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At The School of Visibility we love books! Here’s some of our favourite feminist texts – old and new – which we think should be on everybody’s night stand.

Books we love

Feminist books

Indigenous women

Women speaking up

Women's rage

I have such a yearning for simplicity and yet I of

I have such a yearning for simplicity and yet I often find myself holding onto unnecessary complexity. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Here's what I've learned about complexity and visibility over the years; when things are complex, it's difficult to be seen by more people. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The clearer you are in your own mind about what you stand for and the value you bring to the market, the clearer your potential customers will be. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The simpler your message, the easier it will be for customers to understand it and repeat it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The more streamlined the systems in your business, the easier it will be to scale. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Complexity makes everyone work too hard. Which ultimately results in fewer sales and far less fulfilment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It's not only safe for you to simplify, it's imperative if you want to be more visible in the world.

Remember to keep grounding your energy. When the

Remember to keep grounding your energy.
When the world around you is chaotic and ever changing, the most important step to take is to stabilise your energy. To keep returning to nature, connecting with her, and grounding your presence. When you do this before speaking or taking action of any sort you’ll find things unfold much more smoothly all around you. You’ll be clearer in your next right action, you’ll be connected to your heart energy so your words will carry a different resonance, and your relationships will be easier.
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#compassion #peace #motherearth #grounding #embodiment

I loved this book! Have you read it? The kindness

I loved this book! Have you read it? The kindness shown amongst the women made my heart happy. I wanted to go create a flower farm and invite all my favourite women to come and tend it with me. 🌸 🌺 💐
On the book front, I’m currently on the lookout for more books by women in the South Pacific region. Do you have any recommendations for me?
#bookstagram #southpacificwomen #womensvoices #womenspeakingup #womenauthors

Me, getting ready for my Women Speaking Up student

Have you picked up our free visibility training ye

Have you picked up our free visibility training yet? It’s called ‘How To Speak Up In a Noisy World’ and you’ll find it using the link in our bio @theschoolofvisibility
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#visibility #visibilityblocks #onlinemarketing #femaleentrepreneur #leadership #businesstraining #marketing #womensupportingwomen #womenempoweringwomen #womeninbusiness #visibilitycoach #mindsetcoach #businesscoach #introvert #introvertproblems

This, to me, looks beautiful. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Want to know what it actually was? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The spot where my son vomited on our drive from Melbourne to Lake Crackenback over the holidays. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It was the first of six such stops. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In the middle of it all, it started to rain and thunder. It was new year's eve and we weren't sure whether we were going to make it through the dangerous windy roads before dark. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
So, next time you see someone's highlight reel on social media, remember this; every picture tells a story, but it will not be the whole story.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When I find myself triggered by other people's shares, I try to remember this. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Beyond that, I turn my focus from them to me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Because what someone chooses to share on socials is entirely their business. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But, how I choose to respond to those posts is entirely in my own hands. Feeling triggered by someone else is almost always a sign; that there's something lurking within that needs your focus, and/or is ready to be cleared out.

Women have never had more control over the way the

Women have never had more control over the way they're viewed than in the 21st century. We have more say over the narrative we present to the world about ourselves, our businesses, and our lives than women have ever had. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Which doesn't mean things are perfect. Clearly, they're not. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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But it does mean that things are changing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And so, one of the most important endeavours at this time is to turn within. To clear out the inner blocks that are holding us back. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Yes, there's much outer work to do. But if we do the inner work first, the outer work becomes more effective. You behave differently, you have different conversations, you are more confident about connecting with the people who want to hear from you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I can tell you until the cows come home that it's safe to be yourself online. That you don't have to pretend to be someone you're not. That you don't have to live up to other people's standards. But until you do the inner work of clearing out all the stories that tell you otherwise, this will just sound like a bunch of inspiring words. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To start clearing out your inner visibility blocks, pick up our Visibility Toolkit using the link in our bio @theschoolofvisibility or at https://the-school-of-visibility.mykajabi.com/visibility-toolkit-safety

I wrote this in response to the bushfires. Sharing

I wrote this in response to the bushfires. Sharing it 1 year on.
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My prayer for this time is that we learn to live differently with the land. That we understand that we are in relationship with her.
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That our relationship can’t be hierarchical - where humans are superior to all and nature’s at the mercy of human desire and want.
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My prayer is that we come to understand that the function of nature is not to be extracted from, or bulldozed through, or shaped into forms to please man.
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That the land is to be respected and listened to. That consent becomes the foundation of all relationships. Amongst human beings, and between humans and the earth.
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That we seek consent from her before receiving the gifts of the planet.
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That we take less and give more.
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That we ask her which of her gifts are appropriate to receive, and what we can offer in return for her bounty.
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To do this we must become much more attuned to the spirit of the land.
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To her voice.
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We must learn to listen deeply.
To work with the elements.
To value all forms of wisdom.
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Humans have aggrandised themselves for far too long. Going forward, the relationship between humans and the environment must always be grounded in reciprocity.
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The white colonial mentality that created a fearful and controlling relationship with nature must end. To do this, we must face the fearful and controlling aspects within ourselves.
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It’s time to bring harmony to this planet. To achieve that, it’s us who have to change. Old and unconscious ways of thinking must be examined and released. Humility must be learned.
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It’s time to honour the Feminine that has been disrespected in all her forms. Particularly in her finest manifestation; Mother Earth.

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