Heart & Soul with Sophie

09/09/2025

✨ 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 ✨

For the last few years life has been like a tornado, devasting and clearing it's everything in its path.

I've learnt a hell of a lot! Which I am thankful for 🫶

Would I have liked an easier ride?
Of course I bloody well would of,
but then I suppose I wouldn't have learnt all of these life lessons.

So, here's what I've learnt through navigating a fertility and Cancer journey.

💖 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬? 💖

04/09/2025

💫💖 2025 - A summer of hope and heartbreak 💖💫

Ignore the typos 🙃

28/08/2025

✨ Hello beautiful Heart & Soul community,

Many of you are aware of my fertility journey, and how extremely difficult it has been involving miscarriage, molar pregnancy resulting in Cancer and IVF.

Sadly it's not meant to be and as I adjust to this new future the lack of support for myself and husband was shocking. Being given a leaflet is not helpful.

So I have teamed up with the amazing to do something about it. We both have our own stories that have lead us to life without children and being part of 'the otherhood'.

We are looking for people to help us set up a new community group and join our committee. The aim of The Other Hood Collective UK is to create a community for people without children.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿:
💜 People who do not have children - this can be either childless (not by choice), childfree (by choice) or anywhere in between. (This includes people who have experienced miscarriages or stillbirth.)
💜 All Genders welcome.
💜 Over 18s.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
💛 Anyone with children or thinking of having children.
💛 Parents who have experienced the death of a child (after birth).

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?

We don’t fully know yet, it depends on what the collective wants and needs, so will likely evolve.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀:
✨ Creating a supportive community for those identified above.
✨ To provide an outlet to express emotions.
✨ To help reduce shame and stigma.
✨ To raise awareness around life of being in the ‘otherhood’ and sharing within the wider community and with professionals.
✨ To gather, heal and find joy and purpose.
✨ To be a community and a source of support to each other e.g. peer support, sharing skills and potentially support from professionals.

𝗧𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 - 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺:
Fill in our expression of interest form.
https://forms.gle/wQpDZCxf4MEQkQ4L7

Please spread the word and share with anyone you know who you think would love to be part of this - we are also keen for men to be part of this collective too.

Love Sophie & Em xx

16/06/2025

🥰 Life recently 🥰.

I’ve been creating space in my life preparing for our next chapter.

From letting go, making hard decisions, clearing out what is no longer aligned with the life I’m creating.

To creating space, manifesting, making wishes, soothing my soul, making memories.

Whilst also crying and absolutely raging from IVF hormones to often ringing my friends to see if I’m being unhinged 🤣

Just trying hard to remain chill and calm whilst riding the waves with patience - not my natural state at all but I’m learning and grateful for this journey.

09/05/2025

✌🏻𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 ✌🏻

So, some of you have noticed I’ve been quiet on socials lately.

A mixture of being more conscientious about my social media use and no signal when away in the RV.

As I embrace the next chapter and embark on another round of IVF, I’ve decided to step away from social media for a while.

I’m going to delete my social media apps to stop me scrolling.
I feel called to be more present in my life, and especially connect with nature.
To live with intention and mindfully.

I’ll check my social media from time to time, but if you want me I’d suggest either WhatsApp, email or via my website.

So, for now I’m going to enjoy life and focus on nurturing myself, and my body whilst seeing what unfolds.
Probably in the woods, or drinking cacao, doing some little ritual or causing some kind of havoc.

See you on the other side my loves ✌🏻🫶🏻✌🏻

(Here’s some photos from life recently.)

28/04/2025

✨ 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡…✨

It was so wonderful to hold space for all the beautiful souls who gathered last night on the new moon 💖

Last night included:
💫 drifting into a deep relaxation with the enchanting vibrations of the alchemy crystal bowls
💫to deep insights and soul nudges through journalling and oracle cards
💫 inspiring nature rituals to take home to continue the magic ✨

A heart warming and soul enthusing evening for all 💖

But for now, I’m stepping away from sound baths whilst I focus on myself and the next chapter.

If all goes well, I’ll be back in September offering more Sacred Pause Sound Baths ✨

Hope to see you there 👋🏼🥹🫶🏻

23/04/2025

✨ 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 ✨ 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐇 ✨

In the hushed whispers of April's darkness, when the moon slips into her most receptive state, we gather to remember what our souls already know.

The Ta**us New Moon invites us not to do more, but to be more—grounded in our bodies, connected to Earth's ancient rhythms, open to the abundance that flows when we simply allow ourselves to receive.

Join me for a transformative Sound Bath journey where alchemy crystal bowls become vessels of remembrance, their vibrations gently washing away what no longer serves while awakening the seeds of intention nestled within your heart.

This isn't merely an event; it's a cosmic invitation to return home to yourself.

📅 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
🕖 𝟳-𝟵𝗽𝗺
📍 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀, 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸

🌱 Limited spaces to preserve the sacred container 🌱

Who feels the call to surrender to sound and awaken to self? Tag a soul who might need this medicine below...

𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲.

💖 Eventbrite link in bio 💖

Surrender to stillness. Embrace renewal. Allow abundance to unfold.

**usEnergy

17/04/2025

💖 𝗢𝗞, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸…..💖

At the weekend I was featured on a national news website!

Don’t get me wrong,
when I saw it and read my words from my interview with a journalist.

My head was spinning,
My nervous was jittery.
It was all very surreal.
Seeing my story out there like that.

It might not be a newspaper I read and I knew the headline would be a ‘shocker’ in more ways than one.

But the bigger picture,
it had information about Molar pregnancy and GTD (the type of Cancer I had).

Because you know what fertility issues and Cancer do not discriminate!

One of the hardest things when I was living with GTD was having to explain it over and over again to people.
Explaining how I’d also lost a pregnancy too.

My hope by raising awareness is that’ll make it a little easier for those who are going through this heartbreaking situation.
As more people know about it and they don’t have to keep going over it.
Also, my hope is for people who are experiencing it to not feel so alone.

There’s a community of us out there.

Also, life does get better.
You’ll get through this. If this is you reading it 💖

Love Sophie xx

16/04/2025

✨ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡 ✨

As the April night sky embraces the darkness of the New Moon in Ta**us, I invite you to join me for an evening of deep restoration and intentional stillness.

In this sacred gathering, allow the healing vibrations of alchemy crystal bowls to wash through your being as you plant seeds of abundance in the fertile soil of your consciousness. The earthy Ta**us energy invites us to ground, to receive, and to honour our bodies as vessels of wisdom.

This is not simply a sound experience—it's a portal into presence, a gentle invitation to reconnect with your inner landscape and the whispers of your soul.

📅𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹
🕥 𝟳-𝟵𝗽𝗺
📍 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀, 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸

During this Sacred Pause, you'll be held in a cocoon of resonant sound while the New Moon works her magic, creating space for you to:
✨Release what no longer serves your highest path
✨Set intentions that align with your authentic nature
✨Replenish your energetic reserves
✨Commune with the grounding elements of Ta**us energy

Bring your favourite blanket and pillow, and anything that supports your journey inward.

Come as you are—your presence is the greatest offering.

𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/heart-and-soul-with-sophie-87705993233

Surrender to stillness. Embrace renewal. Allow abundance to unfold.

10/04/2025

💖 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑....𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 & 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟...💖

IVF and more....
A story of hope and grief.
Another way of life and being.
A story of confronting everything you knew and being willing to let it go.

As we started treatment, we allowed ourselves to start dreaming again.
Imagining our reality, our little family to be.
We went into it hopeful and positive.

With each injection, I noticed old fears and limiting beliefs starting to creep in alongside the hope.

The scan. The blow. The devastating news.
The scan that showed my follicles weren’t responding to treatment.
Continuing this path didn’t look viable.

The grief, but then a potential option. One with hope.
Egg donation. To use an egg donor.
Holding grief and hope side by side whilst navigating the next steps.
A loss of an imagined reality, and my DNA.

This time I didn’t berate my body.
I was grateful for all it had already done.
For always trying its best for me.

We have been given another way and it feels okay.
Another chance, of becoming a family.
It may not look how we ever imagined but that does not matter.

So, whilst the eggs are on their way.
We will enjoy and embrace all aspects of life.
As we work together in preparation for the next chapter and whatever that may hold.

xx

09/04/2025

Looking forward to offering my soothing sound bath services at The Leveson Centre on Friday.

It’s free for women living with or affected by Cancer.

🌀 Sound Bath: A Journey into Deep Relaxation 🌀

On 11th April, join us at our next Women's Wellbeing Workshop and experience profound relaxation through the healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, gentle chimes, and sacred drums.

This 1-hour sound journey begins with a guided relaxation to settle your mind and body. As you rest comfortably, allow the pure tones and harmonics to wash over you, melting away stress and tension. Sound therapy can help reduce anxiety, improve sleep quality, and restore inner balance.

This workshop is open to women living with or recovering from cancer. If you would like to join, get in touch on 01904 202647 or email support@thelevesoncentre.org.uk.