When Imogen Bailey moved to Hollywood to pursue her acting dreams - she had no idea it would lead her down a divergent path - that would ultimately become her true calling.

In between casting calls, the actor, former bikini model and reality TV star was invited to join a women’s circle.

It was there, surrounded by women she'd never met - that for the first time, she felt completely accepted for who she was - not for her looks, her achievements or the magazine covers she'd appeared on.

Imogen went on to become a women’s circle facilitator, creating spaces for women to heal, connect and feel truly seen - like she was.

She’s also a birth and end-of-life doula, supporting people through two of life's most sacred transitions.

In this episode of My Spiritual Side, Imogen shares her transformation from seeking external validation - to “coming home” to herself (as she puts it), what multiple miscarriages taught her about surrender, and how becoming a mother at 43 deepened her gratitude.

Highlights from this episode:

• Imogen shares her go-to spiritual practices: walks in nature, prayer, meditation, gratitude and birdsong to calm her mind, especially during perimenopause

• How becoming a mother at 43 taught her to be grounded and ‘zen’

• Her journey from seeking external validation as a model, actor and reality TV star to cultivating self-worth from within

• Why she believes the female body is sacred

• How chasing her dreams in Hollywood ultimately led her to finding herself

• How discovering women's circles became a catalyst for profound personal growth - and why they help women feel seen, understood and less alone

• The common struggles women share: loneliness, difficulty setting boundaries and the belief, ”I'm not enough"

• How to build self-worth, quiet the inner critic and recognise that you are not your thoughts

• What infertility and multiple miscarriages taught her about surrender

• What inspired her to become a birth and death doula, the profound similarities between these sacred transitions, and how "coming home" to herself enables her to better serve others

Key Quotes

“I was running away from myself then I realised I had to face myself to get to the next part of my life”.

"I felt like for the first time I was completely accepted. Nobody cared what my last job was or what my next job would be."

"Recognise that you are not your thoughts. The only antidote to negative thoughts is to start saying to yourself, 'I'm worthy, I'm loved, I'm safe.'"

"This is the abyss. I can't fix this. There's no magic pill, there's no chant, there's no prayer. I have to completely surrender."

"Coming home to myself enables me to serve others”.

Spiritual practice: Practicing gratitude

Books and references:

The Power of Circle by Imogen Bailey

Dr. Joe Dispenza

Dr. Bruce Lipton

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Samantha Wills is a creative visionary - a woman who’s learned to follow feeling over logic, and to heed the quiet whispers of the soul that are constantly vying for our attention.

It’s what led her to create a global jewellery empire - one of Australia’s greatest fashion success stories - and then, in a life-defining act of courage, walk away from it all to make way for her next evolution.

Samantha joined us in The Spiritual Book Club to discuss her powerful memoir, Of Gold and Dust - a story of transformation, healing, and the magic that can unfold when we trust wholeheartedly in our intuition.

In this conversation, she shares why seeking validation from the outside world can be a dangerous trap, why it’s vital we pay attention to the nudges from the universe, and how creativity is the ultimate spiritual connection.

In this episode, Samantha shares:

*  Her daily spiritual practice: sitting down to create

*  Her method to follow feelings over logic

*  Trusting in the Universe, even when it’s not what we think we want

*  The purpose of life is to keep moving forward and evolving

*  The trap of seeking validation from outside of ourselves

*  The gift of vulnerability

*  The breakdown that led to Samantha’s spiritual awakening

*  Tuning in to the ‘whispers’ of our soul

Key Quotes

 “Our intuition does not lie to us”.

“That soul whisper, if it lingers on it turns into the feeling of regret or remorse, or 'I knew that and I didn't act on it’. That is the worst outcome for this life”.

“‘I like to zoom out like you're on Google Maps and just look at how big everything is. When we're in our heads, our world becomes so small. I use that visual to see it's all going to be okay. We just need to take a step back”.

“The universe only ever has three answers: Yes, not right now, or ‘I have something better in store for you’’.

“We don't have control of the timeline. We can put up the desire, but be flexible with how we get to that vision. Put the wish up and then release it”.

Spiritual practice: Being creative.

Books and references:

Of Gold and Dust. A Memoir of a Creative Life by Samantha Wills

Add links:

Intuitive Being by Jill Willard

Big Magic. Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

Any books by Caroline Myss.

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin.

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This might sound familiar.

Your life looks great from the outside - a successful career, a family you love, all the signs that you’re on track. And yet…there’s a quiet ripple of discontent.

It’s subtle at first. A sense of discomfort. Restlessness. Agitation. Maybe even resentment. Until one day, it becomes impossible to ignore.

That’s how it unfolded for Megan Dalla Camina.

A women’s leadership expert, and bestselling author, Megan spent 18 years at the top of her game in   her corporate career —often the only woman in the room—until she reached a breaking point and realised she couldn’t continue living a life that no longer felt true.

What followed was a profound return to herself.

A self-described “forever seeker”, Megan has empowered tens of thousands of women to reconnect with their feminine energy, and their truth.

In this episode of My Spiritual Side, she shares why awakening isn’t for the faint hearted —it’s a heroine’s journey—and how it begins with one powerful question:

Is this what I want for my life?

In this episode, Megan shares:

• Her daily spiritual practice including meditation, pranayama, reflection, mantras, japa practice and kriya breathwork.
• The concept of spiritual lineage—being connected to teachings passed down through generations of masters.
• Why she describes herself as a “forever seeker,” deeply committed to her spiritual path while building a high-profile career in leadership and women’s empowerment.
• The life events that changed her trajectory - including chronic fatigue syndrome and a car accident in her 20s- which forced a profound redirection.
• Her successful 18-year corporate career, often as the only woman in the room, which caused her to disconnection from herself.
• How burnout at 36 became a wake-up call—a “blinding light” that revealed her way of living and working was no longer sustainable.
• Why transformation rarely begins with clarity or awakening, but instead with discomfort, resentment, and a quiet sense that something needs to change.
• The cost of living out of alignment; Many women live a “double life” disconnected from their truth. As Megan says: “It costs us our soul.”
• The first step towards change is radical honesty, asking, “Is this what I want for my life?” and creating space to really tune into the answer.
• Why awakening “is not for the faint-hearted” - it’s a heroine’s journey shaped by small, aligned actions rather than dramatic, life-altering leaps.
• The return to self is about reconnecting with our inner wisdom and feminine energy - not by rejecting ambition, but by integrating both feminine and masculine energy.
• The importance of tuning into the body, intuition, and curiosity as it guides us back to alignment.

Key Quotes

“I’m a forever seeker and a forever student.”

“Success without soul eventually feels like betrayal.”

“The first point isn’t awakening. It’s the discomfort - the restlessness, the agitation, the resentment. Then we get the crack, and then we start to see the light.”

“The first step is to ask yourself an honest question: ‘Is this what I want for my life?’ And then listen - really listen - to the answer in your body.”

“This is a heroine’s journey. It’s not for the faint-hearted. I think we do a disservice to women when we present the Instagram version of awakening. For most women, it doesn’t look like that”.

Spiritual practice: meditation, pranayama, reflection, mantras, japa practice and kriya breathwork.

Books and references:

She Who Remembers by Megan Dalla Camina

Death Must Die: Based on the Diaries of Atmananda

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

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As a child, Chezzi Denyer liked wandering through graveyards.

A true free spirit herself, she thought nothing of communing with spirits, assuming that’s how it was for everyone.

Until she got the message loud and clear that it most certainly wasn’t —

From teachers, to the nuns at school, to her own mother - who feared Chezzi might go the way of her maternal ancestors once labelled “mad” but were more likely deeply intuitive.

In an attempt to belong, Chezzi shed her “spiritual skin,” as she describes it.

Until a series of profound experiences—including a past life encounter—reawakened the psychic abilities she’d long suppressed - guiding her back to her true self…

Once a news journalist grounded in facts, Chezzi is now a certified medium, embracing a gift she believes has been passed down through generations.

In this episode of My Spiritual Side, Chezzi shares how she’s leaning into her mystical self, the power of past life healing, how to recognise signs from beyond, and the freedom that comes from fully embracing your ‘weirdness’.

In this episode, Chezzi shares:

*  The morning meditation she tries to do to keep her grounded - but why it’s also OK to miss it when life gets busy

*  Why she felt forced to “shed her spiritual skin” as a child - disconnecting from her intuition in order to feel safe and accepted

*  The shame she carried around her intuitive gifts

*  The moment she realised her grandmother and great-grandmother were likely mediums, despite being misunderstood in their time

*  How a series of events led her back to her authentic self - and why her book feels like a “coming out”

*  How studying mediumship felt like “the shackles coming off”

*  Her belief that intuitive and psychic abilities are inherent in all of us

*  How spirits communicate with us - and an introduction to the different “clairs”

*  The power of past life healing and regression therapy

*  How to ask for signs from the universe

*  The freedom in embracing your “weirdness”

Key Quotes

[Re studying mediumship]: “It was like light bulbs going off. Every time I leaned into it I felt this like the shackles coming off. I felt like I was finding myself and I felt this huge relief and newfound confidence.. It changed everything”.

“I was far from woo woo. I didn't even have a crystal. I was the least woo-woo person around”.

“..It is OK to talk about this stuff. It is OK if you it was shameful, if you had experiences you couldn't explain. Hey, I'll be the weirdo. I'll put myself out there and you guys can say, ‘We're with her. She's the queen weirdo’”.

“When we die, we don't disappear”.

“Look out for signs and talk to your past loved ones. They can hear you. Practice talking to them, ask them for a sign”.

Key Mantra: “I am enough”

Spiritual practice: Guided meditation (when there is time)

Books and references:

The Weird Little Girl Who Talked to Ghosts by Chezzi Denyer

The Medium School HERE

Rory Walkom YouTube channel meditations HERE

Toni Reilly Institute HERE

Dr. Matthew Bourke HERE

Dr Gabor Mate HERE

The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

Donna Ashworth poetry HERE

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You probably think you know Pia Miranda.

She’s that girl who starred in the iconic movie, Looking for Alibrandi, in 2000 - and has since built an impressive career across film, TV, and theatre. She’s also the woman whose determination saw her outlast a fierce field to win Australian Survivor in 2019.

But there’s far more to Pia than the bubbly, vivacious face she shows the world. A self-described “seeker,” she learned to read auras with her Italian aunts, embraced yoga as a teenager, and has been practicing meditation for as long as she can remember.

Today, Pia is on a spiritual quest to connect with her true self - alongside her “heart tribe”, a trio of friends guiding each other along the way.

In this episode of My Spiritual Side, Pia shares:

Why giving up auditioning at 50 has liberated her, how parenting became her greatest spiritual lesson, and how leaning to surrender on Survivor is an art that will stay with her for life.

In this episode, Pia shares:

*  Her morning ritual: self guided meditation and visualisation

*  How her Italian heritage opened her mind to reading auras and ‘other ways of thinking’

* How practising yoga since she was a teenager has transformed her life

*  Exploring spirituality with friends, her ‘heart tribe’

*  Her acting career as a conduit to personal growth and compassion

*  Learning to balance her ego and cope with rejection

* Why she retired from auditioning at 50 and how that has freed her

* How competing on Survivor became a spiritual quest

*  How learning to surrender changed her life: “If something comes up, I go ‘Stop, pause, surrender, it’ll be what it'll be’”

* Parenting as a spiritual practice

* Practicing gratitude in everyday life

Key Quotes

“My role on this earth is to make sure that I'm putting out as much good as I can”.

“At this part of my life, who I am is more important than the jobs I get”.

The art of surrender:

“What if I just surrender? What's the worst thing that can happen?”

“Whatever's going to face me is going to face me regardless of how I think. I can only do what I can do within my control”.

“When I'm feeling out of control, when I'm feeling like my mind's going too fast, I just stop and breathe and say the word ‘surrender’ to myself, let it go. What's the worst thing that can happen?”

“Parenting is the thing that has really given me the most spiritual growth”.

Key Mantra: “Be the meditation”.

Spiritual practice: Yoga. “I can't imagine my life without yoga. It's the thing that saved me, changed me and helps me grow still”

Books:

Finding My Bella Vita: A story of family, food, fame and working out who you are

by Pia Miranda

The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele

The Untethered Soul by Michael J. Singer

The Surrender Experiment by Michael J. Singer

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If you’re under the impression that midlife is a time to dread, Jane McCann is here to set the record straight.

Better know as The Middle Aged Goddess to her devoted Instagram community of more than 200,000 followers - Jane is proving that this chapter of life can be liberating, joyful and deeply transformative.

Showing up as her wise, authentic self, she inspires women around the world to embrace midlife as a gift: an opportunity for connection, self-discovery, and reinvention.

Through candid conversations about menopause, mental health, loss and learning to love yourself, Jane is shifting the narrative around ageing for women.

In this episode of My Spiritual Side, she opens up about her ongoing quest for personal growth, the spiritual practices that sustain her, and why manifesting a dream life isn’t luck - it’s a conscious choice

In this episode, Jane shares:

• Her spiritual rituals: including a morning ocean swim and coffee
• Her Vedic meditation practice - including the mantra that came to her in Bhutan
• Her connection to White Tara as a guiding deity and “spirit sister”
• Moving through her “dark nights of the soul”
• The complicated relationship she had with her mother - and the realisation, after her death, that some wounds can’t be mended
• Parenting “on the job,” apologising when she got it wrong, and the importance of saying “I love you”
• Practicing the pause before reacting
• Losing her sister at 57 - and how that fuels Jane’s desire to truly live
• How she unexpectedly became an Instagram influencer - and her commitment to using the platform for good
• Learning to love herself, fully
• The unexpected gifts of menopause - including time for herself, perspective and rediscovering childhood joy
• Beginning every day with the words: “Thank you.”
• Why everything she does revolves around keeping herself mentally well
• The role “Madame Universe” played in finding her partner
• Her advice to make meditation part of your day - no matter how brief
• The power of sitting in silence (often in the car)
• How manifesting a dream life is not luck, it’s a choice

Key Quotes

Menopause:

“Menopause gets such a bad rap these days, but menopause absolutely helped me get there [to self love]. As your oestrogen starts to decline, it's almost like you stick your head out like a turtle and go, ‘Hang on a minute, I've been caring for you and you and you and now I'm gonna care for myself’.”

“All the physical stuff that comes with menopause, like the wrinkles that suddenly appear and the tummy… It was a real revelation for me about beauty standards and what I had held myself to. And I realised, I can't do that anymore. There is no way of stopping this. You can have all the Botox, all the fillers, all the things, but you're gonna age and there will be signs of it. So I had to really learn to love all those parts of myself”.

Gratitude:

“My first thought in the morning is ‘thank you’. I've really coached myself into doing this. Put your hand on your heart and say, ‘thank you’. And you lift the corners of your mouth and you smile and it's like an instant mood fixer. While your hand is there, you just say, ‘I love you. Thank you’. It's that easy. After a while, you start to believe it”.

“When people go, ‘you're so lucky’, it's not luck, it's choice”.

“Nothing changes if nothing changes. Because nothing will change unless you change it”.

Key Mantra: Bigger, better, beyond

Books:

Buddhism for Mothers by Sarah Napthali

Mother Zen by Jacinta Tynan

Guts: A Memoir of Food, Failure and Taking Impossible Chances by Melissa Leong

Podcast:

BodhiHeart Podcast with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo.

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Two life changing things happened to Elle Halliwell the year she turned 30. She was diagnosed with leukaemia and, two days later, discovered she was pregnant.

She faced an impossible choice: save her own life or risk it to give birth to her son.

Spoiler alert: she chose both. She also chose a new path.

When confronted with her mortality a decade ago now, the well known journalist, author and entrepreneur returned to her spiritual practices and her connection to something greater than herself.

She did it by putting one foot in front of the other. Quite literally.

Elle credits her long solo walks with healing her emotionally, a ritual that has sustained her ever since.

In this episode of My Spiritual Side, Elle shares how hearing an audio cassette of Wayne Dyer at 14 set her on a spiritual path, the toll of ‘career misalignment’, learning to like herself again - and how she’s navigating the end of her 20 year marriage with compassion and love.

In this episode, Elle shares:

•  The healing power of walking as a spiritual practice - the ultimate mind-body connection

•  How hearing an audio cassette of Wayne Dyer at 14 set her on a spiritual path

•  The toll of ‘career misalignment’ - taking a job for validation but feeling out of alignment

•  The wake-up call of her cancer diagnosis, two days before discovering she was pregnant

•  Her technique for practising mindfulness

•  Her life-changing 500-kilometre trek along the Italian Camino to mark her 40th birthday and was it taught her about herself

•  How she learned to like herself again

•  Finding beauty and growth in discomfort

•  The power of the mind to heal the body

•  Living with cancer as a daily practice of gratitude

•  Navigating divorce with compassion, love and kindness

Key Quotes

On walking as spiritual practice:

“It’s a meditative practice… just the act of putting one foot in front of the other. This rhythmic motion made me feel connected to the world as a whole. I was alone with my thoughts, listening to my feet crunch against the gravel, sitting present with the sounds around me, feeling the sun on my skin. Being exposed to nature brought me this profound peace that I really I don’t think I’ve been able to achieve any other place or time”.

“I can’t tell you the profound of things, like life changing benefits, that just putting one step in front of the other has done to my life”.

Key Mantra:

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change.”

Books / resources:

A Mother’s Choice by Elle Halliwell

Wishes Fulfilled by Dr. Wayne Dyer

Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Dying to be Me by Anita Moorjani

The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday

A Monk's Guide to Happiness by Gelong Thubten 

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There’s a point in life when many of us become disconnected from our spiritual selves until the moment we wake up, when re realise it’s not working for us, and decide to return. Bestselling author, activist and global thought leader Marianne Williamson remembers her own awakening and has inspired millions to do the same.

Her seminal book, A Return to Love, did that for me.

Marianne joins me in this episode of My Spiritual Side, to talk about her latest book, Midlife Awakening - inviting us to see this third chapter of life not as a winding down, but a new beginning - a chance to consciously shape the rest of our lives and reconnect with our true selves. We explore what it really means to live with purpose, the transformative power of prayer, why forgiveness - of ourselves and others - is essential, and why it’s never too late to take a stand for our own unlimited potential.

We also talk about late-life love (yes, the Holy Spirit can work anywhere) and how, when we do the inner work, midlife can be a time of blazing light.

Enjoy this enlightening conversation with one of the most influential spiritual teachers of our time, Marianne Williamson. 

In this episode, Marianne shares: 

• The importance of a morning spiritual practice; start each day by saying ‘Bless the world’. Like exercise, spiritual attention helps work our attitudinal muscle 
• The “spilt” that occurs in our youth - the moment we become disconnected from ourselves
• How A Course in Miracles changed the course of Marianne’s life - a daily practice of mind training
• Why midlife is not an era of ‘data collection’ but ‘application’; we have a choice to consciously shape our next chapter rather than surrender to ‘the prevailing winds’ of ageism and misogyny
• Life purpose. Marianne challenges the ‘faux strain of feminism’ that defines purpose solely through career. “Our purpose is to show up in any given moment with greater love”.
• Why it is not too late; There is no time limit in the quantum field.
• How this awareness brings urgency - and clarity. A desire to heal what needs healing, to speak our truth and contribute to the world future generations will inherit. “If we join together, this can be a time of blazing light”.
• Why forgiveness - of others, and of ourselves - is essential. Carrying grievances into the present denies life the opportunity to begin again. “You can have a grievance or a miracle, but you can’t have both.”
• Spiritual practice is a moment-by-moment choice: to stay anchored in the past, or to open ourselves to the future. To be right, or to be happy.
• Romantic love remains fully available to us in midlife when we do the spiritual work to make us ready
• One of the most powerful sentences we can ever say: “I am willing to see this differently.”
• How to explore our own spiritual side - by staying open.

Key Quotes

“God knows how to be God. Just make room.”

“We’re choosing every moment. We’re choosing consciously or unconsciously - but we’re choosing.”

“Your purpose is the same at 20 as at 80: to show up in each moment with greater love. There is no other purpose.”

Key Mantra:

•          Only what you are not giving can be lacking in any situation

•          You are 100% responsible for your life experience - and if you don’t take that responsibility, the price you pay is that you won’t be able to change it

Books mentioned in the episode:

Midlife Awakening by Marianne Williamson

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

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From The Spiritual Book Club

This is special bonus conversation with the man known as the Zen Millionaire, Ken Honda.

Ken is a global mentor on happiness and prosperity, and the author of more than 200 books that have sold over 9-million copies worldwide.

This interview was originally recorded for The Spiritual Book Club, where each month we explore an inspiring book and speak with the author - some of the most impactful spiritual teachers of our time.

In this conversation, we delve into Ken’s latest book, True Wealth: and talk about intuition, cultivating an abundance mindset, and the idea that every day offers us a chance to change our lives.

From time to time on My Spiritual Side, I’ll be sharing some of our most inspiring book club conversations. Like this one.

Enjoy this uplifting, intimate chat with Ken Honda.

In this episode, Ken Honda shares:

* How synchronicities are everywhere. We can we train ourselves to find meaning in seemingly random events that we call coincidences: ’When you pay attention, there's always a clue”

* The art of decision making. Get curious

* His edict to not die with your dreams. ‘The only responsibility that anybody has is to fulfil your dream’

* Make decisions from intuition rather than rational thought

* How to enhance our Money EQ

* Money is energy. Money has two sides: devil and angel. It’s up to us which side comes out.

* Why money is an ‘inside job’

* What we should do to become wealthy

* How to expand our inner ‘money container’

* Why money affirmations work. ‘Instead of demanding money, you’re willing to receive. It's the same thing, but a totally different energy’. (This is coming from a former accountant!).

*   A perspective shift on debt

*  Why gratitude is the most powerful spiritual practice of all

* A reminder that every day we are given the choice to change our life

Key Quotes

“The only responsibility that anyone has is to fulfil your dream”.

“I love affirmations. ‘Money comes to me easily and effortlessly’. By listening to affirmations, you feel so good. You feel less stressed around money, you feel more motivated to receive more money so you don't feel any greed to ask more. Instead of demanding money, you are willing to receive. It's the same thing, but it's a totally different energy”.

“True joy, true abundance, true wealth happens when you are in total surrender and help others and find it so joyful”.

“Unless it's a thing no human being has done before, go to Mount Everest without oxygen or something, then it's hard. But if it's a dream that somebody has done it, like owning your own store, writing a book, making a million dollars, a billion dollars, somebody has done it, you can do it”.

Key Mantra:

‘Everybody else except me is my teacher’

Books / resources:

True Wealth. 9 Lessons from a Grandfather on Happiness and Abundance by Ken Honda

Happy Money. The Zen Path to a Happy and More Prosperous Life by Ken Honda

Die with Zero. Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life by Bill Perkins.

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If you’ve read the hit novel, Tilda is Visible (and if you haven’t, you must) - the story of a woman who becomes invisible in her 50s (sound familiar?), you might have suspect author Jane Tara is channelling her own life.

Turns out, she kind of was.

Jane Tara has written more than a hundred children’s books, novels and plays, but she’s never been as revealing as she is in this deeply personal piece of autofiction. She admits the novel is a thinly veiled invitation for all of us to wake up to the truth that true fulfilment begins with self-discovery.

In this episode of My Spiritual Side Jane opens up about her own quest to find herself - through divorce and kids growing up - and the inner work required to override the relentless negative voices in our head. She shares why she never misses her daily meditation, how she refried her life at 50 and why spirituality doesn’t need to be a chore.

In this episode, Jane shares:

•          Her morning meditation ritual that sets the tone for each day

•          The messages of personal growth, healing and childhood trauma woven through Tilda is Visible

•          Her writing mission: “Make them care.”

•          The many failed attempts at meditation before finally landing on a practice that worked

•          Why spirituality should feel joyful, not heavy

•          How a Dr Joe Dispenza meditation changed the course of her life on her 50th birthday

•          The personal growth tools that helped her rise after divorce and other challenges

•          How to override the negative voices - including her own internal critic, “Pearl”

•          How the brain “value tags” repeated thoughts, and how to interrupt the negative loop

•          The power of vision boards for positive manifestation

•          Her visualisation philosophy: “Visualise beyond what you want.”

Key Quotes

“The older I get, I feel like our journey and our spirituality should be playful. It should be fun. If you find something a drag, it's just not your path”.

“Somewhere along the line, I started to think of this work as an adventure. How lucky are we to be having this life experience and to be on this adventure where we get to, if we put in the work, see the mystical and magical around us”.

“Your life is not going to change because you change where you live or the relationship or the job. You've got to change how you think about it all. You've got to start changing those thoughts”.

“You don't really get what you want, you don't get what you're thinking you want. You get how you're feeling at a vibrational level”.

“Everything goes back to self worth. Do you think you are worthy of these wonderful things or not?”

“We are spiritual beings having a human experience”.

Key Mantra:

“Things as they are, no mortal has ever seen, though the words be familiar as household words and perpetually on the lips of men. We cannot see things as they are, for we are compelled by a necessity of nature to see things as we are”.

Books / resources:

Out on a Limb by Shirley MacLaine

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza

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