The first two lines of my SHINE script read: I am the Queen of Self-Mastery. I am grounded in my power. When I came back to those words recently, I had one of those moments that made me pause. I had forgotten I’d updated my script with that second line. Then, just a few days … Read more
We all have a default behaviour – the way we react when we’re tired, stressed, or triggered. Sometimes that default behaviour looks like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or shutting down. Other times it’s scrolling on our phone, avoiding a hard conversation, or overworking. These protective strategies may have once kept us safe, but when we live on … Read more
We rarely talk about the middle. The beginning gets celebrated — the bold decision, the fresh start.The end gets praised — the breakthrough, the glow-up, the polished version. But the middle? That place where you’re not who you were… but not yet who you’re becoming.Where everything feels unclear, unsteady, and in-between.Where the old strategies no … Read more
We all have them. Those familiar, automatic behaviours we reach for when we feel uncertain, overwhelmed, or under threat. Saying yes when we mean no. Overachieving to prove our worth. Shrinking to keep the peace. Staying busy to avoid being still. These are our protective patterns — and while they once helped us stay safe, … Read more
This weekend, I did some proper spring cleaning. The kind where you move the furniture.Open the windows.Let the light in.And get really honest about what’s just… taking up space. Old paperwork. Forgotten boxes. Clothes that don’t quite fit who I am now. There’s something deeply satisfying about clearing physical clutter.But as I stood in the … Read more