Witches of Eastwood

20/10/2022

It’s been awhile ……

Thought you’d like this.

Keep pushing on 🙌🏼🙋🏼‍♀️

It is carried from our past lives and ancestral lineages, from times when women were persecuted, shamed and even killed for being healers, wise women, wild women, herbalists, visionaries and truth holders.

17/05/2022

Wise woman 🥰

I’m so fortunate in my job to meet so many people that teach me lessons in life… today I’ve had sessions with people that are living with cancer, anxiety about their partners, grieving a marriage breakdown, struggling with overwhelm from family commitments and work, and also with sheer exhaustion and fatigue.

What’s common to all of us, every single one of us, is that we are all suffering in some way. If not today then at some points in your life you can find yourself in deep suffering and questioning ‘why?’

But suffering is a normal part of living. Life is going to be very hard at times. We have to suffer and feel deep emotions of grief, sadness, doubt and anxieties, in order to also appreciate all the great things we ve had in our lives…. And the better times that we may have in the future.

We must also teach our children that we can’t stop them from suffering either, but to help them through loss and painful emotions. Each suffering experience leads to growth and if you try and take away their suffering, they won’t grow.

So sit with your child, your partner, your parent or work collegue. Offer your time and listen as they might talk. Just be there for people ❤️

For more information on CBT, either online or in person, contact julie@absolute-wellness.co.uk

29/04/2022

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29/04/2022

Sitting at the Whitecart 🥰 such a lovely way to start the day and gather my thoughts.
Have a great Friday 😘

27/04/2022

To every strong woman, this is for you.

27/04/2022

😭😭

The well meaning
The worried
The wanting to help

Have we tried?

The judgements
The measurements
The comparisons
The targets
The time frames

What about?

The wait and see
The no one answers
The you won’t get one

The vicious circle
The pressure.

Meanwhile..

27/04/2022

Truth 💪🏻💪🏻

Do you want to hear what they are saying behind your back?
They are saying you look older!
Older than what? Older than I am? Older than 62 which is what I turn in June?
Older than I looked when I was in my fifties?
Going grey as a female in this age of AGEISM is NOT for the faint of heart.
When I ended up with less grey than I had hoped for I wondered if my hair just looked like I was lazy…
But then it became more than growing out my grey.
It became an act of defiance.
Why is it ok for men to have grey hair and not women?
Should the age of a woman be celebrated or disguised?
Does “aging gracefully” mean doing nothing or is it doing your thing?
Is it choosing for yourself rather than allowing the opinions of others to choose for you?
That means you decide whether to dye your hair or not. To do Botox or not. To have surgery or not. To wear makeup or not.

Later I was on a walk with Julianna my lovely daughter in love and exactly as I was telling her what had been said behind my back I was stopped by a young woman who recognized me.
She said it was my hair & she thanked me for growing it out and giving her permission to do the same in the future.
Dear ones,
In EVERY AREA of life there will always be those who make comments behind your back. Don’t let their words dissuade you. Keep boldly walking forward. There are far more watching for you to have the courage to not turn back.

26/04/2022

Love this 🥰

24/04/2022

So true! Not just girls either……

Teaching children that life will feel and be better and safer if they do what keeps the adults ‘happy’ and on-side

Teaches children to push their emotions and needs deep down for fear of being scolded and shamed

Or given the ‘silent treatment’

It has a lasting impact as an automatic survival mechanism

Which takes a toll on mental and physical health

Emotions are meant to be felt, expressed and then they flow on out of us

That’s healthy

If we cope and adapt by pushing them down they remain trapped in our bodies as stale old energy

Which is never a good thing!

Working to safely feel our emotions and express them isn’t easy as we’ve no experience of it

The work needs to be done with a safe person who understands the complexities of how and why our nervous system adapted this way

And what it needs now to safely come out of this life long protective state

Gratitude to Happy Whole Way for this amazing image 😍😍

23/04/2022

Not really though…..love a party 🙌🏼💃🏻😆

Life comes at you fast