About

The dream I tried to ignore

I’ve always been a dreamer.

As a country kid from Australia, I fell head over heels for art in high school. I could lose hours creating, turning blank pages into something alive. It made me feel like me.

So, of course, I chased it. I signed up for a fine art course, thinking maybe, just maybe, this could be my thing. My life. My dream.

And then came a well-intentioned sentence that changed everything: “You’ll never make money doing art.”

It hit hard. And worse... I believed it.

So I did what so many of us do — tucked the dream away.

But it never really left. At 23, I ran life drawing classes, and was contracted out to host other classes. I was still flirting with creativity. When I started blogging, I painted monthly watercolour posters. Any empty wall in my house or office? I’d fill it with my own work, brush in hand, heart cracked open.

But I told myself, “It’s just for me.”

Until one day… my CBT clients started asking to buy my art

I wasn’t even trying to sell my work, it was for me to look at throughout the day. But when my clients kept complimenting my work and asking, “Can I buy that?” something was stirring.

Maybe this thing I’d spent years calling “just a hobby” was actually something more. And it didn’t stop there.

At one of the women’s circles I host, the idea for my first oracle deck dropped in like lightning. Heart of the Highlands. A love letter to this wild, rugged land I now call home, the Scottish Highlands. Full of magic, creatures, landscapes, and stories that feel ancient and alive all at once.

It felt like the perfect way to weave together my art, my love of storytelling, and the deep connection I have with nature, intuition, and personal transformation.

And if that wasn’t enough… somewhere in the middle of all this?

I wrote a book.

F*ck Approval, You Don’t Need It.

Coming September 2025.

It’s the book I wish I’d had years ago — a guide to breaking free from people-pleasing, shaking off the weight of everyone else’s expectations, and learning how to validate your own damn dreams.

It’s about choosing yourself. Trusting yourself. Owning your magic — even when it scares you.

Because that’s exactly what I’ve had to do.

If there’s one thing I know for sure… it’s that the dreams that call you, the ones that tug at your soul — are never random.

You don’t have to wait for permission.

You don’t have to explain yourself.

You don’t have to justify wanting more, wanting different, wanting something that feels like you.

You get to create. Dream. Explore. Take up space.

You get to choose what makes your heart sing and trust that it’s enough. Whether that’s painting, writing, dancing, traveling, starting a business, or simply living life on your own terms… the magic starts when you decide to back yourself.

So here’s your permission slip — not that you ever really needed one. 😉

Choose yourself. Chase the thing that won’t let you go. Do what makes your soul feel alive.