As I promised earlier, here is another snippet from ‘Dancing With the Darkness’. Be gentle with yourself. You are not the person you were...

As I said in the previous post, ‘Dancing With the Darkness’ is designed to share wisdom in ‘bite sized pieces’! Gosh, when I was ill, I...

Postnatal depression is a very lonely illness – as are all mental illnesses. During the years I was ill, I looked everywhere for books...

My journey through postnatal depression has seen me learn many things, and the theme of dance has been a strong part of this. For me,...

The short answer…. because Spirit asked me to. Well, actually, Spirit harassed me until I gave in!! There were hints everywhere – in the...

Everyone’s healing journey is different because we are all unique individuals with unique life experiences and physical/psychological...

When you look up ‘what is perinatal depression?’, you’ll probably see a list of signs like this: · feeling constantly tired and lacking...

I’ve just been listening to the ‘Guilt Free Mummy’ podcast . The episode is called ‘Where the story begins – meet Kellie’ and towards the...

Dance has always been such a huge part of my identity. It kept me healthy and strong, and fed my creativity. Over the past years I have...

I almost can't believe my book is finally more than a Word document! It has a cover and a title!! I've heard it said that if you knew the...

HUMAN BEING OR HUMAN DOING? Interesting question…. We call ourselves 'human beings' yet we have become so obsessed with 'doing'. In our...

I'm not sure I really used that word much before I had PND. I don’t think I had ever really thought about what it meant in terms of...

Trusting that everything happens for a reason helps me to persevere when things don't make sense. I know the universe and my higher self...

“Motherhood. You know the picture – the sun streams in on the beautiful, contented baby as she smiles at her blissfully happy...

So, you want to know who Michelle is and why should you listen to her? Good question! First and foremost, I am a Mum who has journeyed...

Why have I called this space “Alchemy & Light”? In a nutshell – I’m interested in transformation and spiritual wisdom as pathways to...