Wild Child & Co, Newcastle West (2026)

13/05/2026

Change your state, and
your story begins to change.

When the body no longer feels stuck in survival,

the mind often stops interpreting the world through fear, shame, anger, or from a need of self protection.

A regulated nervous system can access different perspectives.

Different possibilities.

Different choices.

Sometimes healing isn’t about forcing a new mindset.

Sometimes it’s about helping the body experience enough safety, support, and connection that a new story naturally emerges.

Our state shapes story.

Our story unchanged shapes our identity

Our identity shapes how we move through the world.

Ready to create a new story - the Wild You Project combines Yoga Therapy & Western frames works like ACT & IFS.

Together we will learn the language of your unique nervous system unpack tools and resources to support your emotional regulation and create a new story !

01/05/2026

A traumatic event is a single event that involves actual or threatened harm.

It’s about what happened.

But having trauma is about what happened inside your nervous system in response to that event.

Trauma develops when an experience overwhelms your system’s capacity to cope — especially when there isn’t enough safety, support, or connection available at the time.

• A traumatic event is an external occurrence.

Whilst

• Trauma is the internal impact that remains when the experience hasn’t been fully processed or integrated.

Two people can experience the same traumatic event, and only one may go on to experience HAVING trauma.

And here’s the other thing-

You can HAVE trauma without experiencing a single traumatic event.

Trauma isn’t always about one moment.

Sometimes it’s about what was too much, too fast, too often — or not enough for too long.

Understanding this difference matters.

Because trauma isn’t a badge you either qualify for or don’t.

It’s not about proving something was “bad enough.”

It’s about whether your system had what it needed at the time.

And whether it has what it needs now.

I often work with people who say they don’t HAVE trauma because they didn’t experience a single traumatic event.

But over time through self reflection , self compassion they have the realisation that they do in fact HAVE trauma. They have that unprocessed wound living inside.

When we can identify the what we are experiencing is because of trauma we can take a different approach - talking is great but trauma happens in the body - so requires the body to be involved in healing !

29/04/2026

lOOK what I did !
you have the I can’t draw story in your head - or maybe you have a different one?

But the I CAN’T story is just a story if comparison and expectations - of course I CAN draw ! But that little voice of comparison and expectations tries to keep me safe - away from others judgment and from my own self judgment - that normally stops me from even trying!

But not this day - this day I took my self to the Himeji Japanese garden in Adelaide got my pencils out and away I drew.

I allowed my self to be curious and captivated by the different shades of colours, the shapes and the constant changes. My whole body softened and created a felt sense of consciousness,
I was so present, so in the moment and had immense feelings of joy and gratitude.

What did you last let your story go - and give a new way of doing something a hand.

himejigardensadelaide

28/04/2026

You have heard the saying of how important it is to fill our own cup - that you can’t pour from an empty cup !

But what if we didn’t have to fill our cups to the brim what if we could leave a little space.

I recently learnt this concept ina tea ceremony where they unintentionally fill the cup to 70% because when your cup is filled it takers so much effort not to spill over, so much effort to keep everything contained.

What if we only had to fill ourselves to 70% - does the full more doable ? More manageable?

What if we intentionally created space for the unexpected - to create space to receive opportunities - or simple just had space so we didn’t have to try so hard to keep everything contained - what if we had space to wobble - to be imperfect - to be open to…. To whatever arises.
This is your invitation to look at your day, week,month and see what can you stop doing, what can you say no to what can you put on hold to create the space - space so you can just be ….space where you can be curious, spontaneous , space where you have time to think and react not respond from habit or fear.
What would it feel like if you had 30% less to hold on to?

25/04/2026

Struggle to get your mindfulness/yoga practice in with kiddos running around ?

Instead of making it something you do when the kiddos are asleep or not around what if mindfulness was part of what you do together - small moments weaved into your day - with no distractions - no outside noise - just time spent together - maybe in silence - sharing a moment you could;

1. colour in together
2.collect rocks/seashells/leaves
3. Watch the clouds/ocean
4. Pat the dog/cat/horse
5. Sit under your favourite tree
6. Create a pillow fort and take rest

If you practice mindfulness with your kiddos I’d love it if you could share how in the comments below as your idea might inspire someone else - and more mindfull moments with kiddos can only be a good thing - right ?

23/03/2026

For so long I’ve thought we have got it wrong ! When I’ve heard people talk about the window of tolerance and mindfulness so much of the conversation is about becoming “CALM” that’s only a small part of the picture. What the window of tolerance is truely talking about is how do we stay engaged with life AND feel all the feels.

For many of us when things get too much t fast or when things are missing for too long or when things happen to late we tend to react - we get angry, frustrated, we hide, we shut down or withdraw - basically we loose connection - BUT not just to our true selves but to those around us - we stop connecting!

By using tools to notice when the body reacts we can use mindfulness tools and regulating tools which may make us feel calm but the bigger goal is that they help us stay connected !

It’s about learning how to stay engaged with life for longer and live more fully!

This isn’t easy especially when every part of you wants run, wants to fight, wants to hide - that’s why it takes practice !!!

Here is the thing - the more you practice, the more your curious about finding tools that work for you the more your going to be able to live your life the way you want and the more the world will get to see your true awesome self !!

Let’s shift the conversation from about being calm to being connected!

13/03/2026

Entering Behaviour Support feels like such a natural progression.

After working with children, teens & adults over the past decade as a yoga teacher & yoga therapist I’ve witnessed first hand how learning tools & strategies can empower people to feel more heard & more seen - but also more empowered & more confident!

I love teaching people about their nervous systems, sharing tools for regulation, and helping thrive as their true awesome selves .

Now that I have finished my bachelors in psychology I’ve been looking for how I can merge these two worlds together.

I am pleased to share that I have joined an organisation Therapy in the outback as an entry level behaviour practitioner & will start seeing people from mid April in Adelaide!

While completing my masters in counselling and psychotherapy I’ll have limited availability so if you need support this is your invitation to reach out!!

Email: sarah@therapyintheoutback.com

25/02/2026

Well that’s was fun !!!!

Yesterday it became offical I have now graduated from my bachelor’s in psychological science.

It was an emotional roller coaster kind of moment. The thing that stood out to me the most was my body’s reaction - yep I’m talking about the tears !!!

There were so many moments when the emotions got so strong that my body needed to release in the way it knew best and the tears came flooding to the surface and a few crept to the corners of my eyes….

As they did I took a planted my feet on the ground, noticed my back leaning into the chair and took a few super looooooonnnnngggg exhalations.

The thing is part of me was stopping my self from bawling tears of joy and pride but the main reason was because I wanted to experience the whole moment. I know this might seem a little weird because surly crying in the moment would have been “experiencing the moment”. Yes and by keeping my self regulated I was able to stay engaged, stay present and wholeheartedly really experience the whole moment.

What I didn’t do was try and stop feeling the feels - I used my tools to acknowledge what was there and to hover to an edge that allowed me to stay present moment to moment so I could fully engage with the bigger moment!!

For those of you who know about the window of tolerance this was me actively using my tools to stay in that space.

Over the years I’ve realised this is one of my strengths - helping people build out there own toolbox that they can use moment to moment in real life situations so that they can show up wholeheartedly and really live and experience life!!

We can - and we need to practice these tools and when we get to apply them to real life situations it’s even better.

I am soooooo proud of me. Thank you to everyone who sent me such beautiful messages. I have truely appreciated all the support from my family friends and clients. I know my availability has been a little thin these past few years. And yes it’s going to remain thin as today I start my masters in counselling & psychotherapy.

if you’re ready to take action and want support with building your own toolbox let’s chat !

21/01/2026

Trauma myth:
Healing happens in safe spaces.

This one’s tricky…
because I understand why we say it.

But here’s the thing

there is no such thing as a truly safe space.

Not in the way we often mean it.

Because safety isn’t something a room, a person, or a sign can guarantee.

What feels safe for one nervous system might feel overwhelming or threatening to another.

And when we promise “this is a safe space”, we can accidentally do harm.

Because if someone doesn’t feel safe
they may think they’re doing something wrong.

That their body is the problem.
That they should be calmer, more open, more trusting.

But trauma doesn’t work like that.

Safety isn’t a place you enter.

It’s a felt experience that comes and goes.

It’s shaped by history, context, power, and choice.

This is why, instead of “safe spaces”,
I’m much more interested in:

spaces that are aware
spaces that are responsive
spaces that offer choice, consent, and agency

Spaces where you’re allowed to:
pause
step back
opt out
change your mind

Healing doesn’t require perfect safety.

It requires enough safety — moment by moment —

and

the freedom to notice when safety isn’t there.

So maybe the work isn’t about creating “safe spaces”…

maybe it’s about creating spaces where nervous systems are listened to,
where safety is negotiated,
and where not feeling safe is allowed.

20/01/2026

You know how sometimes you’re looking at a child’s behaviour
and everything in you wants to fix it…

or make it stop…

or maybe it’s your own child and your wondering what you’re doing wrong…

Sometimes behaviour isn’t about what’s happened or happening but it’s about what DIDN’T happen.

There is often so much talk about kiddos ability to self regulate but
I’ve been reminded again and again —
kids aren’t meant to self-regulate first.

They’re meant to co-regulate.

They need to learn how to regulate their bodies

by being with us.

By being met.

By being supported when things feel overwhelming.

What we need to remember is that…

Before self-regulation comes safety.
Before calm comes connection.

And when that support that co-regulation hasn’t been consistent —

often through no fault of anyone —
a child’s nervous system adapts.

That adaptation is what we often call behaviour:

big emotions, shutdown, restlessness, resistance, anxiety.

Not defiance.
Not “bad behaviour”.

Just A kiddos nervous system doing the best it can.

Supporting kiddos behaviour isn’t about blame.

It’s about compassion.

For kiddos and for the adults who care for them.

This is why I’m so drawn to TCTSY —
a body-first, choice-led way of helping kids feel safe inside themselves —
and to psychological education,
so children (and parents) can gently understand what’s happening in their nervous systems.

No fixing.
No forcing.
Just support, safety, and skills that grow over time.

Kids aren’t meant to do this alone.
And neither are parents.

If your looking for some extra support for your self or your kiddos I will have in person sessions available from March 2026 in Adelaide - am for details

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