The Flourished Collective

14/10/2025

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14/10/2025

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12/10/2025

One for my mums goinf back into working x

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12/10/2025

Here are simple, grounded ways to practice daily self-compassion — a blend of mindfulness, emotional care, and gentle self-leadership that aligns beautifully with The Flourished Collective ethos:

🌞 Morning

1. Begin gently, not urgently.
Before checking your phone or to-do list, take a slow breath. Ask yourself: “How do I feel today?” — not “What do I need to do?”
Let your morning rhythm meet you where you are, rather than where you think you “should” be.

2. Speak to yourself kindly.
When you notice critical thoughts, pause and reframe them.
Instead of “I should be doing more,” try “I’m doing my best with the energy I have.”

🌿 During the Day

3. Take mindful pauses.
A few slow breaths, stretching your shoulders, sipping water — small acts of presence remind your body it’s safe to rest and reset.

4. Treat yourself like someone you love.
If you were caring for a dear friend who felt overwhelmed, what would you say or offer them? Do that for yourself.

5. Honour your limits.
Compassion also means saying “no” or “not now.” Rest is not laziness — it’s a form of self-respect.

🌙 Evening

6. Reflect without judgment.
Instead of reviewing your day by what you didn’t do, notice what you did — even the small wins or quiet moments of presence.

7. Offer yourself forgiveness.
Let the day end with a sentence like:
“I did what I could today, and that’s enough.”

💛 Bonus practices
• Keep a self-compassion journal — write one kind sentence to yourself each night.
• Create a daily ritual that grounds you (like lighting a candle, walking, or mindful tea).
• Practice body compassion — stretch, rest, nourish, move with gentleness rather than punishment.

12/10/2025

🌿 Growth begins with honesty.

Hi love,

There’s real strength in being honest about the moments you don’t have it all together. When you acknowledge your human side — the doubts, the tiredness, the tender feelings — you create space for understanding and growth.

Perfection isn’t what moves you forward.
Awareness does. Compassion does. Balance does.

Allow yourself to grow gently, without needing to have all the answers. The more you accept your imperfections, the more grounded and at peace you become.

Here’s your reminder today:
You’re allowed to be a work in progress and still be doing beautifully.

With care,

Vanessa Louise
The Flourished Collective

✨ If this message resonated, share it with someone who might need the same reminder today

12/10/2025

🌸 Creating an Inner Environment Where Your Self-Worth Can Thrive

Your self-worth flourishes not through perfection, but through how you relate to yourself — especially in the moments you feel least worthy.

To nurture that inner environment:

1. Cultivate Inner Safety
Begin by noticing how you speak to yourself. Replace internal criticism with curiosity. Safety grows when your inner voice sounds more like a gentle guide than a judge.

2. Honor Your Humanity
Allow yourself to be imperfect, emotional, inconsistent — beautifully human. Self-worth grows in the soil of acceptance, not performance.

3. Practice Self-Compassion Daily
Compassion isn’t a feeling you wait for — it’s a practice.

Try saying:

“It’s okay that I’m learning. I still deserve kindness.”

4. Balance Self-Awareness with Softness
You can hold yourself accountable and be kind at the same time. This balance builds true inner respect — the foundation of self-worth.

5. Be in Loving Relationship With Yourself
Tend to your inner world as you would a dear friend: with consistency, gentleness, and care. Self-trust deepens every time you meet yourself with love instead of pressure.

💞 Extending Compassion to Others

When you soften toward yourself, your capacity to hold others with empathy naturally expands.
You no longer need people to be perfect to feel safe around them — because you no longer demand perfection from yourself.

More self-compassion for others begins with compassion within.
It’s the ripple effect of an open heart.

12/10/2025

Healed parents raise secure children. Your self-work today becomes your child’s peace tomorrow. ✨💞

11/10/2025

We have to Choose on our own and in growth together🤍🦋💫
- Emotional unavailable Or emotional understanding
- Emotional suppressed or emotional secure
- Emotional oppression or emotional openness
- Emotional accusations or emotional acceptance
- Emotional perfection or peace
- Emotional trauma or trust

11/10/2025

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11/10/2025

Some changes are coming…..🌸 THE FLOURISHED COLLECTIVE

For women, mothers, and families to live in soft rhythm with themselves and one another.

The Flourished Collective is the home and distribution brand — the heart from which all our brand offerings, products, and teachings flow. It curates and holds every branch of our work, grounded in the philosophy that when a woman lives embodied and connected, her whole world flourishes.

Our Essence:
Holistic. Nurturing. Embodied.
A soft return to the rhythms that make life feel whole.

Philosophy:

When a woman reconnects with her body, her emotions, and her inner world, she becomes the foundation of balance — within herself, her relationships, her motherhood, and her family.

The Flourished Collective exists to support that reconnection…

Can you Guess what’s launching next?

10/10/2025

🌿 Join Us for Forest Family Sundays! 🌿

📆 When: Sunday 12 October 2025

📍 Where: The CA Chapel Hill

Bring your loved ones and step into nature for a morning of connection, creativity, and fun. Forest Family Sundays is your chance to:

Wander through forest trails together
Enjoy nature‑inspired crafts & activities
Share stories, music & mindfulness in a peaceful outdoor setting
Picnic, play and reconnect as a family
Whether your kids love bugs and leaves or your teens prefer relaxed forest walks, there’s something for everyone. It’s a day to slow down, breathe deeply, and make memories in nature.

🎟 Tickets & Info: Find all the details and reserve your spot here → https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunday-12th-october-2025-forest-family-sundays-theca-chapel-hill-tickets-1721410377779?aff=erelexpmlt

(Spaces are limited — book soon to secure your place!)
Bring:

Comfortable walking shoes
A picnic or snacks
Water bottle
A sense of wonder 😊

Let’s come together, to explore, to laugh, to learn, and to rest among the trees. See you in the forest! 🌲

Join us for Forest Family Sundays at The Hut Chapel Hill, where we'll explore Mount Coot-tha Forest, and environmental learning comes alive!

10/10/2025

🌿 Join Us for Forest Family Sundays! 🌿

📆 When: Sunday 9 November 2025
📍 Where: The CA Chapel Hill

Bring your loved ones and step into nature for a morning of connection, creativity, and fun. Forest Family Sundays is your chance to:

- Wander through forest trails together
- Enjoy nature‑inspired crafts & activities
- Share stories, music & mindfulness in a peaceful outdoor setting
- Picnic, play and reconnect as a family
- Whether your kids love bugs and leaves or your teens prefer relaxed forest walks, there’s something for everyone. It’s a day to slow down, breathe deeply, and make memories in nature.

🎟 Tickets & Info: Find all the details and reserve your spot here → https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunday-9th-november-2025-forest-family-sundays-theca-chapel-hill-tickets-1721565511789?aff=erelexpmlt

(Spaces are limited — book soon to secure your place!)
Bring:

Comfortable walking shoes
A picnic or snacks
Water bottle
A sense of wonder 😊

Let’s come together, to explore, to laugh, to learn, and to rest among the trees. See you in the forest! 🌲
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunday-9th-november-2025-forest-family-sundays-theca-chapel-hill-tickets-1721565511789?aff=erelexpmlt

Join us for Forest Family Sundays at The Hut Chapel Hill, where we'll explore Mount Coot-tha Forest, and environmental learning comes alive!