Samantha Elle
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A lil quirky, a lot of heart, and a fierce passion to help other women come home to themselves.
Heyyy, I’m Sam
I'm so glad you're here. ♡
I'm a mum of two living on the Gold Coast, Australia, and if you've followed me for a little while, you'll probably know I'm someone who shares life exactly as it is. The beautiful moments, the messy ones, the healing, the motherhood chaos, the deep thoughts that randomly pop into my head while folding washing... it's all welcome here.
For as long as I can remember, I've always felt a little out of place. I couldn't quite understand why life sometimes felt louder for me than it seemed to for everyone else. I cared deeply about people, I loved helping them, but I often found myself completely losing who I was in the process.
In my early thirties, I was diagnosed with ADHD and CPTSD. It was a surprise, but if I'm honest, it also felt like one of the biggest exhale moments of my life. Suddenly so many pieces of my story made sense. Instead of wondering what was "wrong" with me, I became curious about who I really was underneath all the survival.
That curiosity completely changed my life.
I started therapy, discovered meditation, journaling, sound baths and yin yoga, and slowly began learning how to regulate my nervous system instead of constantly living in survival mode. There wasn't one magical moment where everything changed overnight, but over time, I realised healing wasn't about becoming somebody new. It was about coming home to the person I'd always been.
Then motherhood changed everything.
Motherhood deepened that journey in ways I never expected.
After my second baby was born, I reached a level of burnout I didn't even know was possible. I loved my children more than anything, but somewhere along the way I'd completely disappeared inside motherhood. I remember looking around and thinking, something has to change.
So I closed my business.
I spent six precious months at home with my children before my eldest started Prep, and for the first time in years I allowed myself to slow down without feeling guilty for it.
Around that time I also started ADHD medication and antidepressants. Looking back now, I realise so many of the stories I'd carried about medication were never actually mine. They were beliefs I'd picked up somewhere along the way. Choosing to let those go became another part of my healing, and I'm so grateful I did.
As I was healing my own inner child, I was also raising my children, and somewhere in amongst those ordinary little days, a lightbulb moment appeared.
I've always wanted to help women.
I've always had a fierce passion for helping women. Looking back, I think it's always been part of who I am. Whether it was friends, family, work colleagues or strangers online, I've always been drawn to creating spaces where women feel seen, understood and a little less alone.
I knew I wanted to understand people more deeply, so I became a certified Life Coach. If I'm honest, it was partly to see whether my wonderfully busy ADHD brain could even handle studying again after almost twenty years.
Turns out... it could. I absolutely loved it, and before long I'd enrolled in my Advanced Certificate in Psychology and Counselling because I simply couldn't stop learning.
Then came the little idea that became Resiliently.
Around the same time, another little idea started forming.
Years earlier I'd had an Instagram account where I'd shared affirmations, little reminders and words that made people feel seen. Life became busy, motherhood happened, and I'd completely forgotten about it.
Then one day after having my children, I went looking for an app that would send me beautiful affirmations to my lock screen every morning. I wanted something gentle. Something affordable. Something designed for women like me.
I couldn't find it. So I decided to build it.
The funny part is... I had absolutely no idea how.
I taught myself everything from scratch, and what started as one tiny little idea slowly became Resiliently.
I wrote hundreds of daily affirmations from my own heart because I believe every woman deserves to start her day with words that remind her who she is. Making those affirmations free was never something I questioned. I wanted every woman, regardless of where she was financially, to have access to that little moment of encouragement each morning.
As my studies continued, Resiliently grew alongside me. I created guided meditations, daily journals for women like me who always bought beautiful journals but never knew where to begin, and self-paced courses that gently blend psychology, lived experience and practical tools.
None of it was ever designed to replace therapy. In fact, I love therapy and still believe it's one of the greatest gifts I've ever given myself. My hope is simply that Resiliently can be a place women visit between appointments, at 10pm after the kids are finally asleep, or during those seasons when they're just looking for somewhere safe to land.
And lately…
Outside of all of that, I'm just a regular woman who is still figuring life out.
I'm slowly renovating our dream family home with my incredibly patient partner. I laugh far too hard at dumb humour, cry at almost everything, have way too many tabs open in my brain at any given moment (and on my laptop haha), and have a very deep love for slow mornings, beautiful coffee, fresh flowers and creating spaces that feel calm.
I have huge empathy for people... but please don't surprise me with a hug. 😂
More than anything, I hope this little corner of the internet feels like a place where you can simply be yourself. No pretending. No pressure to have it all figured out. Just gentle encouragement to take one small step towards yourself each day.
I'm so grateful you're here.
♡ Samantha
I am a Certified Level 1 Life Coach, not a licensed therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist. My courses, meditations, journals, affirmations, social media content and other resources are designed to support personal growth, emotional resilience, and self-discovery, but they are not a replacement for professional mental health care.
If you ever need support beyond what I can provide, please reach out for professional help:
Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 | beyondblue.org.au
Suicide Callback Service: 1300 659 467 | suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 | kidshelpline.com.au
You are never alone, there is always help and hope available.
A gentle note.
