What You’ve Been Leaving Out of Your Work is Your Biggest Superpower
Weaving the Threads: Integrating All of You into Your Work and Life
For years, I walked the path of an integration coach and ceremonial retreat leader. My focus was on transformation — helping people make sense of powerful experiences, anchoring new insights, and crossing thresholds with intentionality. I guided others through liminal spaces, witnessing countless ceremonies of becoming. These experiences weren’t just part of my work; they were part of my being.
When I became a parent, my focus shifted. I stepped away from retreats as my primary source of income and energy, turning my attention to raising my baby. But here’s what I discovered: I didn’t need to leave any of it behind. All of my experiences, every piece of my journey, was still within me, ready to enrich my work in new ways.
I realised my offerings — whether in photography, writing, coaching, or facilitation — were not just about the specific service. They were layered with the depth of every skill, every qualification, every transformation I’d ever undergone.
The Depth of Our Offerings Comes from Our Journey
When you work with me, you’re not just receiving a photographer or coach. You’re receiving the essence of everything I’ve learned, lived, and embodied, each part enriching the way I show up and create.
You’re receiving:
• My Certificate of Higher Education in Writing, Directing, and Performance brings storytelling, creative vision, and an understanding of narrative flow to everything I create. Whether I’m behind the camera, coaching a client through a personal brand transformation, or writing deeply reflective pieces, this background helps me craft experiences that are cohesive, engaging, and emotionally resonant.
• My English and Cultural Studies degree deepened my understanding of stories, symbols, and semiotics. It gave me a profound appreciation for art, culture, communication, and messaging, allowing me to decode the layers of meaning in your brand and translate them into visuals, words, and strategies that truly reflect your essence. This also honed my voice, my writing, and my poetry, enabling me to craft narratives that resonate deeply, evoke emotion, and capture the multifaceted nature of who you are and what you stand for.
• My Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching equips me with the skills to design and deliver courses that are engaging, accessible, and transformative. You benefit from carefully structured programs that break complex topics into clear, actionable steps, ensuring deep learning and lasting impact.
• My two years of experience as an English teacher in secondary schools honed my ability to teach creativity, communication, and critical thinking. This means I can guide you in expressing your ideas clearly and authentically, while making the learning process both inspiring and easy to follow.
• My Master’s in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology equipped me with the tools to support human flourishing and transformation. My research into psychedelic integration informs how I guide clients through meaningful transitions, helping them anchor insights and step fully into their next chapter.
• My shamanic training and years immersed in ceremonial work infuse my practice with a deep respect for ritual, transformation, and the unseen layers of experience. This allows me to create spaces — whether through coaching, photography, or retreats — that honour the sacred and facilitate profound personal growth.
• My experience guiding, coaching, and mentoring business owners over the years means I understand the entrepreneurial journey from the inside out. I help my clients navigate challenges, clarify their vision, and step into their leadership with authenticity and confidence.
• My photography mentoring, training, and professional equipment ensure that the images I create are not just technically excellent but also artistically powerful. I capture your essence with intention, using the best tools to tell your story visually and support your brand’s growth.
• The hundreds of thousands of photos I’ve taken, edited, and delivered to clients have honed my eye for detail, composition, and storytelling. This extensive experience means I know how to capture the essence of a moment, evoke emotion, and deliver images that reflect your unique vision and truth.
• The deep healing work I’ve done to integrate my own experiences allows me to show up with presence, empathy, and authenticity. This personal journey of transformation helps me hold space for others with compassion, understanding, and integrity.
• My decade of yoga practice and two years as a dedicated yoga teacher provide a foundation of mindfulness, embodiment, and breathwork. This allows me to guide clients through grounding practices, helping them connect more deeply with their bodies, intuition, and creative flow. Whether in photography sessions, coaching, or retreats, this background brings a sense of calm presence and holistic wellbeing.
• The tens of thousands of pounds I’ve invested in business coaching and branding reflect my commitment to excellence and growth. My clients benefit from the high-level strategies, insights, and practices I’ve learned, ensuring they receive premium support that helps them expand their impact.
• My 6 years of experience in business coaching have given me the tools to help soul-led entrepreneurs grow and transform their brands. I guide my clients through mindset shifts, strategic planning, and aligned action, empowering them to build businesses that feel deeply authentic.
• The insights gained from being a support coach for multiple 7-figure business coaches give me an inside look at what it takes to build extraordinary, successful brands. I bring these high-level strategies and proven methodologies to my clients, helping them scale with clarity and purpose.
• My experience holding, facilitating, and participating in a wide range of ceremonies — from psychedelic mushroom ceremonies to fire ceremonies, sweat lodges, ecstatic dances, and cacao ceremonies — allows me to bring a ceremonial approach to my work. I honour transformation, thresholds, and intentionality in every offering, whether it’s a coaching session, photoshoot, or retreat.
• My thousands of hours coaching clients one-to-one and in groups, both online and in person, give me the experience to hold space for deep, transformational work. You receive a level of support that is grounded, refined, and adaptable to your unique needs.
• My hundreds of hours dedicated to my own coach training — including reaching master coach level, coaching supervision, and a Master’s in Coaching Psychology — ensure that you are supported by someone who continuously evolves their craft and sees coaching as an art as well as a science.
• My extensive training and research into specialised coaching approaches — such as existential coaching, psychedelic integration coaching, eco-coaching, creativity coaching, clean coaching, NLP, solutions-focused coaching, leadership coaching, and executive coaching — means you receive a multidimensional approach tailored to you.
• My creation and delivery of an accredited Level 6 (postgraduate-level) coach training programme means you benefit from my expertise in teaching and mentoring coaches to deepen their practice. This enables you to receive transformational support rooted in advanced coaching methodologies.
• My creation and leadership of sold-out Writing for Wellbeing and Journey with Journalling courses reflect my ability to design transformative learning experiences. You benefit from my expertise in using writing as a tool for self-discovery, healing, and creative expression, delivered through courses that are engaging, accessible, and deeply impactful.
• The countless weddings I’ve photographed have given me a unique perspective on ceremonial thresholds. I understand how to capture moments of deep connection, transformation, and story, which enriches the way I approach all aspects of my work, from brand photography to personal storytelling.
. My journey through motherhood, personal healing, and spiritual seeking brings a depth of understanding and compassion to my work, allowing me to guide others with authenticity and empathy.
• My spiritual journey — including time spent in nunneries, ashrams, and ayahuasca retreat centres — has deepened my understanding of transformation, healing, and connection to something greater. This allows me to bring a sacred and expansive perspective to our work together.
Every training, teacher, mentor, experience, and journey has shaped me. This integration of skills, wisdom, and experience is what makes my work mine. And the same is true for you.
Your Clients Pay for the Depth You Bring
When a client hires you — whether for coaching, facilitation, teaching or art — they’re not just paying for that service in isolation. They’re investing in the years of dedication, practice, and transformation that allow you to do what you do in the way only you can. Every course you’ve taken, every skill you’ve honed, every challenge you’ve overcome adds layers of depth and richness to what you offer.
You are a unique prism through which the universal creative force expresses itself. When clients partner with you, they experience the culmination of all your gifts, talents, and experiences, filtered through your distinctive perspective to create something that could only emerge through you. This collaboration allows them to receive work that is infused with insight, intention, and authenticity — work that reflects their essence in a way no one else can offer.
When clients pay for your services, they are honouring the years of investment, practice, and transformation that enable you to serve them in this unique way. They’re not just paying for a result; they’re paying for a partnership that unlocks new depths of their own potential. Your unique journey is woven into your work, making it irreplaceable.
And when you decide to create — whether it’s a book, a podcast, a YouTube video, a photograph, or a piece of art — it’s vital to bring all of yourself to that act of creation. That’s your unique selling point, the very essence of what sets you apart. It’s the reason no one can ever truly imitate you. Your lived experiences, insights, and perspective are the magic you bring to your work, making each creation an unrepeatable expression of who you are.
A Powerful Exercise in Valuing Your Work
If you’re feeling blocked in charging what you desire to be charging, if you struggle to express why you are worth every penny someone would pay to work with you, or if you’re having difficulty stepping into the abundance you deserve, try this exercise:
1. Write out everything you’ve done — every course, training, qualification, mentor, retreat, and experience that has shaped you.
2. Reflect on each one and note how it contributes to your work today.
3. Calculate your investment — the financial cost, the time spent, and the energy dedicated to becoming this version of yourself.
When I did this exercise, I realised I’ve invested hundreds of thousands of pounds and decades of my life into cultivating my skill set. The cumulative worth of my education, experiences, and transformation exceeds the value of my own house. This reflection illuminated that my work — my ability to show up and serve my clients — is of immense value.
Your skill set, your journey, and your unique combination of experiences are priceless. The key is finding clients who deeply value what you bring to the table and are willing to invest in that value — an exchange that honours both your work and your desires.
Know this: when you bring all of you to the act of creation, whether it’s a book, a podcast, a video, a photo, or a piece of art, that authenticity and depth is your unique selling point. It’s the reason no one can ever imitate you.
You are worth it. Your work is worth it. And the right clients will see it too.
Integration is Wholeness
Our work becomes the fullest expression of ourselves when we embrace all of who we are. The mindset work, the creative practice, the ceremonial preparation — they all flow together, informing the way we show up, create, and serve. We don’t have to choose between the different parts of ourselves. We can integrate them, allowing each piece to enrich the others.
When you let go of compartmentalising, you step into your truest, most powerful expression. You honour the depth of your journey and the wholeness of your being.
How Can You Integrate All of You?
Ask yourself:
1. What aspects of your experience, training, or transformation have you left out of your current offerings that you feel called to integrate?
Reflect on the skills, insights, or passions that you’ve sidelined. How can these pieces enrich your work if you weave them back in?
2. How can you express and embody that depth so your clients truly understand the value you offer?
Consider how you can weave your story, your process, and your unique perspective into your messaging, offerings, and interactions. What narratives or symbols can help communicate your richness?
3. What would it look and feel like to show up fully as yourself in your work and life?
Imagine stepping into your wholeness without holding back. How does your creativity, confidence, and connection with clients expand when you embrace all of who you are?
Remember: your evolution is a spiral. Everything you’ve ever learned, experienced, and healed is still within you, ready to be woven into your offerings. When you honour all the threads of your past, you create a body of work that is deeply, authentically yours.
In creativity and connection,
Rosie
Photography Credit: Images of me in this blog from my friend, mentor and constant inspiration Bry Penney which we co-created together on the thresholds of day and night, of earth and ocean, of maiden and mama in the depths of my medicine work in Costa Rica.