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Birch & Bone A magical and holistic space ✨
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This is a space where questioning the status quo is encouraged, growth is a way of life, and soul tribe connections unfold naturally.

Have you ever noticed you start cleaning when you’re overwhelmed?It’s easy to judge it as avoidance or distraction.👉But ...
28/04/2026

Have you ever noticed you start cleaning when you’re overwhelmed?

It’s easy to judge it as avoidance or distraction.

👉But there’s actually something deeper happening.

When you’re cleaning, vacuuming, scrubbing, moving your body...you’re creating repetitive movement and pressure.

This is a form of proprioceptive input (deep sensory feedback that helps calm the nervous system).

👉For a lot of people, especially more sensitive or neurodivergent nervous systems, regulation doesn’t always come from being still.

It can come from movement. From doing. From grounding through the body.
So no...you’re not just stress cleaning.

✨You’re intuitively bringing yourself back to centre✨

I’ve been working on my receiving wound lately.Getting really clear on what I actually want…and feeling safe to receive ...
23/04/2026

I’ve been working on my receiving wound lately.

Getting really clear on what I actually want…
and feeling safe to receive it.

And then of course I get tested!!

An opportunity came in.
Instant. Available right now. Today.

Are you ready to receive…
but only like 50% of what I actually want.

With the icing on top of instant gratification.
Like, I could have it right now.

And honestly? That’s a very tempting place to be.

Then to add another layer… I had about 2 minutes to decide.
No real time to sit with it. Just pressure.

And if you know me, you'll know I don't do well with pressure when it comes to me making decisions!!

For a second I considered it.

Then I saw and heard my spirit team and my higher self like…
“is this really what you want?”

And I knew.

Future me would have regretted saying yes to that.

So I took a breath… and I said no.

And it felt so backwards in the moment.

Because I’ve been working on receiving…
So to reject something felt like “Ashleigh what the f**k are you doing??”

But this version of me…
she doesn’t say yes to things that only half fulfil her!!

She’s not here for 50% with a quick reward.

She’s here for 100%.
Even if that means waiting.
Even if that means risking not receiving it at all.

And that was the real edge.

Having to trust…
that saying no to receiving something that would have fulfilled me for the moment, didn’t mean I’d miss out on receiving something that would fulfil me for the future.

And if I don't receive it at all… then I trust that too.

When you hear the word addiction, most people think of something physical…Food. Substances. Work. S*x.But addiction isn’...
22/04/2026

When you hear the word addiction, most people think of something physical…
Food. Substances. Work. S*x.

But addiction isn’t always something you can see.

You can be addicted to overthinking.
To a pattern.
To a belief.
Even to an emotion.

You can be addicted to sadness.
To chaos.
To the familiar feeling of struggle… simply because it’s what you know.

Because that’s what addiction really is...
something that feels like you can’t live without, even when it’s keeping you stuck.

And for most people…
they’re not even aware it’s an addiction.
It just feels like “this is who I am” or “this is just how life is.”

If this message has found you today, there is something in your life being highlighted.

Something you’re being asked to gently look at…
to begin releasing…
and to replace with something healthier.

And this is the work I do.

I use tarot as a tool for real transformation
to uncover the patterns, beliefs, and subconscious loops that are keeping you stuck on repeat.

Not just to tell you what’s happening…
but to help you shift it.

If you’re ready to go deeper than surface level insight,
this is your invitation.

✨ Comment the word "READING" and I’ll share the link with you.

Today’s Transformation Message✨ Strength ✨Most people think strength is about control.Holding it together.Not reacting.N...
19/04/2026

Today’s Transformation Message

✨ Strength ✨

Most people think strength is about control.

Holding it together.
Not reacting.
Not letting your emotions get the better of you.

And to a degree… that is strength.
That’s the surface level of it.
The kind of strength that helps you move through life.

But the root of your strength goes deeper than that.

If your strength is built on a foundation of telling yourself things like
“don’t feel this way”
or
“It doesn’t make me feel good so I won’t pay it any attention”

That strength is just protection built from avoidance.

Real strength is built from being able to face what’s uncomfortable.

To sit with the parts of yourself you’d rather avoid.

The thoughts that don’t feel good.
The emotions that feel overwhelming.
The patterns you wish you didn’t have.

Real strength is built from walking up to your inner lion - your shadow, the parts of you that feel big, messy, and hard to face -and meeting it with love instead of force.

It’s just like the story of the mouse and the lion.

The lion looks scary. Loud. Aggressive.
But really… he’s just in pain. There’s a thorn in his paw.

And instead of running away, the mouse walks toward him.

He does the hard thing.
He faces what feels uncomfortable.
And he removes the thorn.

And in that moment, the lion softens. The lion becomes his friend.

That’s what this work is.

Your reactions, your triggers, your emotions are not something to shut down or control.

They’re something to understand and give them love, softness, compassion.

Your shadow isn’t something to control… it’s something to build a relationship with.

When you can hold space for all parts of yourself, that’s where unshakable strength is built from.

✨Today’s action step✨

Notice one thought, emotion, or story that comes up for you today.
Instead of pushing it away or judging yourself for it…

Just take a deep breath and say:
“I see you. I know this is painful. But I love you anyway.”

Let it be seen.� Let it be held.
That is real strength.

If this resonates, this is exactly the kind of work I guide people through in my readings 🤍

This New Moon energy is intense… and it’s meant to be.You might notice old memories, scarcity wounds, and emotional trig...
17/04/2026

This New Moon energy is intense… and it’s meant to be.

You might notice old memories, scarcity wounds, and emotional triggers rising to the surface.

That’s not you going backwards.

That’s exactly what this energy is here to do.

What’s been sitting internally is now moving outward so it can finally be seen and released.

This is the internal becoming external.

So right now, don’t shove it down.

✨feel it
✨express it
✨cry, write, draw, talk it out

Whatever is coming up is ready to move through you, not stay stuck within you.

This is about releasing what you’ve outgrown,
so you can create space for the expansion that’s already been happening in your life.

It might feel personal… but you’re not alone in this.

This is happening on a collective level.

Something bigger is shifting and not just for you, but for humanity as a whole.

If you’re feeling this deeply, this is exactly the kind of energy I help people move through in my readings 🤍

✨Book through my website or message me for a chat ✨

Much Love, Ashleigh xx

13/04/2026

It’s a focus on self kinda day 🩵🩵🩵

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