This is where I document the process of building a freedom-based business — from career reinvention and digital products to intentional finance and living. You’ll find honest reflections, practical tools, and soulful strategy for designing a more intentional life — one decision at a time.

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The Power of Problems: What Prison Break Taught Me About Struggle, Strength, and Faith
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The Power of Problems: What Prison Break Taught Me About Struggle, Strength, and Faith

This is not a motivational post—it’s a survival one.
A deeply personal reflection on struggle, grief, growth, and why your biggest problems might be the beginning of your greatest life. From Prison Break to Norman Vincent Peale and personal loss, this is your reminder: problems are proof you’re alive—and that your story isn’t over yet.

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How Do You Keep a Job When You Suffer from Life-Debilitating PMDD? 15 Tips for PMDD Survival
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How Do You Keep a Job When You Suffer from Life-Debilitating PMDD? 15 Tips for PMDD Survival

Living with PMDD means navigating a mental, emotional, and physical storm nearly half the month—while still being expected to perform at work like everything’s fine. In this article, I share what PMDD really feels like, how it’s shaped my life and career, and the 15 tools I use to manage the worst days. From cycle syncing to supplements, radical rest to cold ocean swims, this is my honest guide to surviving PMDD while holding onto your job, your peace, and your sense of self.

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Slavery Never Ended—They Just Gave It a New Name

Slavery Never Ended—They Just Gave It a New Name

We were promised freedom. What we got was a life of labour dressed up as success.

Wage slavery doesn’t wear chains—it wears a name badge, a tax file number, and a promotion that keeps you just hopeful enough to stay.

This blog unpacks how the modern economy keeps us dependent—and how to begin the quiet, radical work of breaking free.

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When My Body Tenses, My Mind Awakens: Living and Creating Through PMDD
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When My Body Tenses, My Mind Awakens: Living and Creating Through PMDD

This post shares my real, raw experience of living and working with PMDD—Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. From deep body tension and sensory overwhelm to sudden bursts of clarity and creativity, I write this as a reminder to myself and others: you’re not imagining it. You’re not broken. You’re navigating something powerful and often invisible. I also share a free resource I created—The Soften Protocol—a gentle ritual to help ground yourself during the hardest days.

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Debt, Discipline & That Magic £15K: How I Built My Emergency Fund (and Started Living on Cash)
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Debt, Discipline & That Magic £15K: How I Built My Emergency Fund (and Started Living on Cash)

In my 20s, I carried £15K in credit card debt—on top of student loans and a private law school loan I barely understood. But paying off that debt taught me how to live well below my means, and that habit became the foundation for everything that came next. In this post, I share how I went from debt to discipline to financial freedom—and built my first emergency fund without feeling deprived.

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Overconsumption Is Keeping You in Chains
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Overconsumption Is Keeping You in Chains

What’s Truly Keeping You in Chains?

Debt? The need for approval? The fear of missing out?

When you step back and truly evaluate what’s holding you captive, you might find that the biggest burden isn’t the job or the bills—it’s the endless desire for more. And the good news? That’s something you can change.

Stop buying sh*t. Start reclaiming your life. Real freedom starts when you decide you already have enough.

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