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Reclaiming Our Fire – Beltane, Woman’s Power, and a World in Turmoil
Reclaiming Our Fire - Beltane, Woman's Power, and a World in Turmoil As April fades and May begins, the wheel of the year turns once again to Beltane—the Celtic fire festival of fertility, passion, and the sacred union of earth and spirit. Traditionally celebrated on...
Not All Men – The True Cost of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
How many times have you heard men say, when confronted by workplace sexual assault of women, something like 'It's not all men!' As if that makes it less serious, or should make women feel better about it. The implication being, 'It's not many men, so it's unlikely to...
Ancient Powers For Modern Success
The Fantasy Have you ever read a fantasy novel, and secretly wished you had the magical powers of a High Priestess, Sorceress or Magician and could transform any situation with a wave of your hand? Or maybe transmute it with violet flames shooting from your hands! 🤣...
The Real Cause of Women’s Stress and Burnout
A Life Without Constant Stress? IMPOSSIBLE! For many high-achieving, mission-driven women, exhaustion can become so normal that we forget what energy feels like. How much money have you spent on trying to find that elusive relaxation? Massages, Reiki, Reflexology,...
Why Are We Still Talking About Male and Female Power?
One thing I get asked a lot in my work is this — why am I still talking about male power and female power in respect of men and women when a) we all have a mixture of both, and b) we shouldn’t be tying particular qualities to particular genders of people? Surely we...
Do Successful Women Lack Confidence?
Many people feel that lacking confidence is something to be ashamed of! They believe the world thinks it means they are inadequate in some way. That this makes them intrinsically less than those who blithely push themselves forwards with ease. Indeed, the world holds...
Release Your Inner Limits
Imagine what it would feel like if you could just desire something in your life, set the goal, make the plan, follow through, and know that you were going to reach it. Trouble is that this rarely happens. You can get so far with realising your dreams - career,...
The Day That Changed Women’s Power Forever
March 14th, 2018 was a day I’ll never forget. I was attending a big meeting in London. Nothing unusual there... However, this was the first time in my life that I spoke up easily, feeling confident to be myself, holding the attention and commanding the room. It was...
Safe to Be Visible
We want success - we want a great career with a good salary and respect - we want to make an impact and make a difference. In my two decades of helping women transform their confidence I've heard this so many times. But there's a big problem here. If you ask most...
Why Did I Crumble Under Pressure?
Have you ever prepared for an important event diligently - say an interview, presentation, or 'difficult' conversation - only for everything to fall apart when you get there? I certainly have! I remember one particular meeting when I'd spent ages preparing all my...
Women’s Missing Power Ingredient
"What’s the best way to get over imposter syndrome, and boost confidence?" I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked this question - from podcast hosts, from colleagues, from clients. It's something we all want to know. The answer isn't what you'd...
Why Changing Limiting Beliefs Won’t Change Your Life
Does this sound familiar? Subconscious beliefs are what block you from creating the life you truly desire.Change your beliefs, change your reality. Right? I remember my excitement - ooh about 20 years ago - when I first met the idea. I thought I’d found the...
The Forgotten Key To Empowerment
Compassion, the un-glamorous but essential key to female empowerment! The world critisises women more than men – its not fair but that’s the way it is. So, the worst thing we can do is add to this by critisising ourselves. The compassion key is the way out of this trap.
The Key To Game-Changing Confidence
Being able to hold your power and speak up – even when you’re in a minority, are being drowned out, interrupted and dismissed – is key.
Knowing how to do this, so you FEEL different, not just faking it, changes everything.
Once Upon A Time A Girl Called Grace Went Out Into The World
It was a freezing January day, and I found myself hurrying down Baker Street in London, eager and yet nervous. Today was the day when I would start recording the audiobook of 'Pull Back Your Power'. Now, it is absolutely true that I have done more webinars than I...
What’s Your Definition of Success?
A few months ago I was being interviewed by an journalist specialising in women's empowerment. She was doing a piece on women and beauty - (I think I was there from the empowerment angle, not the beauty angle 🤣). Anyway, she asked me about my understanding of...
A Summer Solstice Clearing Ritual
We evolved very much attuned to the energies of our planet, phases of the moon and the cycles of the sun. These subtle effects still influence us today, our mental energy, the energies of our bodies, whether we realise it or not. Aligning my mental intentions, my...
Speaking Up To Get Noticed
Let me tell you a story. It was my first year at secondary school, and after the first set of exams, my parents went off to parents' evening to meet my teachers. Now I'd done very well in these exams and it was the first time the school had seen what I could do. What...
Turquoise De-stressing Meditation
At the moment we are having to deal with so much that's different, stressful and worrying - not only with the present situation but with our concerns and uncertainty about the future. It is so easy for this to ramp up and magnify our anxiety, set us on a path of...
The Zone Show Interview With Tom Evans
Last week I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by the author Tom Evans on his podcast The Zone Show. He's definitely a kindred spirit! We talked about sorceresses, alchemy, transmutation, female power archetypes and fairy tales. We also discuss how women...
Authentic Power or Brute Force?
So here we are on the brink of a new decade, and looking back the last year has been pretty challenging to say the least. The conflict and division in society and in politics has come into sharper and sharper relief. What should have been civilised debate, in civilised society, has instead become more and more abusive, more personal and frankly vicious. But why is this? Understanding the root of this issue is key to changing our world.
How To Overcome Destructive Perfectionism
So many of us are conditioned to be perfect. We want perfect marks. We want a perfect record. We want the perfect grade, assessment and appraisal. We believe that being perfect and doing things perfectly is both desirable and possible. Here’s the problem though…....
How To Go From Burnout To Balance
Many women suffer with stress, anxiety, burnout, exhaustion and are desperate to escape from this pattern. At the same time, we feel driven to push ourselves in our careers and at home - rarely making time for ourselves or allowing ourselves the nurturing we need to...
How Free Are You Really?
So, we are twenty-first century women, living in a free country with nominally equal opportunities. We now aspire to, and can have and do things that our grandmothers could only dream of. But how free do you really feel?The truth is that many of us aren't really...
To Shine Or Not To Shine?
What is confidence?Well, literally 'confidence' means 'with faith', taking action with faith in yourself. The conventional wisdom around confidence is very likely to be focused on knowing your own value, knowing what you have to offer and owning that with assertive...
Are You Hiding The Real You?
t’s so easy to assume that we must conform to the energies of the Status Quo, whatever they may be. When you try to be yourself, you do often get put down, censured or ignored. I know that all too well. But the truth is that doing this, submitting to what is expected, has a greater cost. In my case a cost of 15 years of illness.
The Real Reason You Feel Blocked
We women are often feel held back and blocked when they try to step forwards and allow themselves to shine. Why? Because the old limitations and beliefs about what a woman should do and be from the past still there and drag us back.
Are You Trying To Change Who You Are?
I used to think that confidence, self-assuredness and all that indefinable ease were something you had to be born with. Some women were just blessed with out-going characters and had no problem allowing themselves to stand out and get noticed.How many times did I attempt to do something and either have to screw my courage up, making it into a terrible ordeal, or simply find I just couldn’t do it all?How many times did I beat myself up, feeling so inadequate and a complete failure?
A Get On Track Healing For You
We can get off track with our higher purpose – it’s so easy because both our conscious and subconscious minds are a huge mess of tangled beliefs. The result, our higher self can create carnage in our lives as it tries to get us back in the right direction. This healing activation will help clear out the rubbish and let you see what is important in your life.
Am I On The Right Life Path?
Today’s world is very stressful. We put ourselves under pressure on a daily basis, at work, at home, at college or school, and that pressure is never released. Day after day, year after year, the stress ramps up, putting more and more strain on our minds and bodies until one day things simply fall apart: the result is exhaustion, illness or depression.This is the conventional understanding we’re all familiar with…However, is that all there is to it? Perhaps there is a more profound and spiritual interpretation of our high stress levels. Let’s look a little deeper into this question.
Self-Nurturing Coral Healing
Most women struggle with self-nurturing and loving ourselves because we are conditioned from birth to put others before ourselves. Doing this undermines us in so many ways and deprives the world of our brilliance and gifts. This coral healing will shift subconscious blocks and conditioning, release stress, and help you to truly nurture yourself.
How To Get Unstuck Quickly
I’ll be honest, I have struggled with being stuck, a lot – and I mean a lot! Every fear , worry and excuse under the sun. I’ve had them all. Everyone and everything tells us to set goals, to take action. We have the intention to do so and we might even get as far as writing the list, making the plan or signing up for the training, but then the inevitable blocks start to rear their ugly heads.
Release Fear Of Your Own Power: Audio Clearing
We all have amazing and unique gifts, and the world needs us to step up and bring them to the world. The trouble is that women invariably struggle with the thought of shining, of outshining, and of standing out. Of course you can't hide and shine at the same time....
Is Stress Blocking Your Success? Try This Emotional Detox!
An emotional detox is probably the best thing you can do for your health. In the short-term, it relieves stress, improves sleep quality, strengthens your immune system and helps you cope better with life. In the long-term it could transform your well-being.
The Worst Brown Owl or How Not To Inspire Children!
How many times have you played it small? How much do you hide? How many times have you shrunk yourself down to fit in with the people around you. In this healing we start clearing the limiting beliefs that hold you back.
Confidence: The Secret Sauce?
Confidence – it can seem so elusive. How many times have you thought or felt this when you see another women who looks confident, self-assured and assertive. “I want what she’s got!” How many times have you wished that could be you.
Regrets: How To Free Yourself To Move Forward
REGRETS – we all have them – that incident that replays endlessly in your brain. But have you ever stopped to think how they undermine and sabotage your life? Quite simply they are the poison that blocks our progress on so many levels. When my daughter died, I was...
Stop Pushing: You’re Making It Worse
Are you making things harder for yourself than necessary? Sometimes all our efforts to move forwards are actually counterproductive, and are in fact making things worse. It could be that you’ve effectively created a ball and chain attached to your ankle, rather than...
