Of Silk and Soil

This episode is still very much alive in me as I record it. Still landing, still settling. And that is exactly why I wanted to share it now, in the raw, rather than after the fact. Before we left for our family road trip to the south of France, I knew something big was coming. I could feel it. The area we were travelling to is Cathar country, land that is deeply woven into my lineage and something...

This episode is a raw, in the moment update, shared exactly as it is, because that is the only way I know how to do this. Last month, my perimenopause symptoms knocked me sideways. Extreme exhaustion, hunger that would not quit, days spent on the sofa. This month, I made changes, prioritising protein, sleep and daily movement and I wanted to sit down and honestly reflect on what shifted, what did...

This episode is a follow-on from last week's conversation about the womb as a compass and it goes even deeper. Because once we understand that the womb is our energetic centre, the next step is learning how to actually work with it. And that begins with understanding our cycle: Not just the biology of it, but the energy, the wisdom and the rhythm that moves through each phase. In this episode...

We have been taught that the womb is just an organ. And in the very same breath, we have been taught to override it. In this episode of Silk and Soil, I am exploring something that I believe is one of the most profound and overlooked aspects of our femininity: the womb as an energetic compass. Not just an organ. Not just a place where life is grown and birthed. But a deep, intelligent centre that...

This is a short bonus episode, a gentle two minute guided practice to help you slow down, place your hands on your womb space and simply connect. There is nothing to do here and nothing to fix. Just an invitation to breathe, notice, and come back to yourself. This practice was originally recorded as part of the episode The Womb as a Compass: Your Way Back to Yourself  and works beautifully alongsi...

There are things we talk ourselves out of sharing. This episode is one of them. Today I am doing something that feels deeply uncomfortable: I am sharing my million pound vision out loud. Not because I have it all figured out. Not because I am anywhere close to it right now. But because something inside me kept nudging me to say it and I have learned to trust those nudges even when - especially whe...

Your body has never stopped speaking to you. The question is: Have you been listening? In this episode I am sharing my own story of disconnection: years on the mini pill, living in a relentlessly linear and masculine way, powering through exhaustion, ignoring every signal my body was sending and wondering why nothing felt quite right. I talk about what it actually took to start coming back to myse...

In this episode, I'm sharing something that has genuinely shaken me to my core this week, in the most beautiful, grounding, world-expanding way. It started with a conversation with my shamanic healer about lineage and gifts and it sent me down a rabbit hole that I am still processing as I sit down to record this. It turns out I was born in one of the most ancient cities in all of northern Eur...

What if your perimenopause symptoms weren't something to push through but something to listen to? That is the question sitting at the heart of today's episode and it's one I'm exploring very much from the inside out. Because right now, I am in it. And what this threshold is revealing to me is more than I ever expected. Over the past few months, my body has been speaking louder...

Today is my birthday, so I'm sharing something really special with you: My birthday ritual. It's a gentle, embodied space to meet yourself at the threshold of another year. This is an invitation to pause, soften and return to what is real within you. Listen to this as if you are sitting in ceremony with your own life. Inside this episode, you are guided through:  An opening arrival into...

In this episode of Silk and Soil, I explore the concept of ancient intelligence.  The deep, embodied wisdom encoded in our DNA through generations of lineage, emotion and lived experience.  In a world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence and overthinking, many of us have lost touch with the intelligence that has always lived within us.  Tune in as I dive into what ancient intelligence ac...

Join me today for an honest conversation about how I'm building my business around my daughter, being the default parent and feeling like I have to hold it all.  I talk about the differences on how I used to run my Yoga business in 2018 and how I'm running my business now. In the business world there is a lot of emphasis on being perfect, having the perfect grid, but as a mother, that&ap...

When you get asked "How are you?", how quickly do you answer "Fine" or "OK" without really thinking about it? Join me today for a deeper conversation of how you are really feeling in motherhood and how to get away from our autopilot answers. I'd love to know what you thought of today's episode Support the show Thank you so much for listening to this episode of...

So many women get lost in the trenches of motherhood, especially in the beginning.  Join me today for different ways of finding your way back to yourself in motherhood, without overhauling your life. It's all about the little things that you can do now to reconnect to the woman inside. In this episode I share different ways of what I do. But this is not about copying what I do, it's you...

I'm so excited to be sharing today's womb healing meditation with you. All you need is 20 minutes, a comfortable space, maybe have a journal or something to write next to you and then just press play In today's deep healing meditation, we connect to the womb, your inner landscape, feelings and emotions to connect to the woman within. No experience needed, just relax, close your eyes...

After a lot of resistance within me, I made a decision about who I'm here to serve. I love serving women, but something always felt amiss but couldn't quite put my hand on it. Join me today to talk about what has been going on behind the scenes and the direction I'm moving into going forward. This is such an exciting time for me. Please share this podcast with any mums that could be...

What happens when the worst happens? And what happens when you play with your 10 month old daughter on the living room floor and get a call from your husband to say: It is cancer. Join me today for a very heartfelt conversation about Cancer, grief and how they put me back on my path. My world fell apart both times but it also rearranged itself again on a whole different path that I didn't kno...

Today's episode is a very special episode. I am sharing with you my Womb Waters Meditation. This is a meditation that has been trying to come through for quite some time, but the words never seemed to fit. Until one morning I got the message that this is not meant to be transmitted with words. Get comfortable, close your eyes, place one hand on your womb and let the sounds just take you away....

For centuries we, as women, would come together to share our insights, wisdom, knowledge and just share from a place of connection. Over the years, especially as our world got a lot more busy and hectic, we seem to have lost this art of women coming together. Join me for a conversation, inspired by a sharing circle I joined, all around coming together as a way of sharing our wisdom. I'd love t...

Join me today for a conversation about AI and what impact it has on the connection to your truth, wisdom and feminine energy. In this episode I share honestly (always) and openly how I have used AI in the past and what has changed for me since I stopped using it as well as practices that you can do to come back to yourself. I'd love to know what you thought of today's episode Support the s...

Peri-Menopause for me is a sacred time to really pay attention to my body and my inner landscape as I'm starting this decent. Today I am sharing all of the feelings, the emotions, the thoughts that are coming up (and there are many) For the first time in my life I feel like I'm entering a threshold very intentional and consciously.  This is what this episode is all about. If you are inte...

There is a lot of talk about feminine energy, flow, wisdom and rhythm. But where do you even start with this, especially if you've never witnessed a female figure connecting to her feminine energy when you were growing up. If you grew up in the same era like me, you probably not been able to witness what it means to be in the feminine, to be connected with the feminine flow, your own rhythm,...

Welcome to 'Of Silk and Soil', I am so happy and grateful you are here. Get yourself a cup of tea or cacao, get comfy and let's go on this journey together. This is your weekly ritual to connect to your feminine rhythm, truth and inner knowing. It is a space to soften back into yourself, to root into what’s real and rise from a place that feels true. A blend of soul, embodiment and...