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Anastasia Speaks, Chigwell (2026)

29/01/2026

Art has always been a passion of mine, it’s always felt like a part of me but because I had to study hard coupled with the intensity of working as nurse for uni, my prior years of spending countless hours & days in the art making process quickly & abruptly disappeared. It was one thing I always missed. I always said “when I get time I will” “when I’m in a bigger place, I’ll do some art again” “when I’ve got a designated art studio in the house I’ll dedicate more time”….and the truth is, these are just excuses because it’s like waiting for the perfect time. The perfect time doesn’t exist. The moment is now & the present is the only time that matters because it’s the only one you are currently experiencing now. I deprived myself from doing what I love for so long & although I never forgot how much I loved it & how much peace it brought me. It’s felt so liberating & filled me with such joy to just sit & work on some art, even though it’s not a portrait or something I needed to do for an art project or commission.

Now, I’m just making art for me, to help regulate my nervous system that has been chronically stressed, to step into more ease, flow, beauty, slowing down & presence. Despite raising a human who didn’t really grow up seeing the version of me who indulged herself in art & spent all her free time doing art, I see how my soul felt ease, joy & happiness in watching my daughter do it since she could hold a crayon. No matter the day, the week, the time, whenever I could, I would ask her if she’d like to draw or paint & she always said yes. So I always bought new mediums for her to try & explore. It made her so happy & made me just as happy to watch her, to see her beaming when she was done or just finish with her art process. It was the best. Almost in her teens & just like me, art has been her happy too. She’s so talented ! Needless to say, I’m consistently inspired by her and her raw artistic abilities. I love how my daughter now gets to see her mum doing another thing she loves, not for money or visibility but for pure joy, expression, self love & relaxation.

It may not always be a straight road to what we love but we must travel down it anyway 🤎

21/01/2026

Sketchbook Flip Through 🥹

After literally almost a decade of not really immersing myself back into art and wishing I had the time or space to even, I finally said TODAY!! Today is the day and I’m so happy I did. As a mum, you often sacrifice hobbies, passions and interests to dedicate more time and presence to your children and family or feel guilty when you do choose to indulge in what the creative outlet is. Mum guilt is so real! I know all my fellow mum’s get it. Anyway, it’s made me sooo happy to spend time doing art together. One of the beautiful things about raising children is getting them involved! Luckily for me, my daughter has always been creative and would immerse herself in art whenever I put paper, paint, pencils, pens or crayons etc in front of her. So it’s been fun doing challenges together and mirroring pieces.

It’s all made me realise how much we limit ourselves, how we often create blocks for ourselves when in fact there aren’t any. We shouldn’t have to sacrifice things we love, things that bring us joy for something else or someone else. We should CREATE the capacity to incorporate ALL the things with balance and ease. Same goes for relationships, not just hobbies.

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER TO CREATE SOMETHING & TO CREATE TIME FOR WHAT YOU LOVE 🫶🏾

Art Prompt: Let your mind wander to a favourite time where you indulged in a loved hobby. Create an abstract drawing of how this made you feel?

Journal Prompt: If you could drop everything, what passions, hobbies or interests would you love to pursue?

20/01/2026

We live in a world where vulnerability is perceived as a weakness and where the lack of this, perpetuates disconnect, separation and conflict. When we allow ourselves to be vulnerable through the art of expression and means of transparency, we are able to create a safe space for ourselves to be honest and authentic. This authenticity and vulnerability builds trust and safety and therefore a rapport, allowing our natural states of being, to flourish and evolve in tenderness that encourages and deepens connection. Love is openness, love is acceptance and all of these factors help create safety and intimacy.

As someone who facilitates sacred spaces for groups, I set very clear boundaries and intentions from the offset. This ensures everyone present understands what is being asked of them and what is required. I do this to keep the space sacred. Connection hinges on everyone’s ability to drop their ego and defences at the door, in addition to the ability to navigate through the space as people share, communicate and express themselves authentically. People often left lighter, surprised at their ability to articulate, relay, relate and connect or share so deeply with others. Whilst i posses soul gifts that make this easier, i know & truly believe when care and consideration is taken to create warmth and love is the container or space holder for one to express themselves, magic happens…

✍🏾 Today’s journal prompt:In what ways has safety allowed you to blossom in love and life?

I’ve also posted Yesterdays journal prompt in the last slide in case you missed it ! 🖊️

Happy Tuesday Lovers 🫶🏾

19/01/2026

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…. Or say they say. What about the beholder’s beauty? What if the viewed beauty is only expressed as beautiful because of the heart within the lens or the multiple hearts that have shown it care? What if the eyes are really only drawn to things that they hold dear and therefore nothing “ugly” appears?… I had a few thoughts about what to post and couldn’t settle on one thing. So here’s an amalgamation of things…

First post of 2026 !!! The year of the Horse 🐎 and I’m grateful for health, life, love and opportunities to fully step into the best versions of myself. Last year was filled with lots of growth and growing pains. Nineteen days into the new year and it’s been heavily filled with art. I released three more journals last year and will probably do a couple more this year. I’m excited for the undergoing and upcoming projects. I will be posting more journal prompts on here. I didn’t get to post all the things 2025 so I willAnastasia Speaks Artwith you all at various intervals. I will also be posting more art content on my art page and on YouTube. 🤎

Journal prompt: What does beauty mean to you and how can you incorporate more of it into your day?

Happy Monday Lovers 🫶🏾

10/01/2026

POV: Art Therapy, Triangles & The Colour Orange 🧡

Beautiful Risings Lovers and Happy Saturday ! Let’s start your weekend off right with some relaxation and mindfulness. How does your body feel? Are you experiencing any tightness? Where do you feel it and are you able to put a colour to it ?

Triangles carry rich multilayered symbolism across the world! In art, spirituality, psychology and therapeutic interpretation. They are powerful geometric symbols in art and art therapy. A triangle is the strongest geometric form in architecture and symbolises foundation, balance,support and grounding. They also often represent stability, direction, and transformation, pointing to movement, growth, or change. An upward triangle can symbolise ambition, action & rising energy, while a downward triangle reflects intuition, receptivity, and grounding. With three points, triangles also speak to integration, mind, body & spirit; past, present & future. Sharp angles may express focus or tension, while enclosed triangles can suggest protection & boundaries. In art therapy, the most important meaning is what the symbol feels like to the person who created it & for me it felt like grounding and the process of creating this piece felt like tranquility.

I was guided to use orange and chose multiple hues of orange just because that’s how I felt, I felt creative, optimistic, joyful and motivated. The colour orange also had its meaning & is associated with the sacral chakra. The energy centre governed by the affirmation & mantra “I create” & how we feel in relation to how we relate to & with others. It’s our creative energy centre and from which we emit our life force energy with great power. It is also linked to sensuality & pleasure. Orange is warm and induces feelings of warmth & vitality. It symbolises creativity, playfulness, joy, confidence. Often, orange signals emotionsl release, movement & courage.

🖼️ If you took 5 minutes to clear the mental clutter with art what colours would you choose & what medium would you use to draw? ✍🏾

30/12/2025

It’s been a minute and I wanted to show you what I’ve been up to recently! Join me for some Art Therapy 🖼️

Goodnight Lovers 😴 💤 🫶🏾

29/12/2025

Praying for protection of my family, friends, loved ones and all my fellow Nigerians right now in the motherland… there’s so much happening in the world and so much happening in our own inner worlds and I’ve been doing everything to stay grateful, putting things in perspective and finding joy in the blessing and gift of life. I just wanted to remind everyone, though we come close to a new year, there will be so many who won’t make it. So please spend your time loving on yourself and others. Be kind, compassionate and giving. Pray over those in need and tell your loved ones you love them.

PSA. So many of you don’t practice kindness or mindfulness and don’t know what it means to care for another, to look after another and it shows. Some of you also don’t get out of ego long enough to recognise the beauty, wonder and gifts presented to you daily. Do better ! ☺️

Love & Kindness is FREE!! Happy Holidays Lovers !!! 🫶🏾

19/12/2025

Happy 35th Anniversary Mummy & Daddy 🤎

Thank you for all the invaluable precious memories, a beautiful childhood, a well rooted upbringing and ALL THE LOVE, warmth, comfort, security, protection, happiness, sacrifices and peace. I wish you 35 more years of love with pure bliss, more peace, joy and prosperity. May you live longer to see more grandchildren and great grandchildren. May you continue to live a healthy long life together.

Thank you for showing us what a loving healthy marriage looks like. 🫶🏾

19/12/2025

Is it easy to show up without censoring yourself? If not, why not?

A lot of times we can get into the habit of censoring ourselves so much be side of work, different personal relationships and societal expectations or norms etc but I want to remind you of the beauty of showing up without the censor. When we show up authentically without censoring ourselves, we create environments for people to truly see us, understand us and love us more deeply. It also makes space for others to nurture the parts of us that don’t feel enough.

Happy Friday Lovers 🫶🏾

15/12/2025

🎈Happy 70th Birthday Daddy 🎂🥹🥳🥰🫶🏾 I’m so grateful for you, your unwavering devotion, dedication, love, support & presence. Thank you for being the best father ever & for growing with us. Thank you for all the invaluable words of wisdom, teachings, lessons and memories. Thank you for being the pillar we need. Thank you for being the best grandad ever. Thank you for your protection, your leadership, your provision & level headedness in moments mummy is not 😩😂

I honestly believe having my dad and mum together has blessed me in soo many ways. My whole life I’ve watched my dad treat us and my mum with care, with love & handle his duties and responsibilities as a father and husband with such pride & joy. It’s been such a gift. My dad is probably like most dads of his time, super smart, quiet, strict, disciplined, very logical left brained and not idealistic in the slightest lol rational and not emotional. So in the house dad made sure rules were followed and if necessary enforced consequences for our disobedience BUT fairly. Growing up, I watched my dad always try to keep mum level headed and know how to keep her from working herself up more 😮‍💨. He was the handy man, fixed everything, built things that needed putting together, solved problems, knew almost everything about things one would need to know and definitely all the roads in London lol. My dad is patient, warm & dependable through and through. Every little girl needs their dad & it’s been a gift to watch him grow into being able to articulate his feelings more & being a bit more comfortable expressing them. It’s been beautiful to watch him be a grandfather & see how he has poured just as much love into baby girl as he did us.

I pray you live 30 more years to reap more of your labour in love. Cheers to more life, more joy, more peace & abundance daddy. I love you endlessly. 🥂🤎🎈

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07/11/2025

Love isn’t hard… it just takes effort. No matter what or who it is, if you love it…if it’s real, true unconditional love then you simply take the road of grace more than you don’t. You make space for growth and create warmth. You make opportunities for connectivity, you listen and you just allow yourself, it or them to just be. You admire, just as much as you are inspired. You are humbled and in awe of its beauty, growth, strength and existence. You feel peace, joy and contentment in its wake, sometimes even bliss. More importantly… you feel more pieces and aspects of yourself come alive. You gain more understanding about alignment and flow. There is passion, desire and curiosity that comes in to provide more opportunities to enquire, engage, empathise and fuel empowerment for all those involved or for those who are viewing the very thing you love. Love is our natural state. All the external things of the world are what can seem hard, as can the illusions, beliefs behavioural patterns, conditionings and programmes make love appear challenging but we simply have to get out of our own way, out of our heads because when stripped back… Love just is… and from this, all else exists which means all that seems difficult can be transmuted. Everything returns to which it came eventually and that is back to love…

Love requires effort because love cannot exist without the continuum of growth and growth takes a little effort, small, big, barely noticeable, extreme and all else in between. Effort in the spaces of love allow a culmination of life’s greatest things.

Love is better shared, so love louder to release all fear. Happy Friday Lovers 🤎

06/11/2025

POV: Life of a Writer, Empath, Creative, Nurturer & Ambivert!

POV: Life of a Writer, Empath, Creative, Nurturer & Ambivert!
Some days there’s so much I want to say, so many ideas, so many obligations to fill and other days there’s nothingness. There’s nothing I have the desire to say to anyone, no project I want to indulge myself in and that’s okay. I understand the ebb and flow I exist in more now and I’ve come to realise life is about much more than balance. The key for me is movement…it’s about freedom. It’s about resonance and alignment. So often we’re put in boxes not made for us, better yet, we try to fit into pigeon holes. None of which were designed for our soul’s or spirit. Art, words, beauty and nurturing people, pets, plants and things are some of the ways I get to express and channel a lot of things, including my essence. Our vessels are alive and stay thriving for as long as they have the correct fuel and I’ve taken great lengths of time to study what the correct fuel is for me. So in my continued becoming, I share more aspects of myself I’ve kept reserved or hidden away, in hopes that my liberation is indeed translated and transferable.

Happy Thursday Lovers 🫶🏾

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