Welcome friend!
This little corner of my website is where you'll find everything you need to know about how following the Gaian Path can help you ditch the black dog of depression and create a life worth waking up again for!
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Don’t forget to join the waitlist for the Ditch the Black Dog Virtual Retreat
The Ditch the Black Dog Virtual Retreat opens June 29th 2026 on the night of the Strawberry Full Moon. Click here to find out more and join the waitlist!
In Case of Emergency:
If you’re in crisis and considering taking steps to harm yourself or to end it all, please speak to someone immediately. This can be a trusted friend, doctor or an agency such as the Samaritans.
Below are the details of the best mental health service directories worldwide.
https://findahelpline.com/ – This is a global directory of helplines. Add your country and the fact that you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts and it will find you a helpline.
befrienders.org – They also provide a comprehensive directory of organisations who can help you.
I encourage you to call. Your inner bitch is probably working overtime telling you all sorts of terrible things and suggesting that everything will be better if you just aren’t here anymore.
But this is all LIES. Depression LIES. Do not listen and please, please pick up the phone.
If you can’t call anyone, please check out my Depression Crisis Kit. It’s free. Please don’t suffer in silence. There is help for you out there and no matter how much pain you feel right now, please know that it is temporary and will pass. Don’t do something you can’t undo. Give yourself a chance to get better.
The world is a better place with you in it, I promise you.
Want to learn more about the Gaian Path and how following it can help you ditch the black dog of depression?
The best place to learn about me and my work is on my blog and my podcast.
You can access both of them here on my website.
BUT if you don’t want to miss out on any of my posts, you can join us in the Black Dog Café community and get everything you need in there, including help from a safe supportive bunch of people who understand what you’re going through.
I don’t have comments open on my website cos it creates so much spam, so if you want to ask questions or chat about anything I write and speak about, you can do that over in the Black Dog Café.
The Black Dog Cafe is a private community just for people struggling with depression. It’s not on Facebook. There’s no constant bombardment of ads, hate speech, trolling or any other shenanigans. Pop over and check it out.
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You don't have to battle the Black Dog of depression alone!
Join a community of folks who understand what you're going through.
The Black Dog Café is a FREE, off-Facebook sanctuary for depressed souls who are done pretending they’re fine.
No pressure. No platitudes.
Just connection, compassion, and a generous serving of Gaian Magick to help you feel less alone and feel supported as you get back to feeling more you.
Don't bother getting out of your PJ's - just grab a coffee (or your favourite drink) and come on over.
You don’t have to battle the Black Dog alone. I'm saving a space for you! ☕
The café is a safe space where we gather to support each other so that the Black Dog no longer bites, but just curls up beside us as we begin to create a life worth waking up again for.
How you can work with me.
You can work with me online from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access.
The best place to get support is in the Ditch the Black Dog Virtual Retreat, but I do also offer packages of one to one sessions that provide you with more intensive and individual support and guidance.
Or, you can work with me face to face here in the Costa Blanca region of Spain.
Read on for more details.
Join me for a free one to one session.
Whether it's 4 am and you're struggling with dark thoughts or you're needing a nudge in the right direction to help you ditch the black dog of depression, you are NOT alone.
Reach out to me and I will listen to you, support you, and give you practical tools and techniques to help you feel better.
Checkout using your best email address and I'll send you an invite to a private space online where we can chat.
Don't worry if you hate the phone! Or if it's 4am in your timezone and you're in bed! This session allows us to chat via audio and/or written messages.
The Gaian Pathfinder Sessions
The Gaian Pathfinder Sessions are designed to give you a taste of what it’s like to work with me.
We’ll explore some of the ways that I can help you get started on your journey.
Over 7 days, you get 3 x 30-minute calls plus support in between.
Everything happens inside your own private online room that you can access 24/7 for the duration of our time together.
I want to give you a real insight into how following the Gaian Path with me can help you to ditch the black dog of depression and create a life worth waking up again for.
Here's How I Can Help You to Tame Your Black Dog
Introducing the Ditch the Black Dog Virtual Retreat
When you’re battling depression, finding effective support can feel impossible.
Maybe you've been prescribed medications that leave you feeling numb, or you're suffering from hideous side effects that make you feel even more miserable!
Or you've waited months for an appointment with a therapist, only to find you don't feel comfortable with them or their methods.
Maybe you get an hour of therapy a week, with no additional support when you need it most?
If you've been lucky enough to access traditional therapy, maybe it hasn't worked the way you hoped. Or your allocated sessions ended just as you were starting to open up, leaving you feeling lost and alone.
Perhaps you clawed your way out of one dark episode of depression, only to find the black dog crept back in and the whole exhausting battle began all over again.
Or have you received treatment in hospital and now find yourself struggling to put the pieces of your life back together by yourself?
Enough already!
It's time to end the cycle of suffering.
I created the Ditch the Black Dog Virtual Retreat as a solution to the problems I encountered when I needed help with depression. Inside, I'll introduce you to the Gaian Path and you can choose how you want to follow it back to health and happiness.
Join the Ditch the Black Dog of Depression Virtual Retreat
I've included all the things I needed when I felt like my life wasn't worth waking up for, including support with societal and cultural causes of depression.
The Ditch the Black Dog Virtual Retreat is always open for you.
There's something helpful, no matter which stage of depression you find yourself in.
You'll find support, practical tools and therapeutic experiences, combined with a generous sprinkle of Gaian Magick, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week - even at 4am when everything feels darkest.
Take a look - it might be exactly what you need to help you put depression into remission for good.
Want to work with me one to one?
What Are Your Options?
You can work with me in a private setting here in Spain in the Costa Blanca area;
OR
You can work with me online in your own private online space that stays open 24/7 for you to access.
Be aware though, that working with me isn’t just about endless talking about your feelings.
Your private online room will be packed with resources and practical activities to help you heal and thrive, even when I’m not there! Curious?
Click the button below to find out more.
Ready to deepen your healing journey in person?
Join me for live retreats and sacred gatherings in the heart of wild, beautiful Spain.
I hold a variety of spaces from weekly sacred circles that last from 90 minutes to a whole day.
Or if you feel you need a real break from your life, come and stay for a few days in Spain and come to one of my healing retreats, it’s up to you!
My work isn’t like therapy and counseling as you may know it. I make no secret of the fact that I stand at the crossroads where Spirit, Science, Nature and Magick meet.
My therapy room is the great outdoors and our sacred work together will take place
⛰️ in the mountains,
🌳 🌳 🌳on a walk in the woods
🌊🌴or whilst dipping our toes in the Mediterranean sea.
Relax, breathe and reconnect with yourself and Mother Nature. Experience her healing magick.
This is an adventure that will nurture your Soul and has all the ingredients you need to help you to ditch the black dog of depression.
I also offer practical workshops on how to make changes that can help you detoxify your life so you can feel healthy, happy and whole.
Click the button below for more details.
I’m adding new products and services to my store, Magia de Gaia, every week.
I don’t just create products that help people to ditch the black dog of depression, I have a whole suite of magickal and therapeutic products and services in my store.
You’ll find:
🎴 Therapeutic Tarot Card Readings;
✨ Spells, Rituals and Talismans;
🌠 Tickets for Live Events – online and in Spain;
🌌 Sacred Energy Healing Sessions;
and much more to help you heal and thrive as if by magick!
What do people say about working with Maria?
This is typically the space where most peopIe ask you to sign up for their newsletter.
But I know that when you're depressed the last thing you need is loads of emails you'll never read clogging up your inbox.
Yes, you need tips, tools, and suggestions, but you also need to feel seen and heard by people who understand you.
This is my invitation to you to come join me in the Black Dog Café for a chat. All you have to do is bring yourself and your favourite drink!
The café is a little bit different than the typical online groups you might have seen before, and it's perfectly ok if you only want to lurk at first!
