Your mind and body are often at odds, you’re too wired to rest and too frustrated to keep pushing.
If your body feels like a background extra while your mind races like a heroine in survival mode, you’re not imagining it. You might tell yourself, “I’m just being dramatic,” but your breath is high in your chest, your shoulders tense and your day feels full before it’s even started. That background extra in you is ready to step into the spotlight, tired, on edge and craving more space, playfulness and presence.
You might be here because you’re juggling work, family, and everyone else’s needs and somewhere along the way you stopped noticing how much it was taking from you. The old “pull your big-girl pants up and push through” message might sound familiar but it just adds pressure, until you’re running on empty, barely able to catch your breath.
Nervous system education, skill-building and guided somatic awareness aren’t just about steadying your body’s stress responses or “finding calm.” They’re about building your capacity to navigate life with more flexibility, presence and choice.
Hello, I'm Zoe
founder of Rebellious Rue, I have supported people navigate stress, burnout, low self-worth, and blocks reconnecting with their voice and confidence.
With nearly a decade of experience working with women in trauma-informed services, my wellbeing facilitator approach blends:
• Somatic principles: grounding through the breath, body connection, EFT and movement
• Creative expression: Mark-making, reflective journaling, creative practices.
• Trauma aware approach and Relational reflective skills: Parts-work, EFT techniques and nervous system-informed strategies
I understand the push and pull between doing and being, juggling roles, racing through to-do lists, late-night scrolling, and trying quick fixes that never truly nourish you.
I designed Rebellious Rue with women in mind who’ve read the self-help books, maybe sat on the therapy couch, and are now craving something different. You’re done with the routine. You’ve felt the pull to walk into the woods and scream your lungs out. You’re ready to reclaim your energy.
Stay Connected to Your Inner Wild
Receive seasonal insights, honouring all of you, the untamed, messy and the magical.
It’s a quarterly letter from my studio to your email inbox, filled with updates on new workshops, programmes, artwork and seasonal inspiration for your own creative rebellious self-care.
What you’ll receive as a subscriber:
Early access to new workshops and programmes - spaces often fill quickly
First look at new creative work and stock before it’s shared publicly
Rebellious reflections and seasonal prompts to inspired expression, reflection and energy shifts
A free printable colouring page because yes, crayons count as self-care
This isn't about being polished or perfect, it's about being wildly, wonderfully real. Let this be your gentle nudge back to what matters.
