The family bat

The family bat

by | Jan 29, 2016 | Becoming Alice, Ecology, Family skeletons

My mother, Susan Bulmer, has a bat named after her. Bulmer’s Fruit Bat, Aproteles bulmerae. It’s a giant fruit bat from the remote highlands of New Guinea. And it used to be extinct, but probably isn’t. As a young woman, before she was tied down with children,...

How it works

by | Dec 1, 2022

How it works How to find your own unique solution: You’ve been looking for external solutions, when the world doesn’t currently value mid-life women. You’ve been waiting for someone to give you the chance, to show you the way. You’ve been trying to make sure everyone...

Is this you?

by | Dec 1, 2022

 Is this you? You know it’s time for your talents to bloom. But all your energy is being taken up by other things: family, work, community and more. You know it’s your turn, but you don’t know how to get going. You’re feeling like you haven’t yet achieved what...
Name dropping

Name dropping

by | Mar 30, 2022 | Becoming Alice, Family skeletons, Personal power, Storytelling

Names hold power. Our personal names are vectors, co-ordinates by which we locate ourselves in time and space, relationships, culture and more. I’m still bearing the names I was given at birth: Alice Mary Bulmer. It’s not a very harmonious collection of names. For...

Music path life coaching

by | Nov 10, 2021

Music path life coaching You know that for you, music is a piece of your soul purpose, the work you came here to do in this life. But you’ve struggled to find a musical niche that fits your unique talents and doesn’t lead to burnout. Your musical space in the world....