Stories

I have been delving into Sharon Blackie’s book ‘If women rose rooted’ it’s a book that I have with me everywhere I go. If you haven’t read it, please do, its a wonderful journey told through experiences of life, grief, transformation and Celtic stories. The Grimm tales has also become a carry along book too, it is a firm favourite for reading out loud with my partner before sleeping. I have been deep diving into the wonderful stories from the land where we live. I have been known to push away my very English blood line (I have always wanted a bit of Scandi, Scottish, Spanish and everything and anything in between in my blood) but I have decided to embrace the only person I know well and who I am and can only be and that’s me, within my very English blood line. I am incredibly open and with the land and stories that are a part of the tapestry of the Celtic Isles where I was born and continue to live.

The beaches in Canada in the photos below remind me of the Selkie stories of Scotland and Ireland where seal women on one night in the month come out of the water and take off their seal skins to dance and be human. Over the last week I have been with a group of incredible women at a retreat (where I was offline for 7 days, feeling grounded and truly human). The experiences there are in some ways indescribable. It felt like we were sirens and powerful sisters around our open fire. Connecting with the stories of this land and connecting with women from this land has created an incredibly nourishing, closeness that I never thought possible. I have been going to a monthly women’s circle since last September and it has changed the way I am able to connect with my feelings and meet others with theirs. The sacred art of listening. No opinions, no butting in, just pure human connection. I am eternally grateful to Paloma Suarez for giving me the gift of connection, and being heard. Please check out her offerings, she is truly a beautiful, tender, strong elder that I am so grateful to have found!