Zero Journey

Don’t go chasing waterfalls 🦋

10 months later ✨✨✨✨

What are you afraid to do?

I like to ponder on my fears a-lot now. They are usually an indication of what I actually want. That’s why I feel fear. Because the fear that I will never actually get the courage to do the thing is huge. Bigger than the fear of anything else.

And no matter how many fears you face, a new one always pops up. Ready to tell you there’s something new waiting for you, only when you overcome the next challenge. Some challenges in life just seem impossible and harder to face.

But we all feel afraid. Afraid of the unknown and afraid to loose ourselves in it.

So here’s a few things that have helped me face my fears over the past year:

•Surround yourself with people who say “you go girl” every single time you try at anything. Even when you fail.
•If your too overwhelmed to face the challenge head on, just stay on the right path. (Dipping in a lake is too cold and scary? Start by sitting and watching the lake. Appreciating its beauty and feeling calm).
•Don’t be hurtful to yourself. Sometimes life requires baby steps. Mistakes are made. Bad days are had. That’s when you need self love, not negative self talk. You wouldn’t do it to the people you love, so why do it to yourself?
•Have fun. Those moments of just letting go and enjoying the small moments help me connect to my fun girly self. And that’s where the creativity lay. So let her out, because she’s not one bit afraid and you need her ✨

Always trying to learn more about myself so I can truly experience this life ✨ Today getting to share yoga with all these beautiful people surrounded by nature was something my past self only dreamed about and never imagined she could actually do!

Still afraid, still growing, still learning and forever a student in this life ✨

You’ve got this 🫶

Mk xx

Thinking about how I can’t wait to be sitting in that very spot thinking tomorrow ✨✨✨✨

Love teaching outdoor yoga 😭🥹🥹🥹🥹 The cold only makes it more special, adding the extra challenge getting into the water and the comfort of a hot water bottle afterwards ✨

10k with today 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This was genuinely the hardest physical activity I have ever done 🤣

These trail runs are so much fun and a great goal to set for yourself if you want something to work towards. Well done to everyone who took part today!

We got beautiful weather ☺️☺️

Talking About It 🌸

Little blog piece on my Wordpress website for anyone who wants to check it out. The link is in my bio ☺️🌸🦋

Talking to you about what it’s like going alcohol free and opening up about your mental health 🌸

“I also was under the misconception it was going to just fix any problems I did have. And that having no hangovers was going to be so life changing that life was going to become pretty easy going. So, after years of dreaming about it and doubting my will power to see it through, the day after Stephens day I decided I was doing dry January”.

Dreaming of a world we can talk about how we feel without shame. You are strong, even if you don’t feel it all the time 🌸

Mk

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post. I love writing my thoughts. It’s something that has always come naturally since I was a child, it’s my way to feel reconnected to myself. Something that has become a priority in my thirties. Over the past nine months, I have been living an alcohol free life. Not a single glass of wine....

Talking About It It’s been a while since I’ve written a post. I love writing my thoughts. It’s something that has always come naturally since I was a child, it’s my way to feel reconnected to myself. Something that…

It’s just being able to play too. Instead of sitting on the sideline watching and waiting 🌸

Being able to have more energy, more peace and more confidence to get involved in social situations that used to terrify me 🦋

That’s my WHY when I’m having a hard day, and I don’t feel like that walk, or that water or that meditation. That’s my WHY for giving myself that self care, learning how to nurture my mental health 🌸🌺♥️🦋

I learned the importance of knowing my WHY to stay focused when I read the book “Start with why” by Simon Sinek. Would definitely recommend 🌸

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Happy Sober Moments 🌸🌹🌺

🌸 family lake time
🌸 happy quote
🌸 200hr YTT graduation
🌸 happy quote
🌸 A friends beautiful wedding
🌸 happy quote
🌸 My first medal 🏅

The point being? All those little moments count. They add up over time into a beautiful life. So on those tough days, where you feel like giving up, you know to just look out for your little moment in the day, it’s going to be another day in a beautiful long life of wonderful little moments 🌸🌹🌺🦋

Mental Health Rocks 🌸

Just Start ☀️

6 months ago my doctor told me I should start running. I had no idea how! Could barely run 2km without getting a stitch in my chest and needing to stop ✋

With a lot of helpful advice from you guys and following some runners like on here I picked up a few tips and just went for it!

I spent my whole life with a story in my head about who I was and what I was capable of. Listening to others opinions and getting bogged down with negativity.

But a few small changes in my mindset helped me create a new life that told a whole new story.

So this is your sign to go start that thing you always wanted to start ☀️ Doesn’t matter if you don’t know how, just start somewhere. Don’t let other’s negativity bring you down and believe in yourself even when that voice in your head tells you not to!

This 10k may not be a big challenge to some, but it was a huge challenge for me. Coming from a place where I used to get down and feel anxious, to arriving in a journey where I can run up a mountain with my husband and complete a 10k was just a dream come true. ☀️

Mental Health is a journey. Always sharing ways I improve mine to normalize the discussion on mental health in this country. Also share my tips and lessons on an alcohol free life ☀️

Stay tuned for more updates. Peace and love ✌️✌️✌️✌️

7 months alcohol free ☀️

What I’ve learned:

☀️ You can have so much fun with out it
☀️Living without hangovers is magic
☀️There’s a mental clarity you get that’s so new and exciting
☀️ Meeting new friends is scary but can be so life changing
☀️ So much of my anxiety was actually related to alcohol, not relieved by it. I’m so less anxious in social environments now compared to before.
☀️You can learn to do new things at any age

Also not against people drinking alcohol, if it works for you, that’s all that matters!! I’ve just found so much happiness without it ♥️☀️

We’ve come along way from struggling to get that little walk in every day ☀️☀️ But how and ever, baby steps still get you to where your going ☀️

Focus on what you are gaining not what your loosing 🫶

Snippets of July ✨✨✨✨

Poetry flowing 🧘😌

The Chair The chair  There are many reasons,  Why a thing is a thing,  Not really important,  Not a house,  not a ring.  But a moment or person,  Can change things into fee…

The chair There are many reasons, Why a thing is a thing, Not really important, Not a house, not a ring. But a moment or person, Can change things into feelings, And make moments and people, A part of things meanings. So when you see where I’m sitting, And it makes no sense at all, With the paint or the pictures,...

The Chair The chair  There are many reasons,  Why a thing is a thing,  Not really important,  Not a house,  not a ring.  But a moment or person,  Can change things into fee…

Wild thing ✨🧘‍♀️

Photo shoot with for my new yoga page 🙏

Coming soon ✌️

New Blog Post ✨✨✨

Searching, Finding And Letting Go “Everything is hard, before it is easy”. – Goethe J.W. Letting go being the hardest part. I guess that goes without saying. Not just because letting go can be painful. But, because sometimes …

My girl Elsiebelle, watching the water ✨

New Blog Post ✨✨ Searching, Finding and Letting Go. Just hit the link in my bio

“Along this healing journey, there is a certain amount of letting go that requires some grief and some self observation. A lot of what needed to be left behind was actually parts of myself, not anybody else. It’s easy to point the blame to other people, but eventually there comes the time when the inevitable mirror of deep responsibility shines its reflection on you”.

“Everything is hard, before it is easy”. - Goethe J.W. Letting go being the hardest part. I guess that goes without saying. Not just because letting go can be painful. But, because sometimes it’s hard to know what we are suppose to let go of. Especially if you find your self being a doubting thomas like myself. Along this healing journey, there is a certain amount of letting go that requires some grief and some self observation....

Searching, Finding And Letting Go “Everything is hard, before it is easy”. – Goethe J.W. Letting go being the hardest part. I guess that goes without saying. Not just because letting go can be painful. But, because sometimes …

Tree Pose on a boat 🌲 This is not a perfect tree pose, but balancing on water is not easy 😂

Things I’m still working on:

•Saying how I feel out loud
•Facing fear
•Co-dependency
•Resting without feeling guilty
•Mom guilt
•Social Anxiety

I gave up alcohol almost 6 months ago, so I could focus on truly living. Love sharing it with all of you ✨🫶

First part of my yoga teacher dream complete ✨✨🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️

For me this is what success looks and feels like ✨ Happiness, a sense of achievement, feeling supported by loved ones, surprising myself, facing a challenge I wouldn’t have a year ago and also not trying to look typically “attractive” to anyone in the superficial sense. But basking in the present moment, without my tan done, a bloated tummy from my period and no makeup on. Because this is what beauty and living is to me now as a woman and a mother.

I dream for my girls to watch me smile, cry, laugh and not be afraid to be who I truly am in my heart. To thrive in this life and face the painful truths that come with growth. Love is more powerful than anything else ✨

But you can love yourself first, then share that love with everyone else. I finally understand this ✨

Playin in Play Blanca ✌️ Pics get way cuter 🙌😜

Sober, Sunshine and Smiles ✨✨

Sober, smiling and sun worshiping ✨✨✌️

Things that used to hold me back from feeling free and happy:
•alcohol
•self criticism
•not loving my body
•comparing myself to others
•not taking time to manage stress
•not asking for help when I need it
•carrying shame

What I am practicing now to live a happier life:
•living alcohol free (5 months so far)
•self love talk
•meditation daily
•some movement daily
•forgiveness for past mistakes
•accepting my body shape
•embracing flaws

It’s all a work in progress. Healing is a journey and that’s the most beautiful thing about it ✨

Balancing, Breathing, Grounding and letting my tummy rolls live free ✨ There’s so many body parts I used to hide… even hated my feet. Have to accept all the parts of ourselves to live free ✨

When you have a perfect little spot for yoga practice ✨ Those twists feel so good 🧘‍♂️

Connecting with my body in a new way. To see it in a new light. Lots of reprogramming to do, healing in progress ✨✌️

I sea you ✨

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Waiting on burritos with my husband… this day is looking up ✌️

Sometimes you gotta go back to the beginning to see how far you have come. The past few weeks it was time for some deep reflection. Time for a few reminders of why I started my blog, making new habits, doing some inner work and reading new books. It’s not unusual for me to be a little self critical at times....

Where It Started Sometimes you gotta go back to the beginning to see how far you have come. The past few weeks it was time for some deep reflection. Time for a few reminders of why I started my blog, making new hab…

New Blog Post ✌️✌️✌️
“Where It Started” is now on my website. Link in bio

This week I am talking to you about where I am in this healing process. Sometimes its good to go back and remind myself why I am taking this on and why I should keep going with all the changes I’ve made ✨✨

So for all of you who have days where your not sure why you want to keep up your healing journeys, this one’s for you ✨✨✌️✌️

Never too cold for a dip with my family ✌️

Cold water therapy is 👌

Dancer pose in a playground ✌️✌️ Mom’s have to have fun too right 🤷‍♀️

Yoga has given me freedom to explore my body and play. The shame and stress is shredding and breathing helps me be in alignment with myself.

It doesn’t have to be perfect, it has to be explored ✌️🫶

Sunday Dip ✨

Show up, don’t think about it just straight in, have warm towels waiting for you to wrap up on the way out and just enjoy the bliss ✌️

Nature has given us everything we need to feel connected 🧘‍♀️

Crow pose 🫶✨ little by little, finding my Centre, balance and inner peace every day ✌️

Yoga has helped me connect with my body in a completely new light. Learning to appreciate what I have and be so grateful for this body, rather than pick it apart for not looking a certain way.

Working so I can explore what my body can do, how I can learn to connect my breath with movement and let go of thought patterns that were harming me has been a new and exciting journey ✨✨🧘‍♀️

Always a student in this life 🫶

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got me hydrated as soon as we arrived. ✨🫶