mental-health

Resentment: An Unseen Burden

Hello wondrous Souls,

There’s a hidden weight we sometimes carry—a silent weight that tugs at the nervous system, keeping it looped in vigilance, even when there’s no danger in sight. This weight is resentment. Often subtle, it disguises itself as justified anger, disappointment, or moral righteousness. But beneath that, it is a survival response… a signal to our body that something still isn’t safe.

Resentment traps the body in a low hum of stress. It keeps your system on high alert, whispering to your cells that you’re not yet out of the storm. You might be smiling on the outside, tending to your day, even appearing to have let go—but deep within, your nervous system is still scanning for threat, still remembering the sting, still reliving the moment.

And here’s the truth: holding on to resentment doesn’t protect us. It binds us.

I have learned that true freedom doesn’t come from changing others or wishing for a better past—it comes when we choose to release the weight. Forgiveness, in this light, isn’t about condoning what happened. It’s about choosing peace for your own body, mind, and soul. When you let go, you’re not setting them free — you’re setting yourself free.

The body knows. It will often whisper before it screams. A tightness in the chest, a knot in the stomach, a jaw that clenches when no one’s looking. These are the sacred cues of your physical temple, inviting you into awareness.

So I ask you, gently:
What is one heavy feeling your body is asking you to release?

Share it below, if you feel called. You never know who your healing might help. Sometimes our most vulnerable release becomes someone else’s lifeline. And together, as we let go, we rise lighter — luminous, unburdened, and free.

With love,
Elizabeth

The Benefits of Telling Your Story

There’s a transformative power in telling your story. It’s more than just sharing your experiences; it’s about reclaiming your narrative and owning your journey. When you put your thoughts into words, whether spoken or written, you begin to see the threads that connect your past to your present. What once felt fragmented starts to make sense, and you gain clarity on who you are and how you’ve grown.

Telling your story allows you to process what you’ve been through. As you express your experiences, you may notice that the emotions tied to them start to shift. What was once heavy or painful can lighten, becoming something you can hold with more ease. You begin to see your life from a new perspective—one where you’re not defined by the events of your past but empowered by them.

When you share your story, you also claim it. You stop running from the hard parts and embrace them as integral pieces of your journey. This act of ownership is liberating. It helps you stand taller, speak louder, and feel more at peace with yourself. And when you share your story with others, you invite connection, empathy, and understanding, creating space for both you and those who listen to grow.

How Telling Your Story Can Transform You

  • Heal Trauma
    • Speaking your truth can help you release emotions that have been bottled up, reducing the grip of painful memories.
    • By sharing, you begin to rewrite your narrative, transforming moments of struggle into stepping stones of growth.
    • Processing your story helps calm your nervous system, shifting your brain from survival mode to a place of safety and integration.
  • Build Confidence
    • When you tell your story, you take control of your narrative and recognize your strength.
    • Each time you share, you affirm your worth and your ability to rise above challenges.
    • Owning your story reinforces your voice, helping you speak with clarity and conviction.
  • Improve Heart-Brain Coherence
    • Storytelling helps align your thoughts and emotions, creating a sense of inner harmony.
    • It brings you into the present moment, helping you connect more deeply with your authentic self.
    • Sharing your journey with others fosters empathy and connection, which in turn nurtures balance within you.

Why Your Story Matters

Your story is unique, and sharing it isn’t just for your benefit—it can also inspire and heal others. When you open up, you allow others to see themselves in your experiences, reminding them that they’re not alone. Your courage to share could be the catalyst for someone else’s healing or self-discovery.

Telling your story is a way of declaring to the world: I have lived. I have grown. I have something to offer. It’s a gift, not only to yourself but to everyone who has the privilege of hearing it.

So, take a moment to reflect. What story is waiting to be told? Start small if you need to—write in a journal, share with a trusted friend, or simply speak it aloud to yourself. Embrace the beauty, the messiness, and the wisdom in your journey. In telling your story, you may discover that the act itself is as transformative as the experiences you’re sharing.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

If you are inspired by what you’ve read?

You can dive deeper into your transformation by exploring my coaching sessions, workshops, and retreats. Let’s co-create a future where you step fully into your Souls Purpose. 

~ You can visit my services and workshops to begin your journey today!

Seeing the Scars, But Not the Story

Hello wondrous Souls,

Today I am talking about perception…

I always begin my presentations by sharing parts of my story to set the context of my brand. However, after a talk I gave to a large group of women on personal branding through archetypes, I was approached by someone who lingered back as the crowd thinned. They came up to me, eyes earnest, voice soft, and said:

“I’m so sorry that happened to you. I had a perfect childhood… I can’t imagine going through what you did.”

Then, without pause, they added:

“Imagine who you could have been if that hadn’t happened to you.”

Her words landed with a confused thud; they carried no malice but something subtler—more revealing. In that moment, I smiled gently, nodded graciously, and allowed her to speak her truth.

Later, in the quiet of my heart, I felt the need to sit with it—to feel it fully and sense what it might be pointing to, not just in terms of her understanding but also in how our stories are received, filtered, and sometimes misunderstood. Perhaps it was a moment shaped by her lifes lens—by unspoken wounds, cultural conditioning, or a need to make sense of my experience through her framework.

And, of course, there’s always the possibility that what was spoken was less about me and more about the quiet projections of her own subconscious beliefs—surfacing in response to something unprocessed within herself.

The woman’s comment came not from cruelty but from a lens shaped by simplicity—perhaps even pity and privilege. It struck me that suffering was a detour, an interruption to potential in her world. In mine, it was the fire that forged my authenticity. I don’t say that lightly. Pain doesn’t always make us stronger, but when we consciously work with it, it certainly makes us deeper.

There was a time when I, too, longed for a “perfect” past. One untouched by trauma. But that longing was now a ghost. My real growth began when I stopped seeing myself as broken and started seeing myself as a resilient and creative human being. Not despite my story—but because of it.

This person was indeed a gift and gave me another perceptive of how others may not see who I am due to the lens they choose to view life. Thankfully, for me the archetypes that inform my reality—The Alchemist, The Visionary, The Divine Child and The Queen—were not born out of a perfect world. They emerged gifting me all their light and shadow attributes—through my cracked-open places and the trials, challenges and initiations handed to me early in life.

If you only see the scars, you miss the magic and message in the story.

My truth is this: There is no version of me more powerful than I am now. Not the one who never experienced pain, not the one who was spared from a challenge. This version—right here, right now—results from soul-forging choices, courage in the face of fear, and a relentless devotion to turning wounds into wisdom.

And perhaps that is what we are here to do: not explain our story to be understood, but embody it so clearly, so confidently, so sacredly that others are invited not to pity us—but to look within themselves and ask, What am I not seeing about myself ?

So, to the gorgeous human being who approached me: I thank you, honour you and your spirit. I see your truth. But I know this—I am not a lesser version of who I could have been.

I am the living, breathing story of who I came here to be and I’m eternally grateful for my extraordinary story.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

If you are inspired by what you’ve read?

You can dive deeper into your transformation by exploring my coaching sessions, workshops, and retreats. Let’s co-create a future where you step fully into your Souls Purpose. 

~ You can visit my services and workshops to begin your journey today!

We Are Not Born Leaders, We Become Them

Hello wonderous Souls,

Today I am talking about authentic leadership…

You are not born with confidence etched into your bones, nor do you arrive in this world as a fully-formed leader, striding with certainty into your vocational life. Confidence is not an inheritance, nor is leadership a crown granted at birth. Rather, they are quiet fires kindled over time—fueled by observation, tested through challenge, and shaped by the courage to show up as you truly are.

It is through the lens of deep observation that you first learn—watching others stumble, rise, retreat, and lead. You see the power of presence, the weight of words, the grace of listening. You begin to understand that leadership is not a posture of dominance, but a display of authenticity. It is a rhythm that pulses from within, aligned with integrity and soul.

And so, the journey begins—not with bravado, but with intention. Each time You choose to step into your authentic role, even if your voice trembles, you say to the world, “This is me, arriving as I am.” In that moment, something soft but unshakable awakens.

You expand. You remember. You grow.

Every honest step forward—whether it’s leading a circle, making a boundary, creating something new, or speaking your truth—is another strand woven into the tapestry of your true identity. You become more of yourself each time you show up in your truth, rooted in what is real, not rehearsed.

Leadership, then, is less about being in front and more about being aligned. And confidence, in its truest form, is the peace of knowing that who you are is enough—and always becoming more, naturally.

So let’s not wait for perfection before you begin. Let’s lead not only because you are ready, but because you are willing and available for your life. Remember, your authenticity is your greatest authority—and from that place, you rise, and rise again.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

What Is a Living Brand?

A Living Brand is not a logo. Not a tagline. Not a colour palette. It’s me—fully expressed, fully embodied and fully alive. My brand is the energetic expression of my inner alignment. It’s not about being polished—it’s about being true. It’s my essence made visible. A soul signature the world can feel before they ever read a single word.

Because branding isn’t just strategy—it’s storytelling. And my story? It’s sacred. It’s the thread that ties my values, my voice, and my vision into something unforgettable. A Living Brand is dynamic. It breathes with you. It evolves as you evolve. It’s not a costume you wear. It’s a mirror of who you already are.

Why Your Brand Matters

Because people don’t buy your offers. They buy your energy. They buy alignment. My brand tells the world what I stand for before I say a word. It bridges the gap between what I believe and what I build. It creates resonance—so the right people feel like I’m speaking straight to them. When your brand is alive, it’s magical. And attracts the right clients. The right projects. The right momentum.

It doesn’t shout—it radiates. My brand is the container my purpose flows through. And when it’s built on my Soul’s truth, it becomes unstoppable.

How to Shape a Living Brand

Here’s how I keep my brand alive: I start with my values. What matters to me shapes everything I create. I align my voice, visuals, and vibration with my truth. No filters. No fakery. Just full-spectrum me. I lean into my archetypes. They shape how I write, create, and speak—so everything feels like me, even when I’m not in the room.

I stay consistent, but never stagnant. Because I’m growing. Healing. Becoming. And my brand grows with me. A Living Brand doesn’t follow formulas. She follows intuition. She’s built on clarity and crowned with perseverance. She is not a performance. She is pure permission. Encouraging others to show up real, too.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

If you are inspired by what you’ve read?

You can dive deeper into your transformation by exploring my coaching sessions, workshops, and retreats. Let’s co-create a future where you step fully into your Souls Purpose. 

~ You can visit my services and workshops to begin your journey today!

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The Sacred Art of Boundaries: A Devotion to Self-Integrity

Hello wondrous Souls,

Today I am talking about “boundaries” – a hot topic that so many of us must face and understand.

There is a quiet power in the realisation that boundaries are not about others. They are not demands or ultimatums. They are not conditions set to control or manipulate. A boundary is a sacred agreement with yourself—a line drawn in devotion to your own integrity.

Dr. Becky Kennedy captures this truth so simply: “A boundary is something that requires nothing from anybody else other than you.” This shifts everything. It means that boundaries are not contingent on whether others honor them. They are not about enforcing consequences or waiting for validation. They exist because you choose them. Because you are the guardian of your own energy, time, and well-being.

Too often, we misunderstand boundaries as something we must convince others to accept. We fear setting them because we worry about how they will be received. But the moment we step into the truth that a boundary is ours alone to uphold, we reclaim our personal power.

A boundary is saying, I will not abandon myself for the comfort of another. It is choosing self-respect over external approval. It is allowing ourselves to walk away, to say no, to remain rooted in our truth—without explaining, justifying, or seeking permission.

This is where real transformation begins. When we stop waiting for the world to make space for us and instead claim the space we need. When we stop trying to manage others’ reactions and instead stand firm in our own clarity.

Managing a Boundary in Action: A Family Gathering Example

Imagine a father whose adult child repeatedly uses inappropriate language when speaking to him at a family gathering, despite addressing others respectfully. He may feel disrespected and uncomfortable but hesitate to confront them directly. However, honouring his boundary means he does not have to wait for their behaviour to change—he simply upholds his own standard.

In this case, he can calmly and firmly state, “I do not accept being spoken to in that way. If you continue to use this language, I will remove myself from the conversation.” No argument, no pleading—just a simple, non-negotiable truth. If they continue, he follows through and steps away. The power lies not in forcing them to change but in his commitment to maintaining his own self-respect.

Another Example: Work-Life Balance

Consider an individual who finds themselves constantly answering work emails late at night, despite their deep desire to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Their employer or colleagues may not explicitly demand this, but the pressure feels implicit. To uphold their boundary, they decide, “I will not check or respond to work emails after 7 PM.” They do not need their employer’s approval to implement this boundary—it is theirs alone to maintain. If a colleague reaches out late, they simply do not engage until the next workday. Over time, this reinforces their boundary and teaches others how they wish to be treated.

So, what boundary is calling to you now? Where have you been outsourcing your sovereignty, waiting for someone else to grant you permission to protect your peace? What would it feel like to embody the deep knowing that you are allowed to choose what serves you—without guilt, without apology, without needing a single thing from anyone else?

The path of the sovereign soul is one of self-honoring. The invitation is here. Will you answer?

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth