The Journey

When I think about what grounds me the most, I am always drawn to the ocean. I feel my most creative, my most calm and centred near the water.

Originally born and raised in Alberta, I felt a pull towards the tides, and an ache when I was away. So when the Universe gave me an opportunity to jump, and put trust in what has filled my soul I felt that there was no other choice. Relocating our family was no easy task especially when all of us come with neurodiverse diagnoses. Our little quirks and inside jokes helped us manage anxiety during this huge transformation; giving sacred space to what we all held collectively as our goal. To be able to be close enough to the ocean whenever we needed to feel grounded.

The Salty Empath concept grew out of the pandemic, when I needed to take a medical leave from my job. A diagnoses of ADHD and a comorbidity eating disorder as an adult, the pandemic gave me some of the most important life lessons. First, burn out is extremely real and potentially dangerous to all aspects of mental, emotional and physical health, and ignoring signs of burn out or pushing though them because “that is what you do” can lead you to self destruction very quickly.

Secondly, the time I took to begin to heal parts of me lead to a “mid-life awakening”. Was I living the life that I was dreaming, or just living another day to get through it? I am, on the side an artist, a crafter, a lover of nature, an empath, and a witch. All parts of me that more often than not had remained hidden, or concealed in some way for fear of judgement or ridicule. So in this transformation of my life and everything I knew, my humour (often coined as salty) and my empathetic ability and love of the ocean = The Salty Empath

I decided in this healing space, to no longer hide the parts of myself that make me what I am; and give myself permission to create my art, and share with the public, and to live my life to a soul fulfilling reality.

Authentically, raw, and vulnerable on this path where the ocean tides ebb and flow; and nourish me in the most exquisite ways.

~Mere