It’s almost been a year since my last post as I went on maternity last August and a few weeks later our baby daughter was born. Since then it’s been a whirlwind.

It’s hard to describe what it’s like to step into parenthood. For one thing where does it begin? When you de...

Many people are afraid of endings. The end of the relationship. Leaving a job. Moving away. My earliest experiences of endings weren’t exactly positive. My parents divorce. My dad moving to another country. My first boyfriend’s father dying and a subsequent painful bre...

Money is an omnipresent force in our lives. We all need it to survive yet give little thought to what it means to us. There are so many conflicting cultural belief systems around money it’s hard to decipher what’s real and what’s not. 

We’ve all heard or uttered the phr...

On a quick google search there are over a billion articles on how to be confident, covering everything from self grooming to thinking positive. So why is it still so elusive to a lot of us?

Confidence is one of the main focuses my clients come to be coached on. They’re...

The power of knowing what is best for you is also best for others

The concept of doing less and achieving more isn’t new to anyone, including me, but it's come up in a few of my clients sessions lately so I’ve paid close attention to it.

In my old incarnation in the musi...

Have you ever been in a room full of people and felt lonely? 

This is an experience I have often. I’m not great in big groups. When I was younger I thrived on it, but now I much prefer to connect with people on a deeper level.

This can be incredibly uncomfortable for we...

I know I’m not alone in my struggle with the #metoo campaign last week. It triggered me, even beyond my own comprehension and I just couldn’t find the words to express it.

Then a couple of days ago, when surrounded by an incredible group of women, I started to feel hope...

Originally published on Thrive Global https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/14322-where-are-your-hidden-addictions 

Did you know that humans are the only species who harbour addictions?

As I look back I realise I have held a number of them over the course of my life. Sta...

When I was a little girl I loved stories more than anything. I was an early reader and my family would often complain about my head being permanently buried in a book during the holidays. I’d spend hours in silence, lost in the stories I found on the pages, finding the...

Humans are ruled by emotions. It’s impossible to live and breathe as a person without them. But what makes one person more emotional than another? 

Emotions are complex human expressions still seen as weaknesses by many. Many of us say we are ‘not the type’ to talk abou...