Following My Own Path It has taken me until the age of 48 to truly understand the importance of taking care of myself. I have spent most of my life rushing. Seventeen years in frontline policing in London did not leave space for a calm or regulated nervous system. Hypervigilance became normal. Pushing through became a skill. Rest felt unfamiliar, even unsafe. In 2017, I left the police and married someone living with high-functioning anxiety and a great deal of unexpressed an

For the last week, I have been in Ubud, Bali, training in Aerial and Acro Yoga. When I booked this course, I genuinely questioned my sanity. I wasn’t sure what was going to come from it. But I do have some forward vision of what I’d like to happen at the mill, aerial yoga may just feature in the not too distant future. I came to Ubud from Canggu, after completing a really deep dive at a women’s healing surf and yoga retreat. I had absolutely no expectation of what this traini

Last Morning in Escape Haven Today is my last morning in Escape Haven. I woke up and listened to mantra. Positive affirmations. Remembering just how beautiful life is. I got up and nipped out for a coffee from Copenhagen, a really cool coffee shop nearby. A nice matcha and a latte in the town. It was sleepy and the roads were quiet. I found myself smiling as I walked along the road , feeling mentally lighter and excited. Feeling in my heart optimistic for 2026. It’s unfolding