possibility storms: the oxymoronic notion of feeling restricted or overwhelmed with possibilities. 

it sounds it should be a good thing, to have so many possibilities available to you, but when you are in a POSSIBILITY STORM (a term I gained from Ant-man Quantumania), you can feel overwhelmed and incredibly scattered and anxious. You may wake up feeling exhausted like I have been, have low energy throughout the day, feel slightly frazzled and jittery, have difficulty concentrating and experience brain fog. Any typical anxiety symptoms are normal. This is what I have been experiencing myself lately.

But there is a way through, and it is by connecting with our heart's desires, tuning into our bodily senses and following our True North. Making choices for our mind, our body and our spirit from this place instead, rather than getting stuck in our heads and being on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Join me as I discuss this!

2022 adventures & a reminder to celebrate yourself

ahh 2022 was a wild ride for me, and I'm sure for many others. I felt like I lived about 11 lives just in these 12 months! I will be perfectly honest - this year did NOT turn out how I thought it would at all. in every way possible. so many unexpected things happened. but by embracing all of it, and taking it step by step, I had so so much fun and have had an exhilarating time. there were some real crappy moments too. I share my journey of ups and downs, highs and lows, joy and heartbreak, in the hope that it will make you feel less alone in your human experience. I include an important reminder to celebrate yourself for all the times you took a risk, trusted the unknown, took a chance on someone, got out of your comfort zone, kept putting in consistent effort toward a goal you have for yourself. we need to celebrate ourselves way more often.

spontaneous adventures, endings and "the void"

in this episode I recount some highlights from a spontaneous trip to the Gold Coast (Queensland, Aus) that I just returned from, and some of the spontaneous moments that happened ON that trip and what it taught me. life always has a greater plan for us than what we can currently perceive, and things always end up working out in quite magical ways, or the universe will find ways to surprise us. I also touch on ending chapters and being in "The Void": the space where nothing really exists and it is alone and empty and difficult to find a way out. but it is also a space where we can create anything we want. I emphasise the importance of embracing this unknown, and sticking to what feels most expansive for us.

anima mundi link: https://glnk.io/1123/rakelgee  

allow yourself to rest | soft living, hustle culture, burnout, productivity 

we live in a patriarchal society that in the west especially, has created this hustle culture that prizes productivity and constantly pushing ourselves to be more and do more, over honouring what actually feels like the most expansive and revitalising action for us to take for our mind, body and soul. so many of us carry on, relying on stimulants to get through the day, forcing ourselves to do intense workouts every day and always finding ways to be "productive", but what if what we need is to step back? what if we stop trying to "make it" and instead enjoy the pleasure of human existence, enjoying the stillness so we can move forward again with renewed energy, vitality; renewed inspiration.

this short but sweet episode touches on the importance of ALLOWING ourselves to rest and pull back, because often we all just need a permission slip to do so. we need to take the pressure off ourselves and tune in to live a fulfilling life that is also sustainable.

defying expectations and choosing your happiness | getting vulnerable, raw and real 

we are conditioned our whole lives - from our family, from society, from our schools - to believe that we need to take this path, do this thing, to make everyone around us happy. because this is how it worked for this person so that means it is right for you. because this is the "tried and tested route", the "safe" model. we think we need to play the role of the good student, the good daughter or son. adhere to society's definition of success.

you do not. in this episode I share something super super personal, that I have been ashamed to share for all of the above reasons. up until now. now is the time for people to realise that we are the creators of our reality and we are ALLOWED to carve our own path forward! there is no "right way" - only YOUR way! I hope my crazy, radical and chaotic journey inspires you xo

the world has quite a few problems, and one of them is the way we get ourselves stuck in our heads too much. we live in our heads, all the time. overthinking. a never-ending list of "should do"s and to-do lists. 

a pressure we place largely on ourselves to approach things with sole logic, to do what makes sense, to do what our parents expect, to do what society thinks is the safest move, to do what we think most people are doing. to minimise any form of uncertainty, risk or element where you would have to relinquish control and actually trust the unknown. 

but at the expense of what? completely ignoring what our body has to say about all this. our bodies are encoded with all the inner wisdom we will ever need to move through life. they are home for our Soul, they have an omniscient, god-like knowing of what is best for us in each moment. ever heard of a gut-feeling? trust it! our bodily sensations are always responding to what we encounter, our body is showing us the way! no, it's not always going to make sense. most of the time it doesn't, but you need to be willing to hear.

join me as I discuss what this process of separating the body/soul's wisdom from the mind looks like, and some easy ways to connect more to your body so you can lean on its innate wisdom, its intuitive guidance - more! 

it's not always easy to honour what feels best for us. to implement boundaries with people - both in real life and digitally - that we need to feel energised and aligned. to say no to people, opportunities and situations that we know aren't what we truly want to do, that aren't right for us at that moment.

in this episode I discuss the importance of realising that we ultimately have power over our lives, and that we need to rise up and remove anyone and anything that is not serving us, that is draining our energy. the difference between doing something out of obligation, and doing something because it is aligned and feels instinctively right for you. 

it is time to take back our power, to create a lifestyle that makes us feel best, and implement the changes necessary to do so.

it is perfectly okay to change what you want from life. to release old visions and desires.

in the first ever Cosmic Coffee Talk episode, join me as we discuss how to navigate creating a life that you desire, and trying to find passion and purpose as you evolve as a human being. we touch on the difficulties of those internal changes and how to release attachments to outdated timelines and desires, so we can give ourselves the permission to move onto our next chapter. I open up about my own personal journey with this, sharing my experience with and sentiments towards modelling and acting, which have been the backbone of my career pursuits.

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