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Sonya Maree Kok, U8/12 Hampden Street, Kwale (2026)

14/10/2026

Hi beautiful souls 🌻

“Oh, I'll do it my bloody self!”

Gaudy lordy, how many times have I said that!

But here's something I've been noticing about building a life and business after 50.

My head is still bursting with ideas. Things I want to create, places I want to go, brands and pathways I want to develop and bring into existence.

And then my body decides it has other plans!

A hip flare-up. A shoulder flare-up. One of those days when even the simplest things feel harder than they should.

And there's my fiercely independent self, getting frustrated because I can't do everything I want to do.

Please tell me I'm not on my own?

But something interesting has been happening as I've brought my Happy Little Cow Kitchen Experience whisper to life.

I've been sharing unfinished ideas, asking questions and inviting women to be part of the journey.

And I'm discovering that asking for support doesn't mean giving up my quirky independence.

Maybe thriving with unpredictable flare-ups isn't about pushing harder.

Maybe it's about finding different ways to keep creating, with people and systems that support us along the way.

I'm still figuring this one out!

I believe we can thrive in life and business as lone wolves with the right aligned support.

Do you ever feel like, as a lone wolf over 50, your mind has a hundred ideas, but your body has other plans?

I'd love to hear what you've discovered helps you thrive in a world that often expects us to fit the norm.

Share here or send me a DM if you'd prefer.

We're having more conversations like this around the Kitchen Table inside Holistic Freedom Hub. Let me know if you'd like to join us.

Blessings and huge wobbly huggles 💛

Sonya Maree 🌿

13/10/2026

Hey beautiful souls! 🌻

I'm curious.

Have you ever had a new idea and wondered how on earth it would fit into the business you've already built?

That's been on my mind while bringing my Happy Little Cow Kitchen experiences to life.

Over the years, I've started quite a few businesses. Some worked beautifully, some fell flat on their faces, and others were just bloody hard work!

Usually, I'd get a whisper of an idea, feel inspired and jump straight into creating.

But this time, I did something differently.

I started by listening.

I asked questions in our local community, explored what people wanted and researched what was possible.

Then came the branding!

I reckon I've spent around 40 hours developing my little cow mark. Lines too thin, then too thick, and two spelling mistakes I couldn't see for looking at them! Thank goodness Claude spotted those.

I wanted something simple and recognisable that could work on a website, apron, recipe card or fabric.

Then came the brand book, bringing the story, colours, patterns and messaging together.

Now I'm creating its digital home and connecting the pieces.

And here's what I've learned.

You don't necessarily need another business every time a new idea comes along.

Sometimes you need to work out what belongs together, give each idea its own identity and create a home that connects everything.

Happy Little Cow Kitchen has its own brand, but it belongs within my existing business, Sonya Maree Kok.

One business. Multiple brands. A place for your ideas to belong.

That's what I love about being a brand designer and ecosystem builder. Helping women untangle their ideas and see how everything fits.

And I'm still learning as I go!

Oh, and René, Mum and I went to Spotlight today to choose fabric for aprons and tea towels for our first cooking experience!

I'll pop the samples in the comments. Which one do you love?

Tomorrow night, I'll reveal our choice in my Stories!

Blessings and huge wobbly huggles, because I reckon they're the best.

Sonya Maree 🌻

Peace out, friends! ✌️

12/10/2026

Hey beautiful soul 🌻

My dad used to say, “Fish have s*x in water. I don't drink water.”

And for a long time, I wasn't much of a water drinker either!

I didn't like the taste. Sometimes it tasted metallic, and I'd much rather have a fizzy drink or a sweet cup of tea.

Water was just water, wasn't it?

So if you'd told me years ago that I'd end up researching drinking water, questioning water quality and owning a K8 water ioniser, I probably would have laughed.

But when I was going through a difficult time with my health, I began looking more closely at everyday things. What I was eating. What I was drinking. What we were using around our home.

Then a friend who could see me struggling shared some information about water.

I wasn't looking for another business. I wasn't even looking for a machine for the kitchen bench.

But I was curious enough to listen, ask questions and start doing my own research.

And down the rabbit hole I went!

It's funny, really. Something I'd barely given a second thought to became something I wanted to understand.

And the more questions I asked, the more I realised how much I didn't know.

That's where this part of my clean living water story really began.

Over the coming weeks, I'll share what I questioned, what I discovered and how René and I eventually made our decision to bring ionised water into our everyday lives.

There's a lot more to this story than a machine on the kitchen bench.

If you're curious about the water we use at home, you'll find The Water We Use At Home at sonyamareekok.com

Or comment WATER below, or DM me WATER, and I'll happily send you the details. If you comment, I may ask you to message me first so I can share the link.

And tell me, have you always enjoyed drinking water, or did you have to learn to love it too?

With blessings and huge wobbly huggles, Sonya Maree 🌻

11/10/2026

It Took Three Times. (Part 1)

I've been digging through old photographs from our Torquay days, and wow, the memories they've brought back!

I'm writing a story in twelve chapters about a journey that took René and me in directions we never expected. And I thought I'd share little pieces of it along the way.

It's a story about life, choices, water, business and the people we've met.

But it starts with me saying no.

Twice!

Back in 2018, I was running my photography business in Torquay, Victoria.

I absolutely loved creating beautiful experiences for women. The styling, the photography, the laughter and watching someone see herself differently through my camera lens.

But behind the scenes, I was exhausted.

Some days I could barely manage the stairs.

René was working long hours in a quarry, and we were both dreaming of a different way of living.

Around that time, he came across a couple travelling Australia in a caravan and working online.

He thought it sounded bloody awesome!

And because I already had a business, he figured I could do the online side of things.

Well, I wasn't having a bar of it!

The last thing I wanted was another business.

So when he suggested we get on a call, I said no.

A very definite no!

Then a lovely woman named Nikki came to me for a branding photoshoot.

We spent a fun day taking photographs, laughing and playing down at the beach.

She had these beautiful butterfly-like cape wings and water bottles with the word Kangen on them.

I had no idea what that meant!

She told me a little about what she was doing and thought I'd be really good at it.

I was curious enough to ask for some information, but I never followed it up.

Twice it had crossed my path, and twice I'd carried on with life.

Then came the third time, when we were living in Tasmania.

Only this time, the conversation wasn't about another business.

It was about water.

And for reasons I'll share as this story unfolds, I was finally ready to listen.

Which is rather funny, because I barely drank the bloody stuff!

And that's where the next part of my story begins.

Have you ever had something cross your path more than once before you finally paid attention to it?

10/10/2026

Still on the road to Gaia Grove Sanctuary 🌿

I wonder what was going through this little girl's mind.

I think I was about five here. I don't remember having this photo taken, and I certainly don't look too impressed!

But I remember what I was like growing up.

A tomboy through and through. Give me motorbikes, Tonka trucks and quarries to play in. Barbie dolls and pretty dresses weren't my thing.

I was stubborn, independent and knew what I wanted. Mum used to say, “You've got to be more tactful, Sonya. You're too blunt.”

And if someone was being picked on, I wasn't one to stand quietly by. I've always had a soft spot for the underdog, especially animals, children and older people.

Growing up, I often felt different, like I didn't quite fit in.

And here I am, all these years later, still doing things a little differently!

After more than three and a half years away from family, René and I came back to Tasmania in December 2025 to surprise Mum for her 80th birthday.

And we've been based in northwest Tasmania ever since!

It's been lovely being back in my home state, spending time with Mum and being close to family again.

We're still living in Stella, enjoying day trips and weekends away, cooking, learning and building our businesses.

And we're still working towards Gaia Grove Sanctuary, our dream of a place with gardens, animals, good food, creativity, community and room to breathe.

We're not there yet. We're still on the journey.

Some days I wonder whether I'm making life more complicated than it needs to be!

But maybe I've always needed a little freedom to explore, create and find my own way.

Maybe that little girl with a mind of her own is still very much here. Just a few years older, with a few more stories to tell!

And speaking of stories, this not so little girl is rather excited because her hubby is flying in tonight! 💛

After all these years, it's still those little moments that make me smile.

Were you a bit of a rebel growing up, or did you prefer to follow the rules? I'd love to know!

Feel free to follow our Stories for the everyday behind the scenes moments. Life on the road, cooking, exploring and slowly bringing our dreams to life.

09/10/2026

You know what I love about cooking?

That moment when someone takes their first bite, looks up and says, “Oh wow, that's actually really good!”

Especially when they weren't quite sure what to expect from a plant-based meal.

Because food isn't just about what we put on our plates.

It's about trying something new, sharing a laugh, getting a little messy in the kitchen and sitting down together to enjoy what we've created.

And I reckon we could all do with a little more of that.

That's the kind of experience I want to create with Happy Little Cow Kitchen.

A small gathering, plenty of hands-on vegan cooking, a few tricks to take home and, of course, some bloody good food.

You don't need to be an experienced cook. Just bring your curiosity and an appetite.

I'm gathering interest for my first Beyond Steamed Vegetables hands-on plant-based cooking workshop here in North West Tasmania.

If you'd love to hear more, comment HAPPY and I'll send you the details.

From my kitchen to yours, Sonya Maree 🌿

08/10/2026

So many bloody good ideas. Which one do I do first? Oh lordy. Here comes another one.

Do you ever feel like you've got so many brilliant ideas for your business that you don't know where to start?

You can see the potential in every single one of them. And that's what makes choosing so bloody hard.

I was talking about this with my girlfriends last night, and I said it's a bit like renovating a house.

You might have wonderful ideas for every room, but you can't renovate the whole house at once. At some point, you've got to decide which room you're starting with.

And I think our businesses can be a lot like that.

We get excited about everything we could create, and before we know it, we're doing a little bit of everything without really moving anything forward.

But there's another part to this.

Just because an idea is brilliant doesn't mean you've got the time, money, energy or capacity to carry it right now.

And that doesn't make it a bad idea. It might simply mean it's not the one to work on first.

That's exactly the kind of thing I've been helping women work through in my Freedom Flow Strategy Calls.

We get those ideas out of your head, look at the bigger picture, and work out what matters now, what can wait and what you can realistically carry alongside the rest of your life.

Because sometimes you don't need another brilliant idea.

You just need to know which one you're going to do something with. 🌿

I've got three Freedom Flow Strategy Call spaces available next week at $297 AUD for a 60-minute session.

If you're ready to get clear on what comes next, message me FLOW.

Blessings and huge wobbly huggles, because I reckon they're the best.

Sonya Maree 🌿

Peace out, friends. ✌️

07/10/2026

Come a little closer to the fire 🌿

Hello beautiful souls ✌️

Something has been happening lately that I've really loved.

I've had women reach out because they want to be part of the Happy Little Cow Kitchen conversations.

Other women want to learn more about Freedom Tool Suite.

Some are curious about Gaia Grove Sanctuary and everything we're building towards there.

And some simply want to stay connected and be a little closer to the fire.

I understand that.

I share regularly here on social media, and I love the conversations that happen here.

But I've realised I want somewhere we can go a little deeper.

That's what I want Holistic Freedom Hub to become.

It's our own community space away from the noise of social media.

We can talk about business and Freedom Tool Suite.

We can talk about food, cooking and Happy Little Cow Kitchen.

We can talk about clean living, Soulful Wealth and the road to Gaia Grove Sanctuary.

And we can talk about life.

Because all of those things belong in the same world for me.

I don't want to build another place where I broadcast at people.

I want somewhere we can actually get to know each other.

Somewhere we can ask questions, share what we're learning and have the conversations that don't always fit neatly into a social media post.

I've started showing up in there again every Wednesday.

Sometimes I'll share something.

Sometimes I'll ask a question.

And sometimes I might just jump on live and have a chat.

I want it to grow through the conversations we have together.

So I'm curious.

What do you wish women talked about more openly when we're building businesses online?

I'd really love to hear what you think.

Blessings and huge wobbly huggles because I think they're the best.

Sonya Maree 🌿

06/10/2026

Having lots of ideas isn't necessarily the problem.

Not knowing which ideas belong together, which ones deserve your attention now, and which ones can safely wait is where things can get bloody messy.

And I've been seeing this over and over again in the women I've been working with.

They're not short of ideas.

They have offers, skills, things they've already started, things they want to create and often more than one direction their business could take.

What they need isn't someone immediately telling them to build another website, buy another piece of software or squeeze everything into one neat little box.

They need to see the whole picture first.

That's becoming a really important part of the work I do through a Freedom Flow Strategy Call.

We get what's in your head out where we can see it.

We look at what belongs together.

We work out what's actually alive now.

And within 48 hours, you receive a visual map package showing what we've uncovered and where you're going next.

Because I don't believe in prescribing the plaster before we've taken the x-ray.

If you've got lots of ideas and you're struggling to see how they all fit together, that's exactly the kind of thing we can untangle in a Freedom Flow Strategy Call.

60 minutes | $297 AUD

Send me a message if you'd like to know more.

Sonya Maree Kok

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