Counsellor. Coach. Mentor. Keeper of Sacred Rhythms. Shaman. Voice Alchemist. Awakener. Elder. TEDx Speaker. Pre-published Author.

I'm a mother. A grandmother. An elder. A phoenix risen from the ashes with sacred rhythms and songs of presence dancing on my wings.

I’m Dawn. A wild and intense soul. A fierce and tender heart. A grateful and passionate recovHered woman.

I wear my healing proudly and talk about it readily. I have no fear of the past. I don't hide my scars.

I was born as the sun was rising, in between the darkness and the light. It is from this liminal place I was blessed with my soul gift of helping people find the gold in their shadow and bring it to healed consciousness.

My journey includes abuse, violence and betrayal. My dissociative and disembodying pain killing strategies of anorexia and obsessive exercise, nearly killed me.

Revolutionary and transformational radical self-acceptance, relentless self-compassion, and soul-aligned self-actualisation, saved my life.

Because I learned to release self-loathing, and soften into self-love, my children still have their mother, and I've lived to meet my grandchildren. I continue to evolve into exciting versions of mySelf.

I'm curious about you. Woman to woman, sister to sister, may we hold each other's stories in reverent hands. Reach out and tell me yours.

But, before I accepted my power and purpose, I was lost in victimhood, fighting to feel relevant, and angry with the world.

My self-perpetuating trauma loop of unconscious patterns and behaviours brought me to a crossroads.

Yield and live, or cling and die.

Before I understood the far reaching extent of the effect of early trauma, I'd labelled my perfectionism, relentlessly driven work ethic, and militant self-discipline as enviable attributes instead of survival strategies.

Now, influenced by my inner feminine wisdom, I'm focused and effective, and able to offer clarity, insight, inspiration and motivation from a place of balance and harmony.

Hello siStar

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My Wild Soul was born with matches in her pocket. I light sacred fires to burn away illusion, alchemise and illuminate.

My Training and Experience

I'm a qualified trauma informed counsellor trained in numerous psycho-therapeutic models including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Hakomi, and Equine Assisted Therapy.

I'm an expert on food and body image qualified and mentored by eating disorder trailblazer Carolyn Costin, of the Carolyn Costin Institute USA. I have hundreds of hours of counselling experience in this field.

I've trained in multiple metaphysical schools including, Celtic shamanism, Usui Reiki, Energy Healing, Chakra Alignment, Sound Healing, Therapeutic Dance, Medicine Drumming and Voice Transformation.

I’m a TEDx speaker and my first book, Wild Soul Revolution, is in the pre-publishing phase.

I'm an ex-professional dancer and fitness trainer.

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Thank you for getting to know me a little better. Now, I'd like to hear about you. Reach out and introduce yourSelf.

Random Facts About Me

I'm mum to 3 adult children - 2 daughters and a son
I am GranStar to 2 beauty-full grandsons and 1 granddaughter.
I live in Aotearoa but am a Celt with Scottish and Irish heritage.
I have 2 dogs, a cat, and a horse. I love all animals.
I LOVE to dance. You ain't seen nothing till you've seen me on the dance floor!
I love the ocean, the sun, sharing platters, cold beer and a belly laugh.
I am a Cancer sun, Cancer rising, Scorpio moon, INFP and Enneagram 8.

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