15/01/2026
The last 18 months have honestly kicked my butt. They’ve challenged me and my relationships in ways I didn’t see coming.
I’ve been lower than I thought possible. I’ve leaned hard on “my people” and I’m forever grateful. I’ve learnt who really loves me, and who is worthy of the big, exhausting, all‑in love I have to give.
I’m grateful for my strength of character.
I’m grateful for my persistence.
I’m grateful for my Faith.
Because what do we have if we don’t have Faith?
Alongside the hard stuff, there’s been a lot of good. Wins I’m proud of. Values I’ve held on to when it would’ve been easier not to.
I’ve been down. But I’ve gotten back up too, one rung at a time.
I’ve invested in myself:
Reiki Certification
Restorative & Somatic Therapies Certification
Trauma‑Informed Coaching Certification
Yoga Practitioner Certification
Started a business – REI‑VIVE Women’s Wellness
Started a podcast (or two)
I’ve stepped up in my community:
Joined two Boards
Taken on a Secretary role
Co‑founded Mulgowie Open Gate with some amazing women
I’ve created Wellness Wednesdays in our community offerring chair yoga and restorative yoga to our community and those sessions have genuinely changed lives. Mine included.
I’ve delivered Dementia Awareness sessions on behalf of Dementia Australia and completed a Dementia course with UTAS.
I soft‑launched a Menopause Coaching program for women and workplaces. Women have trusted me enough to trial it. I’m so thankful.
I ran my first Forest Therapy & Restorative Yoga event and people paid to come. That felt incredible: people seeing value in what I can offer.
On the land, I’ve helped lift the bar on animal husbandry and welfare in our cattle business and helped build a team that shares my commitment to animal welfare. I’ve spent hours watching calves be born, running and playing, or just sitting mesmerised by cows, sheep and goats chewing their cud. There is nothing else like it.
Personally, I turned 50, supported my girlfriends, watched my son graduate in Groton, Connecticut (after an amazing New England trip with a great mate), saw my youngest get married and move to Hawaii, and watched my firstborn keep absolutely thriving and taking on the world in his own way.
Phew. It’s been a lot.
I’m not doing New Year’s resolutions. My husband and I are looking at what worked, what didn’t, what was heavy, and what brought joy. If it was heavy or it didn’t work, it’s not getting a run this year.
In a deep dive into my soul and mental/emotional wellbeing, I found my “why”:
Because nothing feels as good as helping someone when you can.
That’s the roadmap going forward. I’m going to do me.
