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I’ve been thinking a lot about ageing recently. A

I’ve been thinking a lot about ageing recently.

About what I know to be true…And what I sometimes feel instead. About beauty, visibility, choice & the messy middle we’re rarely given permission to sit in as women.

So I wrote a substack about it. About holding two truths at once. About ageing as a privilege, and the very human desire to still feel seen.

Link in bio to read it or comment SUBSTACK and I’ll send it to you xx

The heart doesn’t need a comment section #2026vibe

The heart doesn’t need a comment section #2026vibes

Eight lessons 2025 reminded me of: 1) My worth is

Eight lessons 2025 reminded me of:

1) My worth isn’t measured by my level of service.
Working in the support space, this was a big (and uncomfortable 😣 ) reminder. It’s easy to tie worth to how much you give or how much you can help. But this year reaffirmed that overgiving leads to burnout, not necessarily better work.

2) Not everyone will share your joy or celebrate your growth and that’s not your problem to solve.
Some people cannot meet you where you’re going. That doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong. It simply means not everyone wants to walk alongside your expansion. This year, I stopped shrinking or over-explaining and placed my energy where it was genuinely welcomed.

3) You don’t want a bigger business. You want one that supports your life. Scale literally means nothing if it comes at the cost of wellbeing or presence. I’ve become far more interested in sustainability, spaciousness, and work that fits the life I actually want to live.

5) Rest isn’t something you earn at the end of productivity. It’s literally what makes it possible.
When I’m rested, everything flows better. My thinking is clearer, my work improves, and my relationships feel easier. Rest isn’t indulgent, it’s practical.

5) Depth over breadth.
Still learning this one, but carrying it forward. Being everywhere dilutes presence. Choosing depth brings more connection, less overwhelm, and a fuller way of living.

6) Family really is everything.
This year deepened my appreciation for family. It’s been a hard season, but one that brought us closer & im so grateful for the connection on the other side.

7) Other people’s inner worlds are not mine to manage.
You can care deeply without carrying what isn’t yours. Let people be in charge of themselves.

8) Hard conversations, handled with care, deepen connection.
Avoidance keeps things comfortable, not close. The relationships that grew this year chose honesty and repair over silence.

2025 was a year of shedding what no longer fit 🐍
2026 is about rising with confidence and walking your own path 🐎
Let what matters most set the pace.

Happy New Year Darlings - May you rise, shine and continue to sparkle ✨ xxx

I recently came across a term called the “sacred w

I recently came across a term called the “sacred window” (thank you @thebalancedblonde ) and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since.

I believe its roots are traditionally Ayurvedic and it refers to the sacred window of time just after you have a baby. A window where rest, care, and nourishment are crucial and whatever happens in that window matters, deeply.

But what I just love is how that idea can stretch far beyond postpartum. That the “sacred window” can be any season of life that might otherwise pass without us really noticing. A moment, a phase, a chapter where we are particularly open, sensitive, alive to what’s unfolding.

Rarely do these windows announce themselves. Rarely do they feel dramatic while we’re in them. In fact they’re probably quiet, rather ordinary, almost invisible… until they’re gone.

It honestly hit me harder than I expected. Maybe because I can feel how narrow this window really is. How temporary. How unforgiving time can be if we rush through it distracted, striving, half elsewhere or just so in our own heads the whole time. And also because I can feel how lucky I am to be inside it.

So right now, I’m doing my best to hold my Sacred Window with so much reverence. Definitely NOt perfectly.. absolutely not without frustration or the occasional/frequent meltdown lol, but with gratitude that runs deep in my bones.

Because one day, and one day soon, this window will quietly close, and all I really want, for this christmas and beyond is to look back and know that I was here for it. Truly here.

So I guess my hope for this Christmas, and for this strange, lovely space between Christmas and New Year, the one that always feels like a little bubble of time slowing down, is that you let yourself be in your Sacred Window too. Whatever that looks like for you. Less doing, more noticing. Less rushing, more being. Just being here, in what’s already unfolding.

Lots of love, always - H Xxx

Core memories made in the mountains. Blue skies,

Core memories made in the mountains.

Blue skies, top tier apres, skiing with the kids and the kind of love that makes you want to bottle the week forever

Best week with you @carlyneave @itsneavo @iamattmandak 🤍

Special shout out to @mercuryalpinechalets and the team for making our stay so special.

December so far… The internet feels like such a b

December so far…

The internet feels like such a bizarre place to me right now.. so synthetic and unreal. I have never really loved sharing too much of my life here (and I’m not sure I’m planning on changing that) but in a world full of machines I find myself wanting to share the human moments a little more than before.

So here are a few of my favourite human moments, with some of my favourite humans, mixed in with a few words that have really stayed with me lately ❤️

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