About Me

About me... a photograph showing a collection of items on a blanket. These include a pair of reading glasses, a journal, a small pumpkin, a candle, a mug of hot chocolate and some autumn leaves. I don't really like having my photo taken, so I chose this to represent who I am.

There you are – I’ve been looking for you…

Hello – my name is Sarah, and this is a page about me. Welcome to my cosy little corner of this chaotic world. I live between Ripon and Harrogate, in a village with no streetlights, and I love to look at the night sky. It has seen me through some rough times over the past few years – hence, the moon sees my soul.

I am Peri-menopausal which, combined with a series of unfortunate events at work, led me on a downward spiral through exhaustion and emotional overwhelm; and onwards towards burnout.

At what I thought was my lowest point I was able to work with a Holistic and Functional Medicine Doctor – Dr Connie, who I serendipitously and rather randomly found on the internet when I naively believed my symptoms could be caused by Lupus. She is also a life coach, and her 12 week programme dug into parts of my life I had tried so hard to forget. It introduced the concept of stress and, previously alien to me, the twin ideas of self love and self respect.

It took another 18 months, in which I began my training as a life coach and worked with two other amazing women, but I eventually began to see my path opening up in front of me. I found Reiki, and I began to find myself again too. Reiki gave me a sense of clarity, and of stillness that I had never experienced before. It also gave the proverbial kick that I needed too.

From an early age I knew I had a purpose in life, but I could never articulate it. I could certainly never grasp it – it was just out of sight and out of reach – and it always felt as if was something missing.

I have always been curious about ‘otherworldliness’ , and by the time I left university had amassed a goodly collection of books on Celtic art, history and mythology, Druidism, Arthurian legends and various alternative healing systems.

But somewhere in my 20s that interest seemed to become inappropriate – incompatible with my career and the expectations of society, and so I gave away my precious books, buried those thoughts deep and got on with being normal.

But you never quite bury these things quite deep enough (unless you’re The Chicks) and when I began to experience problems in my work, it gradually became apparent just how badly I had disconnected myself from, well – myself.

“You know that crazy heart of yours?

The one with lightning crackling and moonlight shining through it.

The one you’ve been told not to trust because it often led you off the beaten path.

The one so many have misunderstood your entire life.

Trust it. Feed it. Grow it.

It’s your greatest treasure and will point the way to your highest destiny.

It is the voice of your soul.”

Jacob Nordby. Blessed are the Weird

Some random facts about me…

I am an introvert, a HSP and an Empath.

I will randomly sprinkle book quotes and song lyrics into everything I write.

I read. A lot. I belong in a harbour on The Starless Sea – I’m just waiting to find my door.

I love the ACOTAR Universe and I’m part way through TOG. Shhh – no spoilers.

I believe in the Loch Ness Monster. Okay, I want it to exist. And Sasquatch.

I hate the phrase “if you know, you know” with an absolute passion. If you don’t know, please just ask.

I feel at home amongst trees and lakes and mountains. I like the idea of being an outdoorsy type, but the reality is slightly different.

I suffer from something called MCAS, which makes my body react to substances other people find okay, such as perfume, chemicals and food additives. Hence my services are without scents or chemicals.

Should you want to (!), you can read more about my experiences here.

A photograph of the moon. It hangs low in the sky, and glows with a mysterious orange colour. There are the blurry outlines of trees in the foreground, suggesting it is rising above a forest.
Photograph taken at a distance. It is a hazy photograph, as if old. There is a gravel path, running between two green hedges and the end of the path is lit with the early evening sun. A woman sits in the distance with her back against the right hand hedge. Her knees are drawn up and she is reading a book. The image radiates peace.
Photograph of a woman with long brown hair hugging a Golden Retriever. The woman is smiling.
A photograph of a woman sitting on her bed. She has a blue check blanket over her knees. Her knees are drawn up and on them rests a journal or diary. She is writing this journal. There is a mug next to her on the bed, balanced on a book. I'd like to think the mug has hot chocolate in it.
A woman on a yoga mat. She is in Child's Pose - the most relaxing of all the poses, where you kneel up, and then bend forward over your knees to rest your head on the floor and place your arms out in front of you.
A close up photograph of a woman's hand. She is resting it on her body. The woman has a number of silver and turquoise rings on her fingers, and several bracelets around her wrist. She is wearing a cream linen vest top.
A close up photo of a woman holding up the hem of her skirt. The woman has a number of colourful bracelets around her wrist. The fabric of the skirt is a patchwork of beautiful colours, including moss green, coral pink and a turquoise paisley pattern.

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