Who are we?
We are what you need us to be
Welcome to SOUL.FULL GRACE, where we specialise in handcrafted coconut soy candles with inspirational affirmations that guide individuals towards self-development, gratitude and growth. Our mission is to create products that inspire and uplift, helping you to create a sacred space for reflection and connection on your journey to becoming your best self. Each candle is carefully designed to bring light, love, and positive energy into your life.
Our double wick, coconut soy candles have been handcrafted with ingredients sourced here in Australia, chosen with care and your health and home in mind. We take pride in creating high-quality products with no additives, no nasties such as paraffin, and only use natural wax.
We are what you need us to be in order to help guide you to being the best version of yourself. Your higher self. We are the hand of help that you need to reach for. We are the encouragement you need, the love that you need, the support that you need. We are whatever you need us to be. We are yours.
Our founding story
Becoming a mother has taught me so much about myself. I found my motherly instincts come naturally and gracefully to me, not that the role is exactly graceful!
Motherhood and parenting is a beautiful, soul filling experience but it is also absolutely chaotic at times and some days can be a total shitshow! But I wouldn't change it for a second.
It has taught me so much about myself. My values have changed, what I deem most important has changed, the parts of myself that have been triggered by this new role, I now focus on healing and growing from. It has taught me the type of mother I want to be and the type of role model I want my children to have. It has also shown me how strong and resilient I have become through facing the biggest challenges emotionally with our youngest daughter's health.
On the chaotic shitshow days I am trying to be mindful in order to still show up, gentle parent, be the best mother I can be, because at the end of the day, I can't just clock off when I'm too overstimulated, say I'm too tired, shut shop and dust my hands of the tough shit. I've got to power through, say I can do this, because I've gotten through the "woe is me" mindset before. We have to keep showing up for our children because they need their parents.
I learnt so much as a first time mum, navigating newborn life with severe hip dysplasia, colic, never ending sleep regressions and now the wonderful chaos of parenting a threenager! But it's becoming a second time mum of our youngest daughter who has truely shown me how resilient I am. With the newborn stage just as challenging as our first, followed by health concerns, 13 hours in resus in ED, a week as an inpatient and now a permanent outpatient of the Royal Children's Hospital, a genetic bonemarrow condition diagnosis, and another hip dysplasia diagnosis on top of that. The strength of our little fighter of a daughter is inspiring. I've learnt to surrender through all the challenges, all the worry, the stress, the anxiety of what may be. I've learnt to focus on the positives more and to trust that this is the journey I am meant to be on.
I can see the days that need more nurturing, need to be taken slower and really listen and see what myself and my child needs. And I now know those days are okay to have.
Parenting is wild but also beautiful. It's not always easy and I wanted to create something that helps remind myself and others that no matter what journey you are on, you are not alone and we can do it together.
Alison Toohey
Founder & Creative Director