The No-BS Journal
This Journal isn’t about sugarcoating life. There’s no “everything happens for a reason” here, no fluffy affirmations, no pretending I’ve got it all figured out. This is my no BS space to lay it all out my mess, my chaos, my survival. The days when my body won’t cooperate, my mind won’t stop racing, and the world feels like it’s moving forward without me.
This is where I get real about chronic illness, mental health struggles, trauma, and the uphill battle of just existing. It’s messy, it’s raw, and it’s honest the kind of honesty most people avoid.
Here, inspiration meets reality. Education meets raw truth. Awareness meets healing. And yeah… it’s basically my virtual journal, documenting the unfiltered truth of navigating a life that doesn’t come with an instruction manual.
You’ll read about the hard stuff the heartbreak, the isolation, the setbacks no one warns you about but also the wins, the small wins, and the unexpected moments of clarity that remind you: you can survive this, and you can rise from it stronger than you thought possible.
Topics include:
Domestic Violence and Healing – the ugly, the painful, the survival
Living With Chronic Illness and Pain – the days that feel impossible and the wins that keep you going
Reflections – raw thoughts, uncomfortable truths, and insights from the trenches
The Unseen Series – deep dives into specific topics, struggles, challenges, and education so you can really learn, relate, and reflect
This space is for anyone who’s tired of pretending. For anyone who’s felt unseen, stuck, or defeated. Your pain doesn’t define you, your courage to rise does. Step in. Read, reflect, and claim your power.
About This Space
For years, I’ve been navigating chronic illness, trauma, and the complicated process of learning to listen to my body again.
Suspended, Supported, Becoming
And maybe that’s what this really is coming home to yourself. in a body that has carried you through more than anyone else knows
When Your Body Forces You to Slow Down
I’ve always had this mindset that my health conditions will never define me. I don’t give them energy. I don’t let them win. I keep moving, I keep pushing, I keep showing up
When Your Body Is Carrying Too Much “Masculine Energy”
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had two healing sessions mirimiri and energy healing and both times the message was the same
Speaking from Scars, Not Wounds
There’s a difference between speaking from wounds and speaking from scars and it’s a distinction I’ve learned deeply through my healing journey
Breaking the Cycle — My Why
Not the big, flashy reasons people talk about when they speak about healing or “personal growth.”
Not the inspirational quotes.
The Unconventional Life Coach
I didn’t arrive here because life was smooth or because I had all the answers. I got here because life threw everything it possibly could at me trauma, health battles, heartbreak, the kind of moments that try to break a person completely
The 1am Thoughts No One Talks About
You know those nights where your body is exhausted but your mind is running through every little detail on repeat? That’s where I’m at tonight
When Your Body Forces You to Slow Down
I’ve got plenty of content stacked and ready to go, but right now I’m navigating something that many people living with chronic illness know all too well when your body suddenly decides it’s had enough.
Becoming Her - 2026
2026 is the year I stop shrinking and start embodying.
Not the healed version. Not the perfect version.
But the honest, regulated, grounded version of me.
Becoming Her - 2026
2026 is the year I stop shrinking and start embodying.
Not the healed version. Not the perfect version.
But the honest, regulated, grounded version of me.
Becoming Her - 2026
2026 is the year I stop shrinking and start embodying.
Not the healed version. Not the perfect version.
But the honest, regulated, grounded version of me.
Becoming Her - 2026
2026 is the year I stop shrinking and start embodying.
Not the healed version. Not the perfect version.
But the honest, regulated, grounded version of me.
When Home Doesn’t Look Like Home Anymore
Beautiful Mount Maunganui, the place I’ve walked countless times for grounding, clarity, and healing, now looks like a warzone.
Holiday Reflection
The holiday comes to an end and today has been heavy in a way that sits deep not loud, not dramatic, just weighty.
This Will Always Be My Favourite Coast
A place where nature still feels like nature not something to be managed or consumed, but something that simply exists
Healing Is a Practice, Not a Concept
Recovery and healing are not passive experiences. They are lived, embodied, and practiced.
Listening to the Water Within Me
Through this journey, I’ve been learning about water consciousness the understanding that water isn’t just physical matter
Midweek Getaway
New places. Mankey weather. Grey skies that didn’t need fixing. They matched where I was at, and for once, that felt right
What Healing Costed Me
Healing didn’t just give it took; it costed me comfort. The kind that keeps you safe but stuck. The familiar chaos I knew how to navigate.