It’s within that shift that Sophie has built her life, moving away from the energy of music and dance into something more gentle, shaped by family, work and raising her three kids here.

Sophie grew up in Shropshire, moving between small towns before leaving for London at seventeen. Life there made sense on paper. Structured. Predictable. But something never quite landed. Her first visit to Ibiza changed that completely. “I just knew I wanted to come back. The music, the people, the energy… everything about it.” It wasn’t something she overthought.

“I just knew I wanted to be here. I wanted to make a life here.”

What began as a holiday quickly turned into something instinctive, and not long after she found herself back, this time not just to visit, but to stay. Her early years here were shaped by music. She arrived with a clear intention to dance. “I always thought, I’m going to dance in Ibiza. It was on my wish list. And then I did it.” Nights blurred into late mornings, days into something looser, more open. She worked across Pacha and Amnesia, immersed in the Ibiza party scene, while slowly finding her doorway into the music industry through IMS.

“I remember thinking, this is what I want to do. I need to figure out how I can stay here.”

In London, she’d felt like she was trying to fit into something already defined. Here, there was more space. More room to shape a life that actually felt like her. Over time, things shifted. Or maybe she did. The intensity of those early seasons softened, and life began to take a different shape. Motherhood changed everything. Today, Sophie is raising three kids here, all born on the island, and her days move between school runs, work, and time spent outdoors. “There’s a community here that I don’t think I would have ever had if I was in the UK.” Ibiza, for her, isn’t the version people imagine.

“It’s so safe here. Especially in the winter. It’s just… a different way of living.”

Kids grow up outside, moving between home, beach and friends, and over time it becomes normal without you really thinking about it. Raising kids here holds both sides of it. There’s the beauty, but also the reality. “It’s not always easy living here. Work is seasonal, and you don’t always have that security.” Over time, she’s built her own path, shaping work around her life now. Her kids are growing up surrounded by different cultures, different languages and different ways of living, and that’s shaped what matters most to her. “I just hope my children are kind. More than anything, I want them to accept people from every walk of life and treat everyone the same.” Being welcomed here herself has stayed with her. “We came here not being from here, and people accepted us. So it’s important that we do the same for others.” There’s also that awareness that sits quietly underneath it all. “I hope they appreciate how lucky they are, growing up by the sea, in a place like this.” It’s something she notices in the everyday moments.

“You can be at the beach after school, the kids running around with their friends, and you just think… people save all year to experience this, and this is our normal.”

Those are the moments that stay. Music still runs through everything. It’s part of why she came, and something she hopes her kids carry with them too. “I hope they keep that love of music, that freedom to dance and just be themselves.” For her, Ibiza has always held that.

“You can just be who you are here. You don’t feel judged.”

If the island were teaching her kids anything, she feels it would be simple. “To live in the present. To explore. To be adventurous. To accept everybody. To not judge others.” It’s not something that’s said out loud. It’s just there, in the way life unfolds, in the people they meet and in the space they’re given to grow. Sophie’s work now sits within that life. She is the founder of Little Treats Ibiza and co-founder of Tiny Ravers, and runs Paintpots arts and crafts workshops and children’s events. She’s recently co-founded a new venture, Sithappy, a trusted and verified childcare on demand platform for Ibiza and Formentera, with plans to expand to the mainland next year.

“I’ve always wanted to enjoy what I do. It’s never just been about earning money. It’s about loving my job.”

Giving back is something that matters to her. “I’m a huge believer in helping those less fortunate in any way I can.” For the past six years, Sophie has helped raise money for the local children’s home, making sure every child has a Christmas gift, and through Tiny Ravers, a percentage of profits goes to charities. Some of her favourite memories are the simplest ones. 

“After school, taking them to the beach and just letting them play… those are the moments I hope they remember.” 

There’s a freedom in that which feels very Ibiza.  “In the UK, you’d probably go home, it’s raining, you watch TV. Here, they can just be outside, with their friends, by the sea.” The community is what holds everything together. “You can walk down the street and bump into people you know. If you need help, you can usually find it.” It’s something she’s felt time and again. Even in moments where she’s thought about leaving, that feeling has brought her back.

“I’ve thought about moving to the mainland before, but every time I go, I just think… no. This isn’t Ibiza. I’d feel lonely.”

Looking ahead, she hopes the island can hold on to what makes it feel this way. “I just hope it stays available to everyone. Not just people with huge amounts of money.” There’s a quiet concern there, particularly around housing and how the island is changing.

“It’s not an easy place to live, but we love it. This is our home.”

What matters most is that Ibiza remains a place where people can continue to build a life, not just pass through it For Sophie, Ibiza has never been just one version of itself. “You can come here for the music, then have a family here… you can go through everything in one place.” It’s something she hasn’t found anywhere else. Now, it’s simply where her kids are growing up, and where she hopes they’ll always feel they can return to. “I just want them to know that this is home, and that they can always come back.”