How do you know when you are running on empty? How does it show up for you? Are you someone who feels exhausted, lethargic, unable to motivate yourself? Does your body react physically? Perhaps you go down with a stinking cold or worse? I think it’s fair to say that Read more…
What is the one thing you need to do today? An impossible question? Are there so many things on your to do list you couldn’t possibly pick just one thing? When we have a thousand things to do, we feel overwhelmed. We can feel like a rabbit caught between the Read more…
As the children go off to school or university, it’s not only a huge change for them but for parents too. Parents are often left feeling as though they’re grieving for ‘what has been’ and although they obviously haven’t actually lost their children, the sense of loss can feel very Read more…
Can you believe it? We’re here in September, heading into the autumn and for many people the start of a new term. Whether you have children or not, it is really easy for routines to go out of the window during the summer. Holidays can mean disruption to exercise, healthy Read more…
This is the time of year when I talk to many frazzled people. Are you able to bounce back? Whether it’s teachers who have just completed another gruelling year, whether it’s parents just starting out on the “school holiday journey” or any number of other people who have hit the Read more…
In nearly all of my coaching sessions, at some point, we discuss the overuse and addiction to our mobile phones. I know that the world has changed. I know that people use them in a different way compared to how we might have started using our mobile phones. That’s okay, Read more…
It’s that time of year when schools are breaking up, people are taking time out from work, maybe even organising a summer holiday. It’s a time when it’s REALLY easy to get caught up in the comparison trap. Whether it’s social media or chats with friends and family, we are Read more…
When I say I don’t do podcasts, I do actually enjoy the occasional one but on the whole, I’m not sure when I’m supposed to listen to them? I don’t like wearing earphones – they give me earache. I certainly don’t like walking listening to stuff – when I’m outside, Read more…
Do you have a bucket list or something similar? Do you set out all the things you wish to achieve in the next year or so? Do you enjoy doing that? I don’t. Planning for the future. Well, not at the moment I don’t. I do have things I want Read more…
“Live in the moment” “You can’t pour from an empty cup”. “Self-care isn’t selfish”. “Do what makes you happy.” I know, I know, I know………. Sometimes it’s all a bit too much isn’t it? Every day we are bombarded by stuff, by messages, by ideas. We are told how we Read more…