15/04/2026
There are moments that land in your body… not just your mind.
After holding space for a Somatic Therapy & Psychology retreat at Bribie Island,
One of my most caring friends surprised me with a day spa.
And honestly… I can’t even fully put into words what that felt like….Pure bliss.
During the treatment, something deeper happened that I wasn’t expecting…..
As I lay there, the room quiet, my mates either side of me, the scent of oils in the air, the therapist brushed the face mask across my face.
And right in that moment… it hit me. The last time I had experienced this… was on my 40th birthday. The day my nan passed away.
My sisters had bought me a day spa package with the same combo of massage then facial. It was a way to hold me through grief I didn’t yet understand.
And somehow… my body remembered before my mind did. And there I was again… 2 years later…I got taken back to that moment. As the brush touched my face and the mask was gently applied.. I was little again, sitting on my Nans knee as she bounced me, just like she used to.
She leaned in and gave me the biggest kiss.
It felt so real. So full of love.
Then the therapist came back in to remove the mask… and I woke up.
I remember saying to her, “I think my Nan just passed… she came to me while I was asleep to say goodbye.”
It was the most precious moment. One I’ll carry with me forever 🤍
It felt like something came full circle.
Like grief had gently turned into healing. Like the body had been waiting for this moment to close a loop.
We don’t always realise how much we carry. Or how long our body holds onto moments… until something soft enough allows it to release.
That day at Bribie Island wasn’t just a spa day. It was a remembering. A healing. A quiet return to myself. And a reminder…
You don’t always have to be the strong one.
Sometimes the medicine is in letting yourself be held 🤍
