REFLECTIONS
these aren't lessons. they're simply moments from my own life. some happened on the other side of the world. some happened in everyday conversations. some completely changed the way i saw myself. others changed the way i saw someone else.
i'm sharing them because i know one story can sometimes do what advice never can.
it can help us see ourselves differently.
and sometimes...
that's where everything begins.
jodes x
the invitation i still can't quite believe
my mentor had already facilitated more than twenty couples retreats when she turned to me and asked if i'd be interested in co-facilitating alongside her. i had no idea that one quiet invitation would shape the next seven years of my life.
why i rarely remember the tourist attractions
at 17, while everyone else was heading off to the tourist attractions, i'd ask them to take my camera so i could wander off into a village instead.
i rarely remember the tourist attractions. i remember the family who taught me to make coconut oil, the children who gave me a broken little purse with enormous pride, and the conversations that changed the way i see the world.
looking back, i realise i've always travelled exactly the same way.
why travel changes us
why does travel change us? perhaps it isn't the places we visit, but the people we meet, the conversations we have, and the perspective we bring home.
you’re not overthinking… your mind is just full
always thinking, replaying conversations, or struggling to switch off? it might not be overthinking — your mind could simply be full. here’s what that means, and what starts to shift when you finally create space.