Embracing Change & Creating Space for Growth

October always feels like an invitation to pause. As the leaves turn and fall, nature reminds us that letting go is not an ending - it’s part of making space for what comes next.

Change, whether we choose it or it arrives unexpectedly, often stirs up uncertainty. It can feel unsettling. But what if we saw change as a teacher, gently guiding us toward the next version of ourselves?

This month, as we approach World Mental Health Day on October 10th, I’ve been reflecting on how much our inner wellbeing depends on our ability to hold space for transition - to allow what is leaving to go, and to stay open to what might be arriving.

I invite you to take a quiet moment and ask yourself:

What changes are happening in my life right now - big or small?
Where am I being invited to let go?
What new growth might these shifts be creating space for?

Sometimes it’s just about softening into the process rather than pushing against it. Gratitude can be a beautiful anchor here - a daily practice of noticing even the smallest moments of light, reminding ourselves that there is always something steady to hold onto.

This season, let’s honour transition with gentleness. Let’s create room for new beginnings by releasing what we’ve outgrown. And let’s support one another, knowing that we are all moving through changes of our own, whether visible or unseen.

Enjoy a gentle 15-minute guided healing meditation to clear, cleanse, and release on all levels - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Breathing out letting go of anything that no longer serves you. Bathing the mind, body, and spirit in this divine white light. So relaxing and renewing.

My guests on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast last month are examples of how we all go through transitions in life - whether physically, mentally or emotionally. Save for later and listen in your own time.

Caroline Conroy - The Unseen World

Tracy Carroll - When Love Becomes Advocacy

Karen Kruger - How Cancer Changed My Life

Dr. Mary O’ Kane - Anxiety V’s Connection

October Offerings From Sharon Upcoming Events — Sharon Fitzmaurice

• Saturday 4th October – Reiki Refresher Morning (In-Person)
  → A gentle space to reconnect to your practice 

• 17th – 19th October – Weekend Retreat: Ancestral Healing

• → A sacred journey of release, healing, and honouring those who walked before us.

• Saturday 25th October – Group Reiki Healing & Meditation (In-Person, open to all)
  → Rest, receive, and recharge in the healing embrace of Reiki and guided stillness.

• Soulful Journeys Online Community Gatherings
  → Cultivating Gratitude & Sacred Stillness through Mindfulness – with Sharon.

• Our guest speaker for this month is fellow member Helena Enright who will talk about Burnout to Bliss - Reclaiming health, energy and purpose .

  In 2016, while navigating a crossroads in her personal and professional life, Limerick born, Helena discovered Systematic Kinesiology in Bristol. Fascinated by its ability to uncover the emotional roots of stress and support lasting change, she began a journey of learning and transformation that reshaped her own health, energy, and sense of purpose. Today, Helena is the founder of Infinite Wellbeing a Holistic Coach, Systematic Kinesiologist, and course leader for Kinesiology Zone Ireland’s Balanced Health programme. She offers heart-led, holistic experiences that blend Systematic Kinesiology, energy healing, and creative practices to help individuals reconnect with themselves, release what no longer serves them, and unlock their full potential.

  Our community is open to new members. Please visit https://sharonfitzmauricemindfulness.com/membership for more information.

Step into a space of connection, healing, and soulful support this October.

Sharon Fitzmaurice

Holistic Wellness Coach, Author & Podcast Host

Honour what is growing in your life

Honouring What’s Growing

As we move into August, the ancient Celtic festival of Lughnasadh (pronounced Loo-nah-sah)it invites us to pause and honour the first harvest, not just of the land, but of our lives.

It’s a sacred time to reflect on what is growing, what is already flourishing, and what we are ready to reap with gratitude. In a world that often nudges us to focus on what’s next, Lughnasadh gently reminds us to celebrate where we are now.

What have you nurtured this year?
What seeds have you sown that are now beginning to bloom?
What abundance is already present in your life, even in the simplest moments?

Gratitude is the gateway to grounded joy. Whether your harvest is a project completed, a healing journey progressed, a relationship deepened, or even just a renewed sense of self, it deserves to be acknowledged and honoured.

This is your invitation to gather the golden threads of your own inner harvest, to stop and say, “Yes, I’ve come this far.”

Here are a few gentle prompts to help you connect with this energy:

• What am I most grateful for right now?

• What part of my personal or professional journey feels ready to be celebrated?

• Where can I pause and breathe in the abundance that already exists?

Let this season be a celebration of your soul’s resilience and growth. You don’t need to wait for a perfect ending, life is worthy of honouring in the middle of the becoming.

Celebrate yourself for how far you have come.

Sharon Fitzmaurice

Holistic Wellness Coach, Author & Podcast Host

Why We Sabotage Our Success - A Reflection on Healing and Choosing Ourselves

After my powerful conversation with my guest, Carol Look on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast, I found myself deeply moved and reflective. We explored the ways in which we often sabotage our own success, whether in our careers, relationships, or simply in allowing ourselves to thrive. Carol spoke with such clarity and compassion about how unresolved trauma and limiting beliefs can keep us stuck in patterns of fear, self-doubt, and self-sabotage.

As I listened to her, I couldn't help but reflect on my own journey.

There were many moments in my past where I didn’t allow myself to even imagine what could be possible. I was so entrenched in survival mode - caught in the aftershocks of trauma, that I couldn’t see beyond the pain. It was as if I was living in a small, dimly lit room, unaware that there was a door leading out into the light. I see now that I wasn't broken; I was simply trying to stay safe in the only way I knew how.

But healing has taught me something beautiful: we are allowed to choose ourselves. In fact, that choice is the beginning of everything.

When we make the decision to no longer stay small, when we stop dimming our light to fit into places that no longer serve us - we begin to reclaim our power. That first step is often the hardest, because it requires us to believe in something we may not yet fully see: the possibility of transformation.

As Carol and I spoke, I felt an energy within me ignite - sparks of something familiar and sacred. It was that deep knowing, the quiet but powerful affirmation that this work - helping others to heal, to rise, and to reconnect with their truth - is not only purposeful, but vital.

We often get lost in trying to protect ourselves, constructing walls so high that no one, not even our true selves, can get in. And while those walls may have once felt like safety, over time, they become our cages. Instead of feeling secure, we feel more isolated, more disconnected from the world - and from our own potential.

But here’s the truth I want to share with you, from one soul to another:

There is hope.

You are not alone in feeling stuck or unsure. You are not the only one who has questioned your worth or shrunk yourself to fit into someone else's version of safety. But the beauty of this journey is that we can always choose again. We can choose to soften, to open, to trust. We can choose to remember who we are beneath the pain.

Healing isn’t about becoming someone new - it’s about coming home to yourself.

So, if you find yourself sabotaging the very things you desire, pause. Breathe. Be gentle with yourself. And know that every small act of self-love, every boundary you set, every time you say yes to your own growth, is a step toward the life you were always meant to live.

You are worthy. You are powerful. And you are never too far gone to begin again.

With love,

Sharon Fitzmaurice

Author, Holistic Wellness Coach & Podcast Host

Reflecting on Loss and Growth

Rings of Time

Last week, I had the privilege of sitting down with Byddi Lee – Author, Playwright, and Screenwriter on my podcast - after reading her profoundly moving book Barren. It tells the story of a grieving woman who connects with the spirit of her miscarried child, unveiling the story of an ancient Irish woman navigating a climate catastrophe. As I turned the pages of Byddi’s story, I found myself deeply touched, not only by her beautiful writing but also by the tenderness with which she brought the unseen into the light.

Her story stirred something within me. It opened a quiet space in my heart where I reflected on my own journey through baby loss and miscarriage - two precious souls who came briefly into my life and who now live on in Spirit. I feel their presence with me every day. Though not here in the physical world, they are part of my story - woven into the fabric of my past and my present, guiding me in gentle ways I cannot always explain but deeply feel. They remind me daily of the love that never leaves and the connections that transcend form.

As Byddi and I spoke, our conversation flowed into the wisdom of trees and the stories they hold in their rings. We explored how the natural world mirrors our inner landscapes -how each tree ring, like each experience, tells a chapter of growth, struggle, resilience, and renewal.

When I reflect on the inner rings of a tree, I see the echoes of my own life. Each ring, a year lived. Each ring, a layer of who I’ve become. There are wide rings, representing times of flourishing, times when I stood rooted in purpose, sharing my heart’s work as a wellness coach, Reiki master, and clinical hypnotherapist. These were the seasons when healing felt expansive, and I witnessed both myself and others blossom.

And there are the narrower rings - those tender, more difficult years shaped by grief, uncertainty, and personal healing. The times when I had to pause, listen deeply, and gather strength from within. Losing those babies, moving through that silent grief, was part of those rings. Yet, even in sorrow, growth found a way. Like the tree that keeps reaching for light despite harsh seasons, I, too, found resilience I didn’t know I possessed. These sacred, quiet rings became the soil of my deepest empathy and the foundation of the support I now offer others on their healing paths.

The passage of time becomes visible in the rings of a tree, and in the same way, I see how the unfolding of my life has shaped me. Healing is not linear, it spirals, circles, and returns, just like those rings. And in each return, I gain new understanding, not only of myself but of the strength that comes from loving deeply, even when that love is carried in Spirit rather than in arms.

As I continue to reflect, I honour the stories of those I’ve worked with and walked beside. Their journeys, their trust, and their healing are woven into my own rings, just as mine are woven into theirs. We are all part of a greater forest, each tree individual, yet deeply interconnected. Our roots meet beneath the surface, where compassion and shared experience grow.

The resilience of the tree through storm and drought reminds me of the strength within all of us. Every challenge, every joy, every soul we’ve loved and lost adds to the layers of who we are. And just as the tree stands tall, its story etched in every ring, I, too, stand with my story - proud, grounded, and ever-growing.

In the end, I hope that my journey, my words, and the love I carry will encourage others to honour their own rings, to recognise the beauty in their growth, the sacredness of their pain, and the unbreakable bonds that endure beyond time. Like the tree, may we all leave behind a legacy of resilience, wisdom, and love.

You can watch my beautiful conversation with Byddi HERE on YouTube

Sharon Fitzmaurice

Author, Wellness Coach & Podcast Host