It's only when we change our routine that we can fully appreciate how enriching our habits are – or how imperative rest is to our mind and body. I can see the need to give myself a break and find balance. I can see the connection with myself that I’d neglected. I can see that rest will fulfil me more than going all out will. I can see I’ve been incredibly hard of myself and sometimes unforgiving. I can see that I need to show myself compassion. I can see that my mind and body are craving rest and that rest is vital to thriving too.

For a few years, I felt lost and unhappy within myself, knowing there was more of me to share with the world. At the same time, I lacked the confidence and faith in myself that I could reinvent myself and become the woman I knew was waiting to be. During this time, I did a lot of inner work – challenged my beliefs, wrote new ones, set boundaries, searched for answers within myself, prioritised what I needed and built my confidence (even without the evidence).

I’ve been preoccupied with this week with purpose and what my sense of purpose is. Often when I work towards a goal, I have my heart completely set on it and I won’t stop until I’ve exhausted all options to make it happen.