Live Your BEST coaching

Live Your BEST coaching I guide women who've done everything "right" but still feel like something's missing. "LiveYourBEST

Like a lighthouse, I help you see what's hidden, release what no longer fits and realign with your truth - so you can live by design, not by default.

Last Sunday, I caught the train into the city . . . and wandered around the Bastille Festival and Christmas in July at T...
20/07/2026

Last Sunday, I caught the train into the city . . . and wandered around the Bastille Festival and Christmas in July at The Rocks.

Among the mulled wine, fairy lights and French market stalls, I found myself walking down a narrow alley lined with real Christmas trees.

Fresh pine.
Cool air
Warm sun
That unmistakeable Christmas scent surrounded me from every direction, and without even thinking, I slowed down and took a deep breath.

It wasn't just nostalgia.

That fresh pine aroma contains natural compounds like a-pinene, which research suggests may help reduce stress, improve mental clarity and promote a state of calm alertness.

For a few moments, the mental chatter softened, my shoulders relaxed, and I felt more present.

And it reminded me why I love working with pure essential oils.

Nature has given us these incredible aromatic compounds that can become powerful sensory anchors . . . little reminders throughout our day to pause, breathe, reconnect . . . and come back to ourselves.

The beautiful thing is . . . I can bring that feeling home with my essential oil collection, especially the oils naturally rich in a-pinene and other forest-derived compounds.

Sometimes the smallest moments create the biggest shifts

A breath
A scent
A pause

A reminder that your body is constantly responding to the world around you.

Have you ever noticed how a scent can instantly change how you feel?

Burnt shortbread, take one 😏Popped the bowl on the scales.Measured the flour. Measured the castor sugar.Took the bowl of...
17/07/2026

Burnt shortbread, take one 😏

Popped the bowl on the scales.
Measured the flour. Measured the castor sugar.
Took the bowl off the scales.
Added the butter.

Then . . . realised . . . I measured the flour incorrectly.
So, I added more sugar. More butter.

Turns out . . . too much butter.

Then I walked away for a bit . . . a bit too long as it happens.

One small doubt, and suddenly I'm second-guessing the second-guess . . . and then losing track altogether.

Isn't that how it goes sometimes?
We measure things out carefully, we know what we're doing . . . and then one little doubt creeps in . . . and suddenly we're over-correcting, overthinking, walking away from the very thing we were capable of all along.

For a lot of women I work with, that's the real thing missing . . . not more effort, not more fixing . . . just trusting themselves enough to stop, notice and start again with a clear head.

The shortbread burned.
But it reminded me why I do this work.
(the kitchen smells amazing though)

If self-trust is something you've been quietly missing . . . send me a message. Let's find our way back to it, together.

Sometimes the only through emotional pain is straight into it" . . . sit with this pain, examine its intricacies and lea...
15/07/2026

Sometimes the only through emotional pain is straight into it

" . . . sit with this pain, examine its intricacies and learn to bear it long enough to discover its true message before finally leaving it behind as a wiser and more confident version of myself."

Not bypassing it
Not numbing it
Not rushing to "fix it"

Just sitting with it long enough to hear what it's actually trying to tell you.

Emotional pain isn't always the enemy . . . sometimes it's the messenger.

If you're ready to sit with what you've been avoiding . . . and actually move through it, not around it . . . send me a message.
Let's find that message together.

14/07/2026

Nature’s reminder . . . slow down, breathe . . . and let your nervous system settle

Behind every session, there's a stack of notes you may never see.Sometimes it's an hour of prep before a client.Sometime...
12/07/2026

Behind every session, there's a stack of notes you may never see.

Sometimes it's an hour of prep before a client.
Sometimes it's a LOT more . . . . research, my own notes from what I'm qualified in, watching videos on coaching (new methods or old), even re-watching my own training.

And yes . . . sometimes you'll catch me either glancing at those notes mid-session.
Other times, rough night's sleep or a foggy-brain day . . . I'm relying on them.
That's not a weak moment.
That's the system working exactly as it should.

I'd rather check and get it right than trust memory and get it almost right.
You deserve the "right"

Turns out . . . prep isn't the opposite of expertise . . . it's what it looks like up close.

What's something people assume happens "on the fly" in your work . . . but really doesn't?

2.5*CFeels colder than that 🥶But the sun's out after a week of grey . . . and honestly? Worth it.Bright mornings = bette...
10/07/2026

2.5*C
Feels colder than that 🥶
But the sun's out after a week of grey . . . and honestly? Worth it.
Bright mornings = better sleep tonight
Circadian rhythm doing its thing ☀️

10/07/2026

We might be calm on the outside . . .
but inside . . . still racing.

No one told me this calms the body . . .
Cross your arms across your chest
Hands near your shoulders . . .
and pat . . .
left, right, left, right

It's a physical movement telling the body it's safe.
That's it . . . the whole "trick"

However . . . I do keep reminding myself of one thing
Just because we do the movement doesn't mean we've resolved anything.
The body might settle . . . but the mental chatter?
That's still ours to work through.

The pats are a start . . . not the finish line.

If you're ready to work on what's underneath the racing thoughts and old patterns running the show . . . send me a message. Let's talk about what real change could look like for you.

One moment your mind is clear as the blue sky . . . the next, clouds are rolling in.Same skyIt never went anywhere . . ....
05/07/2026

One moment your mind is clear as the blue sky . . . the next, clouds are rolling in.

Same sky
It never went anywhere . . . it just kept moving through what was passing over it.

The hard thoughts don't mean something's wrong with you.
They're weather, not a verdict.

A few hours later . . . a rainbow.
It only shows up because the storm passed through . . . not despite it.

You're the sky, not the cloud.

This is what happens when you leave a negative thought unchecked (the photos say it all) 🍄A month ago this little mushro...
02/07/2026

This is what happens when you leave a negative thought unchecked (the photos say it all) 🍄

A month ago this little mushroom appeared in my garden.
Pretty. Delicate. Fairy garden vibes.

I noticed it . . . and left it.

And look at it now.

That's exactly what happens with negative thoughts.
We notice them.
We leave them.
And they grow.

Tugging at the edges of the mind
Swirling around
Establishing themselves like they own the place.

But here's the thing . . .

The moment you notice a thought?
That's your window.
That's where you use pattern interruption
Before it puts down roots
Before it becomes a toxic mushroom

You don't have to wrestle with it
You don't have to force it out

Just catch it early.

Ready to catch your thoughts early?
Drop a 🍄 in the comments and let's chat about how pattern interruption could work for you.

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