I am your Retreats for Her host, your cheerleader and honestly… just a normal girl who decided I didn’t want to settle anymore. Not special, not perfect, just eventually backing myself. I’m not here pretending to have it all figured out... because I haven’t... but my life has changed drastically over the last couple of years, and for the better. Like so many women, I have lived through moments that knocked me. Losing my good friend Charlotte to cancer at just 30 was the start of the change within. I then lost my grandma, and only three months later my nana, who I was unbelievably close to. Looking back, it was like life kept handing me these unexpected losses to propel me to live the life I had been dreaming of, that actually wasn’t too out of reach, like I had been believing it was.

Those were the moments that made me stop. Really stop. And ask myself: “Who am I? What do I actually want? And why am I waiting?”

I realised I’d been sitting on a version of myself for years, a braver, clearer, more ambitious person, but I’d buried her under self-doubt, lack of confidence, little direction, and honestly… embarrassment. I used to think, who am I to do this? What if I fail? What will people think?

If that sounds familiar, you’re absolutely not alone. I lived in that space for a long time. Going through challenges experiences really opened my eyes to a world of pain but also made me realise where I knew I wanted to get to... to live a life that I was proud of. A life that I genuinely loved and enjoyed everyday and one that I am passionate about. These experiences also really pushed me to have confidence in my abilities, to stop holding myself back, and to finally choose me; and that is exactly what I want for you.

I know so many of you feel the pull to change your life. You feel it in your heart. In your gut. In those quiet moments before bed when you’re honest with yourself. But fear, guilt, old stories, other people’s expectations, and the chaos of day-to-day life keep you stuck exactly where you are.

And let’s be real, what woman doesn’t feel like she’s constantly stretched to her limit? Work, family, the invisible emotional load, the pressure to hold everything together… we’re so busy keeping everyone else afloat that we forget to check in with ourselves.

I hear you. I am you.

And that’s why I created Retreats for Her – She Rises. A space designed for women to exhale. To reconnect. To rebuild. To remember your worth, your energy, your boundaries, your dreams, the parts of yourself you’ve put on hold for years. Each retreat gives you permission to pause, breathe and rise, all in your own time, in your own way.

If my story resonates with you… if you see pieces of yourself in it… then you’re exactly where you need to be. I can’t wait to welcome you into this safe, grounded, empowering space.