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Hello Friend,

I'm Molly Finch, a Psychotherapist, certified Holistic Counsellor, Meditation Teacher and Therapist.

I founded Mind Habitat out of frustration with a healthcare system that, instead of empowering people, often strips away their innate power and lets them down.

At Mind Habitat, my goal is to create a safe space where we address the root cause of issues, empowering you to discover what's truly possible in your life.

I take a mind-body approach to healing and growth, guiding you to reconnect with peace, joy, excitement, and your personal power - experiences you

truly deserve.

My Approach

I use a person-centered approach that combines psychotherapy, somatic practices & other evidence based techniques including Psychodynamic, CBT, & ACT to address your unique mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

My specialties include:

💙 Anxiety & Trauma

🧠 Mental Health

💫 Emotional Well-being

🙏 Life Transitions

🌈 Career & Purpose

🌱 Personal Development

Sessions are in Perth & online, available worldwide for adults AND teenagers (15+).

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Meditation as Therapy

Meditation in therapy harnesses the power of mindfulness, safety and connection, helping you to heal from the inside out. If need be, sessions can be less focused on talking, and more on reconnecting with your body and healing your mind through the power of presence, connection, and reflection.

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WHAT DOES PERSONAL POWER LOOK LIKE?

A WELL OF INNER PEACE

The more you understand yourself, the more love and clarity you obtain which creates more comfort and calm within you. This is true inner peace.

FREEDOM & LIBERATION

More choice becomes available to you when you expand your awareness, allowing you to feel more in control, instead of feeling like life controls you.

LOADS MORE CONFIDENCE

With more empowering thought processes, you naturally develop more trust, self belief and self worth, all of which result in more courage and confidence.

MORE MEANING & PASSION FOR LIFE

When you become aware of past barriers you are able to shift them, leading to more alignment with your authentic self. This ignites more passion & enthusiasm for the things that truly matter to you.

INCREASED ENERGY

As you understand yourself more, you invest less energy trying to make sense of things which frees up energy for what really matters.

DEEPER CONNECTION

As you develop a deeper understanding of yourself you are able to connect with others and life on a much deeper level. This creates more love & meaning.

Does this sound familiar?

Two people doing an online counselling session

• Struggling to sleep and feeling "tired but wired"
• Feeling frustrated, angry or resentful
• Feeling irritable, distracted and unable to focus
• Forgetting things and noticing poor memory recall
• Constantly overthinking and worrying about all the worst case scenarios

• Worrying about how others see you or what they might be thinking about you
• Feeling trapped in self doubt
• Feeling like you need everything to be done in a certain way, often immediately
• Feeling alone, lost and confused on the inside
• Feeling a constant weight of pressure and expectation on your shoulders
• Inability to pay attention or listen because your thoughts are so busy
• Feeling trapped in a cycle of guilt and shame
• Feeling flat or unable to connect with feelings of excitement, joy & contentment
• Feeling out of control with a vice eg. drinking, eating, smoking etc.

Having experienced terrible anxiety for YEARS, I know how debilitating, frustrating and exhausting it can be. I am so grateful that I was able to find a way to heal naturally, which is why it has become my mission to help others do the same. Due to its person centered approach, Holistic Counselling is incredibly beneficial, not only for healing anxiety, but in empowering you as an individual to live your best life.

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GROWTH ON THE GRAM

The words I wish someone had once said to me….❤️

If you are looking for more support, tools or resources on your healing journey, I’ve started working on a project called The Soul movement. It’s a YouTube channel specifically focused on mind-body healing and emotional well-being.

The channel has guided meditations, mindfulness for beginners, and music for all types of healing and practices including meditation, yoga and sleep. You can check it out via link in bio or go to thesoulmovement88 directly on Youtube.
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🎵 Dan Phillipson - Making Progress
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#meditation #mindfulness #anxiety #anxietyrelief #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #holistic #mindbodyhealing #healing #selfhealing #selfcare #mindfulness #counselling #counseling #holisticcounseling #emotionalwellbeing #stress #stressrelief #healingjourney #trauma #traumarecovery #holistictherapy

"No one ever tells you"

It is rare that you ever hear the full truth about safety.

We hear about physical safety for sure.
In fact, we’re constantly bombarded with messages about physical safety.
Don’t do this, don’t do that, watch out for this, and watch out for that.

But what about internal safety?
About how to feel safe in your own body?

Rarely are we taught how to cultivate internal safety.
How to become aware of our emotions…
How to process our experiences…
Or connect with how our body really feels.

No one ever teaches you what happens to your body when you experience stress or trauma…
How it stores all of your painful emotions…
And how your body starts running off survival energy.

No one tells you that when these emotions are left unprocessed, your body begins to experience more and more stress…
And how over time this can lead to a dysregulated Nervous System…
And a constant state of survival energy.

No one ever tells you that this energy can be felt as anxiety.
Or that it can result in not being able to read a book because you can’t pay attention…
Or feel like you’re always worrying about time.
No one tells you it might be why you can’t relax or why you struggle to sleep.

Practicing and learning about mind-body healing can be helpful in so many ways. Not just healing debilitating anxiety or panic attacks…but in seeing all the ways you may be hard on yourself.

It can allow you to develop compassion for your experience and for others, and when you feel safe in your own body, you allow others to feel safe with you.

It can allow you to see the power in being vulnerable and the connection, collaboration and love that is possible when you aren’t trapped in fear, jealousy or competitiveness.

And most importantly, it can allow you to see all that is possible in this life.

#mentalhealth #anxiety #traumahealing #stressmanagement #mentalhealthawareness #psychology #selfhealing #selfimprovement #mentalwellness #resilience #mindfulness #emotionalwellness #counseling #selflove #recovery #mentalstrength #healingjourney #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthsupport #selfdevelopment

Don't fear boredom in meditation, try using it as part of your practice 😊🧘🏼

I enjoyed putting this one together as part of a new project I'm working on called @the_soul_movement

The aim is to create more heart led resources for anyone looking to find more presence, peace and healing in their day 🙏

🎵 @brockhewittstories
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#meditation #mindfulness #relaxation #peace #calm #selfcare #mentalhealth #inspiration #healing #wellness #gratitude #tranquility #mindful #selflove #stressrelief #mindset #namaste #spirituality #boredom #transcendence #transformation #mindbodysoul #mindbody #mindbodyconnection

It seems that every second person is being diagnosed with ADHD these days and I can’t silence the alarm bells that are going off in my head.

I feel this may either call our attention to something greater, or lead to something much graver.

At the core, I fear we are losing sight of what it is to be human…

The pain and the pleasure.

The struggle and the triumph.

We’re not helping people to connect with their experience, their root issues and how to overcome them.

Instead, we’re hell bent on pushing a fantasy land with the promise of pills to sustain it.

But often we don’t get there. Or at least, we realise it’s not where we really wanted to go.

Because we don’t feel human. We’re not BEING human.

We live in such an OVER STIMULATED world that celebrates productivity and external output to no end.

We expect people to be creating from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to sleep.

We want people to be present, but insist that they multitask.

We assume people should feel good all the time and if they don’t, then there must be something wrong with them.

We claim that everyone should stay connected to each other, but don’t teach anyone how to connect with themselves.

We don’t educate people on the impacts of stress, trauma and overstimulation.

And so we don’t know our own feelings and emotions.

It’s no wonder every second person feels like they can’t stop procrastinating.

Like they can never follow through and complete tasks.

That they can’t prioritise or plan sufficiently.

Can’t focus on one thing or do multiple things at once.

Feel restless and bored when there is nothing to do.

Have an uncontrollable outburst behind the wheel or fly off the handle at work.

What people are experiencing is absolutely true and real.

Of course it is.

The problem is not their experience but how our system seems to be dealing with it.

Are we supporting people with what they really need? Are we really dealing with the root cause?

I’d love to say yes, but sadly I don’t think so.

If deep down you feel like it doesn't quite fit or that there is something deeper at play, I encourage you to lean into that as much as possible. Trust yourself 💙

Ode to Anxiety ✨

When I’m chronic, people may become hypersensitive, tense and agitated.

They can feel edgy, restless, and sometimes alert.

They may endeavour to be busy not realising they just don’t like how I make them feel when they relax.

When I’m around, their minds live in the future. They constantly think about what’s next or what they need to do and say.

Wherever I go, I always bring Time with me. He always make them feel like they don’t have enough.

Sometimes when people experience me, they don’t recognise me for me.
When I'm very intense, people often mistake me for a Heart Attack.

When I’m bad I’m really bad, and people think they’re losing their mind.

They’re often tired yet wired, and deep sleep is impossible.

Coffee and alcohol are my two best mates who always encourage me.

When I’m chronic, I stop people from being present. I keep them distracted and watch on as they procrastinate.

Instead of letting them read or enjoy a conversation, I’ll tell them stories about all the things that could happen but never will.

I scare people from saying what they want or from doing what they desire in life.

When people first learn about me, they often think I only live in their mind. They don’t realise that I can’t exist without the body.

People often identify with me, but I don't belong to anyone.

You can't have me because I constantly change and evolve.

I live in unresolved trauma and unprocessed emotion.

I make appearances when you go through big life hurdles or changes.

I stay around when your nervous system doesn't know how to relax.

But if you try, I’ll protest.

If you take pills to try and erase me, I'll still exist.

You can’t run from me because I’m part of the human experience.

To dissolve me, you have to be with me.

Healing me requires accepting me,
Taming me means facing me,
And thriving from me demands knowing me intimately.

People think I’m evil but they really just don’t know me.

#anxiety #anxietyawareness #mentalhealth #selfhealing #resilience #mindbody #meditationpractice #poemoftheday #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthpoem #instagrampoet

Vance and I just completed 2200km in 3 days to make it back to WA 🚐

Quarantine wanted to take my one and only decorative piece - my everlastings 🌸

Luckily I know how to plead a good case 😅

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #adventureseeking #campinglife #campervans #travelingaus #travel #motivation

Embrace the unknown 🙏💙✨☺️
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The last two weeks have been truly amazing.

After finishing the 10 day Vipassana, I felt a strong intuitive pull to stay at the center instead of getting back on the road as planned.

I didn’t really know if I could or what would happen if I did, but I just knew it is what the soul wanted.

Staying on meant that I could continue to focus on certain things without feeling pulled in so many different directions by the outside world.

It was the perfect training ground for integrating what I had just practiced with my slow return to reality.

As it turns out, it’s was a very fruitful time!

Here are 3 of my main focal points that helped make it such a transformative time.

1. Allow things to unfold: I wanted to practice letting go of the impulse of needing to be somewhere or having something to do. Staying at the center was part of this. I didn’t want to let plans interfere with how I was feeling in the moment & end up forcing me to move on when I didn’t want to. I’ve watched thoughts of needing to have everything worked out & trusted that I'll know when it’s time to move on, or that the universe will give me that nudge. And it totally worked that way too!

2. Observe, don’t react: I loved practicing this in a simpler environment where I wasn’t “doing” all that much. Still sitting for 4-5hrs a day in meditation I held the intention to just SIT even when my mind was thinking “you literally are so unfocused, this is a waste of time” or when I was flooded with things I "need" to do & my mind thought it was absolutely essential I go do that now 😂 I’ve tried more so than ever to watch but not react to just how persuasive my mind can be.

3. Appreciate, but don’t cling: This was a big one! Everything is CONSTANTLY changing – things that feel good & things that don’t. When good experiences were happening, I reminded myself that it WILL come to an end...which is totally okay & natural! Using this mindset really allowed me to appreciate what I was experiencing WAY MORE & filled me with a lot gratitude. It’s also allowed me to let go without agitation when it came to an end. Like leaving the centre ✨

If you try them, let me know how you go! 💙✨🙏😊

Flowing WITHOUT attachment ✨

Life on the road so far has been pretty amazing.

I wasn't sure how it would go juggling my own personal journey as well as helping others navigate theirs.

But then I realised, it's no different to when I'm stationery.

Although it's had its challenges, working from the van has actually been really wonderful.

Not just because of the changing scenery, but more so, the way it has honed in on the reality of life.

The reality that I'm sitting in my van with condiments and tablespreads as my backdrop.

The reality that I'm not in an office or some approved workspace.

In some eyes it could be seen as unprofessional... but I see it as truth.

It's breaking down the barriers that exist every day between humans.

The roles we play, the masks we wear.

Living my life in the exact way I want is so incredibly important to me because I want for people to know that they can do anything.

I want to show people that in order to do whatever you desire, it's not about what you have.

It's about what you don't have.

It's about not having attachments to things & people.

Not having attachment to financial security, job security, relationship security or social security.

It's about letting go of needing these things which ultimately prevent you from doing what you truly want.

It's about listening to your heart & soul instead of what has been fed to you your whole life.

And I'm not going to lie, living in the grey zone is challenging...

but after a while you realise that you ALWAYS land on two feet.

You're always universally supported when you are brave enough to folllow your true path.

So don't wait to feel safe or sure before you do something, because you'll be waiting a lifetime.

Know that your mind will contest and do it anyway 😜

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #mentoring #lifeguidance #followyourheart #lifegoals #adventureseeking #reflections #selfmastery #nonattachment #conscioisness #innerwork #intuition #love #motivation #motivationalthoughts #inspirationalwords #inspiration

Have you ever got into a relationship & after a while, slowly realised you had completely lost yourself?

You felt like you no longer enjoyed things you used to, & a part of you went missing with it?

Perhaps there were moments where your significant other went away & you noticed you felt at ease…

There was a lack of worry, anxiety or constriction that had previously been there.

Maybe you walked away from the relationship entirely, & all of a sudden felt totally free.

And in your newfound freedom you could suddenly breathe again.

Life was refreshing & you began to feel like your old whole self…happier.

But then time passed & you noticed again that you felt like someone or something was missing from your life.

Your desire to be with someone took over & your ability to enjoy your freedom diminished.

Humans find themselves in this conflict a lot.

The desire to be free & the need for love.

Because somewhere along the way, we were taught that we can’t have both.

That if we truly love someone, we should do anything to make it work.

That we should sacrifice.

And we end up giving up parts of ourselves….

To make the relationship “work” or to make our significant other “happy”.

It is my understanding that this problem arises because all the stories, romance novels & movies don’t depict freedom.

They glorify relationships which are totally absent of any freedom & call it “love”.

And I think as a result, we've come to mistake freedom for independence.

Because someone who is truly free doesn’t fit this narrative...so we call them independent.

But when you think about it, what does that even mean?

To be independent, is to be free.

Freely yourself; whether you are in relationship or not.

Our goal is not to be in a relationship.

It is to allow & encourage those we love to be free & to be with people who support us to do the same.

Because love should be freeing.

And expansive.

And if it isn’t, we are not really in a space of love at all.

We just find ourselves in a relationship with conditions.

Freedom & love need to go hand in hand.

It becomes our job then, to let go of the stories & learn how to build them up together.

#freedom #love

When I was 7, I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. A pet shop owner was my answer.

Again at age 9, the same question. "To prune things in an orchard like my mum", was my answer then.

At 10 I answered that I wanted to be a police officer.

It's clear to me now that I have never been any of these things.

But what I have managed to be, is totally free from all these silly & nonsensical societal questions.

Why do we ask such things?

Why are we not more interested in who we are and what we want right now?

Why do we get made to feel that we need to have a plan or our lives all mapped out?

I know I'm not alone when I say that I accrued a $45,000 hecs debt trying to give people an answer to this question.

To not feel constantly anxious or stressed that I wasn't working towards becoming something.

So that I could feel comfortable with these questions.

We're so fixated on having things mapped out that we don't realise how silly this is.

Everyday, people are constantly made to feel that they must have certainty over everything in their lives.

You don't.

Because, you don't know how you're going to feel in 10 years, 3 years, next month, or even tomorrow.

You don't actually know how you're going to feel in an hours time.

Not knowing is human.

When we're not busy trying to answer these questions we can actually sit with the more important questions.

Like...
How do I feel about my life right now?
What do I want out of my life right now?
What do I know brings me joy?
What isn't bringing me joy right now?

When we stop giving power to questions from others, we take back control of our own life.

Instead of responding with more work, courses or degrees that make us feel more stressed & less fulfilled inside, we can work out what actually feels right and true.

Sometimes we just need to trust in ourselves a little more.

And give a little less importance to everybody else.

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #vanlifevirals #vanlove #homeonwheels #selfmastery #personaldevelopment #selfdiscovery #mentoring #personalgrowth #personalpower #personalmastery #truth #truepath #authenticlife #selfreflections #foodforthought #lifemastery

Oh, to be alone with our mind 🤯

Even after six years of having a solid meditation practice, I am still amazed at how challenging & cunning the mind can be.

I had a feeling that heading into my most recent 10 day Vipassana Meditation that it would be difficult.

Having spent the last couple of months between houses, living in a van & without my regular meditation practice (for the first time in years), I was definitely feeling more mental agitation.

Kickstarting my journey with Vance & choosing to journal the trip online definitely pulled me more out of the present moment at times.

My mind was definitely enjoying it! 😅

I could tell that stillness was becoming less of a friend & found that I was more easily lured by my phone & external distraction.

Plunging into 10hrs a day of meditation without access to so much as a pen & paper for 10 days was definitely the jarring experience I had expected this time round.

My mind wanted none of it on day 1 😂

It’s funny how agitated you find yourself & how squirmy your mind becomes trying to escape.

I’m sure it told me 60 times on day 1 that it’s not a good time to have come & I should maybe come back another day.

It really can be very persuasive 😂

But after many years I have learned that it is not my mind who is my master.

And in fact, if I just observe it, it will eventually run out of juice & surrender.

It’s like cracking open a bottle of coke & waiting for the fizz to settle.

You just have to let it happen & let it pass.

Let it have it’s moment to freak out but don’t let it fool you.

Our mind needs to remain plugged in because when we’re really alone, we must face what’s real & true.

And there's no denying, it can be challenging at times what reveals itself.

But we should never be afraid of this place, for this is how we can finally know ourselves.

Our true self.

Many speak of wanting to relax but when they try, this is the reality that they face.

They wish to feel rejuvenated but realise they always seem to be busy.

We have to learn to be alone with the mind first.

Only then can we truly relax.

Truly find peace & truly feel at home 🏡💙🙏

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #selfdiscovery

Nowhere to be & nothing to do ✨

People today feel so much pressure to be progressing in life.

They feel like they need to be ticking things off in order to be achieving.

Or worry they’re wasting their time if they’re not doing something.

Car rides, being alone or time off are usually some of the things that create a sense of agitation.

Most feel like they have to be busy otherwise they're left with this looming feeling that they’re not getting anywhere.

So many humans are stuck in this vortex of “going”.

And it creates so much anxiety.

But where is everyone supposed to be going?

The mind truly is a funny thing when you take a step back & look at it.

Have you ever noticed that it’s constantly focused on being somewhere else?

That it thinks it progressed by completing a task it set for itself?

And when it finally gets to something it planned, it already wants to be at the next thing it planned?

It always wants to keep going but it is never happy or content with where it is.

The mind dictates so many people's lives.

It has become the master, when it should be the slave.

As humans, the biggest thing that we need to drop is the mind that says we need to go somewhere.

And that’s not to say that people don’t achieve amazing things or do amazing things in their life.

It's more about how they feel on the inside.

How do you feel?

Do they still look to the next thing before they’ve recognised where they are?

Do you?

When you let go of the idea that you need to be somewhere or you have to do something, life feels so much lighter.

You realise that enjoyment truly begins when you’re not constantly telling yourself you’re not keeping up.

For the first time, you’re able to experience what is actually happening in your life.

And that FEELS GOOD...

At your soul level, not your minds.

And then you realise how ridiculous all the rushing, the ticking things off, the “can’t wait for it to be over” really was.

It doesn’t make any sense.

**An exercise to help with this is to you just pay attention to how your mind responds to things throughout the day for ONE day.
Just watch it, notice…and laugh!

The truth about doing the inner work ✨

Inner work is extremely undervalued & underappreciated in our society.

Which is why it can be a lonely & isolating experience at times.

No one is showering you with praise like you lost a bunch of weight or got in shape.

No one is buying you a present or putting money in your wishing well.

Facing your demons is always going to be challenging, which is why so many rarely have the courage to do it.

It's more than just strengthening your mindset.

It’s about building awareness & mastering your entire being; mentally, physically, emotionally & spiritually.

It’s about taking full ownership of every part of your life.

Ownership of how you think, react & feel...

And why you think, react & feel that way.

It’s about unravelling every part of who you are & letting go of everything that isn’t.

It’s facing what you’ve been through & leaning into it.

It’s knowing that anything you’re not facing, you’re running from.

Its challenging.

And anyone doing it will know because instead of being validated by anyone around you, the opposite is often true.

When you grow and change, friends or family might not like it.

People don't get why you no longer want to do what you used to.

They may question your desires to end something old or start something new.

Or even criticise you.

And most often, inner work is seen as a problem you are temporarily trying to fix.

Well, no matter what it is, you know that all of it is simply more practice for your growth.

Not everyone will get it, & at times, that’s what builds your strength, courage & bravery.

At the end of the day, doing the work is something you do for yourself.

It’s one of the very few things in life that you don't do for anyone else.

Maybe that’s why a lot of people don’t yet understand the value…there is no external reward.

But here's the thing...

Walking the path teaches you that it’s not about external reward.

Its about external return.

It’s about what YOU feel, not what others feel.

And when you feel good, that's the only real way to help others and the world 🌍 💙✨

#personalgrowth #selfmastery #growthmindset #selfdiscovery #vanlife

In life, people will always try to tell you who you are.

You'll be pitched what's right and what's wrong...

And you'll be embarrassed when you feel otherwise.

You'll get taught what you should or should not do...

And you'll feel guilty if you desire differently.

You'll be judged for feeling too much, or too little...

Or criticised for not being enough.

There will be people who make you feel afraid when you're trying to be better...

Or others who need you to stay the same.

There will always be people who try to fix you,

And at times, you'll believe you need to be fixed.

In a world where people have a lot to say, the greatest gift you can give yourself, is to know yourself.

Because when you do, you'll see those things for what they are.

You'll see that it is them who are afraid...

Which means you needn't be.

When you know yourself, you are free.

#selfdiscovery #selfconfidence #selfmastery #personaldevelopment #personalgrowth #personalpower #motivation #growthmindset #foodforthought #vanlife #lifeontheroad #mentoring #motivationmindset #mindshift #freedomseeker #freeyourmind #

Exploring is food for the soul ✨

These last two weeks have been so incredibly special.

I never imagined I would be on the tracks as much as I have, but the more I tuned in to myself, the more I kept ending up there.

There's something so freeing and exciting about exploring.

When you choose something at random, just to see where it takes you.

When you stay present and just follow your intuition.

I've noticed there's usually a slight hesitation or fear that accompanies it on the tracks...

Like whether I really should jump to that rock because I might not get back...

...or whether I really should go down that path that's unmarked.

And even though it's scary, the result is always worth it.

I feel so grateful that I have listened to the silent whispers of my intuition over the last couple of weeks, because it's led me to some pretty amazing things & places.

And it's no different to everyday life.

Unknowns are scary.

When you don't know if you should do that thing or what might happen.

But the same truth applies.

Our intuition is always speaking to us and encouraging us to explore the path less travelled.

It's continually trying to push us out of our comfort zone so we can experience more greatness.

Trusting those whispers takes time, but the more we listen, the more confidence we build in our intuition and how it always knows best.

And if things get hard, we are okay - Because we know the result will always be worth it ✨

#personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #selfdiscovery #vanlife #freedomseeker #lifeontheroad #homeonwheels #hikingadventures #nomadlife #adventuring #soloadventures #campervans #selfmastery #personalmastery #comfortzone #growthmindset

Yesterday I felt the painful process of growing.

Not only was I feeling groundless & lost, I realised that I didn't feel confident in what I was doing.

Growing is always hard because there's that period of time where things don't yet feel easy.

You think more than you'd like to & everything feels a little uncertain.

You can feel more worried, helpless or afraid.

I know for me, it can be really easy in those moments to want to bury my head.

I'll notice that I want to tune out or keep busy to avoid tackling the thing head on.

Which is obviously not helpful & in the past, has run me into darker places.

We can end up eating, sleeping, drinking, gaming, working or procrastinating more than we'd like.

Literally doing anything that prevents us from feeling the feels of uncertainty & not knowing what we're doing.

I know now that my creature comforts are always temporary.

They never solve the actual issue and they never surge me any further forward.

I've done it so many times, you'd think it would get easier.

And in a way it has... Just not in the way I imagined.

The more I've grown, the more I've learned that it's simply the way I respond to these things that matters... Not what I do or don't do.

Not judging myself for what I did.

Not hoping I will feel some other way.

Not expecting myself to already know how.

It's about reminding myself that I'm learning.

Yesterday I had the presence of mind to remind myself that feeling uneasy, uncertain and lost is always part of what it is to be human

Even though I didn't feel great, I was able to allow space for it.

I was able to tell myself that my creature comforts would not help me feel more confident.

And when I thought about the experience as an assignment to learn, everything seemed a lot less scary.

At the end of the day, I'm not supposed to know or feel confident yet.

And in retrospect, I see that this perspective allowed me to open up again...

... To life & to the growth opportunity in front of me.

One thing I am confident in is my ability to learn so I am trusting that the rest will take care of itself ✨

#selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #motivation #selfmastery #growthmindset

The ebbs and flows and dealing with feeling lost ✨

Today was definitely a tough day.

I woke up feeling pretty flat and a little bit lost.

I definitely felt the sense of not having a base.

Not really knowing where to go or how to begin.

I felt like a spare part. A bit lost.

Before I set out on my journey I knew this was going to be the case, but as always, it's easier to think about it than it is to be in the thick of it.

I tried to remind myself that when I feel lost, the most important thing is to realise what it is I actually need...

Not what my logical brain thinks I should do.

But hey, it's not always easy when your mind is trying to tell you a lot of stories...

Or conjure worries that make you feel worse.

Although it was hard when I was in it, I reminded myself that these thoughts don't really serve me and they don't leave space for how I feel in this moment.

Life is always full of ebbs and flows, and transitions that cause us to feel lost.

What I have come to know is that my power lies in witnessing it, rather than judging it.

It will happen so I try to allow it and hold steady in those moments.

Asking myself what I really needed today was important.

It was important to ignore what thoughts and stories the mind conjured up.

It was important that I didn't push myself to do something just because...

It was important to just listen to what I felt and then put one foot in front of the other to make that happen.

We don't always have to have the whole plan down packed.

And in this case, changing my environment was that first step which made all the difference.

Van life is definitely an adjustment with its ebbs and flows, but it's no different to everyday life.

What's important in those moments is learning to quiet the mind just enough so we can truly hear what it is that we actually need, and then...

... make it happen ✨

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #mentoring #coaching #guidance #selfmastery #homeonwheels #ebbsandflows #feelinglost #personalmastery #beherenow #motivationalmindset
#growthmindset

What a week it's been ✨⛰️🚐

After the mammoth last few months, it feels good to really feel grounded again.

Getting on the road and back to nature has finally stripped things back, and it's a nice feeling.

This time round I've really let myself explore everything and anything that I want in the moment.

And at times, my mind has definitely circulated back to timelines and plans, but I've made a conscious effort to simply watch the mind rather than play into it.

As a result I feel like things have flowed better than ever and more importantly, I've not had any regrets.

I know in the past, there would be so many times where I'd see something cool but in my effort to get to where i was going, I wouldn't stop.

I would always feel a pang of regret.

This time I have really honoured my desires in those moments and they led to some of the best things I've seen.

I honestly can't believe the amazing things I've seen in the last week and I feel so grateful to have been able to experience it.

I'm thankful to those who made it possible for me and also proud of myself for just letting myself be.

Excited for more to come ✨🚐⛰️

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #personalpower #personalfreedom #vancelife #homeonwheels #vanlifevirals #vanadventures #beherenow #motivationalmindset #growthmindset

I seriously love solitude & solo adventuring. Probably a little bit too much to be honest.

And I don’t mean it in reference to being single or without a partner. But rather, those times when you choose to be alone.

And don't get me wrong, there are definitely some draw backs at times...

Like having to take this photo of myself for example 😅

Or having to pay double for everything.

Or Always being given the couch when you go on holidays with your mates….

Or if you're really lucky, being given the bunk bed 😅

In all seriousness though, I never realised how much I needed solitude & solo adventuring until I had it.

I value it so much that I have conjured up a list of why I feel it is so important:

1. Your nervous system can rest - when you can simply BE without being stimulated by other people's energy or technology, you activate your parasympathetic nervous system. Most of the time we don't even know how it feels to not be in fight & flight all the time so when we aren’t, we feel so good. A peaceful body = a peaceful mind.

2. You recognise how you actually feel – it is scary sometimes to face how we feel but allowing ourselves to KNOW is so much more liberating than repressing it. When you know, you can move through it.

3. You have the time & space to understand what you need, not just what you think you need – Being alone with your thoughts, you work out what is true for you instead of what has been pushed into your brain from others.

4. You give yourself the opportunity to be able to choose what YOU want to do – When you’re used to having to juggle other people’s needs & wants, it’s liberating to learn that it’s okay to do what you want.

5. You can just be you – If you’re used to playing some kind of role around others, you can breathe deeply & be yourself. Solitude helps build confidence in being YOU without worrying about what others think so that when you are around people, you stop caring so much.

6. There is newfound room for clarity – Removing the distraction of people & things allows for so much more space. As you unclutter, things become so clear and next steps become obvious ✨

What else can you add?

The view is not always better at the top ✨

I’ve been thinking so much lately about the journey vs the destination.

It’s super cliché but there’s something really different that happens when you embody the practice of being where you are.

I’ve consciously been witnessing & bringing awareness to the times when my mind wants to get somewhere or be somewhere else.

Thinking I need to get to the next destination on the trip.

The desire to reach the top of a peak.

The focus on arriving at the next stop.

I’ve really enjoyed witnessing this from a place of pure awareness because it’s allowed me to really release these mindset traps.

It’s allowed me to see and experience some of the most amazing things that I wouldn’t have otherwise.

When we're always focused on getting somewhere, we totally miss all of the amazing and beautiful things right in front of us.

Like the epic scenery on the drive.

Or the better vantage point from halfway up the hill.

Or the smaller more discreet path that leads you to a hidden waterfall.

If we’re always focused on getting to the top, we miss a lot of potentials.

Our tunnel vision literally prevents us from being present and that stops us from seeing or experiencing anything better.

Think about it…if you’re focused on getting to the top (in any way, shape or form) and it's not what you thought, then you’ve already walked past and missed all of the other opportunities and things that were there.

What did you miss every day when you were hyper focused on getting to work?

Who didn’t you encounter or bother speaking to?

What didn’t you notice?

What doors never opened?

What opportunities never got spoken about?

What I love the most about embodying and embracing the journey is that you never know what is going to happen.

Sometimes that’s a scary thought…but mostly, it always leaves you feeling so damn good.

It feels like things just kind of fall into place.

Because they do…because you allow them to.

It’s not a constant battle or stress trying to get somewhere or force things to happen.

It just is and you give yourself the opportunity to experience something better ✨

#dailythoughts #personalgrowth #selfdiscovery

The amazing things you see when you're not rushing to your destination ✨🚐🌱

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #bluffknoll #beherenow #vandiscoveries #travelingaus #epicviews #beautifuldiscoveries

Fools rush in ✨

These last few days I've really been focusing on how I'm feeling in response to what's right in front of me.

I've been careful not to get caught up in thinking of where I should be going or what I had said I would do.

Instead, I've opted for embracing the things that are flowing my way & paying close attention to how I feel about that in any given moment.

I've got a rough idea of where I want to go & what I want to do...

but I've been careful not to leave what's feeling amazing, in pursuit of what's potentially waiting.

I used to be really bad for this.

If I had decided what I was going to do, I would stick to it even if it caused me all sorts of stress trying to make it happen as planned.

There was no flow or room for movement
No enjoyment
No presence or appreciation

But it felt impossible to not carry out the plans I'd set.

If things or people challenged that, it felt so frustrating and stressful.

Not only was I not enjoying life, I was rushing through it and I didn't even know it.

I've worked hard to let those patterns go and seeing how far I've come is something I'm actually super proud of.

This week I decided to stay longer and explore where I have been because it was making me feel good and I wasn't done soaking it up.

Did I have plans to be elsewhere? Yes.

But I realise now that there is no point in rushing to something that only exists as potential in my mind.

What I know to be true is how content and happy I am where I am... And so I'm allowing myself to just be here and enjoy now.

It's such an amazing feeling to know that a plan is none other than potential.

It's just an idea.

It could happen, but it doesn't have to.

It may happen, but it might not.

And that's okay.

What's become more important than my plan is making sure that I am listening to myself and doing what I want right now, because that's all I really know for sure.

It's important that I feel content and at peace... that I do not rush.

For me, the ultimate fulfillment is feeling that I have nowhere to be and nothing to do ✨

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #selfdiscovery #reflections #dailythoughts #innerpeace #growth

Why I'd rather be balanced than busy ✨

When I tell people I have my own business, one thing they always ask is:

"Are you busy? Do you have a lot of clients?"

And the answer is no, and no.

Over the years I've sat with the idea of being busy a lot & what it really means.

When people ask this question, I feel what they are really asking is "is your business successful"?

And it make sense.

As a society we have come to associate busy-ness with success.

For me though, the more I've grown, the more I've realised that success is completely personal to me.

Its taken me a really long time to realise that being busy is not something I'm interested in.

And if I were busy, but didn't want to feel busy, then am I really successful?

When I think of the times where I've felt busy in my life, it's usually felt like things were somewhat out of my control.

It was often the times where I felt like I had so much to do and not enough time to do it.

It felt like I was constantly trying to stay afloat but never had the time to actually float and do what I really wanted to do.

The truth is that all I really want is for every moment to be spent doing what I truly want in the way that I want.

I want to have fewer clients so that I can give each one as much time and energy that they deserve.

I want to be able to connect with them without feeling rushed or jumping from one to the next.

I want to have enough time for myself and for things that bring me joy, so that I can always show up for others and be my best self.

I realise now that what I want is not to be busy at all.

And I never want to be busy again.

Ive come to see that success for me isn't being busy or having a lot of clients.

Its feeling at peace and knowing that every moment is mine to spend as I choose.

Success for me is floating, not trying to stay afloat.

Success for me is balance.

What does success feel like for you? 🙏💙😊✨

#balance #success #balanceoverbusy #freedomseeker #personalgrowth #selfdiscovery #selfexploration #innerpeace #truthseeker #mentoring #coaching #realthoughts #lifeontheroad #reflections #thoughtsoftheday #personalfreedom

If there is one thing that has been on my mind lately, it’s the power of truth, honesty & being real.

When I look back at my life when I was suffering or feeling unhappy, I see that every time it was born out of the desire for things to be a certain way that they just weren’t.

🌕 Getting upset about someone because of what I expected them to be and to do.

🌕 Wondering why my situation was not like other people’s.

🌕 Hoping for something to change so that it would be more in line with how things "should be”.

Over the years I spent so much time & energy waiting, hoping & wishing that things would be normal without even realising it.

And most of the time, it felt like no one else could understand.

That it was just me.

There was always this feeling that everyone else had it as it "should be” & somehow I didn’t get dealt that hand.

But along the way I realised that that’s not true at all.

There is no such thing as how it should be.

There’s no normal.

There's no recipe, set path or experience you should be having.

There's no normal relationships or family's.

In fact, the very thing that made me most unhappy in life, was constantly thinking my life should be some other way than what it actually was.

All that time spent hoping, was time that I lost getting to fully enjoy & embrace the real experience of what my life (& the things & people in it) actually IS all about.

I realised recently that even though I’m the happiest I have ever been, my life is still a total mess…and that’s a good thing.

Life is meant to be messy.

It’s not supposed to be a constant linear journey of “progress” & happiness.
It’s supposed to be a scrambled mess with ups & downs, challenges & triumphs, pain & grief, & love & fear.

It’s not having a messy life that is the problem.

It’s losing ourselves (& precious time) whilst we constantly pursue how it should be.

Nothing felt better for me than when I realised normal is just an idea…a story.

And there has been no better feeling in the world than embracing what’s true & real for myself even when it feels crazy or goes against everything I ever thought.

Because that’s my story, and that’s the whole point 🥰

A couple more happy snaps from Vance ✨

My new home and Mind Habitat HQ on wheels 🚐🤗🙏💙

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #freedomseeker #selfdiscovery #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #mentoring #coaching #guidance #selfmastery

And so it begins... Life on the road ✨🚐🌲

At the start of the year I decided that I wanted to travel on the open road whilst continuing to mentor, coach and serve.

It's been a massive 5 month journey to get to this point with many challenges, meltdowns and moments of wanting to give up

Along the way I had to push through a lot of resistance...

Especially when it came to asking people for help.

At the 3 month mark I made the painful decision to rip everything out and start again.

And as it were, it was the best decision I ever made.

I realised it is better to take the time and make it right and be fully satisfied, happy and proud than to rush and risk feeling that I could have done more.

Travelling became not so important because I knew I was right where I was meant to be.

It wasn't about getting on the road.

It was about learning to fall in love with where I was, with whatever I was doing.

It was about not giving up.

It was about learning to deal with whatever was thrown my way.

I've never felt more connected to life, to people and to myself than I have in the last 2 months.

It's been so good in fact, life on the road is going to have to be pretty epic to top it!

I don't know what awaits me over this next 4 months, but I'm curious to find out.

My plan is to have no plan.

To fully immerse myself and enjoy things for what they are.

To connect with my beloved clients from wherever I am.

To challenge myself and take risks.

To just BE 💙🙏✨😊

#vanlife #lifeontheroad #livinglife #freedom #personalfreedom #travel #mentoring #coaching #selfempowerment #connection #loveandconnection #beherenow #consciousliving #lifecoaching #mindbody #balance

Noticed a theme of bravery this week and decided to make a list.

Couldn't fit them all into the post so here's my thoughts in full:

To be brave and courageous is to...

▶ Speak the whole truth and be radically honest
▶ Be unapolagetic about who you are
▶ Own what you think and feel without giving a f*ck what others think
▶ Not be afraid of sounding crazy
▶ Speak from the heart
▶ Take chances
▶ Redirect and start anew
▶ Follow what you feel instead of what you think
▶ Choose loneliness over company
▶ Leap without having to know all the answers
▶ Do what is needed even if you run the risk of losing people from your life
▶ Be loving regardless of whether they are loving to you
▶ Make a different choice
▶ Stay open even after you have been let down
▶ Lean on others especially when you fear you're a burden
▶ Hold steady and sit with the discomfort
▶ Let go of something good in order to experience something great
▶ Look inside yourself

#bravery #courage #selfimprovement #selfdiscovery #searchinsideyourself #mentoring #coaching #personaldevelopment #awakeningpotential

In a world where everything is always focused on what’s outside of us, it can be really hard when you are doing the work on the inside.

Paying attention to who you are, why you think the way you do and why you do the things you do, takes work.

It takes a kind of radical ownership that says “things may have happened that I didn’t deserve, but I am the only one who can change my circumstance”.

It requires giving up blame or waiting for others to change before you change.

It entails holding yourself and breathing through the moments where every part of you wants to react how you always have.

It takes courage and strength and continuous conflict between what you feel on the inside and what your mind has been taught you should do or should want.

Perhaps the hardest part of all is that more often than not, you are faced with people who don’t get it. Who don’t truly understand and who may see what you are doing as failure.

In a world where everything is about material gain, possession and power, it is crucial to remember that your success is not something that comes from what you have or what people think of what you do.

Ultimately, your success is personal to you.

It might be learning to sit with some uncomfortable emotions or noticing that you were able to hold steady instead of yell.

It might be that you had the strength to walk away from something that everyone thought you should keep at.

When you get into bed at night, it is only you who can know how successful you really are.

Trust yourself and never forget what is true for you 💙

#selfimprovement #selfdiscovery #truthseeking #speakyourtruth #radicalresponsibility #mentoring #coaching #keepgoing #awakeningpotential

This week I was reminded of the power of having the right people by our side.

Being human can be hard sometimes & in those moments, all we really want is for our relationships to be a source of comfort, safety & peace.

We experience enough self-doubt, fear & shame on our own without having it compounded by those around us.

When we’re trying to navigate our place in the world, it can be hard enough to separate what we really want with that of what we think we should.

Sometimes all we really need is for people to listen to what we’ve been thinking without trying to change it, fix it or jump on the bandwagon & confirm what we’re afraid of.

It’s amazing how someone just listening to our thoughts, intuitions & desires without doing anything can completely remove the obstacle that was in the way in the first place.

Most of the time we get stuck because we’re terrified of change & so are the people around us – which means that we get stuck in a vortex of fear, never able to truly break free.

The most important thing we can ever do is to choose wisely who we share our time, lives & truth with on a daily basis.
It’s not that we feel any less fear in the face of going after what we want, but you do so knowing that you are totally supported, loved & safe.

That no matter what, you’ll be okay.
The alternative is having that intense burning inside that I want to do something else, be someone else, create something else, but can’t.

As they say: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

Make sure you’re not investing in the wrong people for YOU.

It’s not about cutting people, being horrible or judging anyone.

It’s simply working out how to spend & invest your time & energy.

It’s becoming aware of how you feel before & after being with people.

Do they bring out the best in you?

Do you leave feeling inspired & energised, or shitty?

Do they genuinely want what’s best for you or do they make it about themselves?

Do they rally you or question you?

Finding your people may not happen overnight but it’s inevitable that when you say no to what doesn’t serve you, you’ll naturally open the door for those who do 🙏

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