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No Mud, No Lotus
Turning suffering into meaning without bypassing the hard bit.
Why spiritual polish can get in the way, and what an honest practice looks like in ordinary life, drawing from Sarah's lived story and grounded spiritual practice.
Muddy LotusPress · Vol. I · 2026Aotearoa, New Zealand
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We answer thoughtful press and speaking inquiries within five business days. Include the audience, format, timing, and the question you’d like Sarah to actually answer.
Press kit · summary
Sarah Walker
Founder · one-to-one coach · spiritual practitioner · writer
- Response timeFive business days · info@muddylotus.guru
- LocationAotearoa New Zealand · remote by conversation
- FormatsInterview · podcast · keynote · workshop · panel
- Best fitWellbeing · anxiety · spirituality · self-trust
copy deck · v1.0· · ·updated · 2026·05
Speaking topics
Five questions Sarah actually wants to answer.
Talks are written, not pulled off a shelf. The framing below is a starting point; the final shape is built around your audience and the question that needs the air.
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Self-Trust After the Hard Chapter
Boundaries, courage, and finding your own knowing again.
How difficult chapters can separate us from our own voice, what it takes to rebuild trust slowly, and why a grounded no can become the beginning of a more honest life.
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Making Peace With Anxiety
What anxiety teaches us when we stop pretending it is only a problem.
Nervous-system literacy in plain English, what most anxiety advice gets wrong, and a working framework for living alongside fear instead of warring with it.
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Women, Power & Self-Trust
Boundaries, intuition, courage, and choosing yourself.
On reclaiming intuition as data, the small no that protects every yes, and a frank account of doing well in rooms that weren’t built for the way women lead.
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Spirituality For Real Life
Guides, loved ones, the universe, and staying practical about it all.
How a lifelong spiritual practice meets neuroscience and positive psychology without bypassing real life, and why the most useful version is also the most ordinary.
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Short bio · 50 words
Sarah Walker is the founder of Muddy Lotus, a New Zealand-based one-to-one practice bringing wellbeing, positive psychology, spiritual work, lived experience, and humour into the slow art of turning mud into meaning.
One-liner
“No mud, no lotus,
and no shortcuts.”
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Does Sarah do podcasts?
Yes, by conversation. Long-form is preferred. Please send a brief, an audience description, timing, and the question you’d most like answered.
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Will Sarah speak about her own story?
Sometimes. Memoir-adjacent material is offered carefully and only inside containers where it can be held well. We will discuss content notes and consent before agreeing.
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Are there speaking fees?
Speaking invitations are considered by conversation. Community, charitable, and education events are especially welcome; share the format, audience, timing, and budget so we can answer simply.
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