The Spider, the Centipede & the Divine Mother: A Feminine Path to Business
This morning, I noticed a spider crawling on my diary and work documents. Shortly after, I noticed a centipede crawling into my room here in Bali.
They weren’t just visitors. They were messengers … guides — gentle but unmistakable reminders from the natural world that I am not walking a traditional path in business. I am walking the feminine one.
Not the polished, performative version of femininity.
But the true feminine — the heart-centered, earth-connected, spirit-guided rhythm that moves through the body, not the spreadsheet.
The spider showed me I am the weaver — not of someone else’s vision, but my own.
The centipede reminded me to walk slowly, instinctively, feeling each step rather than forcing a plan.
Together, they spoke the language of the Divine Mother: Let your work be an extension of the natural world. Let it rise from the roots, not the rush.
This is not the path of performance. It is the path of presence.
For so long, I’ve supported others — quietly, behind the scenes, like the silent woman behind the man. I played the role of the helper, the holder, the one who didn’t take up space. But that story is crumbling now. And in its place, something ancient and sovereign is rising.
This path calls me — not to push or promote — but to listen. To sit with the soil. To trust my womb wisdom. To feel when something wants to be shared, not just scheduled.
The Divine Mother doesn’t rush. The spider doesn’t spin out of panic. The centipede doesn’t ask where she’s going — she simply takes the next step.
And so, I let go of the old frameworks. I release the voices that say I must be louder, faster, or more strategic to succeed.
Instead, I ask:
What wants to be created through me?
What truth is rising in my body today?
How can I bring that into my business, gently, like a leaf riding the wind?
This is a business of rhythm, not resistance. Of alignment, not algorithms. Of connection, not competition.
If you are also hearing the whisper of the wild, the soft beat of a different drum…
Know this: You are not behind. You are returning. And you do not walk alone.
You walk with the spider, with the centipede, with the Divine Mother who has never left you — only waited for you to remember.
Welcome back.
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If this resonates with you and you’re ready to explore a feminine, heart-led way of doing business, I invite you to stay connected. There’s more to come.
Can AI Support Heart-Centered Businesses Without Replacing Humans?
In the world of heart-centered entrepreneurship, where connection, compassion, and conscious choices matter, the rise of AI brings up a big question:
Can we embrace the benefits of AI without compromising our values — or replacing the very people we're here to uplift?
The answer, like most things in heart-aligned business, is not black and white. But there is a grounded and empowering middle path worth exploring.
Heart Centered Business and AI??
The Benefits of AI for Heart-Centered Business Owners
It frees up time for what matters most. AI can handle repetitive admin tasks, write drafts, suggest content ideas, and automate behind-the-scenes work. This means more time for deep service, creativity, and rest.
It helps us stay in alignment while scaling. Rather than hiring before you're ready or burning out trying to do everything alone, AI offers support that can grow with your business.
It’s a bridge, not a replacement. For solo entrepreneurs or small teams, AI can bridge the gap between vision and capacity — helping you show up consistently while staying true to your values.
It can make business more accessible. Whether you’re neurodivergent, managing chronic illness, or navigating financial constraints, AI can help level the playing field and bring your voice to life.
But What About Ethics?
It’s true. If used carelessly, AI can:
Replace jobs that people need.
Make business feel impersonal or transactional.
Repeat harmful biases or misinformation.
And that’s why discernment is key.
Heart-centered entrepreneurs don’t have to use AI the way big tech companies do. You can:
Stay transparent when AI tools support your content or workflows.
Choose collaboration over replacement, hiring people when possible and using AI to fill the gaps compassionately.
Reinvest time and energy saved through AI into deeper service, care, and connection.
So... Can AI Be Heart-Centered?
Yes — if you choose to use it that way.
When you let your values lead and your tools follow, AI can become part of your support team — not a soulless replacement for human connection, but a quiet partner that helps you stay in your zone of genius.
And as you grow, you might find yourself able to hire others, expand your impact, and rest more deeply — all because you used the tools available to you in ethical and empowered ways.
Reflection Questions:
Where am I currently spending time on tasks that could be supported by AI?
How can I use AI to enhance — not replace — human connection in my business?
Am I using AI to create more time for service, creativity, or healing?
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Creating from Presence: A Different Kind of Productivity
As a heart-centered entrepreneur, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing we need to constantly produce, promote, or push to stay relevant.
But this morning in Bali, I woke with a different feeling—a quiet calm that reminded me of why I’m really here.
Not to bring something in through effort or force.
But to create from presence.
To allow what wants to emerge to come through gently, without pressure.
To trust that clarity comes when I let go.
Creating from Presence for Heart Centered Entrepreneurs
There is a deep kind of wisdom in giving ourselves time to heal—physically, emotionally, creatively. When we do, our work stops being a performance and starts becoming a true extension of our wholeness.
This isn’t about doing less. It’s about doing what matters from alignment.
So I’m giving myself permission to move day by day. To rest. To write. To follow the creative threads that feel alive. And I’m trusting that the next right step—including when to return to Brisbane—will come when it’s time.
For heart-centered entrepreneurs, this is the shift that changes everything.
When we create from our inner truth, our business becomes more than a job—it becomes a living, breathing reflection of who we are becoming.
Some Reflection Questions for Heart-Centered Entrepreneurs
Take a moment to pause and breathe, consider these prompts and journal your answers. You might be suprised at what comes through for you:
Where in my business am I forcing or striving?
What might shift if I allowed more space for trust and presence?What wants to be created through me right now—without pressure or expectation?
Is there something quietly calling for expression?How is my body feeling in my current work rhythm?
What kind of pace would feel nourishing instead of depleting?Am I waiting for clarity before I move, or allowing clarity to meet me as I move?
What does alignment look like for me this season?
How can I design my days in a way that honors that?
I'd love to hear what came up for you—feel free to share your reflections in the comments below or message me directly. We're not meant to do this alone.
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The Power of the Pause: Why Rest Might Be Your Next Aligned Business Move
In the world of entrepreneurship, we’re often taught to “keep going,” to stay consistent, visible, and productive. And while there’s value in steady action, there’s also a quieter truth—one that heart-centered entrepreneurs often feel deep in their bones:
Sometimes the most powerful business move you can make… is not a move at all.
Recently, I made the decision to take a break from renting. It wasn't because I had everything figured out, or because I needed an escape. It was because I could feel, on a soul level, that I needed space. Space to integrate. To rest. To hear myself again.
The power of the pause for heart centered entrepreneurs
I had been building beautiful momentum—but I was also bumping up against a part of myself that kept seeking closure from old cycles, people, and places. I noticed how easily I could get stuck waiting for something to be “complete” before moving forward. But closure, I’ve realised, isn’t something we always get from outside. Sometimes, it’s something we choose to give ourselves.
And in choosing rest, I didn’t lose momentum. I honored it.
💛 What This Means for Heart-Led Entrepreneurs
As a heart-centered entrepreneur, your business is an extension of your energy. It carries your values, your purpose, your rhythm. So when your body, your heart, or your spirit is calling for stillness—it’s not a detour. It’s divine guidance.
Rest is not laziness.
It’s a sacred recalibration.
It’s the soil softening before new seeds are planted.
This season of pause is helping me listen more deeply to what I truly want to create—not from pressure, but from presence. And I want to remind you, if you’re in that in-between space too:
You don’t need to earn rest.
You don’t need permission to pull back.
You don’t need closure from others to begin again.
You just need to trust the quiet voice within that says, “This is the way forward.”
🌸 If You’re in the Void, You’re Not Alone
Maybe you’re stepping back to breathe.
Maybe you’re reworking your offerings.
Maybe you're questioning it all—and that’s okay.
The pause is part of the process. And when you honor it, you come back not just with more energy—but with more clarity, alignment, and truth.
Let this be a gentle reminder that your business doesn’t have to move at the speed of the world. It can move at the speed of your soul.
If you're currently navigating a season of rest, transition, or reconnection with your business… you're not alone.
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Your pause is sacred. And your next step will rise to meet you.
When the Heart Centered Business Dream Evolves
This morning, as I sit in Bali surrounded by everything that once inspired me to take this leap, I’m realising something important.
I came here with the intention of building an online business — one I could take anywhere. That vision made sense when I first dreamed it. It carried me through so much change, and I poured my heart and energy into making it real.
But now, something feels different.
When the Heart Centered Business Dream Evolves
That dream doesn’t quite resonate in the way it used to. It feels like I’ve been holding tightly to something that once fit beautifully… but maybe no longer does. Not because it was wrong. But because I’ve changed.
And with that, I can feel the truth rising: the dream needs to evolve — and that means I need to evolve too.
There’s grief in that. And also freedom. Because perhaps what’s being asked of me isn’t to abandon what I’ve built, but to let it shift — to become more aligned with who I am now, not who I was when I began.
Maybe it’s about softening. Simplifying. Letting go of the pressure and re-centering in what truly matters.
I don’t have all the answers. But I’m listening.
And that feels like a powerful beginning.
P.S. If this reflection speaks to something stirring in you too — that quiet inner shift from pushing to flowing — keep an eye out for my upcoming course Hustle to Flow. It’s being woven from moments just like this.
When It’s Time to Let Go: The Wisdom of the Withering Vine
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been watching a sugar watermelon grow on a vine in my neighbour’s yard. After a storm, it appeared—vibrant and full of promise. I felt deeply connected to it, sensing that its quiet growth mirrored my own.
But recently, something changed.
The watermelon began to soften. Parts of it started to mature. It hadn’t been picked. It was no longer being nourished. And in that, I felt something land in me:
This is what happens when we stay too long.
As heart-centered entrepreneurs, we often pour ourselves into our work, relationships, offers, and living circumstances. We stay because we care. We stay because we want to make it work. We stay because letting go can feel like giving up.
But what if letting go is actually an act of love?
What if it’s not failure—it’s fruit completing its purpose?
The sugar melon taught me that staying beyond ripeness leads to decay—not just for the fruit, but for the energy around it. And that’s true in business too.
We can feel this in:
Offers that once felt aligned but now feel heavy.
Client relationships that drain rather than inspire.
Living or working spaces that no longer nourish us.
Habits or structures that used to support us but now keep us small.
Here’s the part that felt like magic:
Right after I reflected on this symbolism, I received a message that confirmed it was time to move. I didn’t have to force a thing. Life simply opened the next door.
When we honor the truth—when we say, this is no longer feeding my growth—life will respond. Gently, sometimes urgently, always clearly.
So here’s my invitation to you:
What in your business (or life) has reached its ripeness?
What feels like it’s starting to rot—not because it was bad, but because it’s done?
What are you being lovingly asked to release?
Letting go isn’t always easy. But neither is holding on to what no longer supports you.
May you trust the timing of your own vine.
May you release with grace.
And may the next season of your business—and your becoming—be even more aligned with who you are now.
What it Means to Be a Heart-Centered Entrepreneur (and How to Stay Aligned in Business)
There’s a quiet, powerful shift happening in the world of business — one that centers compassion, integrity, and alignment with purpose. If you’ve found yourself drawn to creating something that feels meaningful, something that reflects your values and supports others in a genuine way, chances are you’re already walking the path of a heart-centered entrepreneur.
Maybe you didn’t plan to become a business owner — maybe it came through a calling, a nudge, or even a storm. However it arrived, you now find yourself building something that’s not just about profit, but about people. Something that feels deeply connected to who you are.
But walking this path isn’t always easy. Staying aligned in a world that often rewards hustle over heart can be challenging. This post is here to gently explore what it truly means to be a heart-centered entrepreneur — and how to stay anchored in your truth as you grow.
1. What is a Heart-Centered Entrepreneur?
Being a heart-centered entrepreneur means leading with intention, integrity, and intuition. It’s about creating a business that not only sustains you materially, but also nourishes you emotionally and spiritually.
You might find yourself driven by a desire to serve, to contribute something meaningful to the world, or to offer healing — whether that’s through your words, your products, your presence, or your energy.
Rather than chasing trends or external validation, heart-centered entrepreneurs often ask deeper questions:
Does this feel true? Does this serve the greater good? Does this align with my values and vision?
If those questions feel familiar — you’re not alone. You’re part of a growing collective of conscious creators, helpers, healers, and visionaries who are redefining what business can look and feel like.
2. The Unique Challenges Heart-Centered Entrepreneurs Face
While this path is deeply fulfilling, it often comes with unique challenges.
Energetic sensitivity can make the constant noise of online marketing overwhelming. You might feel everything — the pressure, the comparisons, the expectations — more deeply than most.
Visibility can feel vulnerable. Sharing your truth, especially when it’s rooted in personal growth or healing, might stir up fears of judgment or rejection.
Boundaries and burnout can be especially tricky when your work feels like your soul’s mission. The line between giving from the heart and overextending yourself can blur easily.
And often, traditional business advice doesn’t quite fit. The strategies may work, but they might not feel aligned — and that misalignment can drain your energy, leaving you questioning your path.
3. How to Stay Aligned in Business (Without Burning Out)
Alignment doesn’t mean perfection — it means coming back to your center, again and again. Here are a few gentle ways to support yourself as you walk this path:
🌿 Pause and reconnect — Regularly check in with yourself. How do your offers feel? Do your systems support your wellbeing? Is anything out of balance?
🌿 Let your body guide you — Your nervous system is wise. Notice when something feels tight, forced, or exhausting. Sometimes that’s a cue to soften, shift, or slow down.
🌿 Build your own rhythm — Create your own pace instead of chasing timelines that don’t honor your natural flow. Consistency doesn’t have to mean rigidity.
🌿 Surround yourself with resonance — Connect with others who understand your path. Having even one person who "gets it" can make a big difference.
🌿 Make space for joy — Play, creativity, rest — they’re not extras. They’re fuel for your sustainability and magnetism.
4. Business as a Healing Journey
For many heart-centered entrepreneurs, business becomes more than a way to make a living — it becomes a mirror. It reveals the places where we still hide, shrink, or give away our power. It invites us to heal patterns around worth, visibility, and receiving.
This isn’t always easy, but it is beautiful. Every offer you create, every boundary you honor, every moment you choose alignment over fear — it’s part of your healing, and the ripple it creates is real.
Business, when approached consciously, becomes a sacred space for transformation — both for you and for those you serve.
5. Support for the Heart-Centered Path
If you’re walking this path and feeling the need for support, you’re not alone. There are others like you — sensitive, brave, intuitive beings — building businesses with soul.
My work is here to support heart-centered entrepreneurs like you in creating sustainable, nourishing businesses that feel good to run. If you're looking for guidance, I offer a free guide for aligning your business with your heart.
Or you can explore what feels aligned for you on my offerings page — no pressure, just an open door.
Closing Thoughts
The world doesn’t need more hustle. It needs more heart. It needs more people like you — grounded, intentional, and willing to build something different.
Trust your pace. Trust your path. And above all, trust your heart — it knows the way.
I’d love to hear your reflections — what does being a heart-centered entrepreneur mean to you? What helps you stay aligned?
Feel free to share in the comments or reach out directly. Your voice is part of the shift.
After the Storm: Clearing, Creation, and the Quiet Power of Starting Again
After ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred moved through last week, I was called to offer sound healing—not for others, but for myself, my home, and my workspace. The storm that recently passed through left more than just physical disruption in its wake. I could feel the energetic debris it stirred up: old fear, uncertainty, pressure, and the lingering heaviness of stories I thought I had already moved through.
I wasn’t clearing just the house—I was clearing what no longer belonged in the space between me and the next chapter of my life and work.
After the storm
Through the tones of my voice, I felt something begin to shift. The resistance I’d been carrying—subtle but strong—began to move. And underneath that movement, a deeper realisation came to light:
The fear I’ve been feeling around putting myself out there again isn’t about ability or even confidence. It’s about memory—of how the online world has responded in the past, and what it awakened in me.
I now see clearly how past experiences online shaped the way I showed up, even when I thought I was doing it differently. There were unconscious fears and protective layers influencing my choices—perhaps guiding me away from the visibility I was craving because, deep down, a part of me didn’t feel safe.
And yet, despite that fear, another part of me is so ready.
Excited. Inspired. Lit up by the truth of the work I came here to do.
That morning’s sound healing felt like a closing of that old chapter. Not because I forced a shift, but because I gave myself the space to hear what was really going on—and allowed the energy to move.
What This Means for My Business
I’ve come to realise that sound, energy, and inner alignment are not separate from business—they are the foundation. Especially for heart-centered entrepreneurs.
In a world that often asks us to do more, share more, and be “on” all the time, it’s easy to forget that healing is progress. That pausing to clear the energy of a space or a story can open doors that no strategy ever could.
Today, I didn’t tick off a checklist. I didn’t publish or perform.
But I created.
I released.
I remembered.
And that is how I want to continue building everything from here on.
An Invitation to You
If you’ve been carrying old energy—stories, fears, protective patterns—that feel ready to go, I invite you to find your version of this clearing. It might be sound, movement, journaling, or simply sitting in stillness. Trust that your body knows what’s ready to release.
And trust that your business, your purpose, and your voice will feel so much more free on the other side.
Tech Glitches & Tender Hearts: Navigating Disruption as a Heart-Centered Entrepreneur
There’s something uniquely jarring about being in full creative flow—writing, designing, recording—only to be met with a spinning wheel, a frozen screen, or an app crash. For heart-centered entrepreneurs, these moments aren’t just minor inconveniences. They can feel like a sudden disconnection from purpose, momentum, and energy.
We don’t just “do business”—we feel our way through it. And that means when the tools we rely on break down, it can bring up a whole cascade of emotions: frustration, disappointment, self-doubt, even grief.
If this has happened to you, you’re not alone—and there’s nothing wrong with you for feeling it deeply. Let’s talk about what’s really happening, and how to move through it with care and strength.
Take a moment to come back to your heart during tech disruptions xx
Why Tech Glitches Feel So Disruptive for Sensitive Entrepreneurs
When you’re working from a place of alignment, you’re likely in a very present, open-hearted state. Tech issues don’t just interrupt the task—they jolt the nervous system, pull you out of that sacred space, and sometimes make you question your path entirely.
You might find yourself thinking:
“Why is this happening again?”
“Maybe I’m not cut out for this.”
“I was doing so well, and now I feel totally off track.”
And beneath that might live older stories around visibility, worthiness, or the fear of being seen failing.
Navigating the Moment With Compassion
Instead of pushing through or collapsing inward, try this sequence the next time disruption arises:
1. Acknowledge What You’re Feeling (Without Judgment)
Give yourself a moment to feel the disappointment, anger, or sadness. Name it gently. “I feel frustrated and thrown off.”That simple act of naming can soften the internal storm.
2. Create Space
Step away from the screen. Breathe. Stretch. Touch something natural—wood, plants, your own body. This signals to your system: we’re okay.
3. Reconnect to Your Mission
Hold the vision of why you’re here. You might say:
“My mission isn’t fragile. I can return to it anytime. This pause doesn’t define my purpose.”
4. Choose a Small Empowered Action
Once grounded, decide what feels doable:
Rewriting your notes
Journaling what was coming through
Doing one small task that restores momentum
You are not starting over—you are resuming with more depth.
A Tech Disruption Toolkit (For Tender Hearts)
Keep this list somewhere close when working online:
A calming playlist or sound bath
Your mission/vision statement
Essential oils, grounding stones, or a comfort object
A go-to mantra like: “Even in disruption, I remain in alignment.”
A backup method of working offline (notebook, voice notes, etc.)
These tools won’t always fix the tech—but they’ll help you feel held, supported, and sovereign as you navigate the moment.
Building a New Paradigm of Business
In the heart-centered business world, resilience isn’t about pushing harder—it’s about softening into trust, adapting with grace, and honoring our rhythms.
Tech glitches will happen. But you are building something so much deeper than a digital presence. You are creating a body of work rooted in presence, authenticity, and care. That can never be lost—even when the internet goes out.
So next time it happens, take a breath. Light a candle. Feel your heart still beating with purpose.
You’re right where you need to be.
What a Cyclone (or Any Crisis) Can Teach You About Business Resilience
Side Note: I recorded this video during the power outage as ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred rolled through—sharing my real-time reflections on resilience, grounding, and business alignment. If you're in the middle of your own storm, I hope this meets you with some calm.
When a cyclone is approaching, businesses and communities take cover, brace for impact, and wait for the storm to pass. It’s a moment of uncertainty—of surrender to forces beyond our control.
But after the winds settle and the sky clears, there’s a profound opportunity: to assess what withstood the storm, what was shaken, and what needs to be rebuilt stronger than before.
In many ways, business works the same way. Whether it’s a global event like COVID-19, an economic downturn, or personal setbacks that shake your confidence, these disruptions offer a rare chance to pause, reassess, and realign.
Rather than seeing these moments as obstacles, what if we used them as invitations for deeper clarity?
What a Cyclone (or Any Crisis) Can Teach You About Business Resilience
The Eye of the Storm: A Natural Pause for Reflection
When everything is moving fast, we rarely stop to ask: Is my business still aligned with where I want to go?
Disruptions—whether external like a cyclone or internal like burnout—force a pause. While the instinct may be to panic or rush back to “business as usual,” there’s immense power in using this moment to reflect.
If your business feels shaken by external events, consider:
✅ What has remained strong? (Your core values, loyal clients, your passion)
✅ What has been revealed as fragile? (Outdated structures, misaligned offers, unsustainable habits)
✅ What do you now have the opportunity to rebuild better?
The businesses that thrive after disruption are the ones that use the pause wisely.
What This Storm is Trying to Show You
Instead of waiting for things to return to normal, consider this a reset button. These moments invite you to look at:
🌿 Alignment: Are you still in love with what you do, or have things drifted?
💡 Adaptability: Are you resisting change, or are you open to evolving?
⚡ Energy Leaks: Where is your business draining you instead of sustaining you?
🔄 Client & Service Fit: Are you attracting the right clients, or is it time for a shift?
🌍 Bigger Picture: Is this challenge redirecting you toward something even better?
If something in your business isn’t withstanding the storm, it might be a sign that it’s not meant to. And that’s okay.
How to Use This Time to Strengthen Your Business
Instead of feeling stuck, here are practical ways to realign during uncertain times:
✨ Reassess Your Offerings – Do your products, services, or pricing still make sense for where you’re headed?
✨ Revisit Your Why – What’s the deeper mission behind your work? Is it still in alignment?
✨ Refine Your Systems – Use this time to simplify, streamline, or upgrade your processes.
✨ Expand Your Skills – Take an online course, experiment with content, or learn something new.
✨ Rest & Reset – Sometimes, the best action is giving yourself permission to pause and trust.
The most successful businesses aren’t the ones that never face storms—they’re the ones that learn to navigate them with resilience and purpose.
Trust the Timing of Your Business Growth
Every storm passes. Every crisis ends. But how you use the time in between determines what you emerge with on the other side.
So instead of rushing to “fix” things, take a moment to ask: What is this moment trying to show me?
If you’re feeling the pull to reassess and realign your business, there are lots of resources here to support you. Visit our blog and offerings pages or download our new alignment ebook to find out more.
What insights has this time revealed for you? Let me know in the comments—I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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