To say that I am a coach, a poet, a teacher, a mother (etc) is both saying nothing and masking the truth.
I'm here to serve women who want change for themselves and the world. They are creative, visionary Mystics who have lost their way either in roles that no longer fit them or in stages that are blocking their fullest expression. They need to express themselves to their audience or clients, to their immediate circle, to their colleagues and collaborators. They are in a transition from one stage of their lives to another. They want time to focus on themselves but are often so busy serving others that they neglect their own needs. They want impact and their role in the world to be in alignment with who they really are and they need spaces to get clear on this.
The biggest problem that these women want solved is really a problem of identity, they have been identifying with versions of themselves that are conditioned by cultural and familial needs, and they want to express themselves authentically. It's also a problem of ‘where do I fit?’, as well as ‘who am I?’.
Specifically, I can deliver for these women through working 1 to 1 on moving through blocks and conditioning to reveal and empower the true self so that their transition is successfully navigated. Then I support them in the continued authentic creative expression of their essence (passions and values) purpose, message, mission and vision. I also facilitate this in circle, both online and in nature, where this authentic creative expression can be safely and potently practiced.
I am here to unite women with their purpose and mission, especially at this big macro-transition for humanity and in their own micro-transitions which are part of this.
This earth is awe-inspiringly beautiful and as soon as humans developed love, care and reverence for the eco-system and all beings in it then problems like war, destruction, scarcity and competition will dissolve. My message is a call for radical change - and people are wanting change but no one is stepping up politically to lead the kind of change that is needed. We can learn from our ancient ancestors of pre-literate Crete about creativity and cooperation being the basis of a society of peace and plenty for all. Like them we also can create beautiful things, spaces, containers, experiences, objects, dwellings, communities and art in its widest sense. This I am also devoted to.
I'm here to disrupt the surface-level noise that says we cannot change our culture of damage at a deep fundamental level, that humans are so flawed and so diverse and the planet is so damaged that there is no hope.
Through my own authenticity and realness I communicate how transformation moves through three phases and I guide people through this as my current mission. What I call ‘Metamorphosis’ allows the deep fundamental cultural shift that is needed at this time of crisis.
What changes for someone who works with me at any level is moving from being stuck, trapped or blocked to Release, Freedom and Clarity. Thus giving them the confidence and courage to be themselves and become the change the world needs.
What I offer is only possible through me because I began my growth journey at the age of 17 when I first escaped a claustrophobic upbringing where my identity and expression of that identity was brutally and routinely crushed. The rest of this life, the 48 years of growth work that followed this release has been about consciously changing myself, allowing change and becoming more and more of myself - no matter what others wanted me to do, no matter how others wanted me to stay the same (which is actually impossible).
I hold within me the wisdom and practices of a diverse collection of ways of being, learned through experience of navigating my own transitions. This includes (but not exclusively) Zen Buddhism, various radical political parties, feminism, philosophy, psychology, history, body work, group work, psychodynamics, psychosynthesis, psychedelics, energy healing, leadership, person-centred humanism, writing (especially poetry), teaching, motherhood …and reinvention after reinvention, and I am still learning, still growing. In this process I have learned a thing or two about how to navigate change, the nature of change and not only how to become a full or whole human but also how that is linked with societal change.
I hold a deeper truth that this macro-transformation is possible because it has happened before and I feel the ancient ancestors calling me to talk and write about what we can learn from them - specifically a people that were called misleadingly the ‘Minoans’. We can learn from them that human culture was one of peace and harmony and that we can be there again starting with ourselves and our sphere of influence and action.
If any of this calls to you, comment below! If you would like help in creating your own clarity at this time of crisis also let me know.