performance & wellbeing mentor . author . healer

The books started

because I had to write them

Not for a platform. Not for a launch. Because twenty years of going through it, surviving it, and integrating it had to go somewhere. These books are for the person who needs to know they're not alone — and that there is, genuinely, a way through.

book one:

RESILIENT AS F*CK

THE SUBTLE ART OF BENDING NOT BREAKING

Published 2018

Resilience isn't about pushing harder. It's not about positive thinking your way through the hard parts or pretending you're fine until you are. It's about bending without breaking — and knowing the difference between the two.

This book explores seven qualities that genuinely resilient people embody — Perseverance, Flexibility, Humour, Support, Perspective, Choice, and Optimism — not as theory, but through the raw, honest stories of a life that required all of them.

It's for the person who is in it right now. The one who needs someone to say: you're not alone, this is survivable, and on the other side of this there is gold. Written from twenty years of living it — not just studying it.

what readers are saying ABOUT THE BOOK

RESILIENT AS F*CK (2018)

LIZ JARVIS

"Your Journey towards Joy is unique and this story book will help you get there faster.

Raw and real this very human share from the heart of one who insisted on pulling up her big girl pants rather than being a "victim" reminds us we all have a unique journey towards our Joy. Thank you for trusting the reader with your story"

DAVID THOMPSON

"Teaches you a lot

about resilience

Resilience is definitely something that our society sometimes struggles with these days - with technology often making life so so comfortable. What I loved about this book, is how the chapters are broken up into about 8 different aspects of resilience. The chapter on "sense of humour* I found to be particularly excellent and useful for me. In some ways, this book reminded me of Oprah's book, on the things she knows to be true.

Overall, a great short read, really heartfelt writing, and I left feeling uplifted."

Rebecca Yarnold

"Touching and reflective

A great book sharing Davina's personal journey and her wisdom on living a great life whilst being beautifully human. It's provoked a lot of thought and personal reflection and I'm looking forward to rereading it over and over."

Leigh rorke

"Powerful story

Love this book. Such a powerful story of resilience and with solid tips on how to build it."

book TWO:

WHAT THE HELL

a return to love

Published 2020

What happens when you've done the work, built the walls, kept yourself safe — and then love comes along and dismantles all of it?

This is the book about what happens after the breaking. The toxic relationship that unravels your identity. The moment you look in the mirror and don't recognise the person looking back. The slow, quiet realisation that somewhere along the way you stopped being the most important person in your own life.

And then — the harder, more honest work. Coming home to yourself. Healing the patterns that brought you there. Returning to love — not as a feeling to be found in someone else, but as a practice. One that starts with you, and only you.

This book will ask you to be honest about things you've been avoiding. It will also show you that what you've been through hasn't broken you. It's been making you.

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what readers are saying ABOUT THE BOOK

WHAT THE HELL (2020)

SARAH RUTTEN

"I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!

There is a saying that when the student is ready, the teacher appears - and nothing could be more true about the insights and "ah ha" moments I had when reading this book.

I stumbled across "What The Hell: A Return to Love" at a time in my life that was particularly difficult. And it was exactly the reframe that I didn't know I needed. This book made me realise that while I was going through pain, the suffering that I was feeling was my own doing. It put things into real perspective and shone a light on what I was experiencing in a way no one had before.

MIKE CAMERON

"A ‘must read’ if you’re experiencing self-esteem issues

I gave this book a 5 star rating in the hope that it will encourage others to read it. An amazingly open and incredibly frank journey through a challenging exploration of self-discovery and self-acceptance. Highly recommended if you’re experiencing anxiety, depression and low self-esteem."

KERI LYNN

"A book about love from someone with a heart of gold

Davina is a ball of love and this book oozes that. Hardship is a part of life and Davina has overcome some hard things that life has had to offer her. SHe's a lover and a warrior at heart.

If you want to open your heart to more love, then get this book.

Davina is a ball of love and this book oozes that. Hardship is a part of life and Davina has overcome some hard things that life has had to offer her. SHe's a lover and a warrior at heart.

If you want to open your heart to more love, then get this book.