Notes From Here
Reflections on Capacity, Chronic Illness, and What No One Tells You About Rebuilding
For the Chapters That Don't Have a Roadmap Yet
This space holds reflections on transition, capacity, identity, and the quieter mechanics of change. Not quick fixes or productivity advice — but writing that helps you understand what’s unfolding underneath the surface.
Some pieces are practical. Some are philosophical. All are grounded in the belief that growth isn’t about becoming someone new — it’s about learning how to live honestly with who you already are.
FEATURED POSTS
FEATURED POSTS
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Flower Essences: The Gentle Support I Didn't Know I Needed
I didn't come to flower essences looking for proof. I came looking for relief — and found a gentle support system when everything else felt like too much.
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The Liminal Space: When You're Nobody and Nothing Yet
There was a period where I didn't know who I was anymore. I found myself in the space between — where the ashes had settled but the phoenix hadn't risen yet.
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When Your Body Says No: Learning to Listen After Years of Pushing Through
I spent most of my life treating my body like an inconvenience — something to manage, control, ignore, and push through. And then my body said no.
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The Right Version: What Happens When You Spend Your Life Trying to Be Enough
I spent most of my life trying to figure out the right way to be, trying to make myself easy for people to love. I learned early that there was a cost to being myself — so I became a shape-shifter.
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When Science Says Placebo But Your Body Says Otherwise: Holding Skepticism and Hope
I’ve spent the last few months deep in a research rabbit hole, trying to answer one question: does homeopathy actually work? The science says placebo. But I’ve felt shifts in my own body — and I’m learning to hold both truths at once.
Here’s what you’ll find:
Identity in Transition
Essays on the in-between seasons — outgrowing old roles, rebuilding direction, and navigating the uncertainty that comes with change and identity.
Understanding The Work
Grounded explanations of the tools behind this work — Human Design, astrology, flower essences, and the psychological ideas that shape how I interpret them.
Capacity & Pace
Writing about energy limits, sensitivity, burnout, and how the body signals when a pace no longer fits. Reflections on working with your system instead of overriding it.
Flower Essences: The Gentle Support I Didn't Know I Needed
I didn't come to flower essences looking for proof. I came looking for relief — and found a gentle support system when everything else felt like too much.
If You’re Seeing Yourself In These Posts…
Here’s a gentle next step
Maybe you recognise your own patterns in these essays — the overextending, the capacity crashes, the sense that something has quietly stopped working. This guide walks you through naming your current load, understanding your mechanics, and choosing one small adjustment that makes things feel a little more workable from here.
The Right Version: What Happens When You Spend Your Life Trying to Be Enough
I spent most of my life trying to figure out the right way to be, trying to make myself easy for people to love. I learned early that there was a cost to being myself — so I became a shape-shifter.
HI, I’M ALICE.
I Write About Change While I'm Still In It
I'm an educator working at the intersection of Human Design, astrology, and nervous system awareness — translating complex systems into grounded language for real life. My work grew directly out of rebuilding after burnout and chronic illness, and the long, humbling process of learning how to live at a pace my body could actually hold.
This blog is where I think in public. Essays about identity shifts, capacity, and the quieter mechanics of transition — written for people navigating their own in-between seasons.
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When Science Says Placebo But Your Body Says Otherwise: Holding Skepticism and Hope
I’ve spent the last few months deep in a research rabbit hole, trying to answer one question: does homeopathy actually work? The science says placebo. But I’ve felt shifts in my own body — and I’m learning to hold both truths at once.
Flower Essences: The Gentle Support I Didn't Know I Needed
I didn't come to flower essences looking for proof. I came looking for relief — and found a gentle support system when everything else felt like too much.