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SOIL: Essays about life. Making art, hands in the soil growing flowers, writing, midlife, mothering, gathering lessons from my elders plus all the earthly things. STARDUST: What Human Design has to do with all of the above.

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    British writer • Writing no-bullshit essays about creativity, motherhood, midlife and what Human Design has to do with it all • Hay House author • Scared of chickens.

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    I explore thriving in alignment with our truth & heart, human flourishing in the age of exponential tech and the future we're choosing to build. I coach professionals who feel stuck or disconnected and want to feel clear, alive and on their path

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