Whispers of Inner Power

Hello love, When was the last time you allowed yourself to play? The last couple of weeks in my business have been a series of spontaneous events. First, I turned my Google Meet interview with Claire Venus into an impromptu live on Substack. It was so fun! I loved it and found it not so scary after all, so I continued my experimentation with lives on Substack. I hosted the very first Nervous System Regulation session and then the monthly group coaching session of my Soulful Biz Club. In that...

Hello love, It was Wednesday afternoon, and I had a complete meltdown. Alex, my husband, had just been grocery shopping and spent more than I had expected. I spiralled. Being self-employed, you know what it’s like. Money worries are probably the biggest triggers for our nervous system, to the point that many of us choose to avoid the topic altogether. Even more so with the cost of living going higher and higher. But this time it wasn’t really about the money. It was about feeling trapped....

Hello love, It's been a few months that my body has been sending signals that I urgently need to tend to my body, and more specifically to my nervous system. There are many courses and books out there. But nervous system regulation is not something you need to read about, nor something you quickly apply like a band-aid when you get triggered. It's something you need to practice, regularly, repeatedly, the same way you'd take care of your garden soil year-round. And sometimes, all you need is...

Hello love, Did I ever tell you that I majored in English-speaking literature? It wasn't a surprise really. Since I was a kid, I would spend hours writing at my desk, diligently pressing on the keys of a loud but beautiful typing machine, pretending I was an author. My favourite author was by far Virginia Woolf, and when the movie The Hours came out, it immediately ranked as best movie ever. (If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it). Little did I know that many great authors would...

Hello love, You've got platforms that are easier to use like Squarespace, you've got AI to help you with copy, and you know what colors to use... So why is your website project still waiting on your "to-do" list? If you know it's a priority but it keeps being postponed to next week, next month, next year, you're like 95% of the highly sensitive people reading this email. There's something deeply uncomfortable about having to put yourself (= your work, your approach, the particular way you...

Hello love, "We can't do it without massive help. We'll need a team." I surprised myself saying that out loud yesterday as I was discussing a dream business project with my husband. For the longest of times, I've seen myself as a service provider. In the first iteration of my business, I was a teacher. Then, I became a coach. And now, a strategic implementer. My goal has always been simple: to live off my work, my skills, my joy, without a corporate 9-5 life, without being tied to my desk so...

Hello love, I'm looking through the early spring view from my window and all I see is the forest that used to be, the forest that is no more.(*) All that is left is a few branches that haven't yet been cleared by the municipality, and the big fallen tree in our garden that is still unmoved. Nature remodeled. For weeks I struggled. I wanted to get back to normal and fast, leave all that in the past, bounce back. After all, we aren't in a war zone. Our home is fine, our family is fine. What...

Hello love, In the first stages of my business, I built a one-page website on Canva. It wasn’t really strategic. It wasn’t sophisticated either. It was just… something. Something I could send when people asked, something that made my work feel visible, something that said “I exist.” And for a while, that was enough. But then after a few months later, something started happening: every time I sent someone the link, I felt a small contraction in my stomach, almost not wanting them to see it. It...

Hello love, Sometimes I feel really exhausted when I look at the mountain of decisions I have to make in my business. And I think it's not so much because I can't decide, but I often find myself second-guessing myself or weighing in the pros and cons, especially when the smart way to do it (supposedly) doesn't feel like the way I want to do it. Should I keep this offer or retire it? Should I tweak it or leave it as is. Is this collaboration worth my energy? Is this client or project really...

Hello love, In the night of Tuesday January 27 to Wednesday January 28, Portugal underwent a major storm. I don't even want to call it a storm because it wouldn't give it justice. A bomb cyclone. Kristin. The most devastated cities and towns are the ones around Leiria. That's where I live. We're doing ok. We had no power, no communication, no water for days. Right now, on Day 6, we don't have access to water yet. Electricity came back on Saturday but left again last night. I'm using 4G and...