Living a Wholistic Life

Living a Wholistic Life A certified MindValley Life Coach, accredited Holistic Health Practitioner, meditation teacher and chair yoga instructor. I understand that. It is your life.

I teach stress management and relaxation skills through coaching for busy professional women to live their best lives. I am dedicated to helping you uncover the life-changing habits, tools, routines and mindset to unlock your own personal and professional wellness. I am passionate about helping you to experience more everyday personal and professional happiness, so you can truly live the wholistic life you dream about. Life is short and you deserve to be the best you can be and have always dreamed about becoming. However, something has always held you back. Whether that be family, work, or even the fear of stepping outside of your comfort zone. I too was afraid to take the leap, but my health and happiness was more important than my excuses. What can you expect from enrolling in one of my classes or online courses? Holistic health and wellness coaching will help you to see the challenges in your life more clearly and empower you to find solutions yourself. You will be encouraged to adopt simple everyday actions to improve your happiness and wellbeing each day. And be motivated to continue the process every day. I provide you with tools and information to assist you, but ultimately the real success comes from you. You have the power to heal.

What if you already have enough time — and the problem is something else entirely?I know that's a big claim, but stay wi...
16/09/2026

What if you already have enough time — and the problem is something else entirely?

I know that's a big claim, but stay with me.

Most of the busy women I know don't actually have zero downtime. They have twenty minutes here. Fifteen there. An hour on a Sunday afternoon.

But instead of using that time in a way that genuinely restores them — they're scrolling, catching up on emails, doing the background tasks that feel productive but leave them no more rested than before.

They have the time , but they’re just not in it.

And this is what I think is the real problem beneath the busyness. Not a lack of hours, but a lack of presence in the hours we already have.

This week on Balanced Brews, we're talking about quality over quantity — and what it really means to have enough time.

Listen in as I explore:
⏳ The "more time" myth and what actually happens when you imagine having three free hours
🧘🏻♂️ What full presence feels like — and why the neuroscience backs it up completely
🧠 The cost of half-presence on our relationships and our experience of our own lives
💖 Four tiny practices that change everything — without changing your schedule

This one is a reset I think you'll love it.

New episode is live now on my Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/v7ffr42-quality-over-quantity-rethinking-what-it-really-means-to-have-enough-time.html

And tell me below 👇 — if someone handed you three free hours tomorrow, what would you actually do with them? I genuinely want to know.

What would it feel like to have a conversation this week where you weren't watching the clock?Not sneaking a glance at y...
14/09/2026

What would it feel like to have a conversation this week where you weren't watching the clock?

Not sneaking a glance at your phone.
Not mentally planning dinner while nodding along.
Not thinking about the three things you need to do the moment this ends.

Just... fully there. Fully present and actually in it.

I think about this a lot — because time freedom and connection are so deeply linked.

We often think of time freedom as having *more* hours. But what if it was actually about the quality of the hours we already have?

What if an hour of genuine, unhurried conversation with someone you love gave you more than three hours of ticking boxes ever could?

The research supports this. True connection — the kind where you feel genuinely heard and at ease — regulates your nervous system, lowers stress hormones, and restores a sense of calm and perspective that no productivity hack can replicate.

In other words making time for real conversation isn't taking time away from your life. It's actually one of the most restorative things you can do with it.

This week, I want to challenge you to have one unhurried conversation. With no agenda, or rushing, or with half-attention. Just you, someone you care about, and the gift of your full presence.

Notice how you feel before and how you feel after.

I think you might be surprised.

Who would you most love to have that conversation with this week? Drop their initials below — let's hold each other accountable.

When did someone last ask how you were — and actually wait for the honest answer?Today is R U OK? Day, and I want to sta...
09/09/2026

When did someone last ask how you were — and actually wait for the honest answer?

Today is R U OK? Day, and I want to start by saying something that often gets lost in the busyness of this day.

The question isn't just for people who are visibly struggling.

It's for the woman who looks like she's holding it all together.
It's for the friend who's always the strong one.
It's for the colleague who says "fine, busy, you know how it is" every single time someone asks.

It's for you.

R U OK? Day exists because connection saves lives. And I say that gently, and I mean it fully. When people feel truly seen and heard — when someone asks the question and genuinely stays for the answer — it changes things in ways we can't always measure.

But you don't have to be in crisis to deserve that kind of connection.

Every woman I talk to is carrying something she doesn't often say out loud. The exhaustion that goes deeper than tiredness. The loneliness that lives inside a full life. The quiet worry that she's somehow falling behind at being herself.

So today, I have two invitations for you.

First: Ask someone in your life today — properly, with eye contact or a real phone call — "How are you actually going?" And then listen. Really listen.

Second: Let yourself be asked. If someone reaches out today, let yourself give an honest answer. Even a small one.

"I'm a bit tired, actually."
"It's been a big few weeks."
"I'm okay — but I've been better."

That's connection. That's where it starts, and that's what today is really about.

How are you*actually going today? This is a safe space. I'm genuinely asking.

If you or someone you know needs support today, please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14. You don't have to carry it alone.

Tomorrow is R U OK? Day and I want to ask you something before it arrives.When did someone last ask how you were — and a...
09/09/2026

Tomorrow is R U OK? Day and I want to ask you something before it arrives.

When did someone last ask how you were — and actually wait for the honest answer?

Not hope you're well in a quick message, or the version of you that says fine, busy, you know how it is before they even finish asking.

A real question with real presence - and space for a real answer.

That's what R U OK? Day is really about.

Not just checking in on the people we're worried about — but creating a culture where any of us can be honest about how we're actually doing.

For many of the women I talk to — the capable ones, the strong ones, the ones everyone else leans on — the hardest part isn't asking.

It's in the answering.

So in this week's episode of Balanced Brews, we're going there.

We're talking about:
💛 Why "fine" is the most overused — and most lonely — word we have
💛 How to ask the question in a way that actually opens things up
💛 Why receiving care can feel harder than giving it
💛 How to check in with yourself before you check in with anyone else

It's a good one. I think you'll feel it.

Listen now on my Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/v7esq5m-are-you-actually-okay-the-art-of-asking-and-actually-answering-honestly.html

So tomorrow — on R U OK? Day — I hope you ask someone properly and let yourself be asked.

Tell me below — how are you actually going today? This is a safe space. I'm genuinely asking.

If you or someone you know needs support: Lifeline 13 11 14 — always available.

What if September was the month you finally stopped waiting for things to slow down — and started choosing connection ri...
07/09/2026

What if September was the month you finally stopped waiting for things to slow down — and started choosing connection right now?

Spring is here and there's something about this season that always feels like a quiet invitation to begin again.

A gentle nudge to lift your head, look around, and ask yourself — who and what have I been meaning to make more time for?

We don't drift from the people we love because we stopped caring.

We drift because we got busy, then busier, and then one day we looked up and realised the friendships had faded quietly into the background. The version of ourselves we most enjoy had somehow gotten buried under the weight of everything else.

September is World Su***de Prevention Month — a time when, as a community, we're gently reminded of just how much our connection to others matters. Not just for those in crisis, but for all of us - every day.

Because feeling truly connected — seen, heard, and valued — is one of the most fundamental human needs there is.

This month, let’s explore that together.

What does real connection look like when you're a busy woman?
How do you make time for it without adding to the overwhelm?
And what happens to your sense of time freedom when you do?

That's what September is about here.

Tell me — who's someone you've been meaning to reconnect with? Let this be your sign.

Connection isn't a luxury. For a lot of women — it's the thing that's quietly missing.September is World Su***de Prevent...
02/09/2026

Connection isn't a luxury. For a lot of women — it's the thing that's quietly missing.

September is World Su***de Prevention Month and rather than making this heavy or clinical — I want to talk about something that sits right at the heart of this month's message.

Connection.

The ordinary, everyday kind. The kind that comes from feeling truly known by another person. From having someone in your corner who genuinely asks how you're going and actually stays for the answer.

Research tells us that loneliness has a health impact comparable to smoking fifteen ci******es a day. And yet so many women I know — capable, caring, busy women with full lives and full diaries — quietly carry a loneliness they don't even have names for.

Because being surrounded by people is not the same as feeling connected.

In this week's episode of Balanced Brews, I'm talking about this — gently, honestly, and with so much love for every woman who recognises herself in it.

We will explore:
✨ Why busy women are often lonely inside full lives
✨ What connection actually does for your body and mind
✨ How time freedom and connection are really the same conversation
✨ A simple four-week practice to try this September

Listen now on my Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/v7eo6ei-connection-why-the-people-in-your-life-matter-more-than-you-think.html

If you or someone you know needs support: Lifeline 13 11 14 — available 24 hours, 7 days.

What's one relationship in your life that you've been meaning to nurture — but keep putting off until things slow down?W...
27/08/2026

What's one relationship in your life that you've been meaning to nurture — but keep putting off until things slow down?

We both know things aren't going to slow down on their own. But the people we love — the friendships that feed us, the conversations that remind us who we are beneath all the roles we play — they can't wait indefinitely.

I've been thinking about this lately. How often do we treat connection like something we'll get to eventually? When the kids are older. When work settles. When we're less tired. When we finally feel on top of things.

Connection isn't a reward for getting life under control. It is part of how we get our lives back.

Last week during National Science Week I talked about how the science backs this up. Genuine, warm human connection is one of the most powerful nervous system regulators there is. It literally shifts our body out of stress and into safety.

Which means the phone call you keep putting off? The catch-up you've rescheduled three times? The friend you miss but haven't messaged because you're not sure what to say?

That's not a luxury for your to-do list, it’s something to prioritise for our wellbeing.

👇 Who's the person you're going to reach out to this week? Let this be your nudge.

What if your constant exhaustion has nothing to do with how busy your schedule is and everything to do with what is happ...
26/08/2026

What if your constant exhaustion has nothing to do with how busy your schedule is and everything to do with what is happening inside your nervous system?

This week on Balanced Brews we look at rewiring busy and regulating your nervous system. This one is backed by science, and I think it is going to change the way you look at busyness entirely.

Listen now on my Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/v7ejfi2-rewiring-busy-regulate-your-nervous-system.html

Tell me in the comments — does your body ever feel like it simply cannot switch off?

If someone handed you three extra hours tomorrow, what would you actually do with them?Take a moment with that question....
24/08/2026

If someone handed you three extra hours tomorrow, what would you actually do with them?

Take a moment with that question. Because I've asked a version of this to many people — and the answers are almost always the same.

• Sleep
• Read
• Just sit quietly and do nothing
• Call my mum
• Go for a walk without my phone
• Actually be present at dinner instead of thinking about what's next.

Nobody says catch up on emails or finally tick off the to-do list.

Which tells us something really important. We already know what we need and what we're missing. We're not confused about what time freedom would feel like.

We're just not sure we're allowed to have it yet.

During National Science Week, we've been exploring the science behind why we get so stuck in busyness — the nervous system, the cortisol loop, the biology beneath our overwhelm.

And what all of it points to is this? We learned that time freedom isn't earned and it isn't a reward for finally getting everything done.

It's a choice that we make now, with the life you already have.

You're allowed to choose it. Starting today.

👇 So tell me — those three hours — what would you do? I genuinely want to know

What if five slow breaths could actually change your body chemistry — would you try it?I know how that sounds. - a littl...
20/08/2026

What if five slow breaths could actually change your body chemistry — would you try it?

I know how that sounds. - a little too simple.

But there is science behind this — and because it's National Science Week I’m going to dive into this.

When you slow your breathing down — specifically when you make your exhale longer than your inhale — you activate something called your vagus nerve.

Your vagus nerve is the main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system. The rest-and-digest part. The part that tells your body: the threat is over, you can soften now.

Just a few minutes of slow, extended exhale breathing measurably lowers cortisol, slows your heart rate, and shifts your brain into a calmer, clearer state.

That means before the school run, before an important conversation, before you open your inbox — two minutes of slow breathing is not wasted time.

It's preparation, it's science and it's free. And it's one of the simplest things I know to start building genuine time freedom from the inside out.

Because time freedom isn't just about having more hours. It's about being able to be present in the hours you have.

Try it today. Breathe in for four counts - out for six to eight. Repeat for two minutes.

Then come back and tell me how it felt. 👇

💛 And if you want more of this — check out my guided meditations and relaxation exercises available on my website https://liveanwholisticlife.com/services-3036 (scroll down to digital products).

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