“My mum died recently.
I’d already booked a return visit to Red Shoe, to take my friend, because I wanted to share the magic with her.
I didn’t want to go.
In my first Red Shoe, Sarah and Mandy helped me face some of the demons of my past, the result being I tapped into a confidence I didn’t know I had, and which has been transformative.
But this time, I was grieving. Didn’t think anything would shine, everything seeming a bit more dull now she’s gone.
If my mum had one stand out quality that she passed onto me, it was to be there for your friends, at all costs, so I went.
As soon as I got there, the warmth from Mandy confirmed it was exactly the right thing to do, at exactly the right time.
Mandy and Sarah have both been on a journey with me, they’ve been there, encouraging and loving, and to spend time with them was healing.
I felt calm. I felt my mum’s presence. She would have LOVED a Red Shoe, and she would have loved me to enjoy it.
Here are the pictures, in them you see me peaceful, happy, contented. Red Shoe is magic xxx“
