Live Your Best Life

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Caldo con huevos, chatas, yuca, arepa, chocolate - mi desayuno favorito!

This is one of my favourite quotes and one I try to live by as much as possible 💜💫

It’s been a tough week for me this week, wrestling with some recurring imposter syndrome!

Sometimes it can feel like wading through treacle, trying to just get on with the things I need to do to keep moving forwards and not listening to the dialogue.

… even when I know it isn’t really the truth.

Mindset work is what I do and what I teach and I know what a HUGE difference it can make, and at the same time sometimes action is the only way to truly combat the ‘never enoughness’!

That’s my commitment to myself this week.

Messy. Imperfect. Action.

After all, if I want what I want, I need to be prepared to do what I’ve gotta do to make it happen!

Whenever I’ve felt emotionally burnt out, I would often wake up less than enthusiastic about facing another day.

Back in 2017, after losing my Mum and feeling like my world was falling apart again, I realised I was so fed up of feeling like s**t.

I realised that while I was suffering, the world was continuing around me and life was passing me by.

It made me see that I didn’t want to sit on the sidelines anymore - I wanted to be an active participant in my own life.

I didn’t want to ignore or dismiss the pain I was feeling, but I still wanted to be able to enjoy my life AND to feel happy and calm in the process!

So I decided to take action.

To choose a different way of being.

For 30 days when I woke up, I used this process to help me start my day feeling more energised, resourceful and confident. Even when I didn’t believe it or thought it was pointless, I persevered.

In a short space of time, I really started to feel the shifts in my body as I reprogrammed myself to create; and to look for, a more positive experience.

In times of change and when things are happening that are outside of our control, it can literally knock us off our feet.

But the one thing we do have power over is choosing to get back up & showing up for ourselves - even in the darkest moments.

This process made such a difference that I wanted to share it here.

It’s really great for when your energy is low and you just need a bit of a boost too!

Let me know in the comments if you gave it a try and whether you noticed a change in how you felt.

From my healing heart to yours ❤️

A little sneak peek at what I’m working on…

Today’s focus has been mostly developing content for my new online course and live programme! 😃

Really excited about putting this out into the world.

This is going to be part of a bigger piece of work, helping women to reinvent themselves after a loss or big life change.

It all starts here! 🔥

If you want to know more about the programme, or to be added to the waitlist once it’s live, send me a DM or comment ‘WAITLIST’ below ⬇️

Whilst I wouldn’t normally compare myself (or any woman I know!) to a tea bag, this quote really made me chuckle and we could all do with a bit more lighthearted humour at the moment.

Plus, I thought it was a really accurate statement.

Women have so much power and potential and we are stronger than we realise most of the time.

Today I’m celebrating all of the women in my life and in the world.

Keep embracing your strength and uniqueness 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Happy International Women’s Day!

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I remember them standing at my desk talking and it all felt totally meaningless.

I realised I couldn’t live like this any longer.

I had to make some radical changes.

I’d spent 10 years building a marketing career and creating a life that I convinced myself I enjoyed.

When the truth was, I hated being stuck at a desk every day.

And I couldn’t stand living month to month, pay check to pay check.

I remember my colleagues talking about the next marketing campaign and how important it was to meet the company targets and I just felt like I was drowning.

My Dad had died suddenly a few weeks before and I wanted to stand on the desk in the middle of the office and scream to wake everyone up!

I wanted to shake people and make them see what I could see.

I wanted to run out of my office and never look back.

For the first time, I realised the job I’d given 4 years of my life to, had no meaning to me and no future in my life.

I could see it so clearly and yet, I had no idea how to change it.

What the hell was I going to do instead?!

I didn’t know how to do anything else and I’d never even thought about what ‘anything else’ would look like!

All I knew was that I felt completely anxious about the thought of remaining where I was for any longer than was necessary.

I knew that even though I felt lost and tired, and I was drowning under the grief I was feeling - I was never going to find any answers sitting at my desk, waiting for my life to come and knock on my door.

So shortly after that, I quit my job and embarked on a journey into the complete unknown and eventually I ended up here.

Happier, braver, calmer and more empowered than before, helping women who are 100% committed to turning their life challenges into fuel for growth, healing and reinvention.

And back then, I never would’ve been able to imagine any of it.

It simply started with an undeniable sense that something radical needed to change.

Maybe you can relate to parts of this story or you’ve faced similar struggles? If so, I’d love to know what you did to overcome it…

**Have you experienced a sudden life change, loss, or prolonged period of stress, and felt completely burnt out as a result?**

If so, I'd love to hear from you!

Would you be willing to have a short call with me, or perhaps even complete my survey (see link below), so I can get some insights for an exciting new course I'm creating?

https://um1ab67szh5.typeform.com/to/XSSpKcCz

DM me if you’d be happy to have a quick call or comment ☎️ below 👇🏼

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One of the most helpful things I did in my own burnout recovery was to introduce a more nourishing and restorative night time routine so that I can support my body in its recovery.

Here are a few things that I tried and that really worked for me.

What’s your night-time routine?

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For me, the crossroads and moments when I’ve felt the most lost or unsure, have also been the biggest breakthrough phases in my life too.

Not the easiest, not the cleanest, but certainly filled with plenty growth and opportunity for expansion.

What do you think? 🤔 Give me a “YES” in the comments if you agree!

Many of you will know I recently moved to Colombia and that it was a huge change for me in lots of ways.

What most people don’t know is that for the last few months I’ve also been struggling with severe burnout from all of the changes and the stresses that have come with it.

For a while I lost myself a bit and for me, Christmas was a really difficult & confusing time, with a deep sense of loneliness and grief.

Yet on the outside, I’d just got married and was building a new life, so I should be happier, right?!

What I’ve learnt is that burnout isn’t dependent on your happiness or dissatisfaction and it’s so common for us to look like we’re coping fine on the outside, and still be battling inner demons that no one knows about.

Loss, grief, illness, relationship breakdowns… these can all result in burnout.

But so can moving home, parenting, migrating to a new country, changing careers, starting a business…

Things that society might deem to be ‘positive’ changes.

I’ve experienced burnout many times over the years, especially when I’ve experienced the kind of life changes that have pulled the rug out from underneath me, and I know first-hand that all it takes is a good dose of prolonged stress for the body and mind to be depleted and left without its usual resources.

Luckily I do know the signs of burnout, so I’m recovering and feeling way more resourceful and productive now, but I wanted to share some signs of burnout with you, so you can spot it sooner too.

If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms, or you’re navigating a significant life change/loss - I’m working on a new course to support you with recovering from burnout and reconnecting with yourself.

DM me if you want to know more 💫