In my past life as a litigation lawyer, I was based in London for two and a half years. I was newly qualified at the time, at the stage of my career where I really had to prove myself, which meant long hours, very little free time and plenty of stress. The role of a […]
Bringing Home My Inner Child. It’s A Return To Innocence.
At some point in the last five years, somebody once asked me, “Are you a little naive, Sam?” I have no recollection of the identity of this cheeky chap, but my answer was a definite no with a surprised laugh. Yet I understand why they might have thought so. Here’s why. I went from being […]
You Have A Choice, Wild Woman. Will You Grow Wilder & Bloom?
In 2012, after my move from the UK to Andalucia in Spain, I was based in a small village in the Alpujarras, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. I lived in a pretty little whitewashed casita by the Rio Chico in what I can only describe as a small Garden of Eden, […]
In A World Where You Can Be Anything. Be Kind.
We live in the best of times and we live in the worst of times, my friends. We, as a collective, have gone beyond the status quo. We live in a world filled with opportunities. Yes, we can have it all! It’s an amazing time to be alive! Or is it? We live in times […]
If All Girls Were Taught They Were Born Wild & Free.
If all girls were taught that they were born wild and free, That their mind, body and soul were in their own keep. That they have just one life and they must make it their own. They need to walk their own path and don’t need to be shown. A cage isn’t for them. They […]
Do It For The Love. How Random Acts Of Kindness Can Change The World
As I prepared to walk the Portuguese Camino de Santiago in the summer of 2018, I thought back to my first solo trip to Lisbon, Portugal, and the random act of kindness of a coffee shop owner on my first day. The owner asked me if this was my first time in Portugal and whether […]
Live Your Wild Rebellion. Never Apologise For Freeing Your Wild.
“Somedays I´m more wolf than a woman and I´m still learning not to apologise for my wild” – Nikita Gill As a woman in pursuit of freeing her wild, I have faced years of criticism and praise for my wild rebellion that has been the journey of coming home to myself. To be unapologetically wild […]