I'm creating Nurture because I believe that creativity and personal growth are sacred work. It's how we come home to ourselves and remember our power. There is something magical that happens when women gather.

In the rush of everyday life, it's so easy to lose touch with who we are beneath the noise. We keep pushing through, promising ourselves that one day 'things will calm down' and then we'll make to create, then we'll have time for ourselves ... But that 'one day' rarely comes, does it?

I know this because I've been there and have helped many of my clients through this as well. You're not alone.

Often people criticize themselves for losing touch with their creativity, and try to push themselves to be creative (been there, done that!). But the thing I've come to learn is that our creativity is elusive primarily because of our stress response. When your body senses stress or danger, the pre-frontal cortex gets de-prioritized to focus energy on survival. (The pre-frontal cortex being the home of executive functioning, creative thinking and a lot of what we think of as our conscious mind.)

So, during stressful or challenging times, it's no wonder that we find it hard to be creative. Just like when we say 'Oh I'm so stressed, I can't think straight!' - we actually can't. The thinking part got de-prioritised and is largely offline.

And if we resort to pushing and forcing ourselves ... well, that just increases stress. Which makes it even harder ... Makes sense, right?

What you'll discover in the Nurture Framework is how to manage and calm your instinctive stress response, so that your precious creativity comes back online again.

There have been times when I haven't picked up a paintbrush for years, because I was dealing with upheaval or trauma. I always journal, but getting back to painting feels impossible in those times. Happily once I learned the tools to calm my nervous system down and heal, I was able to get back to painting more regularly. I'm no expert, but I love it; when I pick the brush up again and start spreading that rich, oily colour over the canvas, ah, it feels like coming home.

You might not be a visual artist, maybe you're a photographer, a musician, an incredible baker or chef, a dancer or any other kind of creative deliciousness. It's all important, it all counts. Whatever calls to you, is yours to explore. You don't have to be a professional, not at all, this is just about allowing yourself to play, to create. To let the fun back in!

I created Nurture for women like us. Women who spend so much time caring for everyone else that they forget their own creative spark. It's for women who want to feel more centred and creatively alive. Women who are ready to melt creative blocks and get back to their happy place!

As a professional coach and lifelong creative, I understand how life's challenges dim our light. I bring both professional and lived experience to helping women grow and create. My deepest joy is helping people believe in themselves again, to quiet the self-doubt, and nurture their creative confidence.

Because creativity isn't just about making things, it's about making meaning. It's how we grow, heal and reconnect with joy. And doing that within a community of like-hearted women? That's my kinda soul food!

If this resonates, I'd love for you to join us! Nurture is brand new (although I've been dreaming about it for oh ... about three years!!).

As a Founding Member you'll help shape the experience from the very beginning. I've drafted the first few Workshop Experiences and have plenty more ideas brewing; your feedback will be invaluable in creating a truly nurturing space for women everywhere.

How exciting!