Category: Printable Packs

Feelings & Fire, Printable Packs

A Day in Your Dreams

Mindrah

Last week, we took the first step.

I shared a bit about how I’ve been crawling my way out of survival mode and starting to ask myself what kind of life I want to live — not someday, but now. Not all of it, not perfectly, but piece by piece.

That post came with a simple journal prompt. Just a quiet invitation to think:
“If I could change things… what would I want to feel?”

And now we’re ready for the next part.

Gentle Next Steps

This time, I wanted to do something a little different — something slower, softer, and maybe a bit dreamy. I made a guided visualisation called A Day in Your Dreams (see below). It’s not about imagining some big, impossible future. It’s just about picturing a day that feels calm and kind — one that feels like you.

You can listen to the video if you’d like to be gently walked through it, or you can explore the printable that goes with it. Some people think better with their eyes closed. Some people like pens and pages. Some of us need both.

Whatever works for you is the right way to start.

About the Printable

The free printable will be shared in this blog once it’s ready (I’m just finalising it now!). It offers space to reflect on one moment at a time — morning, midday, evening — and includes gentle prompts like:

  • What does your space look like?
  • How do you feel as you wake up?
  • What’s one small detail you’d love to bring into real life?

Each section has a little spark of encouragement from one of our Ash & Ember Rising mascots — like Zalyn the Motivation Mermaid, who reminds you that it’s okay to dream boldly and still take your time.

Download the printable

A Day in Your Dreams

What’s Coming Next

In the next blog, we’ll choose one of the moments from your visualised day — maybe your ideal morning routine, or a peaceful workspace, or a little thing that brought joy — and we’ll start to explore how to bring that into your real life.

We’ll go slowly.
We’ll start small.
We’ll do it together.

Because dreaming matters — but doing it gently? That’s where the magic starts.

Let’s Journal It!

Last week I also started to show you what it might look like to start journaling. Here is what today’s post invites you to do next — pause, imagine, and spend a moment inside the version of your life you’re hoping to build.

(coming soon)

Fire & Fuel, Printable Packs

Coming Back to the Beginning

Mindrah

Recently, I got completely swamped — full-time work, full-time study — and Ash & Ember Rising suffered.
I haven’t made a new printable pack in months.
The only thing I’ve managed to keep up with is this blog.

Now that my assignments are done and dusted, I wanted to return to my dream — to reconnect with the joy this project usually brings.
I say usually because the first thing I did was print out some of my own packs… and instead of feeling excited, especially at the sight of my beloved goats, I found myself asking:

Am I still sure about this?
About any of it?

When I first dreamed up Ash & Ember Rising, I wanted to create tools.
Not just pretty pages or productivity hacks — but something meaningful.
I had a dream and an idea, and together they became the foundation of this brand.

Before I ever made my first printable, there was a lot of behind-the-scenes reflection, trial, hesitation.
But when I finally sat down to create, I had to ask myself:

Where do I begin?

There were endless possibilities.
But I knew this: I didn’t just want to share what I was doing — I wanted to bring people with me.
Because for the first time in a long time, I was breathing. I was living. I was dreaming again.
And I could imagine a future where I was happy, where I was free, where I was me.

And I wanted that for others, too.

I wanted to give people something they could start with.
Something that could hold a dream.
Something simple, but powerful — like a blank page with just enough magic to say, maybe.

Since I couldn’t give them a pen through the internet, I gave them the next best thing:
A place to start.
A page among the clouds.
And goats, of course.

The printable that started it all — soft clouds, curious goats, and a little room to dream.

That first printable pack made my dream real. And I loved it.
But I also learned from it.
And now, I’ve officially outgrown the design — but never the hope behind it.

So instead of setting it on fire… I’m imagining it anew.

The Plan Moving Forward

My goal is to revisit and refine every pack I’ve created — making sure each one still aligns with my vision and purpose.

And I’m starting right where I began.

Each week, we’ll build on the last.
If you’re ready to dream, or revisit your intentions, or simply want a gentle structure to reflect — you’re invited to join me.

You can:

  • Download the printable pages (below)
  • Use a journal or notebook
  • Or grab any piece of paper — whatever feels right

This is the beginning of a journey, if you want it to be.

Download Paper here

If community and gentle accountability help you grow, I’d love to welcome you to the Burnt, Brave & Becoming Facebook group — a safe space for reflection, support, and messy progress with like-minded, like-goaled humans.

And if you’re ready to go even further, consider starting a fresh journal for this next chapter.
(See the video below for the first entry in our journaling series.)

This Week’s Gentle Prompt:

Take 5–10 minutes to simply begin.
Write down:

  • Dreams
  • Wishes
  • Intentions
  • Thoughts or questions about your future

This doesn’t need to be perfect.
It doesn’t even need to make sense.

Just get something out of your head — or your heart — and onto the page.

There are no wrong answers here.
You’re not committing to anything. You’re simply starting.

Come back to your page during the week.
Add whatever rises.
Next blog, we’ll build on what you’ve begun.

Feelings & Fire, Printable Packs, Reflection

Soft & Sacred: A Gentle Birthday Ritual

Mindrah

“It’s my birthday soon.”
For some, that thought might bring happiness and excitement.
For others — dread.
For me, it brings sadness and loss.

Celebrating my birthday used to be the one thing I fought for — for myself.
It was more than just a celebration of birth.
It was a sacred ritual.
A change of scenery. A chance to breathe.
A day to do something that brought me joy.

But like many things in life, the energy it took to fight — again and again —
and the tiny cracks formed by unmet hopes
eventually wore me down.
We stopped celebrating the way I wanted.
And my birthday became just another day.

And I survived.
For years.

But this year… I woke up.

And when the thought came —
“It’s my birthday soon.”

I decided:
I would celebrate it my way.
Not how I used to.
But in a way that honours who I am now.

So I asked myself — how?

For the first time in years, I don’t have to work on my birthday.
So I thought — why not make a whole day of it?

And as I began to plan, I thought of all the other people in the world
for whom birthdays are difficult.
People who maybe want to celebrate, but don’t know how.
For whom birthdays have become about surviving — or just cake.
But who want more.

I thought of those who want to honour their day
in a gentle, meaningful way.
Of those who want to remember.
To plan. To be intentional.

And so, I made a book.

It’s not a party planner.
It’s a soft space.
A ritual.
A gentle celebration of surviving, of being.
A tool for holding space.

It honours all that I’ve lived through to stand here.
It honours who I am today.
And it looks — with hope — toward who I might yet become.

It looks at the growth, the struggle, the pain and says:
“I see you.”

Maybe in a whisper.
Maybe in a shout.
Maybe alone, in the quiet of my heart.
Maybe among my people.

Either way —
everyone deserves to celebrate in a way that honours them.

That’s why I created space for quiet reflection.
For joyful creation.
For comfort and nurturing.
And a structure that lets me choose.
To design my day in a way that feels right.

And for the first time in years,
I feel excited to celebrate the day of my birth.

With love.
With intention.
In a way that finally,
holds space for me.

So what’s inside the pack?

It’s not a list of party games or decorations.
It’s a collection of printable pages designed to guide you through a full day of gentle self-celebration — or to be used slowly across a week, a month, or whenever you need a reminder that your life is worth honouring.

Some pages are quiet.
Some are playful.
Some are reflective.
Some might stir emotions.
And all of them are built to hold space for you — your feelings, your energy, your rhythms.

There are spaces to:

  • Reflect on the past year — the good, the hard, the quietly powerful moments
  • Honour who you are right now, and how you’ve changed
  • Design a celebration that fits your energy (blanket fort optional, but encouraged)
  • Create your own birthday soundtrack and comfort rituals
  • Write a letter to yourself
  • Choose joy in whatever form it takes — drawing, walking, cake, silence, sparkle
  • And even gently dream about the year ahead

There’s no right way to use this book.
You don’t have to fill every page.
You don’t have to finish it all in one day.
You don’t even have to feel excited to begin.

You just have to show up.
Softly. Gently. Honestly.

Because your birthday — and your life — are worth marking in a way that feels true to you.

And if you don’t know how to begin?
That’s okay too.
I made this so we could begin together.

You can find it on Etsy here.

Printable Packs, Reflection

Ashes, Hope & Something In Between

Mindrah

Fuelled by fire, feelings and mild goat chaos.

Even In Ashes We Rest.

Hello there, are you lost? Or are you right where you need to be? Right place, right time? Unlikely I know, but stop and take a look around because maybe, just maybe you’ll find a moment of peace here or a small distraction from the crazy world we live in or chaos spreading goats.

Whatever it is that you find here, it will be…

Real.
Honest.
A little on fire.
Deeply feeling.
Occasionally ridiculous.
And always carrying goat-level sarcasm to deflect the incoming emotional storm.

Because in my darkest despair a dream was born. A spark of hope. A tiny flame to light the way. A purpose, if I dared.

Ash & Ember Rising wasn’t born in clarity.
It was born somewhere between burnout and stubborn hope.
Between “I can’t do this anymore” and “…but I still want to try.”

I don’t plan to tell you everything. Not all at once.
But what I will share here is real.
Not perfect. Not polished. But mine.

I might build layers.
I might hide a little behind flames, or goats, or sarcasm.

But I’m still here.
And I’m still me.

I’m embarking on an adventure or maybe a lot of adventures because why pick just one? Join me?

We’re going to start with our body, because it’s supposed to be a temple but sometimes they’re just tired. We’ll go on to explore our dreams and chase them to the end of time.

I’ll share with you the most secret desire of my heart and together we’ll learn that we are strong enough and brave enough to navigate the bumps in the road.

We’ll then learn just how keep our world going around, with smart budgeting, saving and investing in our futures.

And we’ll do it all by setting the world on fire and hugging goats and raging at the world and crying at the injustice of it all, while being gentle, kind and compassionate to ourselves, and if they’re lucky the people around us.

But we won’t stop there because when you’re a kick-ass immortal Phoenix willing to set the world on fire and rebuild from the ashes, as many times as it takes, you don’t need to choose, you can have it all.

So as a phoenix with a printer and a purpose, I’ll be sharing everything that I can to make our journeys easier. And while I love trees, if this helps even one person feel a little less broken, it was worth the paper.”

And don’t worry, epic paper art projects incoming.

Ash & Ember Rising is for humans (and goats) who are doing their best.
This is not a self-help pack. It’s a survival hug.
Get your free printable A Place to Start now.