Essays and observations rooted in womanhood, selfhood, and the pursuit of intentional living. Each piece offers a quiet exploration — of home, identity, work, and emotion — shaped by questions still unfolding. These are reflections in progress: honest, layered, and written to make sense of the world one thought at a time.
The Grace of Becoming
There was a time I thought becoming meant fixing, softening, achieving. But I was wrong. Wholeness doesn’t arrive through performance. It begins, quietly, with grace.
The Cost of Becoming
We’re not spending — we’re staking. Everything. It’s bold, it’s terrifying, and it’s the most conscious leap we’ve ever taken. This is what it means to build something from nothing… while holding your breath.
Scaffolding of Function
There’s a version of me that doesn’t want to be carried, but does want to be guided. This is a piece about the invisible scaffolding we build to keep functioning — even when the inside is cracked and quiet. It's not about collapse. It's about the structure that keeps us upright, even when no one else sees it.
In Retrograde, Apparently
What if the stars aren’t to blame, and I’m just scared? A reflection on rejection, risk, and the very real panic of betting on yourself.
What the Mind Carries
Even in moments of stillness, my mind keeps moving — planning, remembering, holding the weight of things no one sees. This is a reflection on the quiet overwhelm of womanhood, and the clarity I’m beginning to seek.
In My Own Words: Why The Fifth Why
A quiet self-interview to mark the beginning. Why now? Why write? Why this season? This is the piece that lays it all bare — the heartbeat behind The Fifth Why.
A Reckoning: I am sorry I cannot find a heartbeat
A personal essay on miscarriage, emotional rupture, and the quiet rituals of healing. Written to remember, to honour, and to return to the self in the wake of loss.
Edges I recognise
In this personal reflection, Daphne explores how one raw-edged console table — sculpted from fossilised clam — unexpectedly mirrored her inner world. A piece on beauty, honesty, and what design can awaken in us.