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I guide women who've done everything "right" but still feel like something's missing. "LiveYourBEST

Like a lighthouse, I help you see what's hidden, release what no longer fits and realign with your truth - so you can live by design, not by default.

01/06/2026

Did you know your body literally glimmers with light?

As strange as that sounds, it's surprisingly true.

In 2009, Japanese researchers captured evidence of an ultra-weak light naturally emitted by the human body using highly sensitive imaging technology.

When I read of this last night, it reinforced something I've often wondered . . . . what if we're a little more like batteries than we've been led to believe?

Modern life often keeps us indoors under artificial light, disconnecting us from the natural cues that regulate our nervous system, internal body clock and the rhythms we came from . . . keeping us away from sunlight and the fresh air.

So today, instead of making another cup of tea during my half hour morning break from training, I stepped outside and sat in the sunlight to recharge.

No distraction.
No input
Just light, warmth and space.
. . . and it prompted the thought . . . "how soothing for the nervous system . . . when we return to something so simple.

Maybe that's why anxiety can feel louder at times . . . when we're disconnected from ourselves, our correct environment, and the natural rhythms that quietly regulate us in the background.

Sometimes it's not about adding more . . . sometimes it's about returning to . . . .🌞 the sunlight above and 🌱 the earth below.

If you're interested . . . here's the research article
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2707605/ . . . . remember . . . you literally glimmer with light.

31/05/2026

Ever wonder why anxiety feels different for each person?

Two people can walk into the exact same situation.
One feels calm, the other feels overwhelmed
One trusts themselves, the other spirals into overthinking.
Soo . . . what's the difference?

In Human Design . . . your unique design . . . anxiety isn't seen as something "wrong with you" . . . it's often a signal that your energy is being amplified, pressured or pulled out of alignment in a very specific way.

Here are a few key areas that commonly show up in anxious patterns

Mental pressure . . . coming from the mind attempting to make sense of everything . . . feeling like it never switches off.
🧠 Overthinking
🧠 Over questioning
🧠 "Needing" to "figure it out" before there's clarity.

It's the loop of "I just need the answer . . . then I'll relax" . . . but the mind rarely finds peace through more thinking.

Stress and urgency . . . the internal "hurry up" system kicking in
🔥 Hurry up
🔥 Catch up
🔥 Get everything done

Often sounding like . . . "If I just get through this, I'll be okay" . . . but the nervous system (your body) stays stuck in "go mode" even when nothing is urgent.

Emotional intensity . . . some people experience emotions in waves, needing time for clarity . . . while others absorb (like a sponge) and amplify those emotions around them (like a speaker playing music)

Either way . . . anxiety can spike when emotions are rushed or not processed safely.

Instinct and fear patterns . . . coming from the deep internal safety system in your body

🧬 Health anxiety
🧬 Fear of the unknown
🧬 Difficulty letting go of people or situations
🧬 A constant low-level sense of "what if?"

When this is amplified, everything can feel uncertain, even when life is objectively fine.

The biggest pattern underneath all of this?
Treating anxiety as if it's a thinking problem . . . when, in reality . . . it is an energetic and nervous system experience.

Human Design invites a different question:
"Where am I feeling pressure that isn't actually mine?"
and
"What happens when I pause long enough to understand what's happening inside me?"

If this has landed with you in some way, you don't need to have it all figured out.

Sometimes the first shift is simply understanding what's happening beneath the surface.

If you're curious about your own patterns . . . why you think, feel or respond the way you do when life feels overwhelming . . . you're welcome to send me a message.

No pressure, no expectation
Just a conversation to explore what might be happenning in your system and what support could feel like right now.

29/05/2026

Anxiety . . . what is it?

Anxiety is not 'just' overthinking . . . it is often understood as a learned internal pattern rather than a fixed condition.

It's the mind and nervous system (body) working to predict and prepare for something that MIGHT happen . . . usually as a way to protect you from pain, rejection, failure, loss, embarrassment, danger or uncertainty.

It's your internal protection system saying, "what if something goes wrong?"

Your brain is constantly shaping the way you picture and interpret what is happening, which then shapes how you feel.

That includes things like:
🖼️ The pictures you make in your mind
💬 The way you speak to yourself in your head
🔭 Where your attention goes
⛓️‍💥 What meaning you attach to events
🔎 What past experiences still feel like in your body
🗃️ The patterns the nervous system has rehearsed over time

The anxious response isn't random . . . it's learned and rehearsed over time.

And anything learned . . . can be changed.

That doesn't mean anxiety isn't real.
It absolutely feels real in the body . . . it's just not always an accurate signal of danger.

But sometimes that nervous system becomes like an overprotective smoke alarm . . . going off because of burnt toast, not an actual fire.

The goal isn't to fight yourself. It's to retrain the pattern through:
🌳 Creating safety in the nervous system
🌹 Shifting the internal self-talk
🫆 Reconnecting to the present moment
🌻 Teaching the body it doesn't have to stay in survival mode.

This is why grounding, hypnosis, nervous system regulation, Time Line Therapy, Human Design, emotional processing and subconscious work can be so effective together.

Because they support both
the mind 🧠
and
the body's 🫀 stored responses.

If this resonated, share it with someone
Or
If you're ready to understand your patterns more deeply, send me a message

28/05/2026

Heads up . . . anxiety isn't a weakness.

Living with it
turning up and doing stuff with anxiety
takes a strength most will never know.
(Matt Haig)

So . . . if nobody has told you lately . . . surviving anxiety while still trying to live your life is courage in motion.
And that matters more than most people will ever see.

27/05/2026

Grateful for a sunny day today . . . a reprieve between rainy days . . . which means I can finally get outside, ground and even hang the clothes on the line again.

Honestly . . . my nervous system loves it.
Not from a place of needing to anymore . . . but because it genuinely feels supportive, calming and reconnecting.

I know, you might be asking . . .
"how do I ground when it's rainy . . . and the grass is soaked, the skies are grey . . . and going outside is just not an option . . . yet the body still craves that sense of grounding and regulation?"

Grounding isn't always about bare feet on the earth. Sometimes it looks like:
🌧️ Sitting quietly near the window and focusing only on the sound of rain and dripping gutters
🧘‍♀️ Combining this with slow breathing of inhale for 4, exhale for 6
☕️ Holding a warm cup of tea, coffee, or cacao in both hands . . . noticing the smell, the steam, the weight of the mug and the warmth through your palms
🎶 Putting on calming music and swaying side-to-side or stomping softly while gently shaking out your hands
OR
👃Popping on a grounding essential oil, such as Frankincense, Cedarwood, Native Bush or Balance . . . inhale slowly for 4, exhale slowly for 4

These practices gently reconnects you to you, and to the present moment . . . and remind your body that it is safe.

Your nervous system isn't about responding less to where you are . . . but more about whether you feel safe, present and connected in the moment.

Of course I'm curious . . .
Did you know you could do some grounding this way?
What are your favourite ways to ground on rainy days?

26/05/2026

Thought for the day / journal prompt

Write down 3 things you would say to someone you love unconditionally if they were having a rough day.

THEN

Read these 3 things back to yourself slowly . . . using your name at the beginning of each one.

What causes your body and mind to feel "yuck" . . . and what causes them to "soften" (feel pleasantly warm and fuzzy inside)?

18/05/2026

I know today is not exactly the perfect day for lying on the grass watching the clouds . . . mostly because the entire sky is one giant leaking cloud right now 🌧️

But remember when you were a kid . . . and you'd lie there just watching the clouds drift by?

You weren't replaying conversations from earlier today . . . or 3 years ago
You weren't mentally planning tomorrow while worrying about next month
Your nervous system wasn't running a marathon before breakfast either.

Your body just . . . relaxed.

You noticed the shapes in the clouds
delighting in naming the shapes
You listened to the birds
You breathed deeply without even thinking about it.

Now . . . imagine giving yourself 5 minutes of that feeling as an adult . . .

No pressure to "achieve" anything
No fixing
No proving
Just existing for a moment

Honestly . . . maybe that's part of what so many of us are missing now . . . not more productivity . . . but more pause.

14/05/2026

I don't know about you, but somewhere along the way, I made the decision that making a mistake was a bad thing . . . like getting something wrong meant I was wrong somehow.

As a result, it's like my life became filled with that belief from that moment on . . . overthinking, second-guessing myself, playing small, trying to avoid getting things "wrong".

Thankfully, over time, I have worked through this . . . and honestly, understanding my Human Design helped shift my perspective in a big way.

It helped me realise that life isn't about getting everything "perfect" . . . sometimes it's about experimenting, learning, refining and understanding yourself more deeply through the process.

Hearing the phrase, "mistakes are just feedback" helped . . . and the more I've grown, the more this feels true.

Which is why it feels so lovely hearing a friend say to her 4 yeaar old, "remember, a mistake is just an opportunity to learn".

Because somewhere along the way, many of us have forgotten that mistakes are simply opportunities to learn.
. . AND . . . sometimes the things we call mistakes are actually the moments that teach us the most about ourselves, our needs, our limits and the life we truly want.

Maybe growth isn't about never making mistakes . . . maybe it's about no longer making them mean something terrible about who we are.

11/05/2026

I was chatting with someone yesterday . . . and they gave me a completely different perspective.

Maybe it's not the fear of heights . . maybe it's the fear of falling.

It stopped me in my tracks . . . am I actually afraid of heights . . . or am I afraid of falling?

I thought I was scared of heights
But because I choose not to live with regret, I have done some rock climbing and abseiling in the past . . . and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Now . . . my question is . . . how often do our minds convince us that fear means stop?

How many other fears in life are really this?
Not fear of success . . . but fear of failure
Not fear of being seen . . . but fear of judgement
Not fear of change . . . but fear of losing control

Sometimes our thoughts tell stories that feel true . . . but aren't.

Is it fear stopping you . . . or something else disguised as fear?
Let me know

10/05/2026

Not 'Just'

You are not 'just' anything
Not just a woman
Or just a friend
A wife
A partner
Or just a mother
You are a universe
Made up of waves that brought llife
Stars that hold dreams
Landscapes of home
Rocks that will crumble but will always remain
The wind's gentle sway, and strongest roar
You are someone's 'all'
And 'all' is not lost
You are a mother
But never 'just'

Jess Urlichs

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http://mydoterra.com/christinebest2

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