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, 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 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 now help blocked and aspiring writers get in move through writer's block and into creative flow. Because it’s almost never ONLY the technical aspects of writing that we struggle with.

Sometimes we struggle to fit our visionary work into a day that's all about hard work and no play. 

Sometimes we're 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 fall in love with the writing process - for it to be intuitive and fun, like before society, school or the corporate world intervened.

I want you to be able to move into creative flow whenever you want. 

And I want you to feel deeply confident within yourself, in your story and in your ability to write through difficult feelings without it engulfing you. 

I know my mix of body-focused, deep-dive, wild-territory embodiment coaching and movement can help you find the words that will resonate with your dream readers on a cellular-wisdom level - and the courage to share it. 

I have 20 years' journalism & feature writing experience and I'm editing my my first two novel. Yes, I wrote two once I found the secret to moving through my own writers' blocks, fears and resistance patterns. 

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. 

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 two years ago, and writing about the loss, as well as finding pockets of pleasure in my creative work and everyday life, has helped me move through this 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 what you're dreaming about for your writing life, and how I can help you get in touch with your creative writing magic.