We are nature, remembering.
Hello, and thank you for being here.
Many of the people I work with are searching for a way of living and working that feels balanced, spacious and sustainable. My practice weaves together integral coaching, relational healing, and an ecological framework to support that search.
At the heart of this are two simple beliefs. Firstly, that every person carries the innate capacity to live and thrive with wisdom and vitality. Secondly, that reawakening our relationship with the natural world changes not only how we care for it, but how we live within it.
I was the co-founder and coordinator of the Earthskills Africa initiative and the Earthskills Gathering (South Africa), both of which shaped my understanding of how ecological connection, ancestral skills, and community building can strengthen resilience and belonging.
Alongside my coaching and nature-based work, I bring 25 years of experience as a writer and editor in the South African publishing and communications space. This combination of language expertise and ecological insight enables me to support individuals, teams and purpose-driven businesses to align their narrative with their ecological values and deepen their impact.
I believe in building a community of practice. As such, regardless of how long we work together, or in what capacity, every client is deeply valued and many return to coaching at different points in their journey, benefitting from a longer-term support structure – as would naturally be found in community.
Additional offerings include workshops, retreats and a newsletter, Roots Living, which includes reflections, resources and conversations for those exploring deeply connected, eco-conscious ways of life (sign-up form below).
While my coaching approach is compassionate and can be deeply therapeutic, coaching is distinct from psychotherapy and counselling. Where additional support could be beneficial, I may suggest working alongside other trusted practitioners as part of a wider circle of care.
Training & affiliations
University of KwaZulu-Natal (SA)
BPsych (3 years)
Integral Africa/The Coaching Centre (SA)
Integral Practitioner Coaching certification (2 years)
Right Relation School of Transformation (SA, now CA)
Studies in animism and deep ecology (8 months)
ecoSelf (NZ)
Ecotherapy Professional Practice (6 months)
Rites of Passage Institute (Aus)
Leadership Training (currently underway)
I am also a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance (Africa chapter)
My story
A lover of the outdoors and wild spaces since childhood, I have always observed and deeply questioned the ways of the world and its beings. Over a decade ago, I found myself at a personal threshold – outwardly settled yet inwardly struggling with a rising sense of disconnection and a persistent call towards something more aligned with the deep care I felt for others, and for the living world. This began a journey of profound personal change and ecological remembering.
During this time of active transition, I immersed myself in the earthskills movement, explored alternative education alongside my children, embarked on both formal and informal studies in personal transformation, ecological psychology and relational lifeways, and moved through significant shifts in my family life.
Today, I live simply – between mountain, vlei and ocean. My beloved children are moving towards adulthood, having spent much of their childhood years enjoying adventures outdoors. There are still challenges, of course, but there is also deep peace and connection, as my story finds resonance in the stories of so many others.
In my spare time, I explore our local trails, swim, surf, read, write, and deepen my practices in pottery, archery and ancestral skills. The process of rekindling connection is alive in me, and it is an honour to share it with you.
“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.”
— JOANNA MACY, THE WORK THAT RECONNECTS