Mentor Note #137 Mentor Note: "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage" - Anaïs Nin Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, I’ve been noticing something in myself lately… the way my days don’t feel loud, but they feel full. There’s a rhythm happening behind the scenes, rehearsals, planning, endless communication and messages and small choices that no one really sees. Like what am I going to wear at 49, to my next festival performance in London. Yes I know, I have decisions to make. I’ve...
3 days ago • 2 min read
Mentor Note #136 Mentor Note: "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes - including you." - Anne Lamott Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, I can't believe it's April, I feel like the year is moving so fast. So far this year has taught me something I want to pass directly to you. Not from a book or a course, something I'm learning right in the middle of a season that asked more of me than I anticipated, and gave me back something I didn't expect. Here it is: The most...
10 days ago • 4 min read
Mentor Note #135 Mentor Note: “If it drains you, it’s misalignment. If it fuels you, it’s your path.” - Unknown Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, Happy Easter, I hope you had a great long weekend. I've had a great break in the Gold Coast with my family and it's been nice to slow down. I have to admit, I've been very chill and the contrast of life prior to this holiday and now has definitely got me thinking. We often think we’re burnt out or that we’ve done too much, given too much, pushed too...
17 days ago • 2 min read
Mentor Note #133 Mentor Note: "The thing that keeps repeating… might be your superpower" - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, The past few weeks I have seen this pattern, over and over again. In my own life, in the creatives I've work with and in particular women stepping into their next level so I just had to share it here with you, because you may have noticed it too. It's that moment where something repeats and we assume we’ve done something wrong. The same challenge shows...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Mentor Note #132 Mentor Note: “Time has a way of revealing the wisdom behind the choices we once questioned.” - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, There are moments in life when you revisit something from your past. A place, a role, a version of yourself and suddenly you see it all with new eyes. As you know in my last few emails, I found myself stepping back into a space that once held so much momentum in my life - being a performer. As I sat and reflected, days and weeks later,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Mentor Note #131 Mentor Note: “Life is lived in the quiet moments between the applause.” - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, After being back on stage recently, something struck me again. The contrast. Performing is electric, fast, loud and energised. Lights, sound, adrenaline, connection - everything moves quickly and intensely. There’s a heightened aliveness to it, and then… you return to normal life. School drop-offs, emails, grocery shopping, writing at the kitchen table and...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Mentor Note #130 Mentor Note: "Protect your energy. You get to choose who and what you let in." - Unknown Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, Have you ever walked away from a meeting or encounter thinking, wow! I feel tired or drained. This week reminded me how quickly you can absorb energy that isn’t yours if you’re not paying attention and how it can shape your day without you even realising it. A comment, a vibe, a constant expectation - it’s subtle, but it builds up over time. As creatives, we...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Mentor Note #129 Mentor Note: Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do… is have fun. - Unknown Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, Wow, what a week it's been. If you’ve seen anything online, you’ll know Bardot (4 of us) reunited. There’s been press, buzz, nostalgia. But what you won’t see in the headlines is what it felt like inside my body. It was out-of-body… and deeply embodied all at once. For a moment, I was transported to my 25-year-old self - metallic sparkle, diamante jeans (thanks...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Mentor Note #128 Mentor Note: “You don’t need a new version of yourself. You need to reconnect with the part of you that was brave before.”- Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, Last week, I stepped back into rehearsals. I didn’t know exactly how it would feel. Part of me wondered if it would feel like revisiting an old chapter - something I’d outgrown, and another part wondered if I’d feel rusty, disconnected, different. Instead, something unexpected happened. For a moment, I felt...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Mentor Note #127 Mentor Note: “When life expands quickly, your job isn’t to move faster - it’s to lead yourself more steadily." - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, The last few weeks have been very different for me, mostly because of an unexpected girl band reunion. My old girlband, Bardot announced a festival comeback performance, that landed with real scale. The response was immediate and heartfelt - excitement, love, and devotion from fans who have carried this music with them...
2 months ago • 2 min read