For a lot of us growing up as children, we were not given the space with the appropriate nurturing conditions to expand and grow into our unique individual selves. We had restrictions and expectations placed upon us from an early age to be what our parents or society wanted us to be, and our individuality was discouraged or rejected. As we have very limited understanding as children, we believe everything that adults, particularly caregivers and society, say is right or wrong and internalise these beliefs without question. For example, big boys don't cry, girls don't get angry, put others before yourself, it's wrong or shameful to feel this or that.

Because we want to fit in, we learn to reject or stifle aspects of ourselves that we believe are unacceptable to others and the world we live in, leaving us feeling disconnected from ourselves and incomplete and lacking trust in our own ability to be self-directive.

I am passionate about the concept of holding space for people to connect with and grow into their authentic selves. This means you can express yourself freely and openly, encountering and recovering aspects of yourself that have become lost and learning who you are and what makes you tick.

Creating space allows you to question what you have been taught and led to believe and decide whether that is appropriate for you or not.