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02/12/2025

Bones, membranes & fascia, cerebrospinal fluid, and subtle joint movements: that’s what I’m working with anatomically when you’re on my treatment table for a Cranioscaral therapy session.

But the effect of this work often goes beyond the tissues and into the way people relate to their bodies and how they are able to move through the world.

Structure affects function.
Meaning, when the anatomy is aligned optimally, the functions of the body have the best chance of thriving.

If you’re ready for deep nervous system support that addresses the whole body with light touch manual therapy, this might be for you.

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15/11/2025

Hot take:
Not everything called “a breakthrough” is actually transformation.
Sometimes it’s just pressure, performance, or coercion packaged as courage.

I learned this the hard way inside a coaching container that celebrated intensity and ignored the body — and in this week’s essay, I’m finally telling one of several problematic dynamics I experienced there.

It’s a vulnerable share, and one I’ve sat with for a long time. I’m sharing it now because someone out there needs the language I didn’t have at the time.

This new piece is a somatic unpacking of bravery vs. self-abandonment, and why nervous-system-safe growth is the only kind worth pursuing.

👉 New on Substack. Subscribe to read the full essay.
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06/11/2025

Your body isn’t an afterthought.
It’s the foundation of your expression, intuition, capacity, and voice.

Craniosacral Therapy works directly with the physical system: bones, joints, fascia, cerebrospinal fluid, and the nervous system based on this concept:

Structure affects function.

When the system is stuck, compressed or carrying old patterns of survival, it doesn’t matter how much insight or mindset work you’ve done — your expression will feel restricted, muted, or “not quite you.”

What I love about this approach is that it’s client-led.
The therapist isn’t forcing anything to happen.
We follow your system — your body’s cues, rhythms, releases, and moments of integration — with skill, precision, and deep presence.

This gives the body space to speak again.
And you begin to learn its language — the subtle signals, the sensations, the yes, the no, the truth of what you need.

CST works gently and precisely to:
• restore ease in the tissues
• release stored tension patterns
• support fluid movement
• reorganize the nervous system toward safety and steadiness

And this ties directly into my broader work —
because your leadership, creativity, clarity, and intuition all deepen when you can inhabit yourself fully.

When the body has space, your truth can move.
Your voice returns.
Your energy rises.
Your life aligns.

Not through effort.
Through remembering.

24/10/2025

Ever feel like you’re smartwatch is a bully who you feel like you have to obey?

That’s a sign your bio tracking efforts a have flipped from being inspiring to controlling.

I wrote a thing looking at how this happens and what to do about it. Have a read of the whole piece on my Substack.

22/10/2025

If you weren’t already aware, booking with your practitioner right after a training that inspired them is a great time to receive treatment.
All the fresh knowledge and information is right on the surface, ready to be integrated into clinical care.

I’m keen to practice more intra-oral work to prepare for my certification (and to help you feel better if it’s indicated for you).

So if you have questions about how working with the roof of your mouth, teeth, jaw, and cranial bones might help you feel better, comment below or message me.

Of course, Cranio is always a whole body treatment, but now I have some new ways to support your holistic integration and healing journey.

30/08/2025

Three weekly sessions to learn the foundations of the clairvoyant meditation method I’ve been using for the past bunch of years.

Get on my Loveletter 💌mailing list so I can tell you about it. Or go straight to workshops to sign up for this in person series here in

25/07/2025

Who benefits from your self-doubt? (Hint: it’s not you.)

Perfectionism isn’t a personality trait—it’s a survival strategy wrapped in hustle culture and fear.

It keeps you performing instead of connecting, polishing instead of creating, shrinking instead of leading.

In my latest piece, I unpack why perfectionism is so seductive, what it’s really costing us, and how choosing imperfection is a quiet (and powerful) rebellion.

✨ If you’ve ever waited to feel “ready” before showing up… this one’s for you.

📩 Subscribe on Substack and I’ll send it straight to your inbox.
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What we do

Dana Smith is a certified and experienced life coach who works with ambitious creatives and entrepreneurs. They want to create a life and career that leaves a lasting impact and don’t want to burn out while doing it.

Dana helps them find clarity to identify the steps forward so they can move into the next chapter of their lives feeling confident, strong, and fully alive.

If you’re ready to make powerful lasting change in your life, Dana’s here to walk that journey with you. She’ll partner with you in a process to help you focus and drive change towards the decadent life and career of your dreams.

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