I'm Lurinda. Somatic shadow work coach, retreat facilitator, and the woman who still gets nervous when life feels too easy.
My Story
If you had told my past self that one day I'd be running a business helping women reconnect with themselves, I probably would have laughed and asked how many drinks you'd had.
Because for a long time, I didn't believe any of this was possible for me.
I've had severe anxiety and depression that landed me in a mental hospital. I was late-diagnosed with ADHD and complex PTSD. I have a lot of letters to my name but they're not my identity. They're just the moments in my journey that shaped who I am now.
My relationship with my partner Matthew wasn't linear either. We were together for a few years, had our son, and then separated when he was just shy of eleven months old. We co-parented for two years while we both did our own work, separately and together. And then something shifted. We found our way back to each other.
Now I'm in the healthiest, most stable relationship I've ever been in.
But here's the truth. My nervous system still activates when things feel too easy. I still second-guess myself sometimes. Because for so long, things were hard. And my body is still learning that simplicity is safe.
That's the real work. That's what I live. And that's exactly why I can hold space for you wherever you are in your journey.
Who I Am (with all the roles)
I'm a mother.
A stepmother.
A partner.
A business owner.
A woman who learns out loud.
A dreamer with a thousand tabs open in her brain and on her computer.
The one with ADHD who's still figuring out systems that feel good.
The one who's softening after years of holding everything together.
And at my core?
Someone who cares deeply, messily, wholeheartedly. Someone who wants to understand herself and others not just on the surface, but in that soul-deep, body-led kind of way. A woman who has lived through hard things and still believes in healing. Still believes in people.
That's who I am. With the roles. With the contradictions. With all of it mixed in together.
Why Shadow Work Found Me
I spent years doing the work.
Therapy. Mindset coaching. Books. Affirmations. And I kept being told just let it go. But I didn't want to. Because all of it, the pain, the wounds, the hard moments, led me here. To this version of me. The one who survived. The one who held it all together when no one else could.
Why would I want to get rid of her?
When I found shadow work, it wasn't just another thing to study. It felt like coming home. It gave me language for things I didn't know how to name and tools that didn't shame me for being human. It made space for the full spectrum. The soft, the messy, the powerful, the playful.
And it asked me the most radical question I'd ever been asked.
"What if you don't have to get rid of any of these parts? What if you just need to meet them?"
That question changed everything.
What Changed
Everything softened. Everything became simpler.
I stopped sabotaging my relationship. Now I'm in one that feels safe, stable, and deeply trusting. I have open, real communication with my kids. Not just managing, but actually connecting. I have friendships that honour my boundaries instead of crossing them. I went from being a personal trainer who kind of liked her job to building a career I adore.
Since stepping into this work, I have:
Completed a retreat facilitator mentorship and run my own transformational retreats
Hosted women's circles and in-person events in Australia and Canada
Worked with incredible 1:1 clients across multiple countries
Launched and led multiple online programs
Become a Support Coach and class facilitator inside the Shadow Alchemy Certification, the very program that changed my life
Co-hosted two podcasts: Unhinged and Unfiltered and Shadow What The Fuck
Stepped into guest speaking and collaborative spaces that matter
This isn't just a story of healing. It's a story of becoming. Of building a life that finally feels like mine.
And I'm nowhere near done.
A Little More of the Real Me
I'm the woman who stays up too late reading fantasy novels and cries over warrior queens reclaiming their thrones.
I'm a huge reader. Yes, the deep personal development books with post-its sticking out the sides. But catch me on the couch on a Sunday and there's a very high chance I've got a smutty romantasy in my hand because honestly, part of me genuinely believes I'm Aelin Galathynius.
And if we're talking fictional men?
Team Cassian. All damn day. The raw loyalty, the teasing, the I will walk into the fire with you even if you push me away energy. That's the devotion that gets me every time.
(Though I wouldn't say no to a moment with Rhysand either.)
Because here's the thing. Your real life is a hero's journey too. And if you've ever felt like the main character in your own becoming, you're in the right place.
Ready to Begin?
If something here resonated, I'd love to hear from you.