There is one powerful tool I want to share with you that has been proven to lower stress and anxiety and get you back into the "Green Zone" - the Rest, Digest, Repair and Reproduce arm of your nervous system. When my anxiety hit an all time high, learning how to calm my body and monkey mind down purely through breathing was the very first thing I did. I...

I wanted to share with you a video that  gives me goose bumps and brings tears to my eyes because it resonates so deeply with me and I know it will resonate with many of you. There is a crisis facing women’s health and we MUST make changes to the way we live our lives. I see this issue in almost every woman I know and I’ve experienced it first...

2018 has been a massive year of change and personal growth for me on so many levels. There have been so many deep inner challenges to work through and I don't know about you, but it feels like this year has gone by faster than any other year. If you are into numerology, this year was an 11 Master number year- The Master numbers carry a higher frequency, vibration and spiritual...

It feels like an eternity since I felt motivated to write an email. I have been doing lots of my own reflective  journaling and brain storming new ideas but haven't felt inspired to share them yet. My soul has just wanted lots of chill time and  I have listened! My gorgeous sister in law Monique from The Nourished Home asked me if I would be interested in doing a...

It’s with great excitement and also great sadness that I write this today to let you know that I have made the very long and hard decision to sell Rustic Hyde and embark on a new adventure. Don't worry!! Don't worry!! Rustic Hyde is in very good hands with Sarah and Gerard Brennan, current co-directors:). I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of...

Rachel Scoltock Angel Medium and energy therapist and Peta Watson founder of Rustic Hyde Skincare discuss the importance of paying attention to self-care in particular ways, including the use of affirmations and connecting with your angels for guidance and healing. Peta is a mum, a wife and a business owner and not long ago she was suffering from so much chronic stress and chronic anxiety she was  literally unable...

Self Love starts with our thoughts “This month I focus on love and gratitude. I allow love to flow through me and out into the world at large, and watch as it comes back to me tenfold. And I take the opportunity to express my thanks at every turn, knowing that Life will give me even more to be grateful for”. Louise Hay As 2018 was approaching I was sitting...

Hello ! I would love to help you embrace self-care as a nourishing daily ritual that inspires positive thoughts to help you love and accept yourself just as you are and create more inner peace and fulfillment in your life. What we think is just as important as what we put on our skin or feed our bodies and this is why positive affirmations have become a new core part of my...

“Where attention goes, energy flows” Self-care isn’t just some airy fairy, self-indulgent concept. It’s a core component to becoming your most joyful, creative and effective self. Not to mention, you’ll be enormously more patient and present with family and friends, too. You will achieve so much more by slowing down and giving yourself time to balance and recharge your energy. It’s about living with less force and more flow....

I’m so grateful that I made a choice to break the cycle of stress, anxiety and feeling of being overwhelmed that was suffocating me and preventing me from living the balanced life I desired. BREATHE: It’s amazing how we actually forget to slow down and just breathe! In the thick of my mini break down, feeling anxious, lost and exhausted I didn’t know how I was going to do it...