Raw2Pure - Rekindling Happiness, Broadmayne (2026)

06/03/2026

💜 FOUNDATIONAL FRIDAY 💜
‘Inside the Ancora Roots Pathway’

Today I want to share the very first creation that has emerged from the Ancora Roots pathway.

Just before Christmas, I quietly released my first essence, Golden Roots.

Golden Roots was created as a gentle companion for my own nervous system …

Something to support those moments when life felt overwhelming, when the body felt wired or depleted, or when I simply needed help remembering what it felt like to relax and trust again.

It’s designed as quiet support for your nervous system and inner architecture.

An essence to help the body remember what it feels like to soften as its golden vibration weaves light through every cell, gently guiding the body back towards its own blueprint of safety and regulation.

Golden Roots is an invitation for the mind, body and spirit to take a long collective sigh - encouraging the release of tension, old patterns and unsustainable habits.

Over time, creating the internal scaffolding for calm, clarity, sustained resilience and deep restorative realignment.

It has become a small but powerful ally for those moments when the nervous system feels fragmented, anxious, depleted or hypervigilant, helping us anchor ourselves again.

This was the very first creation to emerge from the Ancora Roots pathway and it feels special to share a little of its story here.

If you are curious about Golden Roots, I invite you to take a look at the link in the comments below.

Thank you for being here and walking the Ancora Pathway with me 💜

03/03/2026

Well this wasn’t in the diary!

Got up this morning and my nervous system decided we were going to collapse with a POTs flare instead.

So here I am. Legs in the air. Taking salt shots (not tequila 😂). Having a strong word with my autonomic nervous system to keep myself out of hospital.

And as I’m lying here, I’m thinking to myself, this is exactly why I do what I do.

I don’t teach this stuff from a shiny “I’ve mastered it all” place. I live it.

I know what it’s like when your body suddenly says, “Absolutely not.”
I know the grief of not being able to just crack on, and what it feels like to lose parts of who you thought you were.
I know the unpredictability of a body that sometimes just says, “Nope not today.”

I’m not some healed expert floating serenely above it all. I’m just a few steps ahead on the path, figuring it out, adjusting, responding, using the tools and getting back up again and again and again as giving up is not in my vocabulary!

Some days my resilience looks inspiring. Some days it looks like me lying horizontal with electrolytes, salt and negotiating with my vagus nerve. Both count.

If you’re having one of those days where your nervous system is calling the shots, you’re not weak. You’re not failing. You’re human.

This represents the Ancora Roots pathway I’m building, in real time.

Back to the fluids, feet in the air, essences, jin shin jyutsu, Luan cuddles and firm but loving chats with my autonomic nervous system 💜

02/03/2026

💜 Monday Museful Moment 💜

This weekend felt expansive.

Saturday was a full day at a holistic fair talking flower essences, crystals, glycans, meeting beautiful like-minded souls, sharing little moments of magic. It was exciting but a very long day.

And then I was gifted the opportunity to hold a two hour flower essence experience at the end of March in the most beautiful setting. Still feels a bit ‘pinch-me’ terrified at the thought of public speaking!

Sunday was meant to be a rest day but you can guess how that went …

Life needed me doing. People I care about are navigating health challenges right now, so there was holding, listening, supporting, showing up, running errands.

This morning I woke with these reflections …

💫 Expansion requires integration.
💫 Excitement requires grounding.
💫 Holding others requires holding ourselves too.

It’s easy to ride the high of opportunity.
It’s easy to be the steady one for everyone else.

The sacred practice is remembering to refill.

So if your Monday feels full.
If you’ve been the strong one, the listener, the anchor … move gently today.

Make the cup of tea. Take the breath. Let yourself receive. Step outside and feel the sun on your face.

What’s one small way you could look after yourself this week?

Early night? Boundary? What’s yours? 💜

27/02/2026

Foundational Friday 💜
‘Inside the Ancora Roots Pathway’

So over the last couple of weeks I’ve shared where the name Ancora came from and that this is going to be a modular pathway (I do love a good structure, even if my nervous system doesn’t always 😂).

But today I just want to talk about the heart of it.

Ancora Roots is for the people who are tired of being the strong one.

The ones who wake up already overwhelmed.
The ones who are buzzing at 100mph and can’t switch off (that is the place I’m coming from)!
Or staring into space wondering where their get-up-and-go got up and went.

The jugglers.
The carers.
The “I’m fine” brigade.

My vision isn’t to fix anyone. You’re not broken, it’s just your nervous system saying “ENOUGH”.

It’s to help you feel held.
To help you feel soothed.
To help you understand what your nervous system is actually doing, instead of thinking it’s just randomly betraying you.
And to give you tools so you feel empowered not at the mercy of it.

Everything in this pathway comes from lived experience. If I share it, it’s because I’ve walked it, tested it, probably wrestled with it and found it helpful.

Over the next few weeks I’ll keep sharing how Ancora Roots is evolving - the ideas, the foundations, the messy middle bits, so it doesn’t just appear out of nowhere one day. You get to walk it with me.

If this sounds like something you need (or someone you love needs), stick around.
Ask questions. Tell me what resonates.

My wish is to grow something steady and rooted here.

And no, you don’t have to hold everything on your own 💜

24/02/2026

After sharing about Mountain Devil yesterday this popped up in my feed today from Ian White the founder of the Australian Bush Essences.

I had the pleasure of learning from Ian White in London about his range of essences, such an extremely wise and gentle man.

Thought I would share in case you fancied a listen 💜

23/02/2026

Monday Museful Moment 💜

A few years ago, I experienced a massive injustice by someone I loved and trusted.

What surprised me wasn’t just the situation, it was how much anger I quietly carried afterwards, and still do!

Around that same time, my cholesterol levels rose higher than they ever had before. It made me reflect on how closely our emotional state and our physiology intertwine. The liver is traditionally linked to anger, and it’s also central to cholesterol production and for me, that connection felt important.

This weekend I came across this quote:

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” — Seneca

Anger isn’t something to suppress or judge. It’s energy, often a signal from the nervous system that something feels unsafe, unfair, or out of alignment.

It isn’t the anger itself that causes harm, it’s the storing of it.

One gentle way to support release is the middle finger hold from Jin Shin Jyutsu, traditionally linked to letting go of frustration and emotional heat.

If you’re drawn to working with an essence, Mountain Devil from Australian Bush Flower Essences is associated with softening the armour that forms around the heart when anger has been held for too long.

As you head into this week, ask yourself …
Am I holding something in?
Is there a frustration I’ve swallowed?
What might help it move instead of staying stuck?

This is work I’m currently doing too. Gently releasing what no longer needs to live in my body.

If you’d like to know more about the Jin Shin Jyutsu finger hold for anger or about Mountain Devil essence (I do have this available), feel free to DM me or comment below and I’ll share more.

Wishing you a steady, happy week ahead 💜

20/02/2026

Foundation Friday 💜
‘Inside the Ancora Roots Pathway’

People have been asking me about the name Ancora …

Eighteen months ago, I stepped into a training that stretched me in ways I didn’t expect. It was described as a Priestess pathway, which, if you know me, you can probably imagine how that landed with me. I am most definitely NOT your typical priestess! 🤣 It felt far too grand, far too dramatic, and definitely not something I would ever have called myself!

But what the pathway actually offered was profound healing and deep inner work. I emerged as Priestess Ancora, a name that kept speaking to me through the whole process which at the time made no sense!

It kept coming clearly, strongly and repeatedly.
Later, I discovered its meaning …

Ancora means anchor.

Suddenly, everything clicked.

Because so much of what I hold space for, whether through nervous system regulation, cellular communication, essences, or simply listening, is about anchoring.

Anchoring in the body.
Anchoring in safety.
Anchoring in steadiness when life feels chaotic.

Ancora isn’t about being elevated or grand, It’s about being rooted.

And this pathway that’s unfolding now, The Ancora Roots Pathway is an extension of that same intention:

To create spaces where there is no rush, no force, no all or nothing.

Just anchoring, layer by layer.

Thank you for being here and walking the Ancora path with me 💜

16/02/2026

💜 Monday Museful Moment 💜

“The greatest strength is the ability to stay rooted while life rearranges itself.”

I have been feeling this over the last week. Life has a way of shifting beneath our feet, and it’s easy to want to rush, fix, or control what’s happening.

For me, staying rooted looks like slowing down, listening to my body, and finding a sense of safety inside before moving forward.

I’m not an astrologer, but I can feel how big the energies are right now with tomorrow bringing the New Moon in Aquarius, a partial solar eclipse, and the start of the Chinese New Year of the Fire Horse. So much is shifting for so many of us, and I know many are feeling it, possibly without even realising what’s going on astrologically.

Small pauses during the day can be enough …
A breath.
A moment of steadiness.
Stroking a pet.
Some journaling.
Getting out in nature.

We’re allowed to move at the pace of our nervous systems even while life rearranges itself.

This is my Monday pause from me to you.
We’re all finding our way through these times together 💜

13/02/2026

Foundation Friday 💜
‘Inside The Ancora Roots Pathway’

I want to share a little more about what’s quietly forming behind the scenes, and why I’m beginning these Friday posts.

I’m in the early stages of creating something called The Ancora Roots Pathway.
It will be a modular, gentle container that embodies my work, lived experience, and everything I’ve come to understand about nervous system regulation, resilience, and inner safety.

This Pathway is for people who are ready to feel different in 2026 and beyond. For those who are tired of waking up exhausted, feeling overwhelmed, and being shaken by life’s challenges even when they’re doing “all the right things”.

It will be modular, because I know I value choice and I value pacing. I also deeply honour how important these values are for anyone living with nervous system dysregulation.

There will be no force, no rush, and no “all or nothing”. You will be able to choose your own path in a way that mirrors autonomic safety and self-trust.

I don’t have everything figured out yet, but I am waking in the middle of the night scribbling things down 🤣. This is something that’s still being birthed.

That’s the purpose of Foundation Friday.

These posts will be a window into the Pathway as it evolves, a place for me to share what’s forming, what’s being explored, and what’s asking to be created. So you can feel like you’re walking alongside me, witnessing something come to life, and being part of its becoming.

At its heart, this work is about anchoring, safety, and nervous system regulation in body, mind, and spirit.

Thank you for being here and walking the Ancora Path with me.

09/02/2026

💜 Monday Museful Moment 💜

Today a little fun, with a deeper meaning ✨

Everyone seems to be creating AI caricatures of themselves at the moment, so I thought, why not?

I asked ChatGPT to create one for me and at first glance, it’s just a fun, quirky image.

But when I really looked at it, I realised how deeply it reflects the work I do and the energy I hold:

💫 The candles remind me of moments of calm and mindful stillness.
💫 The smoke from the sage represents cleansing of my space, my energy, and my aura.
💫 The crystals symbolise the energetic work and intention I bring into everything I offer.
💫 The flower essence being created is a nod to life’s medicine that I am co-creating with nature, born from lived experience.
💫 The bracelets reflect the handmade crystal pieces I create with love and purpose.
💫 The moon and forest represent my connection to nature and the cycles I work with.
💫 Finally, the smile, well that’s my reminder of hope, that no matter what there is always a way back to yourself.

So yes, it’s a caricature, but it’s also a little window into my world.

As you start your week, notice the little things that carry your calm, your hope, your intention and make you smile 💜

02/02/2026

💜 Monday Museful Moment 💜

What I’ve seen, in myself and in so many others,
is that our nervous systems often haven’t had a real pause in years.

I mean a true, safe pause. Not just small gaps between holding everything together. Not a quick rest. Not scrolling. Not collapsing into sleep from exhaustion.

We move from one demand to the next, carrying far more than we realise.

So much of what we call “being stuck” is simply a system that doesn’t feel safe enough yet. And when the nervous system doesn’t feel safe,
the soul stays in survival.

Which is why this came to me this morning …

“When your nervous system feels safe, your soul finally has permission to bloom.”

This weekend’s Full Moon in Leo and the crossing of Imbolc remind us that blooming is a process. First comes warmth, then safety, then the courage to open.

Your system may simply be waiting for permission to rest.

This week, I’m choosing to try and introduce some rest, gentleness and rhythm after a very full on few weeks. I’m trusting that what has been planted will grow in its own time.

If this speaks to you, let it be your permission to give your nervous system a pause 💜

01/02/2026

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing something that is very close to my heart.

Golden Roots is now fully in the world, not just online, but in real life too. This weekend I brought it with me to my first holistic fair of the year, and it feels like a quiet milestone.

This isn’t a product I “came up with.”

It grew out of my own journey of learning to live in a body that has been through a lot, and of slowly rebuilding trust, safety, and steadiness from the inside out.

Golden Roots is here for anyone who feels:
overwhelmed, anxious, constantly tired, or like their body is holding too much.

Today feels like a moment of completion for me, a closing of one chapter, and the beginning of another.

I’m proud of how I’ve persevered through challenges to achieve my dreams and goals and I’m grateful to everyone who has witnessed, supported, or quietly walked alongside me.

Today I’m having a rare day off, resting and honouring my body as we move through the Full Moon in Leo and cross Imbolc.

Golden Roots is here now, in the world, in real hands, if and when you hear its calling.

I’m also excited that its five companion essences are already beginning to take shape. I’ll share more as and when they are ready to be birthed.

Thank you for being here 💜

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