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Hello & welcome, I’m Layla

I’m an Irish writer and tender to many things, fuelled by mucky walks, good coffee & early mornings to myself. 

I’m here to write about how it feels to write, (m)other and hold on this beautiful, tattered planet right now.

I write from a real, raw, lived place and share through weekly crafted written posts like this, seasonal live circles and my podcast. 

I’ve written a memoir about my unruly body, about longing, belonging and coming home that has recently found itself an agent and will be going out on submission soon.

𖥸 I’m 45 and I’m also here to write about what it feels like to be in this body of mine. I’m here to write about straddling bum-wiping (still!) and becoming a crone.

𖥸 I’m here to write about desire. I’m here to write about longing. I’m here to write about being seen.

𖥸 I write about between-spaces, thin places & little labours.

𖥸 I write to explore how I feel. I write to see if anyone else feels that way, too.

Would you like to explore with me quietly radical ways we can be in relationship with our own bodies, with each other and with this planet we call home?

Here’s what some readers have said about my work:

Layla’s writing is raw, vulnerable, and inviting. It feels familiar to roam in the landscape her words conjure up and the more I read, the more at home I feel with myself."

"I absolutely love your energy, Layla, and feel such congruence in our work, words and worlds."

My offerings ::
I think of the beauty & bone community as a small yet mighty gathering of like-minded souls, determinedly fumbling together towards a brighter future. You’d be so welcome to join us.

As a paid subscriber* you receive ::

𖥸 The Element Sessions - mini-series incl. podcast interview, element deep dive and live call for each of the Five Elements. Here’s an excerpt from E A R T H.

𖥸 Weekly posts which are a healthy mix of:

• Field Notes – short, personal, crafted insights and observations about life in your inbox every Friday. Here’s an example of a note.

• Monthly Joy Jumble – a curated list of what is bringing me joy this month, on the first Sunday of every month. Check out one here.

• Writing Path – my experiences of creativity and writing a book in the gaps and between spaces of life plus what I’ve learnt about agents, publishing and more.

As a free subscriber you will receive one monthly free to read post, tasters of my other work, plus access to all podcast conversations.

A little more about me ::
I live in rural Co. Wicklow, Ireland with my three children & my husband (an ex-rock n’roll musician, turned composer and breath worker). I live on land I fall in love with more each day, edged by a stream and held by ancient oaks and jaunty hazel.

I also work as a Five Element Acupuncturist – you can find out more here.

* I take 4-8 paid weeks off writing the publication each year.