It’s easy to be hard on yourself, to forget your own needs, downplay your qualities, or feel like you’re never quite enough.

Here, I share simple, nature-inspired rituals and reflective practices to help you treat yourself with more tenderness, honour both your strengths and your vulnerabilities, and slowly build a kinder, more loving relationship with yourself.

Christian writing quietly, reflecting on self-kindness and the small gestures that helped him rebuild a softer, more loving relationship with himself.
A Personal Story About Self-Love

Why We Feel Out of Sync with Our Own Life — and How I Began to Find My Way Back

There were times when I treated myself more harshly than I realized, judging quickly, comparing too often, and forgetting the softness I offered others.

In this personal article, I share how that disconnection felt from within, the simple gestures that helped me return to myself, and how gentle rituals slowly restored a more tender, compassionate relationship with who I am.

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Essential Oils for Self-Love

Rediscovering Self-Love with Essential Oils

When the inner voice hardens and everything tightens, I don’t push affirmations, I create a small, breathable space.

In this article, I share four essential oils that help me reopen that softness: cardamom to warm the centre and take my place, cistus ladanifer to gather what has been hurt, rose geranium to soften self-talk, and red myrtle to reset the inner compass so I can choose in my own name.

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