Simply Soulful

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Rest isn’t a reward for finishing everything.It’s a basic need: like water, food,or air. Somewhere along the way a lot o...
31/03/2026

Rest isn’t a reward for finishing everything.
It’s a basic need: like water, food,or air. Somewhere along the way a lot of us learned that we had to earn it. That stillness was laziness, and slowing down meant falling behind.
But your body never believed that story. It’s been waiting for you to stop believing it too.
You don’t have to earn rest. You just have to let yourself have it.

I came across something recently that just made sense. It’s called Kaizen. It’s Japanese. It means tiny, continuous impr...
30/03/2026

I came across something recently that just made sense. It’s called Kaizen. It’s Japanese. It means tiny, continuous improvement.
Not a new routine or sorting yourself out once and for all! Just one small thing. So small it nearly feels pointless.
Leave a glass of water on the counter. Sit down before you’re completely done in. Step outside for two minutes.
That’s it.
I know what it’s like to be the person holding everything together while running on nothing. Working, caring, giving, and somewhere in the middle of all of it, losing the thread back to yourself.
And I know that when you’re that tired, the last thing you need is someone telling you to do more.
So this is me saying - you don’t have to.
One small thing. That’s enough to start.
If something in you recognised itself reading this, I’d love to hear from you. My 1:1 sessions are a quiet space to begin finding your way back. No big overhauls. Just a gentle start.

Something I noticed when I started doing the inner work.Some of the people around me got quiet. Or distant. Or just a li...
30/03/2026

Something I noticed when I started doing the inner work.

Some of the people around me got quiet. Or distant. Or just a little weird about it. For a while I thought I was doing something wrong.

I wasn’t. And if you’re experiencing this, you probably aren’t either. Sometimes your healing just shows you where you truly belong. And where you don’t.

That realisation was uncomfortable. But it was also kind of a relief. Because when those people dropped away, something else happened. I found my people. The ones who got it. The ones who showed up when I started showing up as myself.

Your tribe is out there. Sometimes healing is just how you find them.

Healing isn’t becoming a new person.It’s noticing what you can no longer hold, and gently letting it fall away. What’s l...
27/03/2026

Healing isn’t becoming a new person.

It’s noticing what you can no longer hold, and gently letting it fall away. What’s left is you, but clearer, steadier, more you.

I think there can be this quiet pressure to change everything about ourselves. To become a better version, a more together version, a version who has it all worked out.

But that hasn’t really been how it’s unfolded for me.

It’s been more about noticing what feels heavy now. What I’ve outgrown. What my body and my mind is tired of carrying. Letting some of that go, bit by bit.

And underneath it, there’s still me. Not new. Just less weighed down. If this is where you are, you’re not the only one.

One thing I notice is that many people apologise for needing support.They’ll apologise for being tired. For feeling over...
27/03/2026

One thing I notice is that many people apologise for needing support.

They’ll apologise for being tired. For feeling overwhelmed. For leaving it so long before booking in.

Sometimes it’s said lightly, almost as a throwaway comment, but I always notice it. Because it seems to be a theme in our society, especially for women.

It says a lot about how we have gotten to used to carrying things on our own. Support can start to feel like something we should only reach for when things are really bad. We “should” be able to cope.

I don’t see it that way.

Sometimes a session gives you a place to just exhale and to stop holding everything in. It’s a space to let your body soften before it gets to breaking point.

You don’t need to have pushed yourself to the limit before you’re allowed to receive.

I love having this alongside my energy clearing spray - same intention, different way to use it. DM for more details
26/03/2026

I love having this alongside my energy clearing spray - same intention, different way to use it. DM for more details

I shared a new piece on Substack today.It’s a reflection on Reiki, language, and lineage - and on why that word still fe...
24/03/2026

I shared a new piece on Substack today.

It’s a reflection on Reiki, language, and lineage - and on why that word still feels true for me, even though I use other language too.

This one has been sitting with me for a while.

Link in bio if you’d like to read it.

✨ To the woman who seems fine on the outsideYou can be coping and still be tired. You can be functioning and still feel ...
24/03/2026

✨ To the woman who seems fine on the outside

You can be coping and still be tired. You can be functioning and still feel far from yourself. You can be holding everything together and still need support.

A lot of women are carrying more than other people realise. That’s part of why I do this work. Not to fix anyone, but to offer a space where you can put some of it down. A quiet space to breathe, receive, and come back to yourself.

If that feels familiar, you’re welcome to message me about sessions or checkout my Calendly in my bio ✨

23/03/2026

Some of the more expensive essential oils can be made more affordable with dilution.
Rose and Jasmine are notoriously expensive because they are so difficult to obtain. I have diluted these at a 5% rate in fractionated coconut oil so they can be used for all their wonderful benefits minus the huge price tag.

I get funny looks when I tell people I’ve been doing Reiki for almost 30 years.I also get that look from myself now that...
23/03/2026

I get funny looks when I tell people I’ve been doing Reiki for almost 30 years.

I also get that look from myself now that I’ve actually done the maths. (I thought it was 25!)😳🫣

I started training in Reiki at 15, after having Reiki in my life for a few years before that as a child. This work is not something I came to recently. It has been part of my life for a very long time.

Reiki gave me a framework for something that already came naturally to me. It helped me understand what I was already able to do, and how to work with that in a more conscious way.

I’ve had other chapters and other work over the years, but Reiki has been the thread that has stayed with me through all of it.

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There can be so much pressure underneath the surface, even when from the outside it looks like someone is coping well.I ...
21/03/2026

There can be so much pressure underneath the surface, even when from the outside it looks like someone is coping well.

I see that in myself, and I see it in a lot of the women who come to me too. Holding a lot, doing their best, and still feeling like they should be doing more.

A lot of the time, they don’t need more to work on. They just need some space.

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