I was telling everyone who would listen I was going to be an author since before I even went to school. 

Back then, writing was pure flow and all bliss. It felt like the most natural, intuitive thing in the world. I'd spend hours wandering around by the river, dreaming up stories.

Sometimes the muse would hit and I'd write something, but I never felt connected to my writing in a way that 

Over time, though, the academic, and then corporate world intervened. Writing became this head-based, formulaic, performance-driven thing.

As an adult, I still wanted to write a book, but my creativity was MIA and I was completely, devastatingly blocked...

I can move into creative flow whenever I want to, instead of waiting for that fickle muse to show up every once in a blue moon. 

I've written two manuscripts and have several more in me - I never run out of stories.! 

I don't just dream about being a writer now, I actually feel and live like one. (And I've been approached by a fiction editor about publishing, because I now feel confident enough to share my writing online)

I now help blocked and aspiring writers get in move through writer's block and into creative flow so they can finally get that book written.

Think of me as the midwife for the first draft of your manuscript. 

I won't tell you to be more disciplined. Mindset approaches don't work because we're not machines run by our minds.

Building a joyful, sustainable writing practice requires an embodied approach - one that puts first the living, breathing writer with a nervous system, body, emotions, (limiting) beliefs, go-to procrastination habits that have become ingrained over time - and the specific season of life they're in. 

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 writing style, role or genre that no longer feels like you, 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 have therapeutic benefits 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 identify the story that you know you're called to write, but can't find right now. 

I can't wait to explore some of these with you so you can finally write that book you've always wanted to!

I have 20 years' experience as a journalist, copywriter and feature write. 

I'm an intuitive feeler (INFP) personality type, so I firmly believe we can use our feelings and intuition to tap into our deepest, richest writing - and life. 

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

That was my late husband Peter's favourite show. He was a handsome programmer and talented hobby photographer who helped me build this website and take the photos for it. Peter passed away in 2024, and writing about the loss, as well as finding pockets of pleasure in my creative work, has helped me move through this painful transition.

On that spectrum of grief and joy is where our creative power lies - and I love facilitating writing spaces where you transform your feelings into powerful self-expression.

The beach is my happy place (can you tell?!) and that's exactly how I want you to feel with me - relaxed, toes in the sand, warmed by the sun... So, grab your beach blanket and let's hang out! I'd love to hear about the book you're dreaming about, and how I can help you get in touch with your creative writing magic.