We all have a story to tell, life events and experiences that have shaped us, made us who we are and brought us to this point.

I am blessed to be a mother of three and my healing journey really began with my first pregnancy and birth of my son. I was in my mid-twenties and up until that point hadn’t thought too much about how I treated my body. Searching for natural health alternatives I began to explore complementary therapies and a new world was open.

Around a year and a half later I found out the exciting news I was pregnant with my second baby. All parents will know every stage of child-rearing has its challenges and pregnancies don’t always go to plan, as happened with my daughter.

My world changed forever when she died at 36 weeks gestation. Life was never the same again, it couldn’t be. Trauma and grief drowned me and not long after my dad also passed away.

There was goodness during this time with the birth of my second son, two beautiful boys to love and nurture. They both kept me very busy, along with the duties of being a wife, homemaker and business owner.

Somehow I managed to function day-to-day. I had created plenty of distractions to take me away from facing the raw pain of trauma and grief.

Time kept me moving - the sun would rise and the sun would set each day - yet on the inside, it felt like my light had gone out.

My first introduction to Reiki was with a friend who trained after it helped her with post-natal depression. I found the experience to be very calming. She moved on to other work and it wasn’t until 2012 that my Reiki journey fully began.

My body was showing signs it wasn’t happy with a cough that just wouldn’t shift. I thought I had tried everything - until I was introduced to Reiki Master Christopher Massey. The Reiki treatments were transformational - it was the first time since losing my daughter that I experienced the true lightness of happiness and joy. (And the cough was gone).

Of course, it wasn’t what I had experienced before losing my daughter, it never could be as I was no longer that girl - but it was a huge personal moment when I walked down the street and felt the warm sun shining on my face, smelt the soft scent of flowers as I passed by and the wind gently touching my skin. Only then I realised how stuck in grief I had been.

Grief can be debilitating and slowly cast a shadow over your world. Sometimes it’s hard to see the true impact as you find ways to cope. The most important thing to remember it’s never too late heal from loss.

After more treatments and completing my Reiki Foundation (Reiki Level 1) that same year, I was now able to truly engage and be fully present with my young sons. Moving through the stages of grief I found peace and a healthy place for my daughter in my life.

Over the following years I continued to learn Reiki for personal and professional development and studied Advanced Reiki, Shamanic Reiki and Crystal Reiki Healing.

Completing Reiki Mastery in 2018 was a huge turning point for me; my path became clear - I knew I had to share this gift and help others. Since then I continue to further my learning in Reiki and Shamanic Healing and have developed my own Lunar Reiki practice.