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ABOUT NAOMI
Naomi is a psychologist, author and speaker with over 20 years experience in education, educational psychology and psychotherapy with a special interest in the emotional well - being of children and young adults. With an initial teaching background she has insightful knowledge on the role of both parents and teachers in supporting, nurturing and helping young people reach their potential. Naomi qualified cm laude with an MA in Educational Psychology from University of KwaZulu-Natal and is in private practice in Hilton, South Africa. She has spoken countrywide and her online parenting courses have now reached an international following. Naomi is a mother of two young children and regards this as a privilege and her most important role. DISCLAIMER
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27/12/2025

NOTHINGNESS WEEK

I have slipped away for a few days of bush submersion after a year that has tested every fibre of my body and soul.

A year that taught me.
Grew me.
Expanded me far beyond what I ever imagined possible-
and also siphoned more energy than my mitochondria ever stood a chance of converting…

So here I am…
Literally spending hours in this chair.
And this morning, I was joined by this little guy, who quietly shared my coffee and didn’t ask a single thing of me.

So I just sat…
As I am doing again-
Savouring an orchestra of bird calls and insect chirps,
And deeply inhaling the purest breath…

Yesterday, I wanted to write.
To think.
To do...

But instead- I was numb.
Mind blank.
Words refusing to assemble.
And I was in bed before 8pm last night...
Utterly spent…

I have been wondering if the Christmas adrenaline surge finally had its say...
(Realistically perhaps it was the entire 2025 adrenaline surge)
And whether this is the inevitable crash that follows surviving on borrowed cortisol…

But as today feels much the same,
I’ve named it.
I’ve declared it:

NOTHINGNESS WEEK.

Not racing to the finish line.
Not spring-cleaning cupboards or creating vision boards.
Not whipping myself into action because the calendar says I should.

Just…
Slowness.
Quiet.
Letting stillness engulf me however it wants to.

Absorbing softness. Richness.
The ancient wisdom of the natural world that never rushes and never apologizes for resting.

And maybe this is the reminder some of us need too. Again.

You don’t always need to process.
Or fix.
Or optimize your healing.

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is sit in a chair,
Share space with a Guttural Toad,
And allow nothingness to do its quiet, necessary work.

If your body is asking for stillness- listen.
If your soul is whispering ‘enough now’- honour it.

Declare a NOTHINGNESS WEEK.

Growth doesn’t only happen in motion.
Sometimes it happens alongside quietness and a coffee-sharing toad.

With love always,
Naomi 💛

25/12/2025

On this day, after a year that has asked so much of so many,
I wish you, with ALL my heart,
an abundance of joy.

The kind that surprises you.
The kind that heals you.
The kind that reminds you you’re not alone.

And moments of magic and miracles greater than your wildest dreams could ever imagine.

Merry Christmas, my friends.
Thank you for being here. Still. ✨

So much love today and always,
Naomi 🎄❤️

24/12/2025

Eat, be merry and don’t sweat the small stuff 🎄💛

23/12/2025

Indecision is one of the most exhausting places to stand.

That fork where everything feels loud, heavy, and unresolved… where your system is tired and every option feels like too much;

If you’re there… pause.
Let the emotional surge settle.

Then choose.
Not perfectly. Not fearlessly.
Just clearly - for this moment.

Clarity comes from commitment.
Not from certainty.

Love,
Naomi 💛

21/12/2025

I saw an idea on Instagram a few days ago…
And today, I decided to try it.

You write 12 wishes for 2026 on slips of paper.
You fold them up so you can’t see what’s what.
And every night, you burn one –
releasing it to the universe, to God, or whatever you believe in –
trusting it to unfold in ways you cant yet see.

On 1 January 2026, you open the one wish left unburnt.

That’s the one YOU need to make happen.

But of course… I added a Part Two.

I also wrote down 12 attributes I want to consciously, intentionally embody more fully.

And let me pause here with an honest truth:

It’s been a year of multitude of canaries dive- bombing me from every direction.
And in years like that- for any of us – growth is spontaneous, accelerated, almost on steroids.

But growth shouldn’t only be reactive.
It shouldn’t only happen because life cracked us open.

Growth is something we get to choose.
Something we pursue consciously and gently – every single day.

So while I won’t share my 12 wishes…
these are the attributes I’m calling in more of:

✨ Patience – mostly with myself

✨Boldness and courage – because goodness, life requires these daily

✨Presence - to fully absorb the moments that pass too quickly

✨Awakeness – to ALL the beauty life offers

✨Belief – ceaseless belief, in miracles and magic

✨Wisdom - for every step I take

✨Love – the capacity to receive more and give more

✨Gentleness – with all living beings- especially my own soul

✨Quietness- enough to listen deeply- the universe always speaks

✨Unashamedly unboxed- unapologetic for it (I’ve never fitted into an average - sized box; unboxing fully IS becoming fully)

✨Fearless - in pursuit of what sets my soul on fire.

✨Gracious – with life, with others, with myself

So tonight, I’m releasing my growth to the universe.

Trusting that whatever unfolds next year,
I will keep becoming.
And that my becoming will nurture these attributes.

And the one that’s left on New Year’s Day…
Well that one’s going straight onto my bathroom mirror –
A bare– faced reminder to actively pursue it,
To choose it,
To embody it,
Again and again.

If this year has been heavy for you too…
If you’ve been surviving more than dreaming…
Maybe this is your gentle nudge.

Not to pressure yourself into a “better” version-
But to lovingly choose the qualities that will carry you forward.

Growth doesn’t have to be loud.
Or perfect.
Or performative.

Sometimes it’s just a quiet decision whispered to yourself:
“I’m still becoming - and that’s enough.”

With love and candles,
Naomi ✨💛

20/12/2025

Today I did something I seldom do…

As the rain poured and the thunder gently rumbled,
I closed the book I was reading,
closed my eyes…
and rested…

I almost fell asleep-
Until my twelve-year-old who is in the stage of “could-eat-four-roast-chickens-in-one-sitting”,
belted out from the other side of the house:
“MOM, can I have a packet of chips?”

But it got me thinking about soul rest…

For most people I know-
It’s been a year…

A year weathering relentless storms.
A year of survival dashing, of overwhelm, of too-mucheries.
A year that has left many bone-weary…

Running on fumes.
On reserves that no amount of afternoon naps will replenish.

Because what we need isn’t just sleep.
We need soul rest…

A quietening.
A softening.
A slowing.

This next season-
Of growth and becoming-
Calls for it.

In fact, without the nourishment of rest,
No living being can grow.
Growth requires wintering…

And maybe soul rest doesn’t look like escape, or silence, or fixing anything.
Maybe it looks like allowing yourself to stop bracing…

To unclench your jaw.
To drop your shoulders.
To breathe without an agenda.

Soul rest is not doing more.

It’s letting yourself be held-
By stillness.
By quiet.
By the moment you are already in.

You don’t have to earn it.
You don’t have to justify it.

If your body is tired, rest your body.
If your heart is tired, stop asking it to carry answers.
If your soul is tired, give it space to just BE-without forcing it to find solutions.

As the year draws to a close,
Ask yourself with quiet compassion-

How can I rest my soul?

You are not lazy.
You are not falling behind.

You’re tired because you’ve been strong for too long.

You are allowed to rest now…

And know-
That in that rest-
Something new will quietly begin to grow…

With love and soul- nourishing,
Naomi 💛

19/12/2025

Gaslighting isn’t always cruel. Sometimes it’s wrapped in love- and that’s what makes it so subtle.

Love does not cancel the impact of invalidation. And protecting your nervous system is not being ungrateful- it’s self-preservation.

With love always,
Naomi 💛

18/12/2025

Before 2026 arrives, pause here (If you want the next year to feel steadier, clearer, and more intentional):

👉 1. Pay attention to what actually fed your soul
Not what looked impressive.
Not what earned applause.

What genuinely helped you stay regulated, present, and capable while you were carrying responsibility- that’s what deserves more space next year.

👉 2. Name what quietly drained you
Roles you outgrew.
Patterns that demanded too much.
Expectations that no longer fit the season you’re in.

Awareness isn’t criticism- it’s the beginning of change.

👉 3. Identify where your impact was strongest
Not where you were busiest- but where your decisions, leadership, or presence truly mattered.

That’s where your energy belongs going forward.

👉 4. Honour the weight of what you held this year
Many people reading this navigated illness, loss, pressure, family responsibility, or sustained stress- often without slowing down.

Strength includes acknowledgment.

👉 5. Resolve what’s quietly pulling at you
Unfinished conversations.
Unclear boundaries.
Decisions postponed out of fatigue rather than fear.

Loose ends cost more than we realise.

👉 6. Let go of what completed its role
Some things don’t need fixing- they need releasing.

Closure isn’t failure.
It’s discernment.

👉 7. Reflect on how difficulty shaped you
Pressure reveals values.
Challenge refines clarity.

Ask yourself:
What did this year teach me about how I want to live and lead?

👉 8. Decide what no longer gets access to you
Over-functioning.
Emotional overextension.
Leadership that comes at the expense of your health or home life.

This isn’t about doing less- it’s about choosing better.

👉 9. Create space for real thinking
Not reactive thinking.
Not rushed thinking.

True clarity needs quiet, containment, and support.

👉 10. Be honest about where you stayed small
Not from weakness- from depletion.
From habit.
From carrying too much for too long.

Honesty here opens movement.

👉 11. Choose support that matches the life you’re living
High-level responsibility requires steadiness, emotional intelligence, and clear decision-making- not noise or pressure.

This is where deep personal development matters.

And this is the work I offer.

👇

I’ve opened a small number of spaces in my private Personal Development Programme for 2026.

This is 1:1 work, held confidentially, with me.
No group calls.
No performance.
No racing.

What’s included:
✨ A 90-minute kickoff session
✨ 3 × 60-minute private sessions per week, per month
✨ Telegram support (Mon–Thurs)
✨ Full access to my recorded workshops and courses
✨ Options for 3, 6, or 12 months
✨ The 12-month programme includes a 5-hour in-person VIP Day (limited availability)

First sessions begin the week of 12 January.

If this sounds like where you are right now, DM me GROWTH to continue the conversation..

This work is for people who are ready to live- and lead- with more steadiness and intention.

With care,
Naomi 💛

16/12/2025

I’m busy writing the fourth and final season of ‘What The Actual Canary?!’

It’s the Season of Becoming.

Not because I have it all worked out- far, FAR from it.

Truthfully, I think for growers, Becoming never really ends.

But in writing this season…
and living this season…
I am confronting hard, messy, beautiful life truths every.single.day.

As much as all four seasons carry their own challenges (plenty of them), for me, THIS season is by far the hardest and heaviest.

Because this is the one where growth happens alone- it has to.

Where courage is called upon more than ever before, as we step forward without certainty of who we are being shaped into.

Becoming can feel like breaking.

And this morning, my heart knew this is what needed to be shared:

If you’re feeling broken- or being made to feel like you are- remember these three things:

1. Withdrawal can be wisdom.

Sometimes pulling back isn’t weakness or avoidance. It’s your nervous system, knowing EXACTLY what it needs. That’s not breaking. That’s intelligence.

2. Boundaries often come with grief.

Setting them can feel like loss – because it is. Not everyone, and not every relationship, survives your truth. Grieving that doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re honest.

3. Disintegration often comes before Becoming.

Before growth, things can feel messy, unrecognizable, undone. That ‘hot mess’ season– it’s not failure – it’s FORMATION.

So if you feel fragile, raw, or cracked open right now…
You’re not broken.

You’re Becoming.

With love and living it,
Naomi 🌱💛

14/12/2025

It’s that time of the year…

Festive season.
Flashing lights.
Cheerful Christmas songs on repeat.
Merriment everywhere you look.

And in our household…
sometimes opposing opinions too.

Most of them, right now, are about all things magical and Christmassy.

The North Pole.
Santa.
Elves.
Christmas letters.

My daughter- almost 11years old- absolutely knows.
She knows Santa doesn’t bring the presents.
She knows mom moves the elves on the shelf and orchestrates their nightly mischief. (Bubble and Arctic- co conspirators).

And yet….

I watch her fiercely- almost defiantly- hold onto the belief that the magic still exists.
Even while her older brother does his level best to remind her of “reality.”

She chooses wonder.
She chooses fairy tales.
She chooses magic.

And I am waving every wand I can get my hands on to help her hold onto it for as long as possible.

Because here’s the thing.

We lose the magic too soon in adulthood. And when life’s canaries dive-bomb- as they inevitably do-
A world stripped of magic is a brutal place to land.

Reality hits hard.
Time feels short.
Certainty dissolves.
We get clearer about what matters…
And painfully aware of what doesn’t.

And suddenly we want the magic back.
Desperately.
Viscerally.
Not as denial-
But as fuel.

Because in a canary-feathered world of reality-
Magic keeps hope alive.
It keeps energy moving.
It keeps hearts soft enough to keep going.

So if you’re clinging to a little wonder this season-
For your child, for yourself, for your survival-
You are not naïve.

You’re wise.

And maybe…
Just maybe…
The magic was never meant to be outgrown at all. ✨

With love and naughty elves,
Naomi 🎄❤️

12/12/2025

Here’s the thing about confidence:
I was NOT born with it.
Not even close.

People see me now-
Presenting to hundreds online,
Standing on stages,
Speaking to schools and corporates,
Holding the space for thousands of clients over two decades-
And they assume confidence is something that just LIVES in my bones.
Natural. Effortless. Always there.

But honestly,
I have days I still don’t feel good enough.

Days where my nervous system is in a blender before big events.
Days where old stories whisper louder than new truths I’ve worked so hard to build.
Days where courage shows up long before confidence does.

Because that’s how confidence actually works-
You don’t feel it first.
You feel it AFTER.

After the hard thing.
After the fear.
After the trembling.

When you look back and realise:
“Oh my word! I ACTUALLY did that!
It was in me the whole time!”

And this season of writing ‘What The Actual Canary?!’ has cracked something open for me…

Earlier this week, quietly in my stories,
I opened my personal development programmes to the public for the first time ever.

For years, this work has lived quietly behind closed doors-
Reserved for corporates, referrals, private circles…
Almost… hidden…

But this is part of my own Unforesting.
Part of my Becoming.

No more keeping the deep work tucked away.
No more pretending confidence has ever been a straight line.
No more holding back pieces of my journey that may help someone else rise.

I’ve already welcomed a few beautiful souls into this space,
And it feels RIGHT-
Aligned with the book,
Aligned with the season,
Aligned with the Becoming I keep choosing…

Confidence doesn’t grow in comfort.
It grows in motion.
In hard truth telling.
In the moments you step forward even while doubting yourself.

And THAT’s where the real transformation begins-
Not when you feel ready,
But when you choose to move anyway.

Because confidence doesn’t arrive first,
Courage does.
Take that step…

With love and not-always-easy moving,
Naomi 💛

PS. Jump on the waitlist for ‘What the Actual Canary?!’- link in comments ✨

PPS. All photos from the book photoshoot came in last night! WOW. Saysha Baker- you are one incredible photographer! Can’t wait to share more of them 💛

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