Your Safe Space with Eloise

Your Safe Space with Eloise A wedding invite. A money story. A bike. Im riding to The Netherlands to find out what’s really underneath “I can’t afford it” Using somatic awareness.

Donation link in bio and an open ended ticket. Where might i end up!?

07/09/2026

Now the planned parts had completed it was time for the deeper unknown…

Amsterdam with a hotel to ground and land in. To then fly off totally into the trust of life

I’d read the diary of Anne Frank as a child and used to speak about it with my Nanny who used to tell me stories of during the war, so I was disappointed that it was fully booked. However a sauna and swim was great!

I find it so fun to have this total space to experience freedom from anything, yet the focus becomes basic needs:

Where do I stay?
What do I eat?
Keeping track of my phone battery
Watching my stuff
Connecting to WiFi

As I began even thinking about this trip I kept seeing reference made to Paris so let’s see ✨💫

The feeling of being on my bike going wherever I want to go is beyond describable but I recommend it highly!!

Ps I’m a bit behind with updates as so much is happening ✨💫





05/09/2026

I love football but this story about how gentlemanly these guys were absolutely made going to the street football tournament worth every second

I could not believe how kind they were and how much they tried to help me.

When I asked for a picture they both jumped up and told me to go in the middle, they said it was so good to meet me and hear about my story and they both gave me a massive hug 🥰

If that wasn’t enough they got me a t-shirt as a souvenir of coming along 🥰☘️

So lucky. Receiving at its finest. What a life

Also had a lovely chat with Osman from the England team, felt like a nerd asking for a picture but hey why not ✨

I definitely want to play 3v3 now 🥰





04/09/2026

Does anyone else laugh at what seems like really inappropriate times?

Laughter, tears, shaking, yawning are all ways of the body releasing the energy of stored emotions.

If you find yourself laughing when you’re not “supposed” to it might be your bodies way of helping you to process your feelings.

The body knows what it’s doing, it’s the mind that blocks and creates fears.

So laugh your head off guilt free and here’s your explanation 🥰💫😂

Thank you and your gorgeous, beautiful family for having me to stay, I loved every moment of being with you all ❤️





03/09/2026

It’s so important to have space to integrate big emotions.

Taking the leap for this trip, going through the emotions of being at such a beautiful day, of staying with friends and her lovely family who made me feel so welcome

My little heart needed to process and take it all in ❤️

Not only that there was a fear that appeared around not wanting to outstay my welcome or get in the way, as a child I felt like a burden and clearly this was needing some attention.
When I say things like this I’m not blaming anyone, I am responsible for my own healing and chose to live this path ✨

We chatted this through and Eline knows the exact questions to ask and to simply speak out what I was experiencing was so helpful 🥰✨

Followed by yoga. Slowing down, being gentle, such simple but potent reminders

What do you do when you feel anxious to help you?





02/09/2026

My mind would never have been able to imagine how this day would have been possible to go to.

To consider biking to The Netherlands, that I’d be able to borrow a car and drive there and back and stay at my friends 😂 (thanks friend 🥰)

Just goes to show what’s possible beyond what the mind could ever predict.

It was worth every leap of faith I took to be there for this perfect day. Seeing my beautiful friend marry her childhood sweetheart 🥰

I even got a mention in the speech 😂🥹🥰 it was the most incredible day filled with love and wonderful people. Even though I didn’t know anyone I was felt totally at ease and the whole day was so relaxed and the exact vibe I knew it would be.

As soon as I saw Zuzi I felt so emotional and when she saw me and showed her excitement my heart was bursting as were the tears out of my eyes.

Our friendship is something I find hard to describe but THANK YOU to everyone who supported and helped me to make it possible to be there 🥰❤️✨

What a life ✨💫

Thank you to for helping me find the dress from your gorgeous shop 🥰💫

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31/08/2026

Just as I was leaving the student digs in Rotterdam, I saw a donation come through 🤩 this confirmed my decision of getting the train to Heemskerk rather than cycling 5 hours in the rain!

Loved the timing of seeing it come through to give me a nudge to practice giving myself what I truly needed to do after considering some options

Turns out i had to change at Haarlem which was a 40 minute bike ride to Zandvort so I could go and check out where the wedding was being hosted and have what turned out to be the most delicious lunch.

I had some time before I was meeting Eline so this was so perfect 🤩

I cycled through the countryside got a little rained on but appreciated the smell of the wet leaves and all the trees I was surrounded by after being in the city

Returning to the train station to complete the final leg arriving at felt soo good and instantly it felt easy, her home is beautiful, as are her family.

We were reflecting on our travels and Eline suddenly said “we were a wreck but we laughed all day every day”

This made me laugh so much as it’s so true, I was at rock bottom and on this trip I found the hope for life back.
Lots has happened in this past 9 years since we first spent this time together and we have both grown lots but what hasn’t changed is how we make each other laugh 😆

It felt so good being able to do a yoga session for the family and have conversations about how I see life making an impact here.

Which was part of my intentions to spread the vibes, open up the possibilities that the mind cannot possibly know could exist…

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30/08/2026

Day Two

Today as I explored Rotterdam, what I was noticing was how much thought I spend on deciding what to buy, to make sure I get the best deal, do I really need it etc etc!

Then there’s the guilt of spending money followed by an extreme analysis of whether I’ve made the right decision, whether I should have got it.

Where does this all come from?

I feel it in my stomach and most certainly in my head!!

This is literally taking all fun out of money.

Money is energy just like everything else, so trying to hold on to it is like holding on to the control of anything; impossible.

When I had decided that I was going to find some mushroom chocolate (as it’s all legal over here, which I find so exciting), it was so clear that was what I wanted and I had no doubt in my mind. That’s refreshing.

I got into the shop which felt like when I was a child choosing which sweets I’d love to eat all up. I had some decisions to make about what I was going to get. A whole pack of truffles or ready made micro doses, I thought the microdoses would be easier to store as the others needed to be in the fridge and that might not be possible.

How can I make the best decision, get the most out of the money I’m spending, not regret it, etc etc

After the guilt of spending money came the analysis of did I make the right choice as my mind went looking for something to worry about.

As I left the shop I kept replaying whether I got it right and then chose to just stop thinking about it and focus on what I was to do next.

That changed something too. So rather than reframing the thought, simply being aware that I don’t have to actually fuel that draining conversation with myself. Oh simple!

Make a decision, stick to it, trust that it’s right. Phew what a relief. I’m going to practice this more!!

What do you tell yourself when you spend money?




28/08/2026

Day one.

I left home packed full of love and one-way ferry to Hoek van Holland. No plan, aside meeting a friend Saturday and the wedding Sunday but an openness to see how good life can be.

On the ferry all I saw was love, there were couples laughing and smiling which really stood out for me. Felt like maybe this might be the theme of this trip.

I didn’t have a fixed place to sleep that night but I did have a contact in Rotterdam, so with time running out before I lost internet I sent a message and the reply of good to go came back instantly.

Looking back, every person I met was a sliding door and could’ve changed my whole direction. A lady cycling to catch the metro to Amsterdam who I’m sure would’ve let me stay at hers 😂
A cyclist heading to Rotterdam who rode with me, waited for me through border control, and offered me a place to stay if my plans fell through because when I used the WiFi at his hotel to confirm the address it hadn’t come through!

Luckily it did though and it turn out Rotterdam was student halls. Freshers week flashbacks, so so funny. Love this adventure and what opens out. I have a degree in Nutrition and Human Health and once tried to get a job at Ipswich hospital’s dietetic department. Apparently I was “too healthy” for it from the impression I got. Thank goodness that didn’t work out.

Settled into my room in Rotterdam and a Facebook memory popped up. Exact same date, 9 years ago, travelling in Lombok with Eline who I’m staying with tomorrow.

Life doesn’t get much more obvious than that does it!?

Loving this. Following the trail and letting it unravel. Thanks for being here with me 🥰✨

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Here we go ✨💫Never ever left for a trip feeling so loved and supported.Tina and everyone at home, it feels like home, th...
27/08/2026

Here we go ✨💫

Never ever left for a trip feeling so loved and supported.

Tina and everyone at home, it feels like home, that feeling is healing beyond measure ❤️

I was surprised part way through the group class last night with Tina and everyone arriving with food. I was so confused when I heard “bananas in pyjamas” music playing, thinking how has this got on my playlist 😂 to see an influx of pyjama wearing people walking through the door and a change of outfit of everyone already in there 🥰😂

My god my heart. Overwhelmed with love and really learning to receive it ❤️love you all 🥰
Thank you to everyone who has interacted, encouraged, related to and of course donated….

The donations mean that I have actually left my hammock behind. What if there’s nothing to fear!? I was helped to pack and condense my things so that it was realistic what I could take on my bike. Nothing like leaving things until last minute at midnight 😂

Now at Harwich, will keep you updated ❤️

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