The Intentional Human

12/02/2025

An evening with Gabor Mate - The Myth of Being Normal. About to get my geek on with a little happy dance!

09/12/2024

I'm advocating for neurodiverse adjustments in the classroom today! I'm getting ready this morning to advocate for one of my wonderful autistic and ADHD participants who has struggled in the classroom forever. Classrooms aren't one size fits all! Fighting for small adjustments shouldn't be the fight it can sometimes be. We have t be the change, be the voice and model the difference, to show in real-time what this support looks like and how simple it can be

15/09/2024

Phillip island weekend anniversary/birthday trip last weekend of August! Was cold, wet, windy but so much fun!

14/09/2024

12/09/2024

We made grilled triceratops cheese and tomato wraps! Super cute

22/06/2024

Best part of baking!!! 🤤🥰🧁🍫🍪

07/03/2024

My new obsession!

21/02/2024

"Hurt people hurt people"

I've been thinking about this a lot lately...
While this is certainly true, I believe hurt people mostly see pain in others they recognise in themselves and try to ease this pain in others. They do this because they know pain, suffering and want to do for others what wasn't done for them.

So we as trauma survivors take care of others, love them, give to them and protect them the best we can from the pain of this world. Often at a great cost to ourselves (*cue low self worth and people pleasing).

I am a 'hurt' person who has surely hurt people in my life but I can honestly say I've done the best I can with what I've had available to me in any given moment of my life. This has often looked scrappy, rushed, anxious and messy but I tried, and I keep trying, learning, healing, loving, and that was the important bit!

Today I want to honour my past self and me today and all of you who are "hurt people" who have chosen to heal, love and break cycles in whatever messy, ugly, complicated form that has taken for you! I honour you, your bravery, strength and passion for love and those you love. I honour those who are hurt and have hurt, but who were trying their best with what they had available to them.

This isn't about forgiveness for self or others... It's about release and self worth. Seeing you/me in all our fear, doubt and pain and doing it anyway!

I see you! I am you!
We've got this!

29/01/2024

Bit of mumma alone time by the pool this arvo! BLISS!

15/01/2024

Really need to get some sleep but cannot stop reading this incredible book!!!!!!

23/12/2023

Weird Rudolph chocolate tarts with these two crazy elves! Merry Xmas eve eve! 🎉🎄😘🎁🎊

18/12/2023

Christmas lights with these beauts! 🎄🎁🎉💡