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.
How Long Does it Take to Know Someone Really Well?
How long does it take to know someone? Do you think you know someone really well? Have you stopped seeing all of who they are and are just relating with the one aspect that you think they embody? Over the course of my life I have had very different experiences and yet...
Are You Ready for a New Self-Nurturing Routine?
I’ve written a lot about self-love and implementing a regular self-nurturing routine over the past year. I have learned the hard way what can happen when you sacrifice too much of yourself and neglect your own needs for too long. From healthy food, satisfying...
Ready to Raise Your Vibration?
So many people I talk to think of massage and bodywork as something that you do as; a luxury, when you want to pamper yourself and feel good, or a necessity because the aches and pains have become too much to handle. But what if there was a third option? What if...
It’s not Lazy, its Energy Discernment!
Ever since I was a child I was told that I was lazy. I didn’t feel like I was being lazy but because I wasn’t full of energy and preferred to lie down and read a book, or sit down and have a conversation, or because I didn’t want to clean my room, or because I wasn’t...
I am so proud of myself, for all that I have achieved!
I am a great mum; fair, compassionate, understanding and connected. Today I feel really proud of myself for all that I do day, after day, after day. It can be so easy to beat up on myself for not doing more, or having more, or providing more and to feel...
How You Can Heal Yourself!
Did you know that only you can heal yourself? It doesn't matter what supplements you take, or what therapies you experience, if you don't believe in them, if you don't feel your own capacity to heal, than nothing can change. That is why it is so important to follow...
My Inspiration, My Why & My How!
As a single mother and business owner, I have spent years putting myself last, pushing through and being strong. Women are such givers and too often we put ourselves last. I understand how important it is for each of us to have safe spaces to relax, release and...
Does This Scare You, Or Make You Uncomfortable?
If you are anything like me, when you read, or see, or hear the word MLM, you immediately switch off or lose interest. The thought of them may give you that icky, someone’s trying to sell me something, can I even trust my friend anymore, feelings…I know, I get it, I...
My Life Threatening Hero’s Journey…
This year I was diagnosed with breast cancer…. I have been hesitant to share this information with the world, mainly because I am usually a very private person, and also because I am still travelling through the aftermath of the experience. I also don’t need a whole...
Learning Self-Love for Health & Well-being
This is what I have been discovering about self-love. It's different to self-care or self-responsibility. It's not just the bubble baths, or affirmations, or eating well, sleeping enough, or creating down time. It's about finding out what makes you happy, its about...
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.
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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.
