Today it’s World Mental Health Day, and so I thought I’d talk about the positive effects of journaling on our mental health! A few years ago when my life coach asked me what my thoughts were about journaling, I could only visualise writing a diary, like some of us may have done as a child. …
When meeting people for the first time, how many of us feel conflicted with the question ‘ what do you do?’ For me, it’s definitely created mixed feelings dependant on what stage of life I’ve been in, particularly as always felt it’s been a work focused question. Sometimes, it’s been easy, almost straight forward and …
For most of my life, this would have been a fairly straight forward question, but being childless has forced me to re-think so many aspects of my life. If I’m being completely honest, I’d probably not given legacy much thought until the last few years. Perhaps like many, until we get to mid life it …
As many of my regular readers will know over the past few years I’ve rekindled my passion for creativity by using tools Ive learnt through my life coaching experience. I’ve managed to reframe some of my thoughts around my own ability, and pushed through the creative block that that was preventing me moving forwards, which …
Just as an athlete would enlist a coach to train and support them in their sporting goals, a life coach is there to support, encourage and unlock parts of your life, to make you feel at ease and confident in making changes. I’m now 44, but my journey to becoming a coach began in my early 20’s, in my first management position. …
What is self sabotage? The writer, broadcaster and podcaster Emma Gannon sums it up really well in her best selling book Sabotage, ‘As an over protective parent that keeps their kids inside & suffocates their choices in order to keep them away from danger, when really the best thing to do it to let them …