I Am The Wellbeing Witch

08/04/2026

Unpopular opinion:

Most people ‘doing shadow work’ are lying to themselves.

Because shadow work isn’t journaling once a week and calling it growth.

It’s not sage, oracle cards and “high vibes only”.

It’s graft.

Daily.
Uncomfortable.
Relentless.

Honest as f**k.

It’s catching yourself mid-pattern and saying:
“no… we’re not doing that anymore.”

It’s holding boundaries when it would be easier to keep the peace.

It’s sitting in your triggers instead of blaming everyone else.

And here’s where people won’t like this…

You cannot hold space for others
if you are avoiding your own s**t.

You cannot guide people through their shadows
if you’re still bypassing yours with “love and light”.

That’s not healing.
That’s performance.

And I’m going to say it straight,

If you’re selling transformation
but you’re not living it…

You’re out of integrity.

Shadow work isn’t something you did once.

It’s something you choose every day.

The hard conversations.
The boundaries.
The accountability.
The mirror.

I don’t claim to be perfect.

But I do the work.

Daily.

And if you work with me…
I’ll hold that same mirror up to you.

Not to break you,
but to show you exactly where your power is.

So ask yourself honestly…
Are you doing the work?

Or are you just talking about it?

If you’re ready for real shadow work, not the aesthetic version… DM me “SHADOW”

07/04/2026

When did you last give yourself permission to just… stop?

Not scroll. Not plan. Not fix.

Just breathe.

Your nervous system is carrying so much right now. The mental load. The people pleasing. The constantly being "on" for everyone around you.

And here's what nobody tells you

Chronic stress and anxiety don't just live in your mind.

They live in your body. Your shoulders. Your chest. Your jaw. Your gut.

Until you create space to release it… it stays there.

This is why rest isn't a luxury.
This is why boundaries aren't selfish.
This is why coming back to yourself is the most important work you will ever do. 💛

This September I am hosting a 4 day women's retreat in Lincolnshire UK a safe, intimate space to:

🌿 Reset your nervous system
🌿 Release what you've been carrying
🌿 Reconnect with who you are beneath the exhaustion
🌿 Be held by women who truly understand

Deposits from just £150 to secure your space.
Spaces are limited and intentionally kept small.

Comment RESET below 👇 and I will personally send you every detail.

Or DM me if you already know this is for you 💛

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05/04/2026

10 things you think are normal… but are actually signs of narcissistic abuse

If any of these feel familiar, please keep reading.

01. Walking on eggshells around them — constantly
02. Saying sorry just to keep the peace, even when you did nothing wrong
03. Being called "too sensitive" every time you speak up
04. Getting the silent treatment instead of real communication
05. Being blamed for everything — including their own behaviour
06. Feeling anxious the moment they're in a bad mood
07. Constantly explaining yourself and still never being understood
08. Apologizing for your tone, your emotions, your boundaries
09. Being love-bombed one moment, then completely ignored the next
10. Slowly losing your confidence, your clarity, and your connection to yourself

Here's what I need you to hear 👇🏼

This isn't love.
This is control, confusion, and emotional manipulation dressed up as passion.

And the scariest part? How *normal* it starts to feel when you're in it.

You start to believe you're the problem.
That you're too much.
That if you could just be calmer, quieter, smaller it would stop.

But it won't. Because this was never about you.

Once you learn what real love actually looks like safe, calm, consistent, kind you will never settle for this again.

You don't need to earn love.
You don't need to shrink to receive it.
You deserve relationships that don't require you to lose yourself.

Drop a 🖤 in the comments if this resonated with you you are not alone.

Follow for guidance on self-worth for women, boundaries in relationships, and emotional healing.

💫 Ready to go deeper? Tap the link in bio to book your coaching call.

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05/04/2026

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You don’t realise how heavy you’ve been feeling…
until you actually give yourself space to drop it.

Most of the women I work with are:
burnt out
overstimulated
constantly thinking
holding onto emotions they haven’t processed
And they’re just… carrying it.

This is your space to put it down.

This isn’t just “lying listening to sound”
this is nervous system work
this is energy release
this is coming back into your body

Tuesday 8th April
📍 South Shields – above The Life of Riley
⏰ 6:30pm – 7:30pm
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You’ll leave feeling:
lighter
calmer
clearer
back in control of yourself again

And honestly… most of you don’t realise how much you need this until you’re in the room.

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Drop me a message to book your space 💌

04/04/2026

Most people spend their whole lives running from the parts of themselves they were taught to hide. But those hidden parts? They never actually leave.

Shadow work is the practice of turning toward what you've been avoiding.

The emotions you buried because they felt "too much."
The desires you silenced because they felt "too selfish."
The gifts you suppressed because they felt "too big."

Your shadow isn't just your anger or your fear it's also your creativity, your confidence, your sensitivity. The parts of you that got pushed down because they weren't safe to express.

And here's what nobody tells you: those buried parts are running your life anyway. Your reactions. Your patterns. Your relationships. All of it.

Shadow work doesn't erase those parts. It integrates them. So instead of being hijacked by hidden triggers, you move through life with more awareness, more honesty, and more of *you.*

The goal was never to become "better."
It was always to become complete.

Follow for shadow work, emotional healing, and self-worth practices for women that actually go somewhere.

Ready to meet the part of you that's been running the show? Tap the link in bio to book your 1:1 coaching call.

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02/04/2026

Nobody is coming to save your boundaries. You have to enforce them yourself.

Here's the truth that changed everything for me:

Boundaries are not words. They are actions.

You can tell someone "don't speak to me like that" a hundred times. But if you stay in the room every single time they do it you just taught them it's okay.

You can tell your boss "don't call me after 8pm." But if you answer every single time you just showed them your boundary doesn't exist.

We don't set boundaries by announcing them.
We set them by what we're willing to walk away from.
By what we stop tolerating.
By what we actually do not what we say.

The hard truth? The people in your life aren't crossing your boundaries because they don't respect you. They're crossing them because you haven't shown them where the line actually is.

And that's not about blame. That's about power. YOUR power.
Because the moment you stop explaining yourself and start showing people how you expect to be treated everything shifts.

Your words tell people your limits.
Your actions teach them whether those limits are real.

Follow for shadow work, emotional healing, and self-worth practices for women that actually go somewhere.

💫 Ready to stop over-explaining and start enforcing? Tap the link in bio to book your 1:1 coaching call.

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01/04/2026

Why you're so self-aware… but still feel stuck

Let's see if this sounds like you.

You've become highly aware of:
↳ your patterns and what needs healing
↳ how critical and judgmental you are towards yourself
↳ how often you play small and hold yourself back

And yet… having all this awareness hasn't actually changed your behaviour.

You've tried:
↳ "loving yourself"
↳ cutting off toxic people
↳ yoga, breathwork, and other healing practices
↳ reading every self-help book you could find

But you're still stuck in the same cycles:
↳ overthinking instead of taking action
↳ staying trapped in self-criticism
↳ struggling to set boundaries in relationships

Here's what's really happening 👇🏼

You're operating from **shame-based awareness** instead of **self-compassionate awareness.**

You're aware of your patterns but using that awareness to judge yourself instead of support yourself.

This is why so many women struggle to rebuild self-worth, build confidence, and break toxic patterns.

More information won't fix it.
In fact, over-awareness without action keeps you stuck.

The shift happens when you move into **loving awareness.**

Where you can observe yourself without criticism and build self-worth, confidence, and healthy boundaries from a place of safety not shame.

Remember:
You don't heal by being harder on yourself.
You heal by creating emotional safety within.

Start here 👇🏼
→ Notice when you're judging yourself
→ Pause and soften your response
→ Choose understanding over criticism

Drop your people-pleasing recovery wins in the comments I'd love to hear them 💛

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💫 Ready to go deeper? Tap the link in bio to book your coaching call.

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01/04/2026

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31/03/2026

The struggle is real when you’re a people-pleaser…

Setting boundaries doesn’t feel natural.
It feels unsafe.

Because for many women, people-pleasing (fawn response) isn’t a personality trait
it’s a learned trauma response.

At some point, being agreeable, quiet, and “easy”
kept you safe.

But now… it’s keeping you stuck.

Here’s how it shows up 👇

• You fear rejection when you express your needs
• You feel guilty for putting yourself first
• You avoid conflict at all costs
• You believe your needs don’t matter

This isn’t weakness.
This is your nervous system trying to protect you.

But healing means learning a new way—
where self-worth, boundaries, and emotional safety come from within.

📢 Reminder:
You’re allowed to have needs.
You’re allowed to say no.
You’re allowed to choose yourself.

Start here:
Notice where you abandon yourself
Practice small, safe boundaries
Remind yourself: you are worthy of being heard

👉🏼 Share your people-pleasing recovery wins with me in the comments.

👉🏼 Follow for guidance on self-worth, boundaries, and emotional healing.

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28/03/2026

Welcome to your “I don’t have to” era.

This isn’t about giving up
it’s about healing from people-pleasing, over-functioning, and seeking approval.

It’s learning that your worth isn’t earned through doing more.

You don’t have to:
• explain yourself to be accepted
• say yes when it drains you
• carry what was never yours

This is how you build self-worth, boundaries, and emotional freedom.

📢 Reminder:
Peace comes when you stop doing things out of guilt.

👉🏼 Share your people-pleasing recovery wins with me in the comments.

👉🏼 Follow for guidance on self-worth, boundaries, and emotional healing.

👉🏼 Ready to go deeper? Tap the link in bio to book your coaching call.

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28/03/2026

Shadow work & integration ✨🙃

The real growth isn’t just in becoming aware…
it’s in actually integrating what you uncover.

Awareness without action keeps you stuck.
Integration is what changes your life.

📢 Reminder:
You don’t heal by knowing more…
you heal by doing the work.

👉🏼 Follow for guidance on shadow work, self-worth, boundaries, and emotional healing.

👉🏼 Ready to go deeper? Tap the link in bio to book your coaching call.

27/03/2026

You don’t need another coach telling you it’s not your fault.

You already know your life isn’t where you want it to be.

You already know something has to change.

But here’s the part most people avoid-

🪄 It’s not your past keeping you stuck
🪄 It’s not other people
🪄 It’s not your circumstances

It’s the patterns you’re still choosing.

The people-pleasing.
The lack of boundaries.
The stories you keep telling yourself so you don’t have to change.

And I’ll be honest with you…

That’s where I come in.

I don’t do surface-level coaching.
I don’t validate excuses.

And I won’t sit and let you stay stuck in the same cycles.

I will:
• Call out your patterns
• Hold you accountable
• Challenge you when you’re playing small
• And support you while you actually change your life

Because when you change… everything around you changes.

People either:
👏🏼Respect you
👏🏼 Or they fall away

Either way, your life moves forward.

So if you’re done with your own bulls**t…
and you’re ready to stop performing and start living…

🧙‍♀️ Apply to work with me.