This is the last in a series, that completes the body of work called WomanKind, on reclaiming the feminine. It’s a poem about the challenges and times of overwhelm, of being a woman – mother, wife, lover, friend, daughter. It is about what perimenopause and menopause ask of us – to pause and to become […]
This is the fifth in a series, WomanKind, on reclaiming the feminine. Standing in the snaking line of a busy coffee shop, the woman in front of me comments on the lack of social distance I am giving her. I am standing on the front door mat of the cafe and she is on the
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This is the fourth in a series, WomanKind, on reclaiming the feminine. People like to put others in boxes; they become easier to understand. As women we often identify ourselves in very limiting ways, “I’m the wife of, the mother of, the CEO of….” How often have you asked someone what they do and then
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This is the third in a series, WomanKind, on reclaiming the feminine. Soft centre is found in the scent of jasmine in spring, a warm embrace, a sunset, the fertile forest floor, the vast night sky, a sunlight rock pool, an awakened heart. It is the first smell of rain hitting parched earth, surrendering to
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This is the second in a series, WomanKind, on reclaiming the feminine. In to me see* Intimacy is not a tap, it’s a wellof bottomless desire to drown in.A vulnerable, devastating place,echoes of my unmet needs.Dark risky places of raw rejection. Intimacy feels chancy, it can go either waydown a long corridor thatends in a
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This is the first in a series, WomanKind, on reclaiming the feminine In this instant when we all need deep listening, peace, connection and compassion, the world is at war. The enemy can’t be seen or heard, has no shape, except a crown, a halo of light, a “corona”. The enemy, we have been led
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Are you constantly recalibrating your nervous system from the barrage of the news cycle and ensuing soup of emotions: anger, disbelief, grief, loss, and frustration? Here is a piece of good news. It’s a moment in history, a sacred pause, coined by scientists as the “Anthropause” – the wave of quiet. Do you remember in
This recipe via two friends is modified from mynewroots. It’s the first success I’ve had with my beautiful fermentation crock by Kinfolk and Co. I love this recipe because of the fermented garlic and ginger and that I can adjust the chilli as I’m not a huge fan of super spicy kimchi, one of Korea’s
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I have the good fortune to live in the sub tropics with a mature and producing macadamia nut tree in my garden. This recipe comes with a lot of tropical nutty flavour, delicious crunch, healthy protein and essential fats all beneficial for women in transition. I enjoy eating sustainable fish fresh from the ocean, as
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If you are struggling to find a way to be OK in the world right now, you are not alone. Our lives can be thrust into chaos just from a single thought. Listening to the news can send dread molecules coursing through the body. Stop…stop that thought from taking hold into the future, come back
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