Emma Treharne

With a Sagittarius moon, I have always been a seeker - searching for meaning - even as a young child.

When my Dad died, I was 13. How do you grieve? I didn’t know. It seemed that after a while I was expected to be ok and I wondered why I wasn’t.

I now understand that my nervous system was constantly on high alert and that I felt unsafe wherever I was and whatever I was doing. It was overwhelming, so I developed strategies to deal with life (side note: they weren’t helpful long-term, in fact, they were truly harmful, but I’m a stubborn person so I just carried on).

After a traumatic breakup, I was suddenly a young single parent, I felt ashamed and lost. My life didn’t belong to me. 

I’d lie awake at night with anxious thoughts. It seemed all I did was make poor decisions that didn’t reflect who I truly was. I relied on methods of detachment that just increased feelings of sadness and shame.

I was busy creating a health-focused business, working with clients, and supporting their physical and emotional needs. Being the best mum I could be. I had little time to pause and see what I needed. I simply didn’t feel worthy or know how to transform deeply held trauma. 

With poor boundaries, I’d feel crushed by others' opinions and lacked the confidence to make decisions that were good for me - always seeking approval - I felt trapped and stuck and lost.

I became unwell - experiencing insomnia, pain in my body, migraine, depression and anxiety. I tried to ‘stay positive’ like the books, society and people around me said I should. Trying to do that was exhausting and I felt I was failing every single day.

I went to work for a medical sales company. Here I learnt a lot about myself, business and leadership, eventually running the sales training and development for Europe, Canada, Lat-Am and Asia-Pac. I met and worked with many wonderful, inspiring people. Yet, something else was calling me.

I started to peel back the layers of protection built up over the years. I asked for help and allowed myself to feel the pain of past experiences. To physically and emotionally process them. To honour them with compassion.

I began exploring and expressing my inner knowing through various Earth-based practises from the Yogic, Buddhist, Gnostic, Celtic, Pagan and other world traditions. Most importantly I re-connected with and honour the seasonal changes, allowing me to connect to the sacredness of life daily. Connecting to myself every day.

Honouring ourselves is the gate to freedom, to embracing life. We are all sacred

I certified as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Health Coach and Astrologer. Studied and worked with various mentors and coaches, most profoundly Dr Nicola Harker. I’ve recently dedicated as a Priestess of the Rose Lineage under the tutelage of Annabel Du Boulay. Continued Astrology mentorship under Kristina Wingeier and learnt the gift of delivering Yoga Nidra with Ally Boothroyd and Tiina Kivenan.

I appreciate the strength, compassion and knowledge of my teachers. The intuition, determination and guidance that brought me here.

I see that in you too. The inner fire, the sacred well, the wisdom and the desire to belong - waiting to be tended to.

I learned that it's never too late to turn your life around.