Your True North

Wellbeing & Leadership Coaching: Guiding Transformation from the Inside Out

The sanctuary within

A quiet space to meet yourself.

Pause and Reflect

This is your library of becoming—a sanctuary of a few self-guided practices and a handful of poetic mantras, created for moments when the world feels too loud or too far away. A place where words and actions are used to ground and reconnect you to you. Here you’ll find gentle tools to help you pause, breathe, and remember your own wisdom. There’s no pressure, no performance—just quiet invitations to reconnect with your truth, your rhythm, your story. Come as you are. Leave with a little more breath, a little more you.

The Words: Poetic mantras

Words carry weight.They shape our breath, our boundaries, our becoming. These poetic mantras are not just phrases—they are invitations.To speak them aloud is to claim space.To whisper them inward is to anchor truth.

Each one is crafted as a kind of spell—not in the mystical sense that requires belief, but in the symbolic sense that honors intention.They are rituals of language.They help you remember what matters, especially when the world forgets.

To make them easier to navigate, they’ve been grouped into emotional pathways—themes that reflect the thresholds we move through as we heal, reclaim, and re-emerge.Whether you’re setting boundaries, grieving a loss, or rediscovering joy, you’ll find words here that meet you where you are.

These mantras are not rules. They are reminders.Of your wholeness. Your pace. Your power.

The Actions: Self-guided Practices

Healing isn’t only about insight—it’s also about action.These self-guided practices are gentle invitations to engage with your inner world through movement, reflection, and choice.

They are not tasks to complete, but rituals to inhabit. Each one is designed to meet you at a threshold:A moment of grief, a boundary drawn, a truth reclaimed.They offer a way to pause, to listen, to respond with care.

You don’t need to believe in ritual to benefit from intention.These practices are grounded in presence, not performance.They are here to help you reconnect—with yourself, your body, your breath, your becoming.

They’ve been grouped into emotional pathways—themes that reflect the stages of healing and self-honoring.Move through them in order, or let your intuition guide you.There is no right pace. Only your own.

Love & Relationships

For connection, longing and sacred relating

I Am Worthy As Me

I am worthy of being met in my fullness
I am worthy of being seen with grace
I am worthy of love and possibility
I am worthy of taking up space

I am worthy of being met in my fullness
I am worthy of being seen with care
I am worthy of love that holds all of me
I am worthy of breath and repair

I am worthy of being met in my fullness
I am worthy of being held like a prayer
I am worthy of love that asks for nothing, for
I am worthy by just being me

To be seen and still be whole

Love does not require my disappearance
Nor silence dressed as peace
It does not ask me to shrink or vanish
To earn a moment’s ease

Love does not require my disappearance
Nor masks to make me small
It meets me in my sacred fullness
Or does not meet at all

Love does not require my disappearance
Nor bending to belong
I am allowed to take up space
And still be held in song

A Safe Love

I choose connection that honors my wholeness
Not love that asks me to divide
I choose the kind that sees my edges
And welcomes all I hold inside

I choose connection that honors my wholeness
Not bonds that blur my name
I choose the kind that walks beside me
Without the need to tame

I choose connection that honors my wholeness
Not mirrors made to please
I choose the kind that meets me fully
Not cruelty dressed as ease

Action: Mirror whispering

Stand before a mirror. Look into your own eyes—not to judge, but to witness.Speak your chosen mantra aloud, slowly and gently.

Let your voice be a balm. Let your gaze be a homecoming.This is not about others. This is about how you see yourself.

Self-respect & boundaries

For sovereignty, clarity, and sacred no’s

Saying no without shame

My no is a sacred yes to myself
A vow to stay aligned
It’s not rejection, but protection
Of what I’ve clearly defined

My no is a sacred yes to myself
Not cruelty, not cold
It’s how I honor what I need
And keep my center whole

My no is a sacred yes to myself
Not something to defend
It’s how I choose my peace, my path
And where my truths extend

The Shape I Choose

I am not a shape to fit your frame
Nor clay to press and mold
I am not here to ease your edges
Or make your story bold

I am not a shape to fit your frame
Nor silence dressed as grace
I am not here to shrink for comfort
Or vanish into space

I am not a shape to fit your frame
I bend, but not for shame
I choose the curves that honor me
And walk my truth by name

Owning my Truth

I do not owe explanation for my truth
It lives in me, complete
Not every soul will understand
And that is not defeat

I do not owe explanation for my truth
It’s not a debt to pay
It’s not a tale to justify
Or barter for my way

I do not owe explanation for my truth
It’s not a wound to mend
It’s simply mine, and that’s enough
Beginning, middle, end

Action: Salt circle grounding

Sprinkle a small circle of salt around your feet (or imagine one). Stand tall. Breathe deeply.Repeat your mantra as you feel the boundary between self and world.

Let the salt represent clarity, protection, and sacred space.You are allowed to take up space.

Resilience & Inner Strength

For remembering your strength when the light feels far

survived every storm

I’ve survived every storm so far
Though winds have bent my frame
I’ve learned to stand with roots grown deep
And rise without the shame

I’ve survived every storm so far
Not flawless, but still whole
Each scar a map of where I’ve been
Each breath a quiet goal

I’ve survived every storm so far
And still I choose the light
For even in the darkest hour
My soul remembers fight

Redirection is protection

Every redirection is protection
That I can not yet see
The doors that close, the paths that turn
Are guiding truth in me

Every redirection is protection
Not punishment or flaw
But love disguised as turning tides
That hold me in their law

Every redirection is protection
A grace I now allow
For what I lose was not for me
And what I need is now

Fight for joy

The fight for joy is worth it
Though sorrow makes its claim
I choose to seek the morning light
And call my joy by name

The fight for joy is worth it
Not easy, quick, or neat
But every step toward tenderness
Is still a brave defeat

The fight for joy is worth it
I rise, I fall, I try
For joy is not a finish line
It’s how I learn to fly

Action: Candle of continuance

Light a candle. Watch the flame flicker.Speak your mantra into the flame—softly, fiercely, truthfully.Let the light remind you: you’ve survived every storm so far.

When you’re ready, blow it out with intention. The flame may go out, but your fire remains

Healing & Integration

For grief, transition, and emotional alchemy

Healing in my time

My healing does not follow clocks
Nor race to meet a day
It moves in spirals, stops and starts
And finds its own true way

My healing does not wear a mask
To prove how far I've come
It honors every breath I take
And beats its own soft drum

My healing does not ask for speed
Or milestones to define
It is not wrong, it is not late
This journey, it is mine

What was, What Is

I release what was, to honor what is
And that's the way it should be
I do not cling to broken shapes
That no longer carry me

I release what was, to honor what is
Though sorrow leaves its trace
I choose to walk with open hands
And meet the world with grace

I release what was, to honor what is
Not every loss must flee
Some truths remain, some wounds still sing
And that's my truth for me

The gentle Return

I return in pieces, not in haste
No need to rush or run
I carry light from all I’ve faced
And rest when day is done

I return with softness in my step
Not armor, not disguise
I honor what still needs retreat
And meet the world with eyes

I return as one who’s walked through fire
And learned to breathe again
I take my time, I choose my pace
And hold my truth within

Action: barefoot return

Step outside barefoot, if possible. Feel the earth beneath you.Repeat your mantra with each breath.Let the ground remind you that healing is not a race—it’s a return.

If you can’t go outside, press your palms to your heart and belly.You are allowed to pause. You are allowed to re-enter slowly.

Growth & emergence

For emergence, embodiment, and intuitive expression

Blooming in phases

I bloom like the moon—in phases
Not all at once, but true
I wax and wane, I rise, I rest
And shape what I walk through

I bloom like the moon—in phases
Not every night is bright
But even in my quiet dark
I hold the seed of light

I bloom like the moon—in phases
No need to rush or shine
I honor every part of me
As sacred and divine

My Own Path

I walk the path that calls my name
Not one that others choose
I listen for the quiet pull
Not noise I must confuse

I walk the path that calls my name
Though some may not agree
It’s not their feet, it’s not their fire
It’s mine that carries me

I walk the path that calls my name
And trust where it may lead
For every step I take in truth
Is all the path I need

My Season

I am the season I’ve been waiting for
Not spring, not fall, not rain
I carry bloom and quiet thaw
And joy that follows pain

I am the season I’ve been waiting for
Not something yet to be
I hold the sun, I hold the soil
And all that grows in me

I am the season I’ve been waiting for
No longer chasing time
I rise in rhythm with my truth
And call my life divine

Action: Breathing & Becoming

Sit in silence. Breathe deeply. Let each inhale be a reaching out, and each exhale a gentle return.

Close your eyes and imagine: A path that calls your name. A season blooming inside you. A phase that feels true today.

You don’t need to move to be becoming. You don’t need to know to be growing. Just breathe. And let what’s right find you.