Dear Sister,

This past week, I lost someone very dear to me — a beloved friend and teacher. I dedicate this blog and podcast to her memory. Nicola was the most powerful and gentle woman. She saw me, like nobody else ever did, and that brought about great healing.

Truthfully, I’ve felt a little lost ever since hearing the news.

Grief has a way of arriving like a wave — unexpected, raw, and full-bodied. It lands not just in your heart but in your chest, your breath, your whole being. It has a way of knocking the wind out of you and making the ground beneath feel shaky.

And so, instead of pretending I was okay… I allowed myself to not be.
I let the grief move through me, without trying to tidy it up, even in her passing she is still healing and sharing such blessings. As the flood gates opened, for once I didn’t shut them down, I just allowed them to flow, and so I want to offer you these words today.

This isn’t a guide for fixing yourself, because you are not broken.
It’s an offering of remembrance — five gentle ways to come back to your centre when life feels tender and disorienting.

Let It Be Felt

We live in a world that tries to rush grief, along with other big emotions that we are not allowed to have time to feel.
But real healing doesn’t happen in the rush — it happens in the being with.

I cried this week.
I sat with the ache in my chest. I let it speak, let it tremble, let it fall into silence.
And I remembered something simple but sacred:

Your emotions are not problems to solve. They’re messages to meet.

So if you feel lost… let yourself feel it. That is the way home.

Sit in Stillness

Meditation doesn’t make the pain go away.
But it does help us create space around it.

When I closed my eyes and sat in silence this week, I noticed the chaos in my mind — the “what ifs,” the memories, the ache. But I also noticed something steadier underneath it all… my breath. My soul. My inner knowing.

You don’t need an app or a special cushion.
Just sit.
Breathe.
Be with yourself.

Even five minutes a day is enough to reconnect.

Journal from the Soul

Journalling has always been a portal for me — not for performance, but for presence.

When I don’t know what I need, I write.

This week I asked myself:

“What am I feeling that I haven’t said out loud?”
“What part of me needs tending today?”
“What does my grief want me to know?”

The page never judges. It simply holds.

Let your words spill — messy, raw, real. It’s not for anyone else but you.

Move Your Body, Gently

Grief doesn’t just live in our thoughts — it lives in our tissues, our shoulders, our hips, our breath.

So I moved. Not to fix anything, but to let things move through me.

A gentle stretch. A barefoot walk. A quiet sway to music in the kitchen.
These small movements are prayers.
Your body knows how to alchemise emotion. Trust her.

Let Nature Hold You

There’s something about the wild that reminds us we belong.

I lay on the grass this week and sobbed.
The clouds moved, the birds sang, and the Earth held me — without needing me to be okay.

When we feel lost, nature reminds us we are still part of something ancient and loving.
So go to the trees. Let the sun warm your skin. Let the wind whisper its medicine.

She remembers you, even when you forget yourself.

In Closing…

Sister, if you’ve been feeling a little lost too…
I want you to know it’s okay to pause. It’s okay to feel. It’s okay not to know your next step.

These gentle practices won’t erase the grief.
But they will guide you back to yourself.

And if you need somewhere soft to land — a sacred space to be held, witnessed, and nourished — come join us inside the Sacred Sister Sanctuary. We walk this path together. You don’t have to do it alone.

With love from my raw, beating heart to yours,
Laura x

And if you want to check out more, head over to this weeks podcast. Around the kitchen table!

When You Feel Lost: 5 Gentle Ways to Come Back to Yourself