My Story – From Chaos to Clarity

I grew up in a wildly artistic, ambitious and troubled family—a crucible of creativity and chaos. As a child, I found solace in writing, horses, and nature, escaping into the wild of the world and of my imagination.

Later, I chased freedom through jazz bars, meditation retreats and pilgrimages through Europe, the Himalayas and Peru, seeking meaning amid both hedonism and spiritual longing. Behind the adventure followed a shadow: complex trauma from a family marked by mental illness, addiction, and abuse. It shaped my double sight - a gift for seeing light and dark, beauty and pain.

Midlife brought seismic shifts—family bereavement, my best friend’s suicide, menopause, and injury, while geographies and scenes ended with lockdowns, moving cities and starting again. Grief, overwhelm and disorientation scattered me to the winds.

Within the wreckage, a spark endured and grew brighter as I rebuilt - not by bypassing pain, but by integrating my practice of somatic psychology and practical spirituality with the neuroscience of flow, accompanied by a deepened understanding that the shadow can’t be cast without the light.

Today, I live in East Sussex with my soulmate, stepdaughter, and beloved golden retriever, grounded in love, nature, and purpose.

My Expertise – A Life of Impact

For over 20 years, I’ve drawn on my own experience of navigating chaos to help people find their innate power, blending neuroscience, self authoring, somatic psychology, and spiritual technologies. My work has spanned child therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital, equine therapy with wild ponies, and leading teams at global art festivals and events.

In 2016 I set up pioneering trauma recovery and resilience programmes with young asylum seekers in East Sussex, including those who had escaped Isis and the Taliban.

As an award-winning poet, I’ve been praised as “up there with the best of them” (Times Literary Supplement). My chapter in Breaking Open explores spiritual emergence/y, inspiring thousands, and my talks include TEDx, the London Philosophy Club, the Psychedelic Society and the British Psychological Society.

I’m one of only 5,000 coaches certified by the Flow Research Collective, trained to unlock peak performance and life design through flow states.

Many coaches can’t hold or transmute the dark, the messy, the chaotic.

Many therapists can’t access or anchor expanded states of consciousness, or facilitate life design for peak performance.

I am unusually placed to do both.

 

  • Lou was our lucky charm. From the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival, she became a much loved, essential member of our core team, as we took the festival from boutique to global. She is an extraordinary writer, editor and leader, producing, managing and editing astonishing amounts of content in real time during the festivals in India and London, under huge time pressure and tech constraints.

    She ran her teams of writers, photographers and sub- editors with precision, laughter and elegance, earning
    their admiration and devotion. She also created and judged our International Writers Competition, and ran our writers programme for many years, discovering and mentoring young writers, a number of whom have gone on to make their mark. 

    - Sanjoy Roy, Producer, Jaipur Literature Festival

  • Lou‘s chapter in Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency is often highlighted by readers as particularly moving and beautiful. Her talks also deeply connect with audiences. She has the ability to mix together poetry, psychology and spiritual wisdom, with humour and empathy.

    - Jules Evans, philosopher, author, editor of www.ecstaticintegration.org

  • Lou is doing something different. She is writing right on the edge, with genuine voice and flow. It is risky, highly original, highly ambitious and there is great power in it. She is up there with the best of them.

    - Alan Jenkins, Poetry Editor of the Times Literary Supplement

 
 

My Mission – Your Path To Flow

My mission is to guide high-performers—creatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders awake to these times—to unlock flow states and live their highest purpose. In a world of collapsing systems, I believe flow isn’t just a performance edge; it’s a path to reclaim clarity, resilience, and joy. I blend cutting-edge neuroscience, somatic psychology, and ancient wisdom to help you navigate chaos with purpose.

I’ve walked the edges—trauma, spiritual emergence, and creative fire—and emerged with tools to transform pain into power. My approach is for mavericks, pattern-breakers, and visionaries who crave authenticity over polish, depth over dogma. Whether you’re scaling a business, creating art, or redefining your legacy, I’m here to help you integrate your gifts with practical systems.

We’re at a cultural crossroads. The old ways are crumbling, and a new story is emerging—one of connection, creativity, and courage. My work is about democratizing flow, making it your birthright, not a luxury. Let’s build a life that’s gritty, real, and luminous—one that honors your soul’s spark.

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 The darkness also contains truths that could bring the light to its knees. 

— Andrea Gibson, Grief Astronomer