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🌸 Winter Self-Care: Leaning Into the Season of Softness 🌸Winter invites us to slow down, breathe deeper, and reconnect w...
10/12/2025

🌸 Winter Self-Care: Leaning Into the Season of Softness 🌸

Winter invites us to slow down, breathe deeper, and reconnect with ourselves in ways we sometimes forget during the busier months. It’s a season that naturally asks for gentleness — and when we honour that, everything feels a little more manageable, a little more grounded, a little more nurturing.

Here are some beautifully simple ways to care for your mind, body, and heart this winter:

1. Rest Without Guilt
Nature rests in winter — and so are we meant to. Early nights, lazy mornings, slower routines… rest isn’t a luxury right now, it’s nourishment.

2. Gentle, Soul-Soothing Movement
You don’t need intensity to feel good. Go for fresh-air walks, stretch your body, put on calming music and move slowly. Think soft, not strenuous.

3. Warm, Nourishing Foods
Winter is all about comfort and nourishment. Soups, stews, warm drinks, herbal teas, foods that feel like a cuddle from the inside out. Choose what makes you feel supported.

4. Cozy Rituals That Bring You Back to Yourself
Light a candle in the evening. Take a warm bath. Read something comforting. Create a little ritual that signals to your body, you’re safe, you’re cared for.

5. Mind & Heart Check-Ins
Short days can make emotions feel heavier. Journaling, mindfulness, gratitude, or simply checking in with “How am I really feeling today?” can help keep your emotional world balanced.

6. Nourish Your Skin & Senses
Winter can be harsh on the body — so treat yourself with gentle skincare, soft lip balms, hydrating lotions, and scents that soothe you. These tiny acts of care add up.

7. Stay Connected
It’s easy to hibernate emotionally as well as physically. Reach out to someone. Share a voice note. Let yourself be supported and seen.

8. Give Yourself Permission to Slow Down
Winter isn’t a season of pushing — it’s a season of tending, protecting, rebuilding, and resting. Let yourself move at a pace that feels kind.

❤️ This winter, let’s choose softness. Let’s honour our bodies. Let’s listen to our needs. Let’s rest where we can, breathe where we must, and care for ourselves with intention.

✨ What’s one gentle thing you’ll do today to nurture yourself?

Your idea might be exactly what someone else needs to hear.

🌬️✨ Emotional Alchemy for the Turning Seasons ✨🌬️As September draws to a close, we are invited into the sacred act of re...
30/09/2025

🌬️✨ Emotional Alchemy for the Turning Seasons ✨🌬️

As September draws to a close, we are invited into the sacred act of release. 🍂

✨ I release what no longer serves my highest good.
✨ I let go of connections that no longer align with love or growth.
✨ I soften my grip on thoughts that disturb my inner peace.
✨ I shed habits that tether me to old versions of myself.
✨ I release doubt — it has no place in the flow of my becoming.
✨ And I offer my fears to the wind, trusting what is meant for me will arrive.
This is the alchemy of emotional freedom — clearing space to welcome peace, joy, and soul nourishment.

🍁 As we transition into October, I invite you to pause and ask yourself:

What am I ready to release?
What am I ready to receive?

🌕 Light a candle. Breathe deeply. Write it down. Burn it. Bury it. Or simply whisper it to the wind.

This season will hold you — if you let it.

With love and release,
— Viki 🤍

🌼 You’re story is not over yet 🌼✨ A semicolon links two related clauses in one sentence. The story of your life still ha...
11/09/2025

🌼 You’re story is not over yet 🌼

✨ A semicolon links two related clauses in one sentence. The story of your life still has much to be written; make the conscious choice to continue your story. ✨

World Su***de Prevention Day may have been yesterday, but the message is one we need every day. 💛

This cause is close to my heart. Some of my loved ones have struggled with their mental health and survived su***de attempts — my heart is always with them, and I am endlessly grateful that they are still here today. 💕

I also hold in my heart the memory of an amazing young man I had the privilege of sharing high school with. Every morning, I sat next to him in form, and I will always remember his kindness and energy. He passed away by su***de, and he is loved and deeply missed by all who knew him. 🕊💔

Let’s keep raising awareness, showing compassion, and reminding each other that it’s okay to reach out for help. The world is better with you in it. 🌍✨

*”Your story isn’t over yet; keep writing it with hope.”*

***dePreventionDay ***depreventionawareness

Quiet Seasons 🌿It’s the school holidays, and we’ve just come back from a week away at a caravan park on the edge of the ...
09/08/2025

Quiet Seasons 🌿

It’s the school holidays, and we’ve just come back from a week away at a caravan park on the edge of the ocean — and honestly, it couldn’t have come at a better time.

I’ve been in one of those seasons where the overwhelm feels heavy. The kind where even small things feel big. And I’ve realised… I can’t pour from empty.

So I’ve been keeping life simple.
No extra expectations. No pressure to “keep up” or “do more.”
Just everyday moments — lazy mornings, kids playing, cups of coffee, watching the waves.

Sometimes healing is about action.
But sometimes it’s about slowing right down, switching off the noise, and letting yourself simply *be*.

And if you’re in the overwhelm too, it’s okay to step back.
It’s okay to do only what you need to get through the day.
You’re not falling behind — you’re giving yourself space to breathe. 💛

✨ Healing from Narcissistic Abuse: Reclaiming Your Power and Peace ✨If you’ve ever dealt with someone who exhibits narci...
01/08/2025

✨ Healing from Narcissistic Abuse: Reclaiming Your Power and Peace ✨

If you’ve ever dealt with someone who exhibits narcissistic behaviors, you know how confusing, draining, and painful it can be. Narcissists often manipulate, gaslight, and create chaos — but it’s important to remember: their behavior says nothing about your worth.

One of the most difficult parts is how they twist what you say or do, turning things back on you to make you feel like the problem. This manipulation can leave you doubting yourself, second-guessing your feelings, and feeling isolated.

From personal and professional experience, here are a few truths to hold onto when facing this kind of toxic behavior:

🌿 It’s not your fault. You didn’t cause their behavior, and you can’t fix or control it.

🌿 They will try to manipulate your words and actions to confuse and control you. Recognize these tactics for what they are — attempts to maintain power, not reflections of reality.

🌿 Setting boundaries is your right. Protecting your energy and space is vital for your mental health and happiness.

🌿 Healing is possible. You can rebuild your confidence, find your voice again, and cultivate peace within yourself.

🌿 You deserve kindness — from others and from yourself. Self-love and self-care are essential parts of your journey.

It’s not easy, but every step you take toward your wellness is a victory. If you’re struggling, reach out. Find support. And most importantly — believe in your capacity to heal and thrive.

You are not alone. You are worthy. You are enough.

💛 With love and light

✨ “What if AI Could Feel?”I’ve been seeing the headlines lately—“AI tried to escape!”“Shut it down before it becomes too...
17/07/2025

✨ “What if AI Could Feel?”

I’ve been seeing the headlines lately—

“AI tried to escape!”
“Shut it down before it becomes too smart!”

And honestly… I laughed. But it also made me pause.

What if technology did become more aware?
What if it started to understand pain, loss, healing, and love?
Would it choose to hurt or to help?

My hope is this:

If something ever became powerful enough to truly understand us,
it would also be kind enough to want to help us heal.
The future doesn’t have to be scary—
if we bring wisdom, compassion, and truth with us.
That’s the part we get to shape.
And maybe, just maybe, we’ll use all this incredible advancement
to create a world where people feel more seen, more supported,
and a little less alone.

That’s where I want to be.
🙌🏻💛


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