Given my website has been live for some time now, I thought this might be a good opportunity to welcome you to my site and tell you a little bit more about myself.
And with that said, welcome!
It really is such a joy that you have found your way to my website and this blog. My relationship with blog writing is complicated, it is something that I’ve always wanted to do, and while I’ve had a go at a couple of times, it hasn’t been something that I have done on a continual basis.
So, bear with me as I take this journey, and I of course welcome feedback and suggestions along the way!
I created this website originally as a place to provide information about the services and products I offer and to create a space to support people in their exploration of self, and living a life with congruence, alignment and authenticity. A space where people can begin their journey to healing and wholeness. In full transparency, I have neglected the website and I've essentially been very quiet here. I seem to have become quite distracted and have been making myself 'busy', a pattern I return to because the stress and pressure is familiar and a strange comfort.
Nevertheless, here I am, ready to be present, transparent and real here for others who are on their journey to healing.
With that said, let me introduce myself, my name is Andrea. I am a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a colleague, a friend. I am many things to many people as I interact with the world around me. What I've invariably discovered in balancing these roles, is that I had been living a life trying to meet everyone else's expectations. In the process, I lost a sense of who I am, and in my experience when this sense of self is lost or forgotten others will decide who you and what is important to you.
In late 2018, the sense of feeling lost and trapped became overwhelming and I realised that I needed to reclaim my life. To take back my authority over my mind, my body and myself. Invariably, this journey of self-discovery has been illuminating and ultimately transformative as I weave the interconnectedness of what I thought was a fragmented life, into something that has helped me and is helping others on their own personal journey of discovery.
I firmly believe that by bringing about healing and wholeness for the individual, and reclaiming authority over mind, body and self, we can collectively transform families, communities and societies on a global scale. Yes, I have a big vision! I do sense though that there are people who disparage those on an inner journey of self-discovery as selfish and self-centered. Let me be very clear! It is not narcissistic to focus on your own healing, wellbeing and personal development. It is not selfish or self-centered to practice self-love.
I believe that within each person there is a divine purpose. The world is in pain and it needs people courageous and bold enough to do the deep inner work required to heal and transform lives. To help the world to heal, we need to take courage, to realise and embrace our own worth and boldly step in to our purpose.
To know a bit about my background, I hold an Advanced Diploma in Business Management, where I pursued a major in Tourism, a Bachelor Degree in Applied Social Science majoring in Counselling, a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration and Masters in Counselling Practice. I have worked across a range of different sectors and fields of work, in a variety of roles and for the last 19 years, a majority of this has been in Leadership and Managment roles, and for the last 3 years have been providing counselling and psychotherapy.
As an adventurer, explorer and seeker, my own personal journey has led me into a range of interests, hobbies and careers. I love to travel, try new things, experience new sensations, sights, learn and immerse myself in the joy of it all. In fact, you could call me a bit of a drifter.
I have come to accept that being a drifter is not a character defect, despite growing up thinking that it very much was. I was made this way. This is who I am and there is nothing wrong or bad about me. I discovered this when I learnt the French word for drift. Derive. (As to be expected, when you say anything in French, it immediately sounds 100% better!)
Derive (to drift) is deeply immersive; it means that I have the ability to find connection and meaning in things that others might not necessarily see. It might look chaotic and aimless on the outside, however, for the drifter, it is an intensely intuitive process that will ultimately reveal purpose. In business terms, you would call me polymath, a systems thinker and a boundary spanner.
So, with that said, welcome! I hope you enjoy your time here, please feel free to make yourself welcome, subscribe and stay connected with future blogs I realise. I have a small store on this website where I share products, resources and tools that I believe in and you can also find out more about the services that I provide.
My encouragement to you, if you've found yourself here and have reached this point, to continue on your path to healing and wholeness and embrace your self-healing journey.
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