Celebration Alchemy

A more joyful way to live, gather and create moments that matter

 When Celebration Stops Feeling Light

Celebration has always helped us mark change, honour effort, grieve loss and connect. At its core, it is meant to restore us.

Over time, our relationship with celebration has shifted. Pressure, expectation and comparison arrive before joy.

This is the starting point for Celebration Alchemy.

This is more than a book about celebration.
It’s an invitation to live with presence, connection and joy.

Celebration Alchemy offers a grounded, intentional and deeply human approach to celebration.

Rather than something occasional or something to “get right,” celebration becomes a living practice. A way of relating to moments, people and life with more awareness, appreciation and connection.

Drawing from lived experience, psychology and practical insight, this book doesn’t ask you to change who you are or add more to your life. It helps you relate differently to what’s already here.

This isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about reconnecting with what nourishes us as humans: joy, connection and wellbeing.

What This Book Offers

What's Inside

 Life Mixology

Understanding Your Inner Mix

Explore the #MixNotFix philosophy. Learn how your beliefs, emotions and patterns shape your experience, and how to move from autopilot into clarity, choice and presence.

#MixNotFIx

Celebration Alchemistry

Intentional Design for Gatherings

For hosts, leaders and organisers. Learn to design gatherings that honour energy, intention and human connection, using intuitive and practical frameworks including the SPARK Synergy Framework.

#FizzByDesign



Celebration Alchemy

Everyday Moments & Shared Experience

Bringing celebration into daily life through simple, intentional practices. Ordinary moments become more spacious and meaningful, while shared experiences are shaped with greater awareness. #MakingMomentsMatter

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POWER

The Four Promises

Conscious energy brings clarity and choice

PLEASURE

Joy returns through appreciation
 

POSSIBILITY

Presence deepens connection and opens doors

PURPOSE

Intention creates meaning and magic

At the heart of Celebration Alchemy are four fundamental truths: your energy matters, joy is your birthright, connection is essential and intention creates meaning. When lived, they shape how life feels and how we show up.

This book is for you if:

 You want more presence and joy in everyday life

 Celebration feels pressured instead of nourishing

You host or organise gatherings that matter

 You’re a leader or event professional seeking depth, not just delivery

You’ve experienced loss and want a gentle way back to joy

You value grounded psychology over hype

What You’ll Take Away

Greater self-awareness and choice

A grounded reconnection with joy

More meaningful shared experiences

Everyday moments that feel more alive

Clear frameworks for designing gatherings

Permission to live and create with intention

This is more than a book about celebration.
It’s an invitation to live with presence, connection and joy.

most frequently asked

questions and answers

1. Is this book practical or reflective?


2.  Is this a self-help book?

3. Is this suitable if I’ve experienced grief or loss?

4.  Is this book for everyday life or professional practice?


5. How is this book different from other books on joy or wellbeing?

Both. It blends grounded psychology, lived insight and practical application, without turning life into another project.

Not in the traditional sense. It’s not about fixing yourself, but understanding how presence, energy and intention shape experience.

Yes. The book is written with care for the full human experience and offers a gentle path back to meaning and aliveness.

Both.
This book is written for anyone who wants life and shared moments to feel more meaningful and nourishing. Event professionals and leaders may find particular resonance in the later sections, but the core insights are relevant to everyday life, relationships and personal milestones.

Celebration Alchemy doesn’t chase positivity or quick fixes.

It approaches joy through appreciation, presence and intention, grounded in lived
experience and psychology. Rather than adding more to your life, it helps you relate
differently to what’s already there.

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Celebration Alchemy will be available in:
Paperback • eBook

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