Writing and crafting a seasonal manifesto connects me to my senses, my word of the year and intentions for the season ahead. Over time they have helped me cultivate and live a more intentional life, forming an important part of the rhythm of my year. 

After what has felt like the longest driest summer, Autumn has finally arrived here in the UK. The autumn equinox on Monday 22nd September marked the moment of equal light and dark, and for me the moment in the year when I feel the real shift into Autumn. A rhythm for me at these astronomical marker points of the seasons is to make time either side of the equinox to reflect on the season.

Over a decade ago I decided new years resolutions were no longer how I wanted to begin my year, I wanted to do something different to support me for the year ahead. Having a guiding word for the year ahead became my way of intentionally starting to shape my life and my career. Having a word of the year has become part of the rhythm of my life and something I hold close to my heart.

Welcome to Frondescence and my first blog post and journal entry marking the start of this new season in my life and career. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here, it means the world to me you are finding this space and are taking the time to read this and explore my website.

Frondescence means to ‘gain foliage’ and ‘the condition of unfolding new leaves’. 

I want to tell you my journey of ‘unfurling’ and how I came to create the Frondescence ecosystem, and it starts with you…