"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Anais Nin

“The idea behind a kaleidoscope is that it's a structure that's filled with broken bits and pieces, and somehow if you can look through them, you still see something beautiful. And I feel like we are all that way a little bit.” Sara Bareilles

“Wasting time is a basic human need. Once we accept that, we can stop fearing our inner “laziness” and begin to build healthy, happy, well-balanced lives.” Devon Price

"Is the world a lying asshole, with bogus expectations? Or is there something wrong with us?" Emily and Amelia Nagoski

"When you reach your edge, soften. Soften until you slip through the constraints and can create a new rhythm, a new route, a new release. Water is soft yet powerful. Reach your edge, and soften." Victoria Erickson

“Just like a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.” Marianne Williamson

"Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it's breathtakingly beautiful.” L.R. Knost

“My love language is safety. And feeling emotionally safe means collecting evidence that I can be my authentic, messy, sometimes dysregulated and struggling human self, and still be valued, cared for, and not abandoned.” Daniell Koepke

“Unless I can discover the alchemical trick of turning this muck into gold. I am lost.” Nietzsche

"The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. The hunt to discover those jewels - that's creative living.” Elizabeth Gilbert

“The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it's in the being." Ram Dass

"Let me bathe my soul in colours, let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow." Kahlil Gibran

we love

Health and wellbeing

Boost health collective Myotherapy, Podiatry, Massage and more

She science Extra supportive sports bra store

Headspace Supporting youth mental health

Fertility

Lynn Burmeister The best fertility specialist in Australia ((my subjective extremely bias opinion))

Catching Rainbows Fertility therapies including specific guided relaxation

Moon Tribe yoga Fertility yoga classes

Nurtured by nature Naturopath specialising in fertility

Neuroaffirming support

Living without Boundaries Occupational Therapy

Mullum Rd Clinic Psychology, animal assisted therapy, assessments

Onwards and Upwards Psychology, support, education

Neurodivergent Ally Psychology, assessments, support, resources

Neurowild Resources to help kids // adults

Caz Clarkson Self care and parenting ND kids coach

The Local Umbrella Sensory friendly cafe and community hub

Creating Insights Art Therapy ((Louise from class))

Yellow Ladybugs Supporting Autistic girls, women and gender diverse individuals

Books

Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Laziness does not exist by Devon Price

Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Rushing woman's syndrome by Dr. Libby Weaver

The year I met my brain by Matilda Boseley

We are all neurodiverse by Sonny Jane Wise

Different not less by Chloe Hayden

The Rainbow brain by Sandhya Menon ((kids // neurodivergence))

It's ok that you're not ok by Megan Devine

The Tiny star by Mem Fox ((kids // grief))

F*ck it: The ultimate spiritual way by John Parkin

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

The Golden sequence by Jonni Pollard

Activism // Charity

Safe Steps Family Violence Centre

The Global Women's Project

The Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place

Extinction Rebellion

Palestine Australia Relief and Action