In 2025, let’s normalise these things and let go of the rest…

Since 2020, we’ve collectively gone through some pretty big cultural and energetic shifts, so in 2025 let’s normalise these things and let go of the rest. Take what works for you, discard what doesn’t and add anything else that feels aligned to your heart and soul and supports your vision for the next 12 months. … Continue reading In 2025, let’s normalise these things and let go of the rest…

Living a Sustainable Life on Your Terms

Plastic free. Zero waste. Sustainable living. Saying no to fast fashion and yes to pre-loved clothes. Wherever you currently stand on the journey to creating a more sustainable, planet-friendly lifestyle for you and your family, it’s fair to say that our world’s environmental problems have opened the floodgates to greenwashing - where large corporations make … Continue reading Living a Sustainable Life on Your Terms

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Create a better future

Standing in your truth and staying strong in a messy world Planet Earth has become a pretty crazy place to live in recent years and it’s probably fair to say that we’ll be seeing even more craziness in years to come. With this in mind, I’ve been thinking about the skills that we’d need between … Continue reading Create a better future

Time to Start Living The Good Life?

This article was written for The Jersey Life magazine and first published online on 13 January 2022. *** Time. It appears to be ever present and yet it’s invisible. We have clocks and calendars to measure time in a linear fashion, and yet every passing day feels different to each of us. There are moments … Continue reading Time to Start Living The Good Life?

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Climate change protests – how not to be a dick on social media

We’re running out of time. Yet each time there’s a protest by Extinction Rebellion, thousands of people take to social media to leave negative comments, criticise each protestor’s lifestyle and, in many cases, deliberately write nasty, abusive words that make the rest of us scream on the inside with utter despair. If you’re one of … Continue reading Climate change protests – how not to be a dick on social media

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The Connection between Gratitude and Creativity

Living, writing and creating in Jersey is a breath of fresh air.

Too many of us simply take our island and our beautiful surroundings (and many other amazing things in our lives) for granted.

Our island’s natural beauty and heritage is not a separate entity. It’s interwoven into every piece of creative artwork and lives on forever through each one of us.

7 Simple Steps YOU can take TODAY to ensure life on planet Earth thrives beyond 2030

I am soooo happy to see that yesterday’s blog about meal prepping without plastic packaging was such a big hit with my audience!

This tells me one AMAZING thing about you….

That you’re looking for ways to help the environment, you’re compassionate and you’re craving ways to find inner peace in a crazy, messed-up world.

Meal prep Sunday: plant-based and packaging-free

Today, I thought I’d share something a little different; an insight into my meal prep Sunday and food shopping over the past few days.

Now, I don’t meal prep EVERY Sunday,  in fact, I’ve been pretty rubbish about planning in general lately which has led to rather too many simple meals of pasta in tomato sauce, or noodles with vegetables or yet another lentil curry.

Living your Truth in Life and Business

Frequently we feel guilty for NOT feeling fulfilled when clearly we have so much more than others - like a roof over our heads, a healthy bank balance, happy children and a regular, well paid job.

The secret to living your truth in both life and business, is to always come back to your inner truth and core values.

Think about what really lights you up - the things that give you a giant warm, fuzzy heart or butterflies in your stomach - and then do more of that!