Our Story
Hello and welcome.
I’m Tracey – the founder of Bask, wife, mother of two and importantly a woman
who is once again passionate, energised and excited about life!
Admittedly, if I had written this a little while ago things would read a bit differently and I would have had to add that I was exhausted, lost in the chaos of all the roles I play (as well as what the world thought I should be) and in desperate need of reconnecting with myself and what I love. But I am jumping ahead of myself, let me back up a bit and tell you my story …
Someone asked me the other day where the idea for BASK had come from, what was my ‘why’ and who did I want to help in the doing of it. I surprised even myself as the answer very quickly flashed into my mind as if it had been waiting in the wings desperate for the opportunity to be heard:
BASK is quite simply the result of a decade of deep exhaustion. Exhaustion that led to me taking time out to rest, to reconnect with myself and in doing so uncovering a deep-seated desire to help other women to do the same.
I spent the last 10 years exhausted. The kind of exhaustion where you wake up that way, your bones ache and to get through the day is often a battle. I had just turned 40, been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, was a mum of a little girl that JUST DID NOT SLEEP and I had simply lost my mojo and zest for life!
Very few people knew that about me – I hid it well. I am a complete over achiever – someone who has an endless to do list, loves being busy and doesn’t feel life is being lived fully without an exciting (often creative) project on the go. I ran a successful business, renovated and decorated houses, all the while juggling that and motherhood like a pro!
I am pretty sure if you asked those closest to me they will tell you that my superpower is my ability to just get stuff done (oh .. that coupled with my knack for organising and bringing people together who just ‘fit’ … but more on that later).
In amongst the chaos I was always aware of this deep seated ‘knowing’... the little voice inside that whispered to me when I did finally stop at the end of the day. Lying in bed, she whispered softly, suggesting that there had to be a different way, a way to tap into more energy, to feel more alive and enjoy this incredible life that I was creating with my husband Craig and our beautiful children.
As time went on her whisper got louder and more desperate to be heard and I found it harder and harder to ignore. I just knew I had to make some changes, to get off the merry go round and that it was time to spend some time alone, reconnect and remember what is important to me.
In doing so, it was evident that in being “everything to everyone else” I had totally forgotten to invest time in looking after myself and doing the things that I love.
I love reading .. but hadn’t read a book of my own in forever!
I love yoga and meditation .. but neither had become a regular practice for me!
I love spending time with my friends .. but it was often weeks between catch ups with my besties.
I love cooking (the type where you have the kitchen to yourself, turn on your favourite music and spend the afternoon lost in the creation of a dish you have never cooked before) … but even cooking had become a dreaded daily chore where I prepared the quickest, easiest dinner in order to avoid something resembling feeding time at the zoo when the kids rushed through the door!
This had to change – I had to prioritise myself and my happiness so that I could be the best wife .. best mother … quite honestly .. just the best person that I could be!
I absolutely believe that I would not have come to these realisations if I hadn’t made the commitment to take time out of my busy life to be still, to breathe, to stop, to drop back into my body and to allow myself to just be ... to be me again! I was surprised how quickly things changed when I did, it didn’t take much time at all, but as women we so often prioritise others over ourselves and very rarely do we take time out to just BE.
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So there it is - the realisation from which BASK was born – an events business creating bespoke wellness retreats and events for women. A space where women give themselves permission to stop, to be looked after, to rest, to reconnect and just be (with both themselves and like-minded woman) so that they can go back to their lives recharged and reinvigorated to be the best that they can possibly be.
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