Films
The Village that brought my Ancestors' World to Life
One of the practices that really supports my ancestral healing journey is visiting museums.
For years, I’ve been searching for a place that could show me what life was like before the Industrial Revolution. The rural folk museums I’ve visited across the country focus on the Victorian era. By then, so much had already changed and life was very different.
What I longed to see was a glimpse of rural life before the Enclosures.
And at last, I found a hidden gem: Little Woodham.
I’ve put together this short video to share it with you. I hope it inspires you to explore it for yourself.
Dales 30
Two decades ago, I used to trek across mountains. The freedom, the adventure, the connection to nature—it was everything.
Then, something shifted. I stopped prioritising my health and the things that sparked joy in my life. I let the everyday grind take over. A deep, inherited belief had taken root: one that told me work should come first, always. It overshadowed everything else.
But a year ago, something changed. On the day of the autumn equinox, I picked up a book in a local tourist information centre: The Dales 30. After months of debating whether I had time to climb these peaks, I decided to start on my birthday at Imbolc, the old Celtic fire festival, marking the first stirrings of spring.
Mountains have long been sacred in many cultures, seen as places of pilgrimage, transformation, and healing.
Since that first summit, I’ve embarked on a journey that’s been as much about healing old, inherited ancestral beliefs as it has been about challenging my health, fitness, and confidence. Climbing mountains alone has been a way to rewrite the stories I inherited about what really matters.
In this film, I take you on a journey up the final four summits over a three-day trek, walking and camping in the stunning Yorkshire Dales. It offers you a glimpse into my time on the fells, where the calls of birds of prey fill the air, and my mind is free to wander. It’s a journey of transformation.
Enclosure
For the past thirty years, I’ve been chasing the answer to this question: ‘What did our ancestors know living so close to the Earth that we have lost?’
This journey has led me to explore my ancestral lands, tracing back seven generations, which I began earlier this year.
Beneath the dancing aurora borealis, I created this short film about my recent visit to ancestral lands in Northamptonshire. A 30-mile detour brought me to the village of Helpston, where I immersed myself in the life and landscape of John Clare and the impact of the Enclosures two hundred years ago.
Searching for Catherine
This film was created for the launch of my book ‘The Path to Forgotten Freedom: Healing Unresolved Ancestral Trauma.’ It uncovers the story of my great-great-great-grandmother, Catherine, an Irish woman who fled the Great Famine and faced hardship in the slums and workhouses of Victorian London.
Her journey reflects the struggles of families displaced during this period. By sharing Catherine's experiences, I highlight the importance of uncovering ancestral tales to heal inherited trauma, encouraging viewers to recognise the collective suffering of forgotten generations and deepening their understanding of family histories.