The Heart of Change
Fight or Flight – Part 1
As far as animal instincts go this is one of the most natural reactions to surviving in this world. After my time with the horses,
November 10, 2025
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Curious by nature, and a lover of most things.
Below is a snippet of some of what makes me, me.
A balance of things I have learned, things I love, character references and values I hold.
What it really peels down to, is that, I am inspired by life and I absolutely LOVE inspiring others.
My parents told me I could do anything I want in life. After years of questioning, trialing and searching I came to realise that life isn’t all about what I do, it’s about what I love. What inspires me. And so here I am, doing what I love and inspiring others to do the same.
Growing up, I was( still am) a happy go lucky kid that absolutely loved to play, particularly loved being in and out of the water and spent most of her hours at the beach or outside building tree huts and exploring the beautiful environment. At age 4 I was diagnosed with Type one diabetes. As a young child all I could remember was being sick in hospital, having people inject me and no longer being allowed honey. Not being allowed honey was the greatest devastation. Little did I realise at the time how impactful this would be in my life.
Fortunately I had parents and support that gave me the belief I could do anything despite this diagnosis and for the most part I did. I was out to prove to the world that I was normal, that it wouldn't stop me. I took this stubborn determination into many high achieving areas particularly in high performance sports. I lived a life that placed everything before diabetes. I myself was not motivated and it wasn't until my early 20's did I begin to really tune into the significant impact of diabetes and how that impacted me in everyday.
I began longing for freedom and for a cure and for ways in which I could support myself. Fortunately thanks to my mums commitment to natural medicine and alternative treatments - I had the upper hand. This was an incredible switch that moment when I decided to care . Anyone can try and do it for you but the true healing only occurs when you, yourself decide.. So here I was in my early 20's caring for the first time.
Only issue was with a life of sport - I was a very high achiever and I took this similar mindset and determination forward . On one hand this helped me to understand the body is capable of - but this approach was never going to work. It simply was throwing stress at my body. After months of trying I gave up. It was hard. And I was fighting a battle of non-acceptance over who I was and the gifts I had. So I ran away from that endevour and resumed a job in the high performance sport arena as an event coordinator for New Zealand Water Polo. A world that was comfortable and familiar to me.
As you can imagine it wasn't long before the universe had other ideas. I was stressed, not caring for myself and soon laying in a hospital bed. I spent the first day attempting to do the job I HAD to finish as people relied on me and then the reflection moment - who was looking out for me? I certainly wasn't. I booked myself into a yoga retreat, quit my job and dedicated the next decade to my own personal journey of caring.
Curious by nature, I have since discovered many modalities, had several empowering experiences and now feel inspired to follow my heart in supporting Wellness collectively.
As far as animal instincts go this is one of the most natural reactions to surviving in this world. After my time with the horses,
As we approach the month of November and enter into Diabetes Action month, I felt it was only fitting to engage in the theme for
They say if you don’t get it the first time, try and try again. Hmmmmm well although there is a sentiment of not giving up,
A great question, one I must confess I have spent very little time on over the years. For me personally, I didn’t want to dive
