Hi. I’m Deanne Love. Welcome.
Counsellor, teacher, artist and lifelong student of the wild intelligence of the body, flow states and dreams.
For over two decades, I’ve been guiding people into movement, creativity and embodied awareness.
These days my work has widened. I collaborate in spaces where people can slow down enough to hear themselves again.
Formally educated in the arts of education and human behaviour (Bachelor of Education & Masters of Counselling).
Approaching my 50th solar return, I am a queer lesbian woman, living in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia with my partner and dog (Sweet Joe di Caprio Moon). Yes, we are both Leo Moons.
I am in healing recovery from breast cancer and a double mastectomy. I am back on the dance floor and very grateful.
What I Love
I love music that moves bodies, collaging my dreams in the collective, long slow mornings with tarot, gathering the astrological charts of my beloveds, floating on bodies of water, queer dancefloors, art as activism, the evolution of depth psychology, watching my garden grow, riding my bike with Sweet Joe in the basket, the curious play of slowing down, getting out of the city I love, courageous humans, ritual as prayer, pleasure as resistance, friends who feel like home, the relief of being in spaces that accept me as I am. There are so many more things for this list.
What I Believe
I believe people don't need fixing; they need to be nourished, cared for and met. I believe change looks different in every body and every mind. I believe slow is not the same as stuck. I believe curiosity heals more than certainty ever could. I believe all parts of you are welcome, even the ones that have been harmed and hidden. I believe our planet and its creatures are not a resource, they are kin. I believe we deserve to be believed, heard and seen. I believe connection and community are potent medicine. I believe art and creativity are healing. I believe the systems that harm are responsible for great pain and dysfunction. I believe rest is not a reward we have to earn. I believe pleasure and grief can live in the same body, the same day. There are so many more things I believe.
