In addition to her podcast, Grace
is now training to become a trauma
therapist. She is constantly curious
about the world around her, both
the physical and spiritual, and talks
enthusiastically about discovering
astrology, crystal healing, and
using the gift of intuition. Power,
for her, is knowledge of her own
mind, body and soul, as well as the
greater universe. “I’m a sponge,”
she says, explaining her love and
need to continually learn.
Grace lists the books and theories
that have helped her, alongside
therapy, crediting The Secret by
Rhonda Byrne, for focusing her
thoughts on the spiritual laws
of life, manifestations, and the
vibrations within the universe –
love being the highest, and shame
being the lowest. The way we
speak to ourselves, she says, has
the power to raise our own loving
vibrations and generally improve
our health.
However, A Return to Love by
Marianne Williamson, was the
book that changed her life and
relationship with her inner self.
“It sparked everything, and I
started learning more and more.
I recognised the internal change
that was happening for me, which
lead to thinking about what we
put in our bodies – not necessarily
food, but what we read, what we
say about ourselves, the products
that we use – and the big one for
me was contraception.
“So, I came off the pill and my
womb went into meltdown. I
bled every day for about a year,
and was getting thrush every
month. I was in therapy and
talking about sexual trauma,
and I wondered whether there
was a link between women,
wombs, and pain? I started to do
some research and came across
information about manifesting,
and how your womb is your
second heart; it has its own beat
and it’s silenced by false periods
and contraception.
“The GP had no idea what
was happening, so I just kept
on researching, used essential
oils, massage, meditation and
breathwork. I was Googling
‘womb meditation’ and ‘how to
heal your womb naturally’, and
from the outside I must have
looked crazy – but it worked.”wasn’t just thinking about my mind
or my body, I was thinking about
my soul.”
Grace wants to share all that
she has witnessed and learned
about being well and working on
ourselves, with her audiences. “I
know that people who follow me,
in terms of maybe class or race,
don’t always have access to this
language, this mental health and
wellness education.
“The wellness industry can be
quite privileged and whitewashed –
and its really sacred. The wellness
industry, their beliefs are coming
from African and Greek mythology,
so I want to talk to my people
in the language that I, and they
understand.
“It seems to be what I’m meant to
do, to make healing accessible, and
to let people know that you don’t
have to be unhappy, you don’t have
to live an ‘alright’ life, you can lead
a wonderful life if you believe that
you are worthy of it.”
“I want to tell them that
everything you need to do that
is inside of you,” Grace smiles.
“It’s just about remembering how
powerful you are without anything
else – just you.”Follow Grace on Instagram
@gracefvictory, and read more from
her at graciefrancesca.com. The
‘Sister Space’ podcast is available
now, and you can listen to Grace
on Happiful’s podcast ‘I am. I have’
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to be unhappy,
you don’t have to
live an ‘alright’
life, you can lead
a wonderful life if
you believe that
you are worthy
of it”
Grace was relieved to find that her
periods returned to normal, the
thrush disappeared, and she felt
more grounded. “It was all because I
was looking inside of myself. It was
about being curious and knowing
that we are powerful beings. That’s
why I think I’ve healed so much; I