Dear you, welcome back to Kindred Notes.
This week, I am pleased to introduce a new guest to this series,
, who writes about the journey from self-doubting introvert to deeply self-trusting creative on .Sarah is a creative midlife introvert, human design coach and writer. Her passion is supporting women to really feel like themselves, with full permission to stand strong and say 'this is me' without apology, and with so much ease. Her other favourite role is being a mum, to one a 18 year old boy who's currently finding his way out into the world, and holding the space for that really is a privilege to her. Sarah lives in the beautiful Ribble Valley where the family built their home a few years ago, with hens and alpacas, and so much wildlife hanging out in their re-wilded meadows too.
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Hello little me, it was so nice to see you today, I've been thinking about you a lot. I will always keep you safe and I'll see you everso soon. I love you.
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I still feel not quite old enough to deal with some things, but also coming to see that I deal with things differently, not naively, just simpler and from a different view point than most.
— ahhh, the line 6, so grateful to know WHY I feel different
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To have the best year ever this year, I would be... someone who connects easily, who takes brave paths, who doesn't hold back, someone who is healed, and always healing, a super-supportive mum, someone who is playful and fun and trusting.
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I knew that 'being silly' wasn't an ok thing to do while I was growing up, but also ambition and money weren't ok either, it was like neutral was best... be a good girl, don't be too much and don't want too much, it makes me feel so sad now that my inner child grew up like that.
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Dear victimhood, because I've known you I am so much more aware of others who need support, and how to empower them, not rescue; because of you I've found the work I love. Dear arrogance, having you in my life means I've been able to borrow your energy, and turn it into the confidence I've needed to get started on things that made me nervous.
Journalling has been a fluid process for me over the last 6 years or so, sometimes I write every day, other times I take a long break. I love how simple it is, just a pen and paper, and how we can make it so individual too. I enjoy having a nice notebook and have used Perfectly Penned A5 journals for years, sadly they have closed and I am looking for recommendations please! A good pen is even more essential and my favourite is a purple gel pen which I bulk buy every year. Exploring through journalling has definitely helped me to get to where I am now in life and in my work.
The last year especially has been a huge shift as I've pivoted my business into the magical world of human design. It's a long way from where I thought I would take my work, but when it comes to helping women to find love and trust themselves. It's the biggest permission slip and confidence boost I've ever come across.
Human design can be a big theme to explore. Therefore, Sarah offers a free guide to simplifying human design, for anyone to start using straight away. As you explore the guide, it connects you to Sarah’s resource library. As I read about my type and strategy, I had one those moments where I could see myself in those words, especially the fact that I am in alignment when I am peaceful. This is something I have noticed in the last two months, I am at peace, and reading about it really did cement this feeling even more.
Sarah leaves us with this important question:
What does your heart want you to know today?
I loved curating some journal posts for this piece Nadja, it was so good to reflect and take some time to really notice my own growth the last few months, and what has been pivotal for me. Inner child work combined with the human design has really brought me the biggest shifts of my life so far!
I think we all find the right things at the right time, don’t you? 💫