Something you may not know about me is that I have been experiencing something called Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of sexual trauma that my body buried and brought up to my conscious memory only recently.
This first showed up for me as a major healing crisis, ‘burnout’ and long periods of depression, where my entire life as I knew it ground to a halt. I was unable to work for more than a couple of hours, 6pm headaches brought my social life to a halt, and I became highly sensitive to many foods.
Then I intuitively became drawn to doing many kinds of therapies, mindset and release work which lead me to understand the tension release process of the body – mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Day to day, it has looked like a lot of time, energy and resources going into using these therapeutic approaches and self-care to manage anxiety, fatigue and physical pain, as well as periods of intense emotion – sadness, anger, grief and all the colors of emotion I hadn’t yet processed – both before, and after I became aware of the memories.
Becoming an entrepreneur has provided the space, freedom and resources to prioritise my self-care in a way that allowed this unpredictable healing journey to unfold.
The intensity of the symptoms were first triggered when I started writing in my journal daily, declaring the changes and desires I was beginning to let myself acknowledge and really feel and own for the first time.
My body began the process of clearing out the pain I had been carrying, so I could move on to the fun stuff. Both the tending to my pain, and building out my dream life and business – becoming location independent, growing my income to 6-figures on a kind and minimal work schedule, while carving time out for creative projects – have happened simultaneously, and they inextricably support one another.
I learned that our dreams for freedom, fulfilment and creative expansion are not possible without support. And that the support we need is always available to us when we decide we’re ready for it.
Yes, it has been painful, confusing, disorienting and devastating at times, but this journey has also brought me so much incredible wisdom about my body, mind, emotions and spirit and lead me to build a business in which every conversation I have with my clients deepens my expertise in supporting others to navigate their unique path to freedom – emotionally, physically, financially and creatively.
My life has become highly targeted on freedom-creation at every level, which begins and ends with listening to our bodies – to our truly heart-felt desires, and to the pains and restrictions that are leading us to the healing & transformation required to unlock the freedom we crave.
Healing & transformation is always available.
Support is always available.
Facing our truth is not always easy, but it is always 100% effing worth it!
The freedom to truthfully own exactly where we are, unlocks the feelings of freedom we chase in all kinds of other places.
Know that the life of freedom you desire is possible for you – no matter the sh*t storm you seem to be going through. You have unfathomable strength to rise up to a life of freedom.