06/03/2026
I’m so excited and also nervous to make this post.
Yesterday I made the decision to deregister as self employed; effectively shifting my tarot business back to a side hustle.
I began reading professionally and teaching in 2018, and began working large scale events in 2021, and in 2022 I was so blessed to be able to make tarot my source of income, enabling me to live in a way which was vibrant, enriching and allowed me to home Ed my eldest and be there for my youngest with SEND.
In 2023, as many of you know, my life was upended by DV, meaning I had to relocate and have struggled to maintain my previous model of working evenings and weekends. This also made my autism more difficult to manage, exacerbated my CPTSD to the point that I’m too traumatised for trauma therapy, and I’ve been in a state of burnout but also emotional recovery for a long time now; which have made readings come bottom of the pile. Alongside this, the economic crisis has of course taken a toll on my revenue, and even at markets where I made a killing previously, it has become a lottery as to whether I even make my pitch fee back. A risk I can’t take with young kids.
I have decided that tarot will go back to being a hobby, and I will run some classes and events, online readings etc. My intention is to resume my previous work in education and SEND. As a disabled mother of a SEN child, SEND has always been a passion, and I’ve worked in alternative education, studied social work, and volunteered with a variety of SEND organisations, most recently becoming a director or where I am a SEND practitioner, supporting people to train their own assistance dogs. I’ll be returning to study, in SEND, mental health and education, and I’m really excited to pursue this and contribute to the field via research, policy development and community work.
Thank you so much to everyone of you who has fed my dream, fed my kids, and shared my tarot journey with me. I’ll still be here— tarot is in my bones! I have put my heart and soul into my work; but it’s time for a new road 🖤