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…
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…
Some of you may already know, but life was pretty tough for me growing up, my childhood was not very nice and when I was 16 years old, through no fault of my own, I found myself homeless. I just couldn’t believe it, it knocked me, but I had to…
A lot of the time I hear people say, ‘I can’t do that because …’ and here you can insert any of the many reasons it could go wrong. This is something which also comes up a lot when I am working with my clients. If we are honest with…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I bumble through life thinking that I am in my own little bubble and no one really notices? Maybe this is because I don’t have close family, so I don’t get the regular recognition or encouragement I hear other people get from their…
Finding the good in a bad situation, is this even possible? When things are bad they are bad hey… I am going to assume that we have all had a bad day; days when everything feels like it is going wrong, the world is against you and you just don’t…
Silly question hey, we all know what hobbies are, I am guessing that we have all had them from time to time. What about now? Hobbies are often the first thing to go when we get busy, when work becomes a stress and a strain, or running a business becomes…