Live Your BEST coaching

08/01/2026

I love opportunities for my world to expand . . . through reading, travel, exhibitions (booking into 2 exhibitions at the art gallery soon) . . . and even jigsaw puzzles.

Lately, my knowledge of artists grew.

I've always loved the Impressionists . . . especially Claude Monet.
I was familiar with Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Michaelangelo, McCubbin, Picasso . . .

I'd heard of Matisse . . . but didn't know the scope of his work.

Then I learned this:

After discovering Monet's work, Matisse chose to make colour the central focus of his art.

Not detail
Not perfection
Colour . . . emotion

And of course, because I had been talking about Matisse, an Instagram post appeared in my feed: "What Matisse understood about happiness."

It stopped me.

Matisse believed:

🎨 Art shouldn't overwhelm . . . it should help people breathe.
🛋️ It should be like a good armchair for the mind.
🫟 Colour wasn't decoration . . . it was emotional language
⚖️ Happiness wasn't excitement . . . it was balance
💡 When life felt heavy, Matisse's work made it lighter with shape and light.

And it struck me how relevant this feels now.

So much of the world is becoming shapeless.
Fast. Noisy. Always scrolling.
Emotion flattened into grayscale . . . dull, rushed, disconnected.

When everything feels the same, the nervous system stays switched on.
There's no contrast.
No place to land.

This is the same principle behind the work I do.

Retraining the brain.
Hypnosis (for those who choose)
Nervous system regulation.

Not fixing you.
Not forcing positivity.
Not chasing constant "better"

But gently restoring colour, shape and contrast to your inner world.

So your mind can settle.
So your emotions make sense again.
So life feels dimensional . . . not flat.

In a world that's loud and grey,
sometimes the most powerful transformation is subtle.

Like sitting down in a good armchair . . . and remembering how to breathe again.

07/01/2026

Your mind doesn't need another fix . . . it needs to feel safe enough to slow down.

Yesterday I arrived home from the pool and washed my car . . . still in my bathers, music on, no rush.

Of course, my open mind started thinking . . . it struck me how different hand washing my car feels from the "quick fix" approach most of us take with our inner world.

An automatic car wash is fast and efficient
It clears the obvious dirt
For a moment, everything looks fine.

But hand-washing is another experience entirely.

With the music playing, your body settles.
You slow without trying.
As the water runs, you watch years of exhaust dust lift . . . especially from the corners the automatic car wash never reaches.

That's what coaching (brain retraining) and hypnosis actually do.

This work isn't about forcing change.
It's about creating enough safety for the nervous system to soften.

The same safety you feel after a swim . . . when your breath is steady, your body feels calm and there's finally space to go deeper.

That's when old patterns loosen
Beliefs you've been managing begin to clear
Reactions that once felt automatic simply aren't there anymore.

The satisfaction doesn't come from speed.
It comes from depth.

From stepping back, music still playing, and knowing nothing was rushed and nothing was missed.

Quick tools have their place.
But when you're ready to stop managing and start clearing . . .

This is the work I do.

If you're curious, the next step is a 1:1 session where we slow things down properly . . . safely, gently and thoroughly.
You don't need to have the words yet . . . just a sense that you're ready for something deeper.

Message me, let's book in a time.

06/01/2026

"You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself."

Dr Joyce Brothers.

02/01/2026

I was on my way to the pool the other morning, listening to a podcast, when it reminded me of something deceptively simple: noticing.

It instantly took me back to a job I hated.
Every morning, anxiety would rise the moment I headed to work.

What got me through wasn't forcing positivity or pushing it away.
It was noticing the little things as I rode my motorbike to work.

(For context, I got my motorbike licence before my car licence . . . but I digress)

It was the sunlight flickering through the trees.
The colours becoming more vivid as the sun rose.
The sparkle of raindrops after a night of rain.
A stranger's smile as they drove past (I wonder what got them smiling).
Music playing in my headphones.

Those small moments grounded me.
They gently prepared my nervous system for the day ahead.

The podcast also reminded me of something else . . .

Somewhere along the way, I stopped doing this . . . purposefully noticing.

Instead, whenever anxiety showed up, I shut down.
I ignored the emotions.
I ignored the signals my body and mind were sending me.
And the anxious thoughts just kept swirling . . . and the anxiety grew.

Noticing ins't about fixing anxiety.
It's about interrupting the spiral before it builds momentum.

When you bring awareness back to what's real, present and sensory, your body receives a different message: "You're safe right now".

So here's your gentle invitation.
Next time you feel anxious or heightened, pause and start noticing things . . . if you need, start with one small thing.

See what happens.
Notice how your body responds.
Notice how your nervous system begins to soften.

Now that I've been reminded . . . I'm choosing to notice again, consciously and on purpose.

What's one small thing you can notice today?
Drop it in the comments 👇

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01/01/2026

Today is the first day of the Roman New Year . . . as opposed to the Chinese, or Gregorian or Lunar New Year.

There's no rush to arrive anywhere
No pressure to reinvent oneself by breakfast
Just a quiet invitation to begin consciously.

As I stand at the threshold of this new year, I'm not measuring what's ahead by numbers or outcomes . . . but by how I choose to live.

Because a year isn't meant to be measured by numbers alone . . .
it's measured by who you become along the way.

The fears you face instead of avoid
the relationships you choose to nurture and deepen
the patience you practice while growth stretches you
the moment you choose courage over comfort
the risks you take without guarantees
the strength you find when things break
the way you keep showing up when life pushes back . . .
and the love you lead with . . . openly, intentionally, unapologetically.

As you look ahead, allow yourself to pause

Choose one guiding word or theme for the year.
Not to control it . . . but to return to when things feel messy or noisy

There is a whole year ahead . . . 365 days or 525,600 minutes . . .
New possibilities
New choices
New ways of being

May this be a year of healing, forgiveness, growth and grace
May you heart feel lighter, days brighter and paths guided by purpose, courage and love.

May 2026 be a year to return to what truly matters . . .
love freely given and gently received
hope that rises even on the hard days
joy in small moments
health as balance in mind, body and spirit
rest without guilt
and peace in letting go of what no longer serves.

Not everything needs to be rushed, proven or explained.

If this resonates, I'd love for you to like, share or comment . . . someone else might need to read this today.

28/12/2025

24/12/2025

I've been thinking about how frequently I . . . and many others . . . scroll through social media.
How curated it all is . . . especially when Christmas isn't easy for everyone
How this season can feel heavy in ways that don't make it onto the screen.

People aren't posting about how exhausted they feel, the financial pressures, the family tension or the grief that quietly resurfaces. They're not sharing the old wounds that get stirred up, the anxiety before and after social events, the food or body struggles, or the gatherings they weren't invited to . . . or the ones they wish they could avoid (and associated guilt).

And yet, so many people are carrying these things quietly.

We ended up celebrating Christmas two days early . . . to fit into a shift worker's schedule.
It changed the pace of everything.
Slow
Less pressure
Softening the familiar rhythm that often comes with this time of year.

It was quieter. Calmer. More spacious.

The gentler pace felt like a reminder that there is nothing wrong with you if you're not feeling merry or bright.

I'm holding those who are struggling mentally, grieving someone they love, navigating family difficulties, facing illness or simply doing their best to get through this season.

So, wherever you find yourself this Christmas . . . joyful, tired, grieving, hopeful or somewhere inbetween . . . be gentle.

Give people . . . including yourself . . . space and grace.

My wish for you this Christmas is simple: peace, care for yourself and the knowing that if all you did this year was survive . . . that was enough.

If you'd like some guidance, support or clarity as you step into the new year, I'm here to help you navigate it with ease, self-kindness and confidence.

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁❤️💚

17/12/2025

One thing I know about myself now is this:
when something shocking, painful, or destabilising happens . . . or when an event shakes my sense of safety or stability . . . I have learned how to ride the emotional waves.

I let the feelings come.
I sit with what is stirred
I reflect.

It helps . . . deeply . . . to know this about myself.

As a child, I didn't have the knowledge to understand this
Yet intuitively, I already knew.

When my Papa died . . . someone I felt very close to . . . I didn't cry in the moment.
I was told I was a cold-hearted bitch
So I shut down
I grieved silently
Until something else happened . . . I think our budgie died . . . and the grief was finally released.
Unfortunately, I held onto the internal message attached to that moment . . . that something was wrong with the way I grieved.

Each of us handles shocking, painful or destabilising moments differently.
And the stories we attach to our emotions can shape us for far longer than the emotions themselves.

When the event in Bondi happened last weekend, my social media was flooded . . . visuals, opinions, hot takes, hatred, anger, reactive commentary . . . all normal reactions.

I chose not to add to that straight away.
I chose to sit with my emotions first.
To process.
To respond . . . not react.

Because . . . when tragedy strikes, the media should NOT be the ones teaching us . . . or our children . . . to fear each other.
Nor should it create a blame game.

There's a story that explains this well:

Put 100 red ants and 100 black ants in the same jar . . . nothing happens.
Shake that jar . . . and everything changes.
They attack each other, each believing the other is the enemy.

In the real world, when the jar is shaken, we do the same thing.

Men vs women.
Black vs white
Religion vs religion
Country vs country
Belief vs belief

Endless fighting . . .while forgetting what actually caused the shaking of the jar (the shaking of us).

It's easy to get cuaght up in what the media / social media are showing us
But a narrative is always being chosen
By someone .
Behind the scenes.
Shaking the jar.

Grief associated with these destabilising moments / events has no shortcut.
No fix.
Just time.
and truth.

Your nervous system was NEVER designed to carry the world's grief.
Yet constant exposure to traumatic imagery asks our nervous systems to try.

Grief doesn't just live in the mind.
It shows up in the body . . . in the gut, altered breathing patterns, weakening respiratory function and increasing susceptibility to conditions such as asthma, chronic fatigue, colds, or even sore knees.

So here's a gentle invitation:

Hear the sounds . . . if you must
Notice your emotions . . . without attaching meaning to them
Let them be what they are.

We can't force the world to be the way we want it to be
We can't change governments
We can't fix broken systems . . and we can't control what others think or do.

BUT . . . we CAN work on ourselves

We can choose regulation over reactivity
Presence over panic
Responsibility for our own energy

And in times like this, that choice matters.

At Live Your BEST, this is the work we do . . . supporting you to process emotions safely, regulate your nervous system and release the old stories that were never yours to carry.

09/12/2025

I'm always searching for new recipes so I'm not stuck in the same flavour loop . . . because for some people, the same foods week in and week out are deeply grounding . . . and for others, like myself . . . an adventure in variety keeps their system alive and inspired.
(Human Design can actually tell you which is right for you).

In my household, this week's experiments were:
🍑 A summer peach and spinach salad with avocado, toasted almonds and goat's cheese (plus chicken . . . although the actual version became lettuce and "oops, we forgot the nuts" 😂)

🌴 and last night's bold contender . . . a Hawaiian chicken salad that was, quite frankly, undeniably delicious.

Both were delicious and nourishing. Both will be refined. And once again I am reminded that small experiments build self-trust everywhere . . . not just in the kitchen.

It's interesting how what nourishes one person can feel repetitive to another. The same is true for your work, your routines, your relationships and your personal growth. When you stop forcing yourself into what "should" work and start honouring what actually matches your energy, everything begins to soften and flow.

This is the work we do in coaching . . . learning to trust your own rhythm, not the one you were told to follow.

If this resonated, like, share or comment so I know.

And if you're ready to understand your unique energy and rebuild your life in a way that truly fits you . . .

Live Your BEST . . . where everyday moments become portals for growth.

26/11/2025

This morning, I just felt the need to pop a few drops of an essential oil into my diffuser . . . something bright, fresh and uplifting
So I reached for lemon myrtle.

It felt like clearing cobwebs from the air . . . crisp, clean, mentally uncluttering.

With the plumbers walking in and out, noise echoing through the house, I felt a bit scattered, over-stimulated, a little meh . . . and it struck me how deeply this moment mirrors life for so many women with an open head and open ajna (Human Design) . . . where you don't just notice mental noise, you absorb it. Other people's questions. Their stress. Their urgency. Their expectations. ALL moving straight through your nervous system.

When these centres are open, it's not that you're "too sensitive" . . . it's that your system is designed to take in more. And your nervous system is often the first to wave the white flag:

the racing thoughts
the mental fatigue
the feeling that you "should" work something out
the constant background pressure to "figure it all out"

And this is where something beautiful happens in the coaching space . . . pure essential oils become a quiet, powerful support tool. Not as a solution, but as a regulator.

Scent speaks directly to the limbic system . . . the part of the brain responsible for safety, memory and emotion. It bypasses the overthinking mind and meets the body where the overwhelm actually lives.

Lemon myrtle doesn't just freshen the air . . . it supports a mental and nervous system reset . . . gently inviting the system out of alert mode and back into presence, back into the body . . . back into the now.

I almost paired this oil with my grounding Native Bush blend . . . that deep, earthy aroma that brings you back into your body . . . and that contrast itself is the teaching:

Open centres don't need fixing.

They need regulation, discernment and permission to stop carrying what isn't theirs.

If you're a woman who:
🍋 feels mentally "full" all the time
🌿 struggles to switch off your mind
🍋 feels responsible for everyone's problems
🌿 or carries pressure that isn't even yours

This is what alignment often looks like in real life. Not silence. Not perfection. But learning how to support your nervous system while you rewire the way you relate to your mind.

✨ If you would like support through coaching, a personalised Human Design reading, or a nervous-system friendly essential oil support, reach out or send me a message.

And if this landed for you . . . like, share or comment "clarity" so it finds the women who need it too.

Your mind will always be open to the world.
Your wisdom is learning when to let information pass through instead of take root.

26/11/2025

This morning at the pool, I found myself in a beautiful, unexpected conversation with one of the lovely girls who works there. We were talking about how, from the moment we’re born, women are shaped by messages like “use your words,” “don’t be so emotional,” and “calm down.”

And before we realise it, we start editing ourselves.

So, I offered her a little mini Human Design reading.
She was stunned by how spot on it was. And I left knowing she walked away standing a little taller, a little more confident in herself.

Because here’s the truth…
So many women lose touch with who they truly are beneath the layers of conditioning from school, media, family, relationships, and society. Piece by piece, they learn to doubt their intuition, soften their power, and silence their emotional wisdom.

And often, what shows up on the surface as anxiety, low self-esteem, constant mental chatter, health challenges, or a changing sense of purpose is actually the body and nervous system responding to a life lived out of alignment with their natural design.

This is why I do this work.

I see Human Design as a mirror — and often as an open door — back to the truth of who you were born to be. It can offer gentle insight into why you experience the world the way you do… your energy, your emotions, your decision-making, your sensitivities, your strengths. Not as a label — but as a language of self-understanding.

And when a woman remembers herself beneath the conditioning?
That’s when she begins to flourish, embody her truth, and feel deeply empowered — from the inside out.

If this resonates with you, it might be time to look into your own design — not to be fixed, but to be remembered.

✨ DM me “DESIGN” if you’re ready to meet yourself again.
💛 And if this spoke to you, please like, share, or comment — you never know who else needs this reminder today.

19/11/2025

The tree is built layer by layer . . . just like life.

Every year, I sit down and build my LEGO Christmas tree . . . it's become a ritual for me.
A moment to slow down, reconnect and remember something simple but powerful:

Nothing meaningful is built in one go
Not trees
Not seasons
Not confidence
Not healing
Not the version of you you're becoming.

And just like in Human Design, hypnosis or coaching . . .
transformation happens the same way.
Not all at once . . . but piece by piece, insight by insight, layer by layer.

Every piece matters . . . even the awkward, fiddly ones
Every layer adds stability
Every step creates shape
Every moment of patience becomes the foundation for what comes next

So . . . if you're in a rebuilding season . . . keep going.

Tiny steps count
Small wins count
One layer at a time counts

And one day, you'll look up and realise . . .
You've built something truly beuatiful.

If this resonates, share it with someone who needs this reminder today.