5 Signs This isn’t Just a Normal Part of Early Motherhood
Not every struggle after birth is postnatal depression or anxiety BUT...
The Art of Interdependence
Staying connected to yourself, accountable for your part, and out of the drama when relationships get hard.
Stop Telling Us to Harden the Fuck Up
On resilience, emotional armour, and the difference between being strong and becoming hard.
When Caring Becomes Carrying
Learning to step out of hypervigilance and stop taking responsibility for other people's lives.
I Thought I Was Better
On burnout, midlife, hormones and learning to stop measuring recovery by how much you can do
The Egalitarian Home
What would change if we stopped thinking about equality as doing exactly 50% of everything?
Maybe It’s ADHD. Maybe It’s Menopause. Maybe It’s Neither.
When the coping strategies that carried you through decades stop working, you don’t necessarily need a diagnosis, you need curiosity, support and a new way forward.
October Is Not Asking You to Become More. It’s Asking You to Carry Less.
An invitation to release, rewild and trust the timing of what is becoming
When Was the Last Time Your Cup Was Overflowing?
The question that made me realise I’m still recovering from burnout.
The Long Pause
Menopause may be one of the biggest rites of passage a woman ever goes through.
Eleven years ago I wrote that I needed to rage.
I was exhausted by the relentless objectification of women, by the casual violence woven through entertainment, advertising and everyday conversations, by the way the feminine seemed to be something our culture could simultaneously desire, exploit and dismiss.
When a Woman Becomes a Body to Be Managed
On birth, bodily autonomy, obstetric violence, and the things women have been trying to tell us for generations.
To the Men I Called to in 2013
Thirteen years ago, I wrote a heartfelt invitation to men...
There Was Never a Village
When there is no village, women don’t just get tired. We adapt, we survive, and eventually our bodies keep the score.
A note about my recent posts regarding men and women
Let's acknowledge the people in the room
Curiosity: The Forgotten Path Back to Each Other
I have been thinking a lot lately about curiosity.
The Midlife Circle. What do you need in this season of your life? Help me shape what comes next.
I want to make sure I’m writing exactly what you need to hear right now.
When Being Capable Becomes the Thing That Exhausts You
The Hidden Cost of Being the Woman Who Can Handle Everything
When Excitement Starts Feeling Like Anxiety
What perimenopause and menopause can reveal about anxiety, nervous system overload and the cost of being capable for too long.
We Keep Paying for the Aftermath. Why Aren’t We Investing More in Prevention?
Sometimes the conversations that begin online reveal something much deeper than the comments themselves.
Music is Medicine
From blues, to country, to funk, to chanting. From rock, to tribal, to thrash, to death & heavy metal. All music has MEDICINE to share. Ever since I was a teenager I have used music to FEEL, EXPRESS and BALANCE my emotions. I lived for music; it filled my body and...
Lindy from “Gypsy Vibes”
Week 3 of our FEATURED GODDESSES! This weeks LUSCIOUS lady is one of those women that was a SOUL SISTER from the moment I first saw her! Lindy Simms is the Goddess behind GYPSY VIBES. Her vision is to bring together a community of like minded souls with the intention...
Kahuna Bodywork & Hawaiian Philosophy
Kahuna Bodywork isn’t just a massage, it is an age-old healing modality, designed specifically to connect you to your highest self, for profound and sometimes subtle transformation, on all levels… As a transformational and healing form of massage, it works...
Featured Goddesses!
Good Morning Sisters! One of my New Years resolutions is to support the SISTERHOOD more, in the work that they are doing, to “Honour the Feminine” and to create more understanding and acceptance in being WOMAN! Many of us are doing similar work and others are...
Only POSITIVE Birth Stories Please…
I look at a lot of birthing pictures, quotes, sayings and ideas everyday. Some are awesome, some are quirky and funny, some mean well and some are just, well, I have to be honest, some just really bug me. I love the power of positive thinking, I strongly adhere to the...
How to Fill your LOVE cup to Overflowing!
Some days I notice that I'm not feeling as juicy, as affectionate, or as loving as I want to be, to myself or to those that I care about... While, as a woman, there can be so many factors that contribute to this lack of feeling sensual, once you begin to dig a little...
Raising a Girl Child
There's so much to instill in girls to help them grow into independent, happy, grounded and well-adjusted women. Something I am working with at the moment is allowing my daughter to make her own choices around the clothes she wears, what kind of jewelry, if any, she...
Rules, Space & FREEDOM
How are you with rules? For as long as I can remember I have strongly disliked other peoples rules, especially those that seem arbitrary and unnecessary. Unless I am a decision maker in creating the rules, or they actually resonate with me as a truth I can abide by,...
Non-Attachment is Over-rated!
What is this thing about non-attachment, why is it so important to strive for it? What is this talk about not being ‘at the effect’? I get that it must be nice to not be in pain, or suffering, or discomfort over things that happen but if you aren’t affected by...
Birth Tigers
** A "BIRTHING FROM WITHIN" CONCEPT ** Pregnancy is a time of preparation. There are many things women do to prepare for the birth of their child and to prepare for entering into the unknown, you may find yourself reading birth books, talking to friends, researching...
What brings you here?
Each offering begins with what matters to you. Find the kind of support or ceremony that fits this moment in your life.
Hello, I’m Shekinah
My name is Shekinah Leigh, and I am the founder of Beautifully Wyld. A space dedicated to supporting women through the sacred thresholds of life.
I believe transformation happens when we feel truly witnessed. My role is to create a compassionate space where you can come exactly as you are, and where your experiences can be heard and honoured.
You don’t have to know where to begin
Send me an enquiry and we can start with a simple conversation about where you are and what you’re looking for.
Let’s begin with a conversation
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Hello, I’m Shekinah
My name is Shekinah Leigh, and I am the founder of Beautifully Wyld. A space dedicated to supporting women through life’s sacred thresholds: the moments of change, transition, uncertainty, and becoming.
Based in Northern NSW and the Gold Coast, my work brings together holistic counselling, matrescence mentoring, shamanic practices and personalised ceremony.
I believe transformation happens when we feel truly witnessed. My role is to create a compassionate space where you can come exactly as you are, where your experiences can be heard and honoured, and where there is room for your own wisdom and inner authority to emerge.
