MY story (so far)
12 years ago and at 26 years old I was living in Southampton, England quite content with my life. I had a boyfriend, apartment, stable job working as a trainee lawyer and studying my degree in Law part time. I had enough money to feel safe and hosted dinner and games nights at the weekend. I had on paper everything needed to be happy. But unfortunately I was not at all satisfied....
The breakup of the relationship one day caused everything to change in 24 hours. I could finally see everything so much clearer. Two weeks later I handed in my notice at the law firm, a few weeks later I stripped my apartment from top to bottom and gave it a huge makeover, shaved half my hair and bought a yellow Volkswagen Beetle I'd always wanted.
Shortly afterwards I embarked on what I didn't know at the time would be a 6 year travelling adventure taking me to Australia, Asia, South America and back to Europe to buy my first motorhome to live in. During my travels I met so many beautiful and interesting people who shared their wisdoms with me. I met men and women who showed me so much about myself, my wounds, life and the universe.
4 years ago I visited Portugal. People ask me - why Portugal? I cannot explain it. Only to say that I felt pulled here. I visited with my old van initially (blog post here) and when I had to go back to England to sort out some bureaucratic stuff I promised the beautiful lands here that I would return as soon as I could to buy my own piece of beauty. It took me 2 years and a European trip with my donkey and dog (see blog here!) but eventually I made it back. I found some land quite quickly and am now settled here. Finally I have time and space to put down some roots and share my teachings I've collected along my way with other souls.
Why Feminine Energy?
I grew up in a household with a lot of masculine energy and where feminine energy (expressing emotion, 'being') was not recognised or rewarded. My family were very sporty and I quickly took on a 'tomboy' 'sporty' character. I felt I stood out from other girls and didn't want to be like 'other girls'. Most of my friends were guys and I struggled to connect with females.
When my aforementioned (quarter - life?) crisis happened, I began to question everything and wanted to try on some different hats.
On my travels I felt so drawn to shaving my hair. I felt that so much of my femininity was held in my hair and in having a 'good hair day' that I wanted to challenge that. See my blog post here.
My biggest passions are relationships and communication. Connection is everything for me and at the heart of connection (until we perfect telepathy!) is communication.
Sovereignty and my mission
My Life Now
I have been living off-grid in the mountains of Alentejo, South Portugal since 2021. Living here has not always been easy (see blog post here). But it has been the making of me as a woman. To learn all about water and solar systems and what to do if they go wrong, manage projects, people and emotions.
Right now I live with my partner and our dogs. We enjoy our walks up the mountains or along the river, pottering around the land, beautifying it and tending to the vegetable garden. It is so peaceful here and I love the feeling of containment here, walk off into the mountains and scream if I need to, dance naked if I want to. It can also be very confronting. There is no escaping anything, thoughts, emotions. There are few distractions.
We also love exploring the beautiful beaches of the Algarve in my van together.