I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, a wife, an aunty and a friend. 

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I am a city girl who fell in love with the countryside as an adult.

A late-comer to the language and healing power of nature, I am a student of the seasons, , and the cyclical wisdom of the earth.

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I am an enthusiastic forager, a cautious mushroom gatherer, a hugger of trees, a maker of plant medicines. 

I am an extrovert who loves to be alone, appreciator of books, words, stories, and ideas. I am a collector of friends, a curator of words, a hoarder of photographs, a forgetter of names, a rememberer of flavours.

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I seek to find the sacred in the everyday and the divinity in each person I encounter.

I am a questioner and seeker of truths - embracing the journey as much as the destination.

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I am a work in progress - still evolving, ever changing, committed to always learning. An inhabitant of liminal spaces and grey areas.

 

As a ceremonialist - I am passionate about the power of ritual and ceremony to help us navigate life's transitions.

I am an intuitive facilitator of ceremony and ritual. I am a talker, a listener, a storyteller, an empath and a holder of space. 

I feel incredibly lucky to do something that I love for a living.

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I am learning to embrace the legacy of my name – Joy. 

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That's who I AM, but if you want to know what I DO......

 

I am a professional Independent Celebrant, trained and accredited by the Celebrant Circle UK and Coffin Club UK to officiate at all types of ceremonies - Weddings, Funerals and everything in between. I am covered by public liability insurance for this work.​

 

I have been a Women's Circle facilitator for the past 10 years, leading sacred circles, workshops, events and retreats designed to support, nurture and empower. 

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A long time ago I was a Primary School Teacher (trained at the Institute of Education, London).

I then started a successful kids cookery education business in SE London (Munchkins Kids Cooking), I owned a Cookshop and Cookery School for several years (Blackheath Cooks), and ran a baking business in Tunbridge Wells until recently (Bake me Happy).

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I have also home educated my three amazing children aged 11, 11 and 12 for the last 5 years - they are my greatest teachers.