Book description
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May these words spell I see you, I feel you, to anyone who feels utterly alone on a healing journey.
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It’s hard sometimes for others to understand what you’re going through if they haven’t been through it themselves.
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breaking open is a journey back to our first home, the body, and to Mother Earth. It’s a collection of poetry and prose from times of deep despair and breaking on a healing journey that sometimes seems unending. It’s also the wildness, joy, gratitude, and opening to the waves of humanness that we all ride.
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It’s a permission slip to be gentler and more self-loving with ourselves. It’s a light in the dark when the night feels like it might be too long.
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Background to my writing journey…
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I grew up on far-flung farms in South Africa with wild geese as my swimming companions and baboons in the backyard. I currently live in New Zealand with my faithful furry companion, Millie, and our favorite place to be is the ocean.
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Creativity has always been a form of healing for me.
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I write to understand myself and this life more deeply. To untangle the threads and weave them into a tapestry that makes sense to me and can hopefully be a beacon of hope for others.
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I was given a Crohn’s diagnosis when I was 21. This led me on a long and convoluted path of finding out more of who I was, how to become the guardian of my own body and how real, deep vulnerable connection and self-love were at the core of everything for me.
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My poems and stories are an exploration of finding a home within ourselves amongst the sharp and painful pieces of existence, nature, laughter and the endless learning of loving and letting go.
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When I’m not writing, I’m meditating, walking on the beach, surfing, connecting with friends, facilitating circles, dancing and supporting other women to find a deeper connection and love with themselves and others.
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My plans for publishing include poetry books, a memoir, a recipe book and a book on friendship.
