Heartbreak Camino

Having recently suffered a heartbreak, loss of home, I was called to walk the Camino, a path to transformation and 780km pilgrimage from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela.

What began as a quiet inner call became a powerful journey back to self. Each day unfolded with simplicity: walk, observe, listen. I let go of plans, timelines, and expectations. I learned to trust the road, and in return, it offered insight, grace, and unexpected beauty. Conversations became mirrors. Signs appeared just when I needed them. The Camino revealed itself as a teacher, not through grand revelations, but through steady repetition, presence, and quiet truths.

I grew used to waking without knowing where I’d sleep that night, and found comfort in that uncertainty. I followed instinct, not itinerary. And in doing so, I found a deeper kind of freedom, the kind that comes from letting go.

In 780 compressed kilometres, I was stripped back to something essential. What remains is a grounded clarity, a steadier sense of self.

The following images are vignettes from that journey, moments of stillness, movement, and light, captured across a landscape rich in meaning and grace.