In 2017, I spent three months travelling around Morocco, the land of teapots and tagines. For one of those months, I decided to experience “living” in Morocco, and stayed in the port city of Tangier. Tangier, the gateway to Africa and beyond, is an incredible city full of history and culture. The main attraction is […]
The End Of A Dream – Reflections On Letting Go.
She took one last look at her old life and whispered “I will never see you again” This has to be my favourite photo from my time of living a life as an adventure in Andalucia, Spain. Up in the Sierras was my favourite place to be. I’m a mountain girl by heart, even if […]
F*ck Codependency. I Needed My Freedom.
In the early part of 2011, I was battling burnout as a result of my workaholic habits. As a lawyer on a never-ending clock, I’d finally reached the point where I understood that my behaviour was dysfunctional, and I needed to change my ways. For a long time, I had my eye on a retreat […]
Burnout. 6 Signs You’re Ready To Hit The Wall
Burnout has become a major problem as the pace of life continues to speed up and the glorification of busyness has raised the bar yet again. Indeed, I danced with the devil that is burnout throughout my legal career. I played it like a game, my friends, not realising that I was only playing myself. […]
Brave Or Stupid. The F*ck It Moments That Change Our Lives.
In 2011, I made the biggest decision of my life. I had a real “f*ck it” moment. Enough was finally enough. I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. Call it the mother of all endings. Overnight, I walked away from my 15-year career as a Lawyer and all the security that came […]
Find Your Roar – Nice Girls Don´t Get Angry.
These five little words uttered to generation after generation of women by their parents, partners, other women, and society, have repressed women the world over, causing women to lose their natural and essential gift of assertiveness. For me, anger itself is not a negative but very natural emotion which occurs when an individual’s boundaries are […]
Trusting Your Intuition – If It Feels Off. It’s Off!
Always, always trust your first gut instinct. If you genuinely feel in your heart and soul that something is wrong, it usually is. I’m hard-wired to read the energy of the people, situations, and the places around me. My intuition antennae, my inner GPS, is firmly switched on. My abilities developed during childhood so using […]