About Me

Hi, I'm Romy.

Six years ago, my life looked very different.

I was working in a management role within a government organisation, doing work that I genuinely cared about. I loved the people I worked with and I loved being part of something that supported others.

But over time, I began to feel like something was missing.

I could see incredible people trying their best, yet I also saw how easily people could become overwhelmed, exhausted and unsupported. I wanted to help, but more and more I found myself feeling like I was working within a system that wasn’t always able to care for the people it was designed to serve—or the people working inside it.

Then life became heavier.

COVID arrived.

The pressures of work intensified.

At the same time, I was walking alongside two of the people I loved most as my mum and my dad were nearing the end of their lives.

Like many people, I kept going.

Until one day…

I couldn’t.

I sat down at my computer, looked at the screen, and realised I couldn’t even bring myself to log in.

It wasn’t because I didn’t care.

It was because I had nothing left to give.

The question that changed everything

That moment became one of the greatest gifts of my life.

Not because it was easy…

But because it forced me to ask a question I had been avoiding for a long time.

“Is this really how I want to live?”

I didn’t know what came next.

I just knew that if I wanted my life to change, I had to do something different.

So I gave myself permission to explore.

Finding my way back through creativity

As I searched for a way forward, I found myself returning to something I had loved as a child.

Art had always been part of my life.

But somewhere along the way, I had convinced myself that art belonged to people with talent, qualifications or formal training—not people like me.

When I eventually picked up a paintbrush again, I wasn’t trying to become an artist.

I was trying to find myself.

What surprised me most wasn’t the artwork I created.

It was what happened while I was creating it.

For the first time in a long time, my mind became quiet.

I found space to breathe.

To reflect.

To process.

To simply be.

That’s when I realised something profound.

Art wasn’t healing me because I was making beautiful paintings.

It was helping me because it gave me permission to slow down and reconnect with myself.

A new path

I later completed a Diploma of Holistic Creative Art Therapy—not because I wanted to become a professional artist, but because I wanted to understand why creativity had such a powerful impact on my own wellbeing.

The more I learned, the more convinced I became that everyone deserved to experience this.

Not because everyone needs to become an artist.

But because everyone deserves a space where they can feel safe enough to reconnect with themselves.

That belief became The Art of Loving Kindness.

The leap of faith

Leaving the security of a 9-to-5 job to create something from my heart was the biggest leap of faith I’ve ever taken.

To be honest, I had no idea what I was doing.

But I trusted one thing.

If nothing changed… nothing would change.

Today

Today, The Art of Loving Kindness has grown far beyond what I ever imagined.

Yes, we use creativity.

But we are not really about making art.

We are about creating experiences that help people reconnect with themselves, with others and with what matters most.

Whether that happens through intuitive art, women’s circles, retreats, sound healing or simply sharing a conversation over a cup of tea, my hope is always the same.

That you leave feeling lighter than when you arrived.

Because sometimes the greatest masterpiece we create…

Is the life we choose to live.

Whether we meet through a workshop, retreat, private session or simply over a cup of tea, I hope you’ll find a space where you can slow down, reconnect with yourself and leave feeling just a little lighter than when you arrived.

I look forward to welcoming you.

Romy
Founder, The Art of Loving Kindness