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Singing with Ancient Trees

Back around the Spring Equinox I went with a group of lovely singers out to sing with the ancient trees of Epping Forest. Some of us were known to one another, some of us were new. We sang, practised embodied tree contemplation, ate together and…

Milla19th July 2024

Embodied Flourishing Relational Resilience Systems

My approach – relational, embodied, systemic

Relational, embodied, systemic. Sounds great, right? Almost fancy. These are the big ideas that form my approach – the lenses through which I see the world - but what do they mean in practice, when working with people, organisations and the wider sector culture? 1)…

Milla23rd January 2022

Flourishing History Pleasure Resilience

Beyond resilience

When I started this work, my vision was pretty limited. I looked back at the suffering and burnout I had experienced and that I saw in others around me. My questions were: How can this be a bit less awful? How can we survive long…

Milla22nd January 2022

Flourishing Maps Resilience Systems Wellbeing

Wellbeing – it’s a systems thing

When you’re exhausted and overwhelmed, it’s easy to feel as though it’s all your fault. Our culture encourages this through individualism – the illusion that it’s all about personal choice – both the cause (why don’t you manage your time better?) and the solution (why…

Milla4th September 2019