Since its inception, Speak Life September has helped transform over 1000 individuals . We have testimonies in different parts of the world, and are ready to welcome you in our journey this year. 

Our previous journal and course focused on healing. As we worked through it, we explored our wounds (new and old), asked the difficult question of what happened to us, and confronted traumas we thought we had long forgotten. Some of you may have been surprised by how exhausting it was. Healing is exhausting work. It can knock the wind out of you. Most of us didn’t anticipate how much rest we would need in the process. But being tired is a good sign; it means energy is being excreted and work is being done. Rest is essential for the body’s natural healing process. So, it makes sense that we need rest even when we do emotional work.

Most of us have been conditioned to think we don’t deserve rest. We find ourselves feeling guilty for needing rest. I believe this is a trauma response and in one way or another, we’ve all survived some form of trauma. Don’t count yourself out because you compare your trauma to someone else’s; your pain matters, no matter how insignificant it may seem compared to another person’s. Trauma wreaks havoc on our system, causing it to malfunction and become irregular. Adequate rest restores regulation, allowing us to move between states of activation and relaxation. As an ambitious and goal-driven woman, I am happy to share that leisure, rest and slow

living are no longer negotiable for me. They are a necessity and an absolutepleasure! This way of living has led me to this year’s theme, FLOURISH.