Nov 30, 2022 | book recommendations, Coaching, gratitude, mindfulness, tools and models, wellbeing
The best way to win me over is books. Recommend me a book, loan me a book, ask me for a recommendation, or tell me you read something I recommended and I’m yours! So when I met someone earlier this year who recommended that I read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, I...
Nov 16, 2022 | career, Coaching, family, home education, identity, my journey, parenting
A year ago, I was at the end of my tether, completely burnt out and unable to find anything in my life that I could change to make things better. Following Covid, work was busier than ever, my Mum’s birthday was coming up which I knew was going to be difficult, and my...
Nov 2, 2022 | bereavement, Coaching, death, family, grief, Mums, my journey
Last week would have been my mum’s 62nd birthday. Sadly, both my mum and my grandma died during the coronavirus pandemic. Both deaths were expected. My grandma was almost 94 and had been in hospital with covid-19, but did recover enough to come home for her last week...
Oct 26, 2022 | client stories, Coaching, family, home education, Mums, my journey, parenting
We are now halfway through the first term of this school year. My oldest son, Oscar, is home educated and has been for almost a year now. It’s taken a year for both of us to “deschool,” but it’s been worth every second and has been the best decision I’ve ever made for...
Oct 4, 2022 | body positivity, client stories, Coaching, exercise, health, my journey, wellbeing
On one of my recent sunrise walks, the sky was perfectly clear and the sea perfectly flat and inviting. I kicked myself for not having thought to bring swimming stuff with me. Before I could lose my nerve, I got in touch with a friend who I hadn’t seen in a while,...
Sep 28, 2022 | career, Coaching, my journey
As I come to the end of the facilitated part of my qualification with In Good Company, I am really excited to take this next step and launch my website and business. As a coach, I am always helping people push outside of their comfort zones to try new things, so I...