As I was walking my dog on the beach the other morning, I met with an older friend of mine and her pooch and we were talking about life in general (as you do at 6.30am) and just how challenging life could be. She was having a tough time managing Read more…
Now I appreciate that not everyone is a football fan or are English and support English football but last night England beat Denmark in the semi finals of the European Championship. Before you discard this post, it’s not all about football! For the England team and their management (and many Read more…
Recently there has been a lot of talk in the press and through various other media channels about the need for self care, I have written about it myself several times and I’m a huge advocate of having a good self care routine built into your lifestyle to help you Read more…
“My husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner needs to step up” – I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard this phrase during a coaching session or chatting with friends. What does that actually mean? Within the context in which it’s discussed, it’s usually during an offload or a rant about that Read more…
“Live the life you love” The words that have sprung out of many life coaching articles, that have leapt up and punched me in the face from lots of coaching related websites and I have to hold my hand up right now and say…….I HATE THAT PHRASE (well in relation Read more…
One of the many things I love about my job is that I too are constantly learning and often it’s through working with clients and understanding their take on something that gives me an unexpected gem which I can then pass on. The drama lama was one of those such Read more…
So…….when was the last time you looked through your address book or your phone contacts and updated them? How many of you have contacts in either of those places that you don’t see or hear from any more? Does your Christmas card list still include the “I should probably send Read more…
We have a bank holiday looming, the sun has been shining (in most places) and there is a feeling of hope in the air. Although we are limited as to what we can do, some of the lockdown restrictions have been lifted and hopefully people are getting to catch up Read more…
So, this weekend the sun shone and inevitably where I live was literally heaving with people. Not just local people but very obvious visitors. As I walked my dog along the sea front I felt the anxiety levels rising as very little social distancing was being observed, in fact it Read more…
“I don’t have enough hours in the day!” “I just wish we had a weekend once in a while that wasn’t fully booked.” “I’d love to arrange to see my best friend but at the moment I don’t have a free weekend for the next month or so.” It will Read more…