All children are naturally creative. I often feel too busy to be creative, and that way of being doesn’t move me towards health or self-fulfillment. Now, when Ariel shops to randomly write the first letter of her name in the …
Category: Personal Reflections
Day of Mourning
I allow myself to feel this grief—the pain of it all. Day of Mourning. Love Jen
Summer Holidays in Australia
I am so grateful for our time in nature with family and friends traveling up the NSW coast. Some of the highlights: Staring up at the stars for hours laying in a freshwater hot tub heated by a log fire …
Open Your Arms to Change
Wishing you all a healthy, happy, joyfilled New Year and 2022. Love, Jen
What’s YOUR Value for 2022?
Rather than having a list of New Year’s resolutions, many of my clients find it helpful to align with a core value for the year ahead. You might think of this chosen value as a guiding light for the year, …
A Compassionate Review of 2021
This is a powerful practice to honour all that has been 2021 for you. So many of our personal battles and wins go unnoticed and uncelebrated. This is an opportunity for you to witness the highs and lows of the …
Have You Ever Been ‘Called’ By A Place?
A few months ago, I saw some pictures on Instagram of a mountain called Mt Gulaga, about 5 hours drive south of Sydney. I saw the pictures and could feel something special in the place. I did a quick online …
Things I Miss About a British Christmas
My first Christmas in Australia was so odd. I couldn’t get my head around seeing Santa at our local shopping store in 35-degree heat, he really needed a different outfit. The music is playing as you walk through the store …
Messages For all The Parents of Babies and Toddlers in this Pandemic
I have parented a ten and eleven-year-old through this pandemic. I had to explain the virus when there was no vaccine, and we were expecting to lose a considerable number of people. We didn’t know how contagious it was or …
To My Daughter
If children are first conceived in the mind of a parent, then I dreamed you into being at around 5 years old. Holding my toy doll with knitted purple clothing and pretending to feed it a bottle. I felt you …