The whole world has been thrown into a very unfamiliar set of circumstances where, if like me you are not a key worker and you are following the guidance, you are staying at home to keep safe,protect others and save lives. And I am sure you will join me in…
What is your dream? I like to ask this question, because everyone is different and all dreams, however big or small are really important. I have always had the same dream; the main one is to live a life where I am happy, simple really! Another part of that is…
When it comes to this time of year we often take a moment to reflect on the year gone by, but when a new decade is looming, I feel that period of reflection is greater. Reflection is a great way to explore what we like and don’t like, what we…
I’m writing this blog, because so often I hear people saying that they don’t feel good enough and as it has been #mentalhealthawarenessday this week, I think now is a good time to talk about it. But firstly, I want you to think about the following questions… What does being…
Yes, I am going there… that place we don’t like to go, because we aren’t sure what we might find, particularly us Brits… Emotions! Society tells us from a very young age; which emotions are acceptable, appropriate and therefore good emotions… and equally which are not acceptable or appropriate and…
This week has been international coaching week, a week where coaching is celebrated around the world. However, I regularly come across people who don’t know what real, powerful coaching is and I think I know the reason. I was listening to an audio book recently and there was a phrase…
This is a big question… and many of us would like to say yes, however, if we really stop to think about it, too often something will stop us and we will politely decline, does this sound familiar? What happens when you politely decline? Even writing about it now, I…
If you follow me and my story, you will know that having a good #LIFEworkbalance is very important to me and I encourage others to do the same. However, towards the end of last year my #LIFEworkbalance, became unbalanced… This happened for a few reasons, all of which I knew…
What is childhood trauma? Childhood trauma can take many forms; whether it be a significant loss, neglect of some kind, bullying, violence, witnessing violence, mental, emotional or physical abuse of any kind, or witnessing abuse of some kind, the sad thing is, this list is by no means exhaustive. Now…
Does that sound like a strange request, that I would like there to be more hoops to jump through and scrutiny when there currently isn’t? It doesn’t to me and I will tell you my reasoning behind it. I have chosen to ensure I am trained, accredited and insured. To…
