Hello, I'm Gemma - a mother, wife, friend, sister, daughter. Believe it or not, I find great discomfort in speaking about myself and in being seen. These are my greatest challenges in life, yet the places I have to go in order to reach my potential and purpose.

 

For a long time, I have been a student of spirituality—immersing myself into ancient teachings and systems like astrology, esoteric healing, the wisdom traditions of Egypt, and exploring the subtle pathways of the soul. I found my abilities to feel and interpret energy through the birth of my daughter. I discovered deeper sensitivities and how to heal more than my physical body through the typical life experiences we all face - work, parenthood, family dynamics. Shadow work and shamanism are the foundations of my life and of my 'work' they remind me of reality and keep my feet firmly on the ground.

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In 2020, I thought I had the path all figured out, then in 2022 my Mum crossed over and I entered the most challenging yet rewarding initiation of my life. Learning to be in the world without the presence of a mother is a deeply exposing and hollow experience.

 

I had to continue to be the same mother to my own daughter whilst becoming a completely different person through loss, grieving and discovering how to parent myself, heal, fragment, remember and allow the dissolution of my old self into the newer unrecognisable but familiar version of me that I am still getting used to today.

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The funny thing is that in my most vulnerable place, I discovered how strong I am and how much I am capable of.

 

Spirituality changed for me completely. 

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Life and sacred practice are not meant to be separate. I always knew this, yet many of us including myself still habitually believed this. Keeping the 'spiritual' version of ourselves aside for a women's circle or cacao ceremony.

 

It was the 5 years of this initiation that showed me how life is spiritual. How it is all there is and everything we do has a place and a benefit to everything else.

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Some mornings I sit silently with my cacao and speak with spirit. Other mornings I drink my cacao without remembering to thank her for her medicine and that's okay. Being human is the point. Being aware is the point. Aware of who you are, your humanness and your sacredness. And if every day you take time to honour yourself, your life and be grateful for all that you have experienced, you receive more than a 'perfect spiritual life', you receive reality, rawness, truth and integrity. 

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It isn't through an easy life that we find the version of ourselves we are seeking, it is through facing the hardship, trusting the feelings and working with your spiritual self that life becomes sacred.​

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​By the way, I'm a Scorpio sun, Libra rising, Taurus moon. With Pluto and Saturn conjunct my sun. I don't do surface level. But I do get to the root of a situation, feel it, hold it and nurture it whilst it evolves. 

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I’m deep, I’m earthy, and I’m going to see right through you—but I’ll hold you while I do it.

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If I haven't scared you off with my intensity and depth, join me on this journey of life and let me hold space for you as you remember who you are.

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If you'd like to read more about my journey, hear some of my recorded meditations and get a feel for who I am and how I work, click the button below which will take you to my blog.