From the Blog
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The Girl Who Never Quite Fit: A Journey Back to Sisterhood
For a long time I moved through the world with the quiet feeling that I didn’t quite fit as a woman.
It wasn’t something I could clearly explain at the time. Only later, through travel, conversations with women who spoke openly about the complicated realities of womanhood, and through friendships that slowly deepened over the years, did I begin to understand what had been missing.
That process reshaped the way I see women’s spaces and sisterhood, and it is one of the reasons creating retreats for women feels so meaningful to me today.
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What's Stirring
Writing this article made me reflect not only on my own journey, but also on the wider moment we’re living through right now.
For the past few weeks I’ve had the feeling that there is an elephant in the room I’ve been quietly avoiding.
Living in Asia makes that easier than it probably should.
Life inside the Bali bubble has a way of insulating you from what is happening elsewhere in the world. The rhythm here is slower, more local, more grounded in everyday interactions.
At the same time, it feels impossible to ignore the reality that the world is going through a deeply painful moment.
Carrying on with life, planning work projects, even launching a retreat while wars unfold can create a strange mixture of emotions. Part confusion, part guilt, and a lot of questions about what the right thing to do actually is.
Over the past fifteen months in Asia I’ve noticed how detached I sometimes feel from the news cycle.
Part of that is intentional.
During Covid I developed a habit of checking the news obsessively and eventually had to step away because of the impact it was having on my mental health.
Another part is simply the lifestyle I live now.
Days filled with nature, in person conversations, work, and the simplicity of daily life mean that global events can sometimes feel very far away.
And I am fully aware that writing these words comes from a place of privilege.
At the same time I’m also hearing from retreat facilitators who are navigating cancellations, uncertainty and difficult decisions about whether it feels appropriate to move forward with their plans.
I believe there isn’t a universal answer here.
Each of us has to navigate this moment in a way that feels honest, thoughtful and aligned with our own values rather than reacting purely to expectations from the outside world.
For me, that means continuing to support facilitators who feel called to create meaningful spaces for their communities.
And it also means moving forward with the retreat I’m co-creating, because in times like these the need for places where people can pause, reconnect and find support often becomes even more important.
Retreat Radar
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A Pause in the Season
Ubud, Bali | Nov 6 - 11, 2026
A six-day retreat in Ubud created for women navigating periods of change in their bodies and their lives. Through meditation, breathwork, restorative yoga and sound healing, the retreat offers a gentle environment to regulate the nervous system and reconnect with yourself.
Dhara and I have designed a space that feels deeply supportive rather than prescriptive. This is not about fixing what you are going through.
It is about meeting this moment of your life with rest, care and the presence of other women walking their own versions of the same path.
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