CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

I highly recommend Nicola’s Shadow Work program, it has changed my life in so many beautiful ways. Her huge kind heart and nurturing way made me feel safe and supported throughout the entire program. I have a fresh new perspective on life and am now equipped with the tools to handle life as it unfolds.


I have noticed a huge, huge shift in my Mother wound. It is profound, the pain behind it all has shifted and I can talk about my mother now without the tears and the physical pain in my heart.

My self-acceptance has shifted into true self-love because in the beginning, I could barely look in the mirror or hear myself speak and that change has been monumental. I am taking better care of myself, I feel like I know myself on a deeper level creating a life filled with joy, being able to communicate my needs, and setting boundaries like never before.


JESS K, USA

I had found myself again in a place where I couldn’t get a hold of myself. I have searched high and low and every spiritual path known to humans thus far.

But as I followed a speaker on a podcast they kept mentioning “shadow work” and this I hadn’t done for myself yet. I was at a breaking point where something had to show up on my journey. And this kept knocking quietly.

If you are like me I felt I had tried everything. I was nervous and out of my comfort zone. I pulled the trigger in a moment of panic.

Thank God I did.

I learned so much more about myself and truly being at peace with myself.

After completing 9-months work I learned to ground and love myself in a new way which allowed me to deepen my spiritual connection. I learned power comes from responsibility and answers to the questions of why my inner self keeps recreating what it has survived in the past therefore it’s safe to recreate it again, just with different people, places and things.

I learned names of patterns I had partnered with and how to thank them for being there. As I thanked them for the work they had done so far I also could release them. I love to know how powerful we really are created to be and how everything mirrors back to us where we are. As hard as that truth is to hear sometimes. It is allowing me to create a life with self and others I am way more at peace with.

There is no dollar amount worth the value of this experience. Truly. Give the gift of self and wisdom to yourself and it flows into every other area of your life.

It’s a gift for everyone in your splash zone I call it. It is the work and healing we are meant to do while here. I will never forget this journey and I don’t plan on stopping here. This has opened up such a powerful place inside of me that I want to live it and share it.

SARAH JANE, REALTOR, USA

When I first heard Nicola on a podcast, I was instantly drawn to her soothing voice and articulate way of describing the feminine experience. I also loved how personal and vulnerable she was sharing her own story.

At the time, I was looking for guidance. I felt disconnected and unclear about my purpose, my marriage, and my career. I didn’t respect myself and my worth, I was ruminating about everything and had such a difficult time making decisions.

I had spent 6 years on a fertility journey that was full of ups and downs. It was a roller coaster of moments where all I wanted was to be pregnant and also moments I didn’t want it at all. I was so uncertain. The years of infertility lead me to be in an unhealthy relationship with my womb, with deep feelings of anger and resentment and not being good enough to be a mother.

Being on a personal development journey for decades, I thought that I had uncovered my patterns and done my inner child work.
WELL… working with Nicola was like a quantum leap of awakening!!

Every single time we met, I left feeling like I literally jumped into a future timeline of development. I feel like I would have eventually landed where I am today working on my own – except it would have taken years or even more likely decades to come as far as I have.

I have so much more clarity. My purpose is clear and also changing and evolving. I feel better equipped to handle the unknown space in-between. I am more at peace, devoted to spiritual practice, more in touch with my feminine desires, and sharing all my experiences with my community sending ripples of uplifting in all directions!

Near the end of our 9 months together, I found myself sharing that I had found peace with what is. That I finally felt like I was okay regardless of what life had planned for me. I was no longer attached to becoming pregnant and having a child and I was also okay with not having children of my own. This is a place I’m not sure I would have ever come to land if not for the work I did with Nicola.

Working with Nicola pushed me to my edges. Thankfully, she was always there by my side to make sure I felt safe and seen to extend myself just a little bit further.

I have come back to finding my true purpose and allowing it to shift and evolve with acceptance. I have been happier in my marriage than ever before. I have re-connected to my sacred feminine and created a devotional practice that uplifts and grounds me every day. I feel more free. More peace. More stillness. More Joy.

If you are looking to transform your life, find peace and joy and do it without short-term hacks – I highly recommend working with Nicola. She helped me change my life and I know her gifts are meant to support thousands of other women on their journey.

SARAH P, FOREST SCHOOL EDUCATOR, CANADA

When I met Nicola, I wanted to step into my personal power and reduce feelings of anxiety and concern about the future and my relationships. I wanted to feel secure with myself and in my relationships and clear self-limiting beliefs and unconscious patterns in order to create the life I wanted to live.

I felt very nervous and scared because I had no idea what to expect. I knew it would not be easy but after I completed the 9-months, I felt transformed and changed forever.

I developed a stronger connection and understanding of who I am. I have learned to participate more as an observer in my life instead of remaining stuck, attached, and stagnant. I have learned to use the triggers in my life to gain more awareness of myself and an access point to go deeper within my own wounding and trauma.

I feel more at ease and less tension within my relationships with others as well as myself and I embodied a deeper understanding of how relationships beautifully mirror back to me where I can grow in love towards myself and others.

Working with Nicola transformed my life in unimaginable ways. She is blessed with the gift of deep love, patience, and authenticity that allowed me to be completely vulnerable and safe within her presence.

Nicola’s approach overall – is gentle, loving, safe, and nurturing. I also value the cadence and container of the sessions, consciously creating space to go into the shadow over a set amount of time.

HALI, PSYCHOLOGIST, CANADA

he Shadow Work for Women 9-month Programme I embarked upon with Nicola was the most magical, transformational, and healing experience.

I started with no trust in myself and my intuition, constantly handing my power over to external influences.

Nicola created an incredibly safe container, where we were truly able to go deep into my childhood wounds, and stories that were protecting me but ultimately limiting me from truly experiencing the world from a place of my own personal power.

I would thoroughly recommend it if you are struggling to find your voice, trying to make it in a masculine energy-dominated industry but burning out and losing yourself to work, know you’re not trusting your inner knowing and constantly look to outside influences for the answers and whole host of other things!

I’m so grateful to have found Nicola, a wonderful coach and someone who I can now also call a wonderful friend.

SAAFI, CUSTOMER SUCCESS & LEADERSHIP COACH, UK

So many people could benefit from the 9-month programme but it is very difficult to put into words the transformation that occurs. I know I can approach the world now from a much more stable and authentic place.

At a certain level, we all want to be of service, part of the solution rather than creating problems for ourselves and others.

I feel like I can much more freely tap into my creative flow, be contented and grounded. It’s hard to put a value on that, in many ways it’s priceless.

Nicola is very supportive and insightful and can genuinely guide you forward with a programme I have not seen offered by any other practitioner.

It’s somehow clear with a subtle structure and is extraordinarily effective. Don’t worry if you don’t know what ‘shadow work’ is; if you’re drawn to it just dive in and a positive life-changing journey awaits…

NAME KEPT PRIVATE, UK

Meeting Nicola for the first time at an online meeting I instantly knew there was a connection between us and that I needed to tune into her work. I booked a consultation call to find out more. However, despite this inner knowing, I first resisted making the investment to work with Nicola figuring I would be fine, and I could figure out the next steps in my journey myself. A week later, I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t outrun my shadow and, if I wanted to progress with my life and live into the future I saw for myself, I would have no choice but to invest in Nicola to be my guide.

Up until this point, I figured myself to be very self-aware and able to do the ‘hard work’ of self-development. That said, I was continually finding my business derailing because of how I was being. I would set off during ‘good times’ with the best of intentions to launch a new product, run a new marketing campaign or create online videos. Everything would be fine for a while, and then it would be normal. Normal. Self-criticism. Self-doubt. The voices in my head asking ‘who do you think you are to do this? Why would anyone want to listen to you?’ and so on… and life was just normal. Normal, because I didn’t know any different. This was just life, isn’t it? Though I knew something was off because I’d see other people achieving different results in their life and having far more fun doing it.

My days were the same old struggle that was just life as I knew it. I’d be working away on projects and then hit that inevitable bad patch. I’d go through my crisis as normal and pop out the other side and repeat the cycle again. In my crisis, my typical behaviours were to tear the house down; criticised my work, classify it as not good enough, and tossed it out. My life seemed to be a big trial of devastation. Reviewing it, my self-judgment of that would be the trigger for my next decline. At various points in my life, these cycles had become so triggering, and the cycles so short, it felt like I was always sinking with no way out.

But one thing I knew was, that I always got out of them. When Nicola explained the power of our shadow and what that was, it became easy for me to recognise its presence in my life. I began to recognise the darkness that was overshadowing my life, and one afternoon, about a week after our first conversation, I recognised the presence of the shadow over me in that moment, and I recognised that I often ask for help when the lights are on, so I don’t feel the need for the help. But we often don’t realise when the light is starting to fade and the darkness is setting in, we just suddenly realise that it is night. And this is what was happening for me. I was slipping back into darkness, my normal, where you don’t ask for help. And I realised that, just like the sun, I would never be able to outrun my shadow and if I wanted my life to be what I wanted it to be, I had to invest in this work.

Meeting with Nicola every fortnight was a wonderful experience. Firstly, because Nicola really takes the time with you and listens, through all our sessions I never felt rushed and her presence was an absolute gift. Unlike coaches I’ve worked with, Nicola wasn’t triggered by my shadow (or if she was, she didn’t show it).

This created a safe environment for me, where for the first time in my life, I actually felt safe to express what was going on for me which allowed me to be receptive to Nicola’s wisdom. In each session, Nicola took the time to explain what was going on for me on a shamanic level and share her deep wisdom.

The sessions were informative, eye-opening, and life-shifting.

The deep practice work was intense but absolutely groundbreaking. I saw truths about myself and my past I’d never been able to face before.

I unlocked stuck emotions from their very core, going back to memories that were often pre-birth. And I began to change.

My perspective and life began to shift unrecognisably. When you live in a new world it is often hard to remember where you’ve been, but, even though I now live in a new normal, I often spot noticeable differences in reactions that I can only put down to this work.

Now when something doesn’t work out how I want, my natural reaction is to say “OK, then. We can do this better/differently next time. It’s just feedback” and continue building. Prior to working with Nicola, lesser results than I wanted would mean something fundamental about me and trigger a deluge of self-criticism and judgment making it hard to restart and continue on.

Every day is now a step towards the future, no matter how small, and I am equipped to recognise my triggers and do the work to reveal my shadow. I still have a long way to go, but life is definitely better now. The decision to invest in me and work with Nicola is one of the best things I have ever done for myself.

I highly recommend Nicola. As someone also doing the work, Nicola has a firm grasp on herself and her own patterns, making her a very safe person to entrust your world to. Throughout our 9-months together I have never felt compromised.

I can’t find the words. It is something about 9-months incubation to birth and the womb being a safe warm place…without it sounding really ikky!

I can’t thank Nicola enough.

NAOMI, UK – LINKEDIN PROFILE WRITER, COACH & FOUNDER OF THE EXPERT ECONOMY

I had the immense pleasure of working with Nicola on her 9 month Shadow Work program.

Where do I even begin to capture the impact of this work on my life! It is radical deep work that has brought me such peace and healing that words don’t feel they do it justice.

I started working with Nicola on the 3-month program and the shifts I experienced during this period were immense. The combination of the deep work and the homeopathic remedy blew my mind. She holds space for me in the most wonderful way.

If you have a feeling that you need to do your inner work and finally get to the hub of your shadow’s influence on your life, then book a conversation with Nicola and you’ll instantly see how gifted she is and the magic she can bring to your life.

CAITRIONA, ISLE OF MAN – FINANCIAL ADVISOR & FOUNDER OF THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS ACADEMY

For me, Nicola and the Shadow Work that she does is a refreshingly different approach to self-development. When I met her she said she helped women going through a big life change, and that’s exactly what I was looking for. I needed to make a new life, and explore a new approach to how to do that because up till then I was going round in circles.

In the 9 months we worked together I did indeed turn every area of my life around. Some of the decisions I had to make were hard so I knew I needed to be sure of what I was doing. I found the Shadow Work gave me clarity and an insight into a part of me that had no doubts, it bypassed the chatter that kept me stuck for so long before.

Nicola made the space and helped me to find the voice in me that knows who I am, what I want, and how to get there. Also how to navigate a rocky road. I am very glad I met Nicola when I did. Thank you.

LUCY, UK – LMS & DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGER

Nicola was the first person I was able to trust after years of living in terror, she is kind, compassionate, nurturing and soft.

She was very supportive and insightful throughout the journey and I would recommend her to anyone who finally wants to come back home to themselves and change their life.

MARIA, UK – PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT

I found Nicola on a whim during a difficult time in my life. I had gone through a very unexpected and quick life transition and although I felt like I ‘should’ be happy and grateful, I was struggling through my day-to-day life with a lot of anxiety and depression.

I jumped with both feet into the 9-month Shadow Work for Women program, and what came out on the other side is a woman who I had once forgotten even existed. The whole process is like a ‘coming home’ to yourself. Nicola is an incredible space holder. She is nurturing and so, so wise.

The best way I can sum up the program is that it has made everything in my life easier. From the moment I wake up, till the moment I go back to sleep, I am able to navigate my life from a place of personal power and assurance in myself. I overcame a lifetime of very deeply-rooted insecurity and things that used to throw me off course barely even phase me anymore.

I am overall just happier and more secure with who I am. For the first time in a long time, I am able to see hope, joy, and happiness in my future. If you are considering working with Nicola, I promise you will not regret it. Having the opportunity to walk through your shadow realms with her by your side is priceless!

MELISSA, USA – VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

The 9 month Shadow Work Immersion with Nicola created changes in me that I have worked a lifetime to experience. Nothing went so deep, safely, as is allowed with shadow walking to find the wounds and re-experience all that is created by them.

But the true gift was the skill, wisdom, intuition of this practitioner to take me there, navigate me through it all and bring me back each time with a new space inside of me; spaces that were my own again where I could build the true me.

Incredible life-changing work.

PAULINE, USA – RETIRED PROFESSIONAL

I love the way Nicola coaches and coaxes. She holds a really sacred space in which you feel held and heard. My trust in her skills enabled me to dive deeply into myself, even if the space I had to work within wasn’t the most conducive, the sessions felt incredibly sacred, healing, and immense.

Nicola has such an amazing intuitive gift and she is so fearless in shadow walking yet so very nurturing and gentle. It’s like we go off into the jungle together to find the treasures lost, yet I am always aware of being with an experienced and steady guide whom I trust implicitly to keep me safe.

MICHELLE, UK – SOUND THERAPY PRACTITIONER

I had Shadow Work Sessions with Nicola during an extremely traumatic period in my life. She helped me through and provided me with many tools that were essential during that time, tools that I can continue to use in my ongoing healing process.

The shadow work itself was invaluable and I have learned a great deal from it, most importantly how to trust myself and set healthy boundaries.

I would recommend Shadow Walking with Nicola to anyone who wants to start to get to the bottom of why painful patterns in their lives keep recurring and begin to look at these things square on, thus beginning to remove the control they have over us.

Also to anyone who wants to embrace themselves in their entirety and finally get in touch with the denied parts; moving towards an empowered place of self-love, self-acceptance, and wholeness.

KATHERINE, UK – MUSICIAN & ENTREPRENEUR

Shadow Work with Nicola resulted in me journeying right to the core of the Mother Wound which I have been carrying for most of this lifetime.

Nicola holds space with integrity, compassion, and love; the trust I feel when working with her empowers me to delve deep into unraveling the source of some of my self-destructive patterns and behaviours, no matter how painful.

Nicola’s teaching and wisdom have then taught me how to bring those shadow parts into balance. Translating that into everyday life: I can easily say that my life is transforming and changing at a rapid rate. I have discovered self-love, courage, and personal boundaries.

Feelings of guilt and shame are fading and diminishing.

Relationships with some family members are improving, most importantly with my Mum and Dad. Nicola has helped me to find my voice and gradually I am working towards standing in my truth. What does that mean? It means that I am no longer afraid to be me. This is only the beginning and I’m excited about what is to come.

NAME KEPT PRIVATE, UK

Shadow Work with Nicola has been truly transformational, I would recommend it for any woman who is ready to break open to her truths and her inner knowing.

Nicola’s compassionate and insightful guidance allowed me to feel safe to speak and express my depths for the first time, – all the ‘answers’ are within me.

VEENA,UK – AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER

I have been on many many journeys in my life, so I knew Shadow Work with Nicola, would not be exactly as I wanted it to be. But the profound realisations and healing, past, present, and ancestral, that have come to me from these sessions are such a relief. My exhale is so much more unrestricted.

All I can say is you’d have to meet her to get a glimpse of the sweetness that she exudes. I believe Nicola possesses a gift so pure and unobtrusive that great healing and realisations are sure to follow.

LISA, IRELAND – ARTISAN & FOUNDER OF CORANNY FOREST POTTERY

Shadow Work isn’t for the faint-hearted, but with courage and perseverance, I found that to allow myself to go there again, to the dark places and the shadows within me, there was by the end a feeling of freedom and release.

Since this work with Nicola, I have been unafraid to face my shadow self and the dark moments that inevitably show up in life. I have found it’s where I have grown the most.

Where I got to know myself at a deeper level than ever before, and recognise where and why I have attracted certain people or circumstances into my life. I have been able to clear karmic patterns and re-write the “story” I had been telling myself so that I no longer attract these patterns now or in the future.

I have definitely become more confident since the sessions, and am no longer afraid of being seen or heard. I have more flow in my life now and no longer feel the need to control outcomes. I see things more objectively and I notice I am not reacting to people the way I did before. I have taken my power back and stand fully in alignment with my Soul, having retrieved the missing parts of it that were attached to these old circumstances and situations.

The parts that were holding me back, keeping me in fear, and making me play small.

You have no idea how amazing this feels. So much self-empowerment.

Nicola holds space fantastically and shows a lot of love and compassion throughout her sessions. Her authenticity shines through in her work. I can not recommend this work with Nicola highly enough. If you are fed up with being tied to the old baggage or are sick of the same patterns playing out in your lifetime and time again then this work will release you from all of this.

It will bring you home to You.

JACQUELINE, UK – HOLISTIC WELLNESS ADVOCATE

Wow, where do I even begin?

I’d been drawn to Nicola’s Maiden, Mother, Crone programme as had had the honour of meeting and sharing some healing space with her previously. She is as open, honest, and authentic a woman as you would want to meet. I felt immediately safe with her and that is not something easy for me.

I originally wasn’t able to step into the programme due to financial constraints but then things fell into place and the pull was actualized into my registration.

I knew a little about shadow work but had never allowed myself to step into it outside of my usual cerebral way of looking at things. But now was the time. Everything in and about me said so. The course, which Nicola managed online via Zoom and using a platform to upload videos with the aid of a closed Facebook group was not impersonal at all. On the contrary.

At our opening ceremony, I immediately felt connected to the women I was to sit in circle with over the coming week, which was also a big surprise to me.

The content that Nicola provides is rich and challenging and not once did I not feel supported in every way, by her and by the other members of our new tribe. You have a daily process to follow but this never felt like a chore and if one day you are too busy then you can just do what you can on other days so there is no pressure.

The daily activity can take more than 10 minutes and who doesn’t have 10 minutes to offer themselves.

Almost immediately I was started to feel some very profound shifts. And noticing more and more about my interactions with myself, both in the wanting to step into the process and the avoidance of the process. It was so revealing, sometimes upsetting, sometimes joyous, sometimes stuck but this was my process and to be able to sit in it and be supported at my own pace and with such wonderful women around me.

Since completing the programme I have continued to practice so much of what we learned and love having some more easily accessible and usable tools in my kit.

I would recommend the Maiden, Mother, & Crone to anyone who wishes to get to know themselves in their many forms of womanhood a little better. Or a lot better. You will get it all! It is incredibly valuable in what you put in, what you get out, and value for money. I have stepped into many healing modalities before but there is something about the empowering nature of this programme, being able to be in it but still at your own pace and being able to witness yourself in your process and immediately challenge this day by day. It’s powerful.

Nicola holds space like no other. Do it. This is not like any other workshop you may have been on before. And probably will ever again.

RUTHIE, UK – MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Nicola’s process of walking through the shadows of the Triple Goddess is unique and needed in the world today. Her wisdom, words, and understanding of the shadow worlds we all visit are truly inspired.

Maiden, Mother & Crone is for anyone who is willing and honest enough to face their true self, with the knowledge that you might not like what you see, but you will not be judged and shamed by seeing it. In fact, you will be rewarded with great healing.

DEE, UK – AUTHOR

Nicola is a fantastic guide/mentor. She is very knowledgeable, knows how to hold sacred space and is very clear of her intentions for herself as the facilitator, you as the student and for the entire group.

She will encourage and support you through this vulnerable empowering transformative process. She is simply heaven sent for someone who truly desires to heal and evolve their journey. I recommend the Maiden Mother Crone Workshop to everyone looking to truly discover more of themselves, anyone who has experienced traumas and anyone who truly wants to learn what self-love and compassion entails.

I am looking forward to the next time she provides this workshop so that I may repeat the process.

STEPH, USA – HOLISTIC THERAPIST

The most empowering life-changing work I’ve ever done. Nicola helps to guide you in understanding yourself and with this, I finally feel like I’ve been given the instructions to the game of life. I can see life for what it is now and not find so much suffering in my day-to-day life. I know that life will be different and happier now.

Thank you so much, Nicola, for being in this world and helping others to find themselves!!

FELICIA, USA – WRITER

When a friend recommended working with Nicola, I had a natural curiosity, but honestly, I didn’t expect the transformation and “coming home” that I got. Each week, during the Maiden Mother & Crone Workshop I surprised myself again and again how deep this work brought me. Each week presented an opportunity to release some of the deep shadows that held me back that I suspected were there, but didn’t know how to get to, at least from my intellect.

What was different to me is that everything I’ve known in my mind for a long time finally clicked and I actually started hearing and speaking from a place deeper in my body & heart.

Friends and colleagues who I hadn’t seen for a month remarked at how much my energy had changed – and I really feel I am now interacting from a rooted place, rather than approaching life from subtle but imbalanced tension, anxiety, anger, worry, and unknowingly projecting that onto everything from social interactions to work.

This has been a beautiful and gentle culmination of some deep life lessons the universe was asking for me to finally absorb.

It was a blessing to be with the incredible women in this group, to hear and relate and reflect.

Nicola held the container of our circle with what felt like a strong, experienced, and ever-present undercurrent. Hugely grateful!

I was able to completely decompress whatever stored up tension I had. I feel amazing. Happy. And capable to recognize and give myself the shift when it is needed again.

SUSAN, NETHERLANDS – AYURVEDA PRACTITIONER

Nicola’s Maiden Mother Crone workshop took me on a deep journey filled with insight and challenged me to step out of my comfort zone. The work provided a gateway into my inner world and helped me explore and discover the gifts found in my inner maiden, mother and crone.

Nicola created a safe and inviting container and I felt held and cared for and supported as I did this soul work. I highly recommend Nicola’s workshops and I look forward to hopefully working with Nicola one on one. She is a gift!!!

Thank you so much for this experience and for your love and support

SHELLY, USA – LEGAL ASSISTANT

At the age of 64, I have spent the last 20+ years on a journey to “find my authentic self.” While a lot of what I did supported my efforts, none of them really showed me HOW. THIS work did just that.

The work was EXTREMELY supportive yet DEMANDING; INTENSE but SAFE. PURE guidance/no fluff. Discipline with love.

It took me back to myself all those years ago and literally “showed me how” to live my life from within. I experience this at 64 for the 1st time. A Gift!

PAULINE, USA – RETIRED PROFESSIONAL

I really enjoyed working with the Maiden Mother Crone, it was extremely profound to uncover and release the unconscious patterns from these archetypes that I had held for so long and can now move forward with confidence and strength.

Nicola’s facilitation and guidance during the entire process from start to end were amazing, she has a beautiful nurturing, and encouraging presence and I’m so grateful to her for offering this!

LISA, AUSTRALIA – NUTRITIONIST

Having found Nicolas’s work by accident through a friend, it was exactly what I was searching for. I enjoyed being in a group of women where we all were ready to lay ourselves bare. I have been really nourished by Nicolas’s wisdom, teachings, and support in the circle.

The gift the work gave me was emotional fluidity and so lots of freedom in my mind and body. I would recommend this course to any woman who is looking to meet her shadows and transform them.

VEENA, UK – AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONER

There are many claiming to be shamans and shamankas in this world. Indeed it is quite possibly cliche now, sadly. And, I have pondered this, because my lifestyle is nature-based or shamanic. So, what is a shaman? How is one found?

For me, simply put, a shaman is a guide. A guide to our inner realms. A guide, using tools of nature. I was lead to such a guide, named Nicola. I was very careful and suspicious because to choose wrongly is to continue being triggered harshly. And I was already harshly being triggered.

I knew I was awakening, and I knew my issues were steeped in the shadows.

As I said, at the time I was very wounded and therefore very suspicious. But I followed the content. And, as I followed, I was warmed as if being coaxed toward a lovely family hearth–raw and real. No lofty pretensions. There I sat and read her posts. Her topics were exactly on point, relevant to inner wounds and shadow work. Many times I was stunned by the content and responses. Sometimes I even jumped in for a comment. And Nicola was always there, sublimely intuitive, picking up on unconscious comments effortlessly. She seemed to respond to every post, even mine. I remember reaching out and to my surprise, she responded so quickly to something I didn’t even realise I wrote.

Sounds infantile, but I was indeed locked in the shadows, my little child self. I think I thought my comments would just get buried in the waylaying of emails and post that I imagined. But, for every request I had, there always seemed to be some way forward.

She could help coax me out of the shadows, so I could see me and hug me. How exciting and hopeful that was for me.

Thereupon, I needed and wanted deeper work. And so, I chose “Maiden Mother Crone” workshop, which was amazing journeys using simple, accessible shamanic tools, acknowledging and celebrating the feminine with other beautiful souls to trigger and teach me more about myself.

The more I came out of the shadows, the more I wanted to be out and free and healing. And I mean healing unlike I’ve ever experienced. Subtle, palpable inner shifts.

I have to add that I never once ever heard Nicola refer to herself as a Shamanka or Shamaness. This is important to me because the title itself is so empty. Nicola has always said she is my guide and my witness.

How beautiful is that? A willing guide and witness. A Shamanic Doula. Love it!

LISA, IRELAND – ARTISAN & FOUNDER OF CORANNY FOREST POTTERY