By the time Pure Heart Centre was officially named in 2012, the work behind it had already been growing quietly through Moira’s life for many years.

Growing up in a challenging environment; long before her mother left when she was nine; home was already shaped by anger, conflict and alcoholism.

As a highly sensitive, intelligent child, the way she learnt to cope was to close off parts of her heart to survive and just keep going.

As she moved into adulthood and then into single motherhood, life didn’t follow a tidy spiritual path. Her healing began because it needed to.

Through relationships, responsibilities and turning points — her heart began to gently open again. Along the way, she met healers and teachers who recognised her gifts & sensitivity. Before she ever began holding space for others, she had to learn what it was like to sit in the client’s chair and be held herself.

Moira started in the most practical way she could: by converting her garage into a small healing room. While raising her three daughters, she sat with people in that space—listening to stories of stress, grief, addiction, responsibility and quiet longing for change. Session by session, a clear vision took shape: a grounded, heart‑led way of supporting people to come back to themselves through their emotions, their consciousness and their everyday choices.

By the time Pure Heart Centre received its name in 2012, that vision already had roots. Naming it was less about launching something new and more about recognising what had been naturally unfolding in life, work and family.

As Pure Heart Centre evolved, each of her daughters found their own way of being part of the story. Danielle, the eldest—deeply intelligent, clear‑thinking and now a PhD‑trained chemist in Adelaide—has always brought questions and a grounded perspective. Laura began weaving her natural sensitivity and intuition into the space, eventually stepping into her own path as an intuitive therapist, psychic & support worker. Jess expressed the same heart through creativity and experience, co‑creating women’s circles through "Create, Live, Grow" and later birthing "Events with Heart" (@events_with_heart), coordinating weddings and gatherings that carry the same intention of people feeling held, real and connected.

In time, Aknes came into Moira’s life in a way that felt like divine intervention. Their paths crossed in 2016-2017, and since then have walked through many seasons together. Aknes has been a trusted support, and her blend of science, sound and structure has helped give clearer form to what had long been carried in vision.

Since then, the outer expression of Pure Heart has continued to evolve—from a converted garage to retreat spaces to online rooms—but its essence remains the same: a living, growing space dedicated to helping people come back to themselves and explore, in their own way and timing:

What might it look like for you to live and lead a little more from your heart?