The question I am with currently and that I return to over and over again in my life is . . .

“What does it mean for me to be fully nourished? To be and feel like a fully nourished woman?” in ALL aspects of my life.

Nourishment can look like many different things.

How well supported am I? Do I have enough support around me?

Having moved to France this one is key for me to focus on this year. I definitely need more community and support locally AND more options for childcare when needed – it takes a village and I need to find my village friends here.

How well are you supported in your life? Where do you need more support?

How well I am being nourished by what I take in and consume and that can mean many different things too… food, exercise, what I read and watch, how much time I get out in nature. Everything we consume has an impact. I’ve deleted Twitter off my phone already this year, it’s too draining.

What is draining your energy and what is nourishing you? Where is change required?

Intimacy, sex, pleasure, play – How are my relationships nourishing me? How are they nourishing you? Am I creating space for myself to explore more of my own sexual and sensuality… pleasure comes in many different forms. For me, nature and time in the sea plays a big role in this too, pleasure that can be found in connection with all things, in connection with life…

Are we moving slowly enough to be open and present to small pleasures around us? Can we still connect to that inner child within us and grant them time and full permission for play…?

Joy, culture, curiosity and exploration – how am I filling my cup with beauty in all its different forms… how are you filling yours?

What would it be like to date yourself regularly, where do you want to go, what do you want to explore?

I have a few things lined up already for February and March that will bring me joy, time with friends and time alone for things I love.

What is your relationship to rest like currently? Where is more rest needed right now?

Being time and rest is a constant that sits underneath everything… when we are fully rested and nourished, we have more to give to others. And rest comes in many forms too.

For me, it’s less time on my phone and more being spaces during the day, slow moving and slow living right now is needed; what is the rest medicine you require right now?

There are so many different ways to look at this and explore and always more areas where we can fill our cups more.

Perhaps we can fill them to be overflowing… that to me is what I’m continually aiming for – to be so full of nourishment that I am like a waterfall overflowing. The fuller I am of myself, full of energy, lifeforce and nourishment, the more I have spare to nourish others too.

I invite you to ponder what nourishes you.

If this feels very far away right now for you I am here to offer one to one or community group support – you can book a free connection call with me here.

As a threshold doula and therapist, I can hold your hand and support you to find your way out of the woods. I specialise in supporting women through difficult changes and tricky transitional spaces, and provide space that can help you to hold and process all the loss and grief that comes along with that.

I’m not into quick fixes; the movement and therapeutic support I offer and practice is multi-layered, deep reaching, trauma informed and aimed at unravelling and undoing. Reclaiming more of who we are. It invites us to dig deep, play, inquire, explore and embody all elements of ourselves. So if you’re ready for that I’d love to hear from you.