Amorah Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy

26/08/2025

👉Are you sick of feeling like crap through the menopause transition or just midlife in general?

👉Tired of wearing all the identity masks that are designed to keep everyone else happy except for you?

👉Filling everyone else's cup and always putting yourself second?

👉Sick of being the mediator of all the dramas around you?

👉Always trying to please everyone to keep the peace?

💡If you've hit the giving a s**t limit and you want change and are ready to do the work and show up for yourself then this retreat is for you.

🌟The Remembering: A sacred rite of passage through midlife🌟
We will gather, heal and rise because this time in your life was meant to be sacred.

💟You will reclaim the parts of you that have been silenced and forgotten.

💟Release the emotional weight you've carried alone.

💟You'll be seen, held and celebrated by other soul-led women while you embrace the next chapter of your life with power and clarity.

💟The identity masks will be removed to reveal who you were born to be before 'life' got in the way.

This is your time to show up for you, so come and join us on this life-changing retreat.

The journey begins on the 5th September at 17.30 to the 7th September at 16.30. Relax at the Trees of Trenance, Bugle Ranges in Adelaide, South Australia.

Time is running out to be part of this amazing gathering. Click here to book your spot and for all the details.
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This powerful women’s retreat is more than a weekend away — it’s a soulful initiation into the next chapter of your life. Through ceremony, sisterhood.

19/08/2025

🌸 The Remembering Retreat — Adelaide, Sept 5–7 🌸

At "The Remembering: A Sacred Rite of Passage Through Midlife," Paula Darch will guide us through powerful ceremonies that reconnect us to the wisdom of our bodies and our lineage.

✨ One of these is Ancestral Womb Magic.
Our wombs are more than physical; they are energetic archives, holding the stories, wisdom, and sometimes the unhealed pain of the women who came before us. In this ceremony, Paula will guide us to:
🌿 Release inherited grief and trauma carried in the maternal line
🌿 Break cycles of silence, shame, and disempowerment
🌿 Restore our feminine essence and creative flow
🌿 Heal across time — offering freedom to ourselves, our ancestors, and the generations to come

🔥 It is a sacred act of remembering, a return to your true self, and a gift to those who walked before you and those yet to come.

I feel so honoured to be part of Paula’s retreat, where I’ll also be holding a Menopause Ceremonial Journey to support women in reclaiming this life stage as a rite of passage. Together, these experiences weave into a powerful weekend of gathering, healing, and rising.

For all the details and to book your spot, click the link below.
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12/08/2025

The Remembering: A Sacred Rite of Passage Through Midlife retreat

I’m really excited to be joining Paula Darch at her amazing The Remembering Retreat this September, a sacred space for women navigating midlife, menopause, and all the change, loss, and transformation that comes with it.

I’ll be guiding a deep ceremonial journey, one that takes you beyond simple relaxation and into a place of release, reconnection, and reclamation.

Through story, symbolism, and guided visualisation, you’ll step into a sacred gathering of your ancestors and your tribe, a place where you are seen, honoured, and welcomed.

This is a journey of letting go of old beliefs, roles, and burdens you’ve carried for far too long, and reclaim the wisdom, strength, and truth that has always been yours.

It’s more than just unwinding, it’s about releasing what no longer belongs to you.

Walking away with a body that feels freer, a mind that feels clearer, and a spirit that feels deeply reawakened.

🔥 Gather. Heal. Rise. 🔥

📅 5–7 September 2025
📍 Trees of Trenance, Adelaide SA

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08/08/2025

🌿 The Remembering Retreat 🌿
A Sacred Rite of Passage Through Midlife

You don’t need another weekend away.
You need a reset for your soul.

This isn’t just “self-care.”
It’s a line in the sand.

You may walk into this retreat feeling…
😔 Disconnected from yourself
😔 Weighed down by shame, guilt, or old regrets
😔 Unsure where you fit now that life has shifted
😔 Tired of being everything to everyone and nothing to yourself

But you'll walk out…
💫 Crystal clear on who you are now — and excited for who you’re becoming
💫 Free from stories that have kept you small for years
💫 Deeply connected to your body, your wisdom, and your voice
💫 Surrounded by women who truly see you — and will still be there long after the retreat ends
💫 Grounded, strong, and ready to live life with unapologetic joy

📅 September 5–7, 2025 | Trees of Trenance, SA
Early Bird ends August 10 — Save $100 with a $250 deposit.
Payment plans | NDIS welcome | Afterpay & Zip accepted.

It’s time to stop disappearing into the background.
It’s time to remember the woman you were always meant to be.

💌 Claim your place — spaces are limited.
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31/07/2025

Let’s talk about the sh*t no one tells you comes with menopause…

Like the shame spiral of being a counsellor helping others, while secretly falling apart yourself.

Or the guilt that loops on repeat: “Was I a good enough mum?”

Or the internal war of wanting to do it all naturally, and then needing HRT just to make it through the day.

In our latest The Remembering Retreat video, we sat down and got real about the stuff that doesn’t make it into polite conversation —
✨ Shame.
✨ Guilt.
✨ Imposter syndrome.
✨ The unspoken “shoulds” we carry through midlife.

No fluff. No filters. No fix-it slogans.
Just three women telling the truth so you know you’re not the only one thinking those things.

🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/yw04qZU_T8Q

And if this speaks to you?
Then you already know — The Remembering Retreat is where you need to be.

🌿 The Remembering: A Sacred Rite of Passage Through Midlife
🗓 Sept 5–7 | Trees of Trenance, Adelaide Hills
✨ Ceremony. Connection. No masks. Just you.
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25/07/2025

Let’s talk about what’s really going on beneath the surface.

If you read my last post and thought “Well that was a cheerful little scroll through menopause hell”, you’re not wrong. 😅
But here’s the thing:
It’s not just doom and drama.
It’s truth. And in that truth, we find healing.

Menopause doesn’t just mess with your hormones,
It shakes loose the stuff you buried years ago and hoped would stay buried.
Old grief, unresolved trauma, emotional baggage you thought you’d already dealt with…
Suddenly, it’s all back—like it never left.

And it doesn’t whisper.
It shows up loud and proud as:
🔹 Anxiety that hits like a truck
🔹 Depression that wraps you in emotional concrete
🔹 Chronic fatigue, pain, autoimmune chaos
🔹 Mood swings that make your family question their safety 😬

Because trauma doesn’t disappear.
It hides in the body… until midlife hormones pull the fire alarm.

But here’s the part they don’t put in the pamphlets:
You have options. You have support. You have tools.

Support might look like:
💛 HRT for balance (because sometimes your body just needs backup)
🌿 Naturopathy or acupuncture for gentle, natural support
🧘‍♀️ Yoga or chiropractic care to feel human again
🗣️ Trauma-informed therapy to meet what’s rising, with compassion, not fear

And sometimes? Support looks like stepping out of your life completely for a few days...
To be held.
To be witnessed.
To be surrounded by women walking the same wild path.

That’s what The Remembering Retreat is all about.
🌀 A Sacred Rite of Passage Through Midlife
🗓 September 5–7 | Trees of Trenance, Adelaide Hills

This isn’t about “getting through it.”
It’s about healing through it.
It’s not a breakdown—it’s a rebirth
And if we let it, it can become a beautiful, messy, liberating becoming.

And this retreat?
It’s a sacred place to remember the woman you’ve always been.

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24/07/2025

WTAF is happening?

My stomach looks like I’ve swallowed a watermelon, despite eating less and exercising more than ever.

My gums have receded so far I’m convinced one bite could cost me a tooth, and apparently, my teeth think grey is the new white.

My skin? Dry, flaky, and acting like moisturiser is a personal insult.

My hair? Let’s just say it’s embracing the “less is more” philosophy.

My body? Suddenly allergic to everything. Life included.

My internal thermostat is officially broken, oscillating between “submerge me in ice” and “wrap me in five blankets.”

And don’t get me started on hot flushes, they’ve teamed up with heart palpitations, nausea and dizziness just for the drama.

The valley of moistness is now more like the Sahara Desert .

Reflux has become a permanent roommate, making every bite of food a gamble.

There’s now a friendly competition between my husband and I over who needs facial waxing more often.

Yes, there’s spare underwear in both glove boxes and my handbag, because you never know if the leak is going to be a dam overflow release or a 20-cent piece reminder that you need to visit the loo.

Phantom smells have decided it’s fun to scare me into believing there has been a chemical spill in my backyard that’s burning my nostril hairs.

And dry eyes that cry for no reason? Apparently, that’s their way of telling me they’re dry. Makes perfect sense.

And just when you thought you would start getting a full night sleep now the kids have grown up, our friend insomnia decides to move in and become my new bed buddy.

This is menopause, unfiltered, unedited, and unapologetically real.

No more polite silence. No more minimising what we’re going through.
Why are women still being blindsided. thinking it’s just a few hot flushes and a bit of moodiness?
This is deep.
This is physical.
This is emotional.
This can be life-altering.
And we deserve to be prepared.
We deserve to be supported.
We deserve to be heard.
Because this?
This is happening.
And it’s long past time we started talking about it.

22/07/2025

The raw and uncensored version of how perimenopause looked for me.....And I didn’t know what was happening until years later.

🤯I was studying at uni and I couldn’t remember what I needed to learn. Didn’t have the capacity to concentrate.

🤯Then my body started going too fast inside, and I couldn’t slow it down; it was like I couldn’t breathe.

🤯I had high blood pressure, but was too scared to go to the doctor.
Scared of what they might find or that I might die.

🤯Then came the panic.
The sound of an ambulance, or even seeing one, would set me off.
I was experiencing anxiety for the first time in my life.

🤯I started crying for no reason, and the next minute I was happy again. It felt like emotional whiplash.

🤯I felt sad. Everything felt heavy.

🤯It got to the point where I felt like I couldn’t cope with anything.
🤯I stopped caring. About others. About work. About myself.
So I shut down my business. How could I feel like this and still be a therapist?

🤯There were moments I started wondering if life was even worth sticking around for. If this was what the rest of my life looked like…

🤯The thoughts that ran through my head were so vile and intrusive, I wouldn’t dare say them out loud. If anyone knew, I thought they’d lock me up.

🤯And all I heard was,
“Oh, you’re just getting on.”
But how can this be? I was only in my 40s.

🤯But what they didn’t say was, or what I believed was
You disappear in a crowd.
You’re not seen.
Not heard.
The world turns its back and decides you’ve already offered what you had to give.

🤯And this?
This was just the psychological side of menopause.

👉Every woman’s experience of perimenopause is different, the symptoms, their intensity, and how long it all lasts. For me, the transition spanned around 12 to 13 years.

👉So why aren’t we talking about this?

👉Why are women still walking blindly into this chapter, not knowing what’s ahead?

👉Why are we still pretending it’s “just a phase”?

We deserve better.
We deserve truth, support, and the space to be seen.

18/07/2025

The Remembering Retreat
A Sacred Rite of Passage Through Midlife

You didn’t lose yourself.
You were never given permission to be her.

The girl who swallowed her voice.
The woman who played it safe.
The mother who held it all together.
The carer who cracked but kept smiling.

And now… your body, your soul, your nervous system is saying:
“No more.”

The Remembering isn’t a retreat.
It’s a reckoning.
It’s the deep exhale after years of white-knuckling your way through life.
It’s where the masks fall, the grief is felt, and the truth of who you are… is finally welcomed home.

This is not self-help.
This is sacred remembering.
And you won’t be doing it alone.

📍 Sept 5–7 | Trees of Trenance, Adelaide Hills
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07/07/2025

Welcome to The Remembering: A Sacred Rite of Passage Through Midlife

🦋 A transformative retreat experience for women aged 35–65 who are ready to release, reconnect, and rise.

In this video, meet your heart-led facilitators —
each bringing their own wisdom, healing gifts, and lived experience to support you on your sacred journey:

✨ Paula Darch – Founder of Holistic Trauma & Grief Healing
Trauma and grief healer, emotional regulation coach, Reiki Master, retreat facilitator, and author. Paula brings deep compassion, intuitive guidance, and transformational practices to help you remember your true self and reclaim your light.

✨ Lynda Monopoli - Amorah Holististic Counselling
Counsellor • Psychotherapist • Reiki Master • Soul Alchemist
Lynda walks beside women through life’s most profound transitions. With a grounded yet intuitive presence, she weaves together nervous system healing, energetic alignment, and soul-deep transformation.
Her work honors each woman’s unique path, holding sacred space for the unspoken, the unseen, and the parts of self-ready to be reclaimed. Through presence, compassion, and deep listening, Lynda helps women reconnect with the wisdom they carry — and the power they’ve always had.

✨ Lana – Multidimensional Hypnotherapist & Intuitive Guide
Lana leads powerful soul journeys through hypnosis, guiding you to explore past lives, higher self-messages, and parallel realities. Her sessions create clarity, healing, and spiritual awakening.
Together, we will walk beside you as you journey from woman to Wise Woman —
to remember who you are beneath the roles and rise into the fullness of your next sacred chapter.

Click here to meet the facilitators; https://youtu.be/nWpMpIfbFoE

📍 Retreat Location: Trees of Trenance, South Australia
📅 Retreat Dates: September 5–7, 2025
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💌 Questions? Email us at info.holistictraumagrief@gmail.com

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30/06/2025

You’ve been feeling it.

That shift.

You’re not breaking down — You’re breaking through.

Your body is done bending to everyone else’s needs.
Your soul is tired of whispering.
And the version of you who kept it all together? She’s retiring.

Because the woman rising now?
She’s got opinions.
She’s got power.
And she’s got no time for roles that don’t fit anymore.

This is not the end.
This is the becoming.

And the Wise Woman Warriors Retreat is where it starts.
📍 Sept 5–7 | Trees of Trenance, SA

A sacred weekend of healing, sisterhood, ceremony, and remembering who you are beneath it all.

Midlife is not a problem.
It’s a portal.

Come home to yourself.
DM to book or call Paula on 0400668075.
Payment plans + NDIS options available.