Why nervous system regulation changes everything for doulas One of the most misunderstood aspects of labour is pain. Not because pain isn’t real, but because it’s rarely just  physical. What most people don’t understand about pain in labour is how fear exponentially increases it. When the nervous system perceives threat, pain does not rise in a linear way. It multiplies. Muscles tighten, breath shortens, hormones shift, and suddenly the body is no longer working with  labour

If you spend time in doula training, reflexology training, or Reiki training spaces, you may eventually hear the word codependency  come up. Sometimes it’s whispered with discomfort. Sometimes it’s used as a warning. And sometimes it’s misunderstood entirely. So let’s talk about it honestly. Are people who are more susceptible to codependency more likely to be drawn to doula work, reflexology, Reiki, and the healing arts? The short answer is yes.The deeper answer is that this

A lot of people who are drawn to healing and doula work talk about wanting to “leave the matrix.” Usually what they mean isn’t that they hate structure, responsibility, or even work. What they’re really saying is: “I can’t keep living disconnected from who I am.” The matrix isn’t just a 9 to 5 job. It’s a way of living where we forget ourselves in exchange for safety, approval, or predictability. Leaving it doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it’s quiet. Sometimes it’s te

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

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

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'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

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...

The journey to conception and pregnancy is deeply emotional and can sometimes be full of uncertainty. For many, infertility can feel like...

Starting and growing a holistic health business can be incredibly rewarding, but it requires more than just passion and expertise in your...