My journey into motherhood was not an easy one. It took 6 years to bring our first healthy pregnancy to full term and by the time my second son was born I was sleep deprived, trying to run a business and getting pulled in a lot of different directions, not to mention the pressures and expectations I was putting on myself as a mother.

The Illuminate program came at a time when I was at a super low point and I don’t think I realised just how much I needed it. It became a safe space to share what I was going through as a mother and as a person and provided much needed support and peace of mind knowing I wasn’t alone in my challenges. Even though I didn’t always have the words, one of the ladies would invariably articulate something that perfectly described what I was feeling.

I loved how accessible the program was with all the content in the portal, and the ability to track your progress as you work through things. It has been great to look back at the reflections and see how far I’d come! It’s still a work in progress but Illuminate gave me time and permission to commit to doing the inner work and I love that I can hook back into the content whenever I need it.

Since doing the program, I am now consciously doing more things for myself and learning to put my oxygen mask on first before everyone else. But the biggest shift has been changing the conversations in my head, I can now pull myself up when the negative talk starts instead of comparing myself against everyone else.