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02/12/2026

Today was heavy & shocking here in our Province of British Columbia, Canada after a School shooting. 💔

This is all a lot to process, as Parents and nurturing, highly sensitive humans it hurts.

Unfortunately as much as many of us try to protect our Children from devastating news the word travels by mouth, social media, news on the radio and TV.

With more Children feeling scared & confused about the World with the endless stream of news atrocities recently it is vital that we listen to them & open space for these difficult conversations and their emotions..

If you don't have words and your feeling deep grief yourself its OK to sit & cry with your Kids.
It's OK to say ' I don't understand this either'.

We don't scare them by showing our hearts, we confuse them by hiding it because they feel!

This is a time when more than ever our Children....even the older ones need us to feel!

I think most of us agree the traditional Mental Health approach is not working. So many of us want change but that starts with us!!

Learning how to FEEL, comeing back to EMPATHY, COMPASSION and real human CONNECTION and this does start in the home and in Community.

I know that may seem alien if you were not raised to see or feel emotion but this generation is different I promise!

My heart is with 💔

02/07/2026

This brought me to tears! So many huge hearts who have experienced deep trauma & the unimaginable, choose work caring for others....but if your an empath without boundaries & an emotional practice it can be an exhausting place to live.

In my opinion Practitioners & Leaders with lived experience bring a depth of empathy that is unmatched which helps those they are helping to feel safe, seen & understood at a much deeper level than just classroom teaching alone.

The challenge is these huge hearts often give so much to everyone around them that they deplete themselves & then take on the pain of others...this is often a subconscious survival pattern that has been learned from young.

I know because this was a huge part of how I landed in this work. I was this person until I burnt out. Logically I knew all the systems to help me but until I updated that survival system at a subconscious mind & body level ( which is what my version of EFT does) I was constantly depleted.

Taking care of my emotional & energetic body first has changed everything & now my work not only energizes me it leaves me with energy for me & my loved ones just like Crystal & the ladies at U Grow Girl experienced here.

I love nothing more than to share this work with other Practitioners, Teachers & Leaders in the healing &helping world.

We can not poor from an empty cup!

It does not help us, those we want to serve or teach our Children healthy habbits.

It has been a true honor to be apart of the Time to Heal retreats that throw their hearts & souls into.

If you have experienced Sexual abuse & are struggling with the non stop news right now please reach out. You are seen, held & understood here!

More retreats are in the works & I too have many resources.

Together we heal💞

02/02/2026

Happy full Moon💫 The last full moon in the year of the wood snake....aka Shedding!!

If you have felt more internal, processing, releasing, relationships shifting, life changing more than usual this past year, you are not alone.

Changes, endings and closures need to happen and yet humans prefer familiarity, even when we know its not helping us.

I know for many the world can feel extra crazy and scary right now. I hear this often in my practice and I also feel it at times. But every time I tune in and ask myself 'where is My fear?, What is My own chaos?' And use that energy to work within I feel change and that Calm & Peace ripples out into our Families, Friends & Community....This is how we contribute to change!🤍

In this house we love to use nature's cycles for an opportunity to tune in and self reflect. Sometimes its just sharing an astrology link, or a quick chat, other times its journaling and burning.....

Tonight led by my daughter it was Moon tea.
Made with local herbs and sealed with some truth talk of what old pattern, story & emotions we are choosing to surrender into and what story are we remembering about ourselves.

My girls have all led me back to nature, self connection & spiritually in their own unique ways since they were tiny.....Always my biggest & best teachers 💞

Happy Full Moon.

01/15/2026

Are you feeling behind, smashing your new goals or going with the flow?? I am genuinely curious!

This time of year can hold so many expectations.
Maybe your already beating yourself up that you haven't stuck to the health or spending plan or read enough pages in a book? Or your feeling so excited and hopeful for this new year ahead?

Or maybe you have no idea what goals or intentions to even think about yet.

Guess what.....ALL of it is OK!!!💫

We are all in different Seasons and Cycles of our own and the best way to avoid the overwhelm and expectations is by following the Seasons and Cycles of nature instead of the calendar.

Right now where I live it is Winter. Nature is still, hibernating. Its dark early. My body craves warm, nourishing foods, more sleep and baths.

It is a time to be slower and a great time to get really quiet and listen deeper within.....

When I really got present with this I could slow down and begin to 'feel' into why I wanted to make changes in the first place.

🔆A few questions to ask yourself if you are feeling a little stuck or confused.....

▶️What do you want to 'feel' more of?

▶️Why do you want the thing you think you want?

▶️How is it going to make you feel??

▶️Does it align with your values??

▶️How will it make your life easier?

We do not have to have every next step planned out, but having our internal GPS turned on to be open to receive guidance and resources is very helpful at this time of the year.

I hope my twinkling Christmas lights helped you remember that you are not behind!

Maria💗

01/07/2026

I hear so often from my own Kids & younger clients how they actually 'hate' their phone!

This is the word the majority use to describe the relationship between them & their phone & I know many Adults can also relate!

➡️Most Teens I know are well aware of the dopamine addiction.

➡️They know how consumed & distracted they are.

➡️Many have tried screen timers but the urge to turn them off usually wins.

➡️Older teens and young Adults often tell me they wish they did not have a phone until they were much older.

➡️They know it makes their Neurodiverse 'symptoms' worse the more screen time they have.

➡️They feel constantly 'available'. The need to answer 'now' is a lot of pressure!

➡️Even those kids with strict phone times or those who do not have social media or a phone themselves, still get caught up with their friends phones & their consumption.

➡️I hear how not having a phone makes them feel left out & disconnected & also happy they don't have a phone!

➡️Many young clients tell me how the Adults around them are always on their phones too so its hard to change their own habits.

Now this is not to shame anyone at all!!

I am one of those Parents who's Child now wishes she had a phone & social media a lot later on.
Even though we had restrictions in place & we waited until she was much older than many kids it was still too much, too soon.

🤍We can't go back but we can start by accepting & moving forward with real, honest, open conversations with our Kids (all ages) about what we see & feel without the blame game can change the direction.

It's OK to share how you may have your own struggles too! Just because your the Parent, you have likely never raised a teen in these times before. We are all learning together!

✅️If you have younger Children & are on the fence about phone or social media use. I highly recommend chatting with a conscious Teenager who has walked this experience. You will learn all you need to know!

The blessing... The teens openly sharing this are no way letting their own Children follow in their footsteps & many are actively working to reduce screen time & encouraging their friends to join them.

So much wiser than we often remember

01/03/2026

Stomping into the New Year Energy, ready to create new pathways & let untruths fall away...

Integrity has always been my number 1 and this year I am ready to take that truth energy into expansion.

I don't know about you, but I am well and truly done with the 'Performance' and Contradictions I see so often in leadership, in our systems and
especially by those designed to help us grow and heal.

But ....'So within, so without' ~ If we want true change Integrity has to start within.

I am well versed in recognizing my own inner triggers and how they align with my outside World. We are all very much a reflection of the World around us in some shape or form. This is why our triggers can be our very best teachers

📝Here are a few Self-Reflection questions I like to ask myself regularly - not just on a New Year.

⚛️Where am I giving my power away?

⚛️Where am I talking, but not walking that talk?

⚛️Where am I telling myself lies or making excuses?

⚛️Where am I pretending everything's good to the outside World but inside its a very different story?

⚛️What parts of me have I been avoiding?

⚛️What beliefs are outdated?

We don't have to make changes all at once and we do not need to know the 'how'. Simply being open to seeing ourselves more fully and calling out our own B.S starts to shift the internal story.

It all starts with self truth which is an inside job first!!

My latest lie I was telling myself is that my Physical Body was OK with less exercise because I feel so great internally.....False! ❌️

Truth✅️.....I had got a little too comfortable after an injury. This older version of me does need more movement because I want to be the skiing, dancing, hiking Grandma and enjoy my fav jeans in comfort and still I am insanely grateful for this body because 2 things can be true at the same time.

❓️What is one untruth you can call yourself out on today, even if you do nothing about it until Spring?

01/01/2026

Fall of the path with New beginnings?
This is often a big piece of the puzzle....👇

I am all about setting new intentions and dreaming big throughout the year....But what I have learned over time is that we are so quick to follow the New Year Resolutions that we rarely pause to take in what we have previously walked through.

Now... I don't mean just ticking of a new travel destination. I mean truly pausing and taking a look back at the discomfort you walked through. The hard conversations, calling yourself out on your own B.S. The fear you felt but you did it anyway. How you allowed yourself to just be in the messy emotions, how you used your voice even when it was shaking!!

This stuff is way bigger than most people realize and why it is so important to pause and celebrate it all!

The 'never enough' energy can truly keep us stuck in a vicious loop. Celebrating the smaller wins gets us used to receiving the bigger ones. It builds on gratitude and helps us to see our own capabilities which raises our frequency.....

"We attract what we are, not what we want" is one of the Laws of attraction and why Integrity is so important.

Personally New Year really amps up in Spring for me. I use the monthly moon cycles as a regular practice of self reflection. Following the Seasons and Cycles helps me to stay connected to the natural rhythm of nature, but I love any excuse to self reflect and set intentions for the new. This year is the ending of a 9 year cycle in numerology and I am here flowing with it all!

Wishing you all the very best whatever you choose to celebrate

With love

Maria💗

12/22/2025

Happy Winter Solstice💫 if your in the Northern hemisphere this is a time when the light returns after the longest night of darkness.

A time of rebirth, renewal, whilst staying connected to that inner stillness as we plant seeds of intention for future growth and transformation.

And yet many of us are racing around planning Christmas festivities and balancing family dynamics which takes us away from this energy of stillness and self connection.

Over the past few years I have really noticed huge positive change when I commit to me for even a few mins daily.

💛Here are some practices that help me sprinkle in some alone time in the busy....

🛀The bath.... I intentionally take myself off, light a candle, pour in the salts and connect with my breath and tap in the tub!

🚿Shower....I have a practice where I visualize the water running over me as a waterfall, clearing and cleansing any old stagnant energies and emotions that I have carried from the past or others.

🫁Breathing Breaks.....On driving days I do this at every red traffic light I hit. Or every time I use the bathroom. Finding a regular reminder helps it become a practice. Intentionally focusing on my breath. Box breath is an easy one to remember....
Inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4.

🌟Starfish....Literally lay on the floor and take some slow deep belly breaths. Inhale through the nose for a count of 3 or 4, exhake through the mouth for 6 or 8. If you have kids encourage them to do it with you.

📖 Journal, draw or doodle....This maybe a way to connect with your future intentions or it may be a way to release or just let the pen flow! There is no wrong way.to let your expression Come through.

💃Dance!...Put on your favorite music and just dance! No choreography needed, just let your body move, shake, jump. Let it do what it needs to do.

🌲Walks in nature....getting up even 15 mind earlier to squeeze in an intentional walk with no phone when possible can often be a walking meditation for me. Adding in breath or tapping when I.need a little.extre self tune in.

Rememeber ....Presence over Perfection if your feeling the overwhelm🫶

❄️

12/10/2025

12 Days ago my adult Child had surgery...the last time she got put to sleep medically was when she was 2 years old. That accident was something I blamed myself about for years! Even though logically I knew it was a freak accident my body held the guilt.

I worked through those big guilt & blame emotions & a LOT more medical trauma that followed from other more shocking experiences & I felt total trust in the lead up to this recent surgery.

It was something my daughter needed & was even excited about in ways. It was planned. The nurses were incredible, the clinic was immaculate. We had full belief that both procedures could be done in 1 surgery~helped by all the prayers & healing energy been sent🙏. We did a meditation & focused breathing in the room before she walzed into the Pre-op like she was going for a spa date... EVERYTHING felt really perfect!!

Then...I walked out to my car & balled my eyes out! I felt panic rising, fear, all the 'what ifs'.
I felt alone, like noone else was feeling these big feelings like me & then the Mom guilt came, quiet & short but it came ....

Guilt that I didn't act on this injury the first time.
Guilt that I was too preoccupied with work stuff.
Guilt that we never got a second opinion.
Guilt that I could not protect her from this surgery & recovery path.
Guilt that we let her play the sport she loved in the first place!

Sounds crazy right??

'It's a knee surgery Maria! Caused by a sports accident. Other people have multiple surgeries & go through health scares way bigger than this' ..My mind tells me, yet my emotional body was confused & playing out these emotions from the past.

Did it take me out like previous PTSD medical experiences? not at all, it lasted about 7 mins. Tears, tapping, deep breaths & I felt the feelings leave & I became reunited with that trust that all was well in the pre-op room.

I share this because healing is not linear...

Your not going backwards if you feel triggered & have emotions coming up that wobble you. They're coming up to be acknowledged at a deeper level so you can choose differently & not be controlled by past experiences.

This is Emotional Freedom💗

12/01/2025

When we feel the heat rising our humaness often takes over. Our big emotions and words can fly out without even a pause...

But when we can begin to see these Triggers as Teachers they can be like GOLD💫 to help us move forward and break unwanted cycles.

When you feel that inner trigger rising try the pause....

🪶Taking a few deep breaths....Inhale for 3 or 4 through the nose. Exhale for 6 to 8 through the mouth.

🪶Step away if possible, run your hands under cold water or splash your face as you continue to slow your breath.

🪶Tapping/EFT....(my personal fav) as I give the trigger a voice and acknowledge my valid feelings it takes out the 'charge' and very quickly brings my nervous system back into a more balanced, safe feeling place as I begin to see and hear a difference in perspective and my reaction begins to change. I can read the room differently as I feel safer from within....

Whilst calmer asking......

'Why am I triggered here?'
'What is this teaching me?'

When we are open and curious we move through things way faster and with more ease than just blaming and pointing the finger at others or the experience.

2 things can be true.....others can absolutely be total Sh*ts and you need to set firm boundaries and also you can be triggered from past experiences that are still ruling your beliefs many years later.

The 'pause' allows you to hear and learn what is true for YOU. This is how we experience true Freedom and thay statts with mastering our emotions.

If your sick of old patterns controlling your day to day message me. My method of advanced EFT works wonders on breaking cycles fast.

It could be the best Christmas Gift you give yourself🎁💫

♻️

11/06/2025

Is this difficult for you?.....Today I was honored to share space with 13 courageous Women at the Time to Heal Retreat by .

This is their 4th year of running these incredible healing retreats for Women who have survived Child Sexual Abuse and I have been blessed to be there as a Practioner from the beginning.

This year I got to witness some of the original guests step up as Volunteers to help with this incredible 5 day healing retreat.

To see the growth, commitment, community and pure love that has grown through these retreats was deeply moving.💓

I am insanely PROUD of everyone involved. This past year Leha Marshall one of the owners had to undergo intense chemo and a full stem cell transplant for cancer. Today we all sat together truly feeling, reflecting, witnessing and celebrating each others growth before the guests arrived.

We rarely pause to celebrate our own growth and wins in life and yet it is so important in this 'noisy' World where we often feel like were not good enough, were not doing enough, were 'behind'.

Its not just about the physical 'wins', what about the wins that noone sees??

🎉The time you used your voice when you felt terrified to speak.

🎉The time you took yourself for a walk when you had to use all your energy just to get out of bed.

🎉The times you put yourself first?

🎉The time you said NO thankyou without any explanation?

🎉The time you didn't 'flee or avoid' but you actually sat with your feelings and felt them?

It is so very important to take these pauses to celebrate YOU!

Of course validation from others feels good but it feels even better when we can learn to validate and truly see ourselves....I say 'learn' as for most of us this can feel really uncomfortable at first, especially if we have experienced truama, yet I promise it gets easier with practice.

This little image was in the guest house and popped out today just after I had finished teaching my class.

I drove home soaking it all in feeling very proud and owning it.💗

❤️

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