Why do holistic businesses fail? Learn why reflexology, Reiki, and doula practices struggle, and what successful practitioners do differently.

When devotion provides, life responds in unexpected ways. A reflection on surrender, trust, and how alignment opens unseen support.

Is reflexology a good career? Learn about income, demand, sustainability, part-time options, and what reflexology schools don’t tell you.

Are doulas lightworkers? Learn how spirituality, nervous system regulation, and grounded presence intersect in modern doula work.

Pregnancy and birth today involve more information, more testing, and more medical options than ever before. While access to care has expanded, I see many families feeling quietly overwhelmed, unsure how to navigate the system in a way that actually aligns with their values, nervous systems, and lived experiences. I wrote this article for BRAINZ Magazine  because I believe holistic doulas are needed now more than ever, not because modern maternity care is failing, but becaus

Many people who feel called to healing work struggle with conventional Western religion. What’s often missing isn’t faith. It’s recognition. A lot of Western religious language presents God as singular, hierarchical, directive, often implicitly masculine. For some people, that works. For others, something essential feels absent. Not because God is wrong but because the way God is presented to us doesn't resonate. Across many ancient spiritual traditions, God was never underst

It could be both. Before I get into the similarities and the differences between periods of depression and spiritual awakening, I want to remind you how serious periods of immense pain can be. Whether you are a practitioner who is supporting clients who may be experiencing depression/having an awakening or if this is something you are experiencing yourself, please know when to seek additional support. It’s always wise to determine who your personal and professional supports w

It's time to expand our concept of holding space to deeply consider not just our client or loved one's unique relationship with emotional pain and their nervous system capacity for it, but also our own. People are complex and individual and this includes how we experience suffering, our feelings about emotional pain, how our nervous system responds to it and what we do to regulate if we become dysregulated. How we hold space for others can cause harm to ourselves or to the o

Whether we are doing yoga, receiving reflexology or Reiki, it is normal for emotions to arise. A huge part of our role as doulas is also emotional support. Energy from past experiences can be stored in the body, sometimes for years. Whether it is grief, anger, sadness, despair, fear, shame, resentment or any other emotion, it can come to the surface during a session or clients may book their session because of traumas or pain that they are processing. Knowing how to hold spac

Emotions are one of the most obvious ways we experience energy. What we do with that energy can have a significant effect on us including...