Let’s talk about…Being AUTHENTIC ๐
What does it really mean?
How often have you heard the advice “Just relax and be yourself!”
But to be ourselves we first have to know who we are – who we REALLY are.
For years I didn’t know who I was.
I tried to find myself in alcohol, travel, other people and jobs that weren’t in alignment with my soul.
I tried to twist myself like a pretzel and mould myself into a version of me that other people would like, that society would approve of, that I’d be validated for.
Because I had a core belief that I wasn’t enough and if the “real me” was exposed then everyone would see how inadequate and rubbish I was. I wondered, who would ever love the “real me”?
The key was learning to love myself first – my authentic, true, beautiful self.
I didn’t just drop all the masks and pretences straight away.
Uncovering and returning to my true self is an ongoing process and a continual course correction but I’m much more aware now when I’m making a decision that’s out of alignment with who I am.
I made a collage the other night. In the middle I wrote “The real me” and around that I pasted pictures from magazines depicting the things I like and which represent different aspects of me.

So who am I?
Essentially I love nature, the earth, the ocean, cats and Italian food.
I’m a healer, musician, artist and psychic and I care deeply about the planet and others.
I have a hippie/Bohemian taste in clothes and I love wearing red lipstick on a night out.
I put this up on my bedroom wall to serve as a reminder of who I really am when I’m in alignment and being authentic.
Remember…
๐You deserve to be the fullest expression of yourself.
๐You deserve to be ALL of you.
๐You deserve to express all of your unique skills and talents.
๐You deserve to be happy and comfortable in your own skin.