Waaay back when at university, I took procrastination to such extreme levels that I’d have to wake up in the middle of the night to start a particularly heinous essay that was due the next day. 

But it wasn’t always like that.

Writing used to be pure flow and all bliss. I’d taught myself to read before I went to school. So writing felt like the most natural, intuitive thing in the world. I spent my early childhood wandering around by the river dreaming up stories or curled up in a chair, filling notepads full of tall tales.

Once I started school, though, things changed. Writing became more of a head-based, performative thing. And I found I could perform well (at the expense of my nervous system - hello, IBS!), getting a string of A’s and being accepted into one of the most-hyped post grad courses at university. Part of the hype was: You’ll be so busy, you’d never sleep.

I remember asking a time management expert our department had gotten in to help us with our insane workload, “When do we have time to just… live?” He looked me dead in the eye and said:

'You can’t think like that if you want to be an adult.'

In my career as a journalist, copy- and content writer, there was no choice - with layoffs around every corner, working longer and faster seemed like the only way to survive.

But survival mode left me anxious and creatively blocked. I tried following popular writing advice, which involved a lot of army-style terms like 'bootcamp' and 'smash your writer’s block'. Rather than motivating me, it made me feel overwhelmed, out of my depth, and ready for a movie marathon with extra chips.

There are a hundred reasons we procrastinate and feel creatively and mentally blocked - and none of them have to do with you being a lazy layabout.

Maybe you’re all go-go-go right now and need some time to rest or have fun

Maybe you’re trying to force ideas from your head (understandably - that’s how we all learned to write!) and ignoring your body, which is on a seasonal, cyclical schedule - and loves to move!

Maybe you’re stuck playing a role you no longer want, and your true self is begging to go in a different direction.

Maybe there’s an underlying fear - of not being good enough, of upsetting people - that needs to be addressed before you press ‘publish’.

Maybe you know writing will be healing for you - but facing the feelings the creative process will bring up is causing resistance. 

Maybe you've been listening to those formulaic, plot-it-all-out writing coaches - and as an intuitive, creative, sensitive human you're bored to tears

Or maybe you’re just struggling to translate the knowledge you have in your head to words that will connect with your dream readers, and need some guidance.

I now help writers and those who want to write as part of their healing process.  Because it’s almost never ONLY the technical aspects of writing that we struggle with.

We’re usually also petrified to write from our deepest place, because that's where (complicated) feelings live - even though we know with every fibre of our being that we’re called to write. 

I want you to feel deeply confident within yourself, in your message, and in the unique brand of healing you bring to yourself - and to the world, if you want to share your writing. 

And I want you to fall in love with the writing process too - for it to be intuitive and fun, like before society, school or the corporate world intervened.

I know my mix of body-focused, deep-dive, wild-territory embodiment coaching and writing can help you share the message in your heart in a way that will help you heal, grow, fall in love with the writing process again - and resonate with your dream clients on a cellular level.

I have 20 years’ of journalism, copy- and content writing experience, and a couple of nearly-there novel manuscripts in my drawer (fear held me back for a long time, too)

I’m an INFP and a highly-sensitive person. I find many of my clients identify as sensitive, or as NF (intuitive feeler) personality types too. One of the benchmarks of the high-sensitivity trait is a desire to dig deeper. I love nothing more than exploring deep terrain with my clients - and that we get to trust our feelings and intuition.

I live in a quaint wee town called Carterton, New Zealand, which has some serious Gilmore Girls vibes. 

That was my husband's favourite show - he passed away a year ago and helped build this website and take the photos for it. We used to live in an equally quaint suburb called Beach Haven - and that's  exactly the feeling I want you to have when you visit me virtually for a coaching session:  Beachy, relaxed, comfy and extra cosy. 

I want you to feel like you're putting your toes in the sand, going for a swim after a long day's work, or taking a picnic down to the water. 

So bring your comfiest blanket and something soothing to drink, and let’s get creative writing!