They Can Never Take Your Crown

If you’ve been reading my blogs or following me for a while, you’ll know that Bali holds a very sacred place in my life.

For years, it has been my space of healing. A place to step away from Perth during some of the most testing times of my life including navigating a PTSD diagnosis.

It has been where I’ve honoured family members who have passed, sitting at their favourite beaches, connecting with local healers, finding solace and clarity.

In more recent years, Bali has also held me through some of the most painful chapters of my life:

Betrayal, slander, fractured relationships, and difficult dynamics that required strength I didn’t know I had. And it was there, sitting with a High Priestess in Ubud, that I was given a sentence I will never forget.

“Phoebe, they can never take away your crown.”

She said this after sharing her own story, how she was removed from her village and isolated from her craft after marrying a Westerner instead of a Balinese man. Her power was questioned. Her belonging was challenged. Her path was scrutinised.

Yet her crown remained.

What she was explaining to me then, only really resonated and became clear to me this year: No matter how many people try to chip away at your confidence, question your integrity, distort your narrative, or pull you off the path that feels true, they cannot take what is inherently yours.

Your truth.

Your calling.

Your integrity.

Your crown.

When people attack, criticise, undermine, or attempt to cross boundaries, it often reflects their discomfort, not your inadequacy.

And over the past few years, as challenging as they have been, I have learned this deeply: if you continue to respect your inner calling, what brings you joy, what feels aligned, what your soul knows is right that path will prevail.

It may not be easy. It may not be comfortable. It may require humility, resilience, and endurance.

But it will always remain yours.

Spiritually, there is a belief that those who endure external pressure while maintaining integrity are rewarded not necessarily in applause or validation  but in alignment, abundance, and inner power.

And that is something no one can take.

This Months Focus: Listening to Your Inner Truth

So often we abandon ourselves.

We soften our boundaries.

We silence our voice.

We override our intuition.

And then we wonder why we feel disconnected, resentful, or lost.

Throughout March, I’ll be sharing content on:

• Rebuilding self-trust

• Strengthening boundaries

• Speaking up and being heard

• Self-advocacy and effective communication

• The cost of abandoning your inner voice

This isn’t about becoming louder.It’s about becoming clearer.

Not harder.Just more honest.

So this month, I invite you to sit in your heart space and ask:

What lights me up?

What feels true?

Where am I abandoning myself?

Where do I need to stand firmer?

It doesn’t have to be a grand life purpose.It can be small.Quiet.Personal.

But it must be yours.

Because they can never take your crown, unless you hand it over.

With love,

Phoebe