. You don't need to have an answer. You can simply tell me what you notice when you sit with the question. 🍂

“I'm actually taking a bit of time for myself.” 🥰 One of the lovely things about RELEASE is seeing how the practices begin to find their way into everyday life. One participant described how, instead of flying out of bed worrying that she was late, she was beginning to take a little time for herself in the morning. She noticed that it made for a better start to her day and helped her become more aware of her feelings. It doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes, simply pausing before we launch ourselves into the day gives us a chance to notice how we are and what we need. It's not about adding another thing to your to-do list. It's about changing the way you meet yourself. 🙄 How might you change how you meet yourself at the start of each day, and what might that do for you if you did that consistently? 🤔 😘