The first year of my personal mastery using Feminine Power principles had me identify a deeply held belief about my inability to thrive. In the mind of a much younger me, I had made an experience mean that I could either be successful in a career that was void of personal meaning, or I could do my soul work and remain in survival mode. This either/or belief matrix was a giveaway of a closed-loop pattern that inhibited growth and it ruled every one of my decisions and behaviours without my conscious awareness.

Understanding that we all have beliefs that limit our capacities, experiences, and our very being was the starting point of a personal evolution which had me pivot multiple times, as I was getting clearer on my deeper desires for expression and contribution in the world. 

At this point in my life, I had done much inner work, had dedicated myself to learning and achieving, and had years of experience working in mental health and the helping field. It took a very specific approach that was centered in the principles of a feminine system of power to finally arrive at this understanding: the internal story I had about myself as it related to my career and calling and my ability to feel fulfilled was simply that. An internal story, which was based on an older version of myself who experienced the world in a way that had her create this meaning.

By the Ocean

This personal breakthrough was the beginning of a deep dive into the principles of Feminine Power, developed by Dr. Claire Zammit. The more I could see the invisible mechanisms that had kept my life small, the deeper I dove into her teaching. Along with personal mastery, I enrolled in her Institute’s professional training programs, graduating from the Coaching and Facilitation Certification programs in 2020.

In my career in the helping field I had helped thousands of individuals move through their point of crisis. I wanted to help people in their time of need; to use my empathy and deep listening skills to help uplift and empower. And it was my greatest privilege to walk people through their most painful experiences to a place where they could see hope. After fifteen years of crisis work, and my own transformation experience, I realized that I wanted to work with women specifically, at a level of self-actualization. Perhaps like my own story of transforming surviving to thriving, I could see the importance of reaching individuals much earlier than the crisis point and enabling transformations that can uplevel and uplift both the individual and and the collective.

This is the work of the change-maker. Not only to hold space for what is, but to envision and create what can be.

No matter how many degrees and certifications or work experience I had, if my subconscious held onto the belief that to be successful meant that I had to sell out, I would never allow myself to thrive.