Top tips for feeling flat
How to re-connect if you’re feeling flat In my therapy and coaching practice, my clients sometimes describe feelings of numbness, disinterest and ‘complete overwhelm’. This article looks at how you
How Polyvagal Theory can help with agitation and anxiety
Easy tips for more calm, compassion and connection I believe a regulated nervous system is the secret to your career success. If you’re curious to know why, have a read
The *real* secret to your career success
Your body can skyrocket your career success Why should you bother listening to your body? And what has any of this got to do with being successful in your career?
7 mistakes to avoid for New Year’s Resolutions (or any other goal)
How to make your New Year’s resolutions stick It’s a new year and the ‘new year, new start’ energy is galvanising many of us to finally make new habits stick.
Want to be more resilient?
This concept is the key to greater resilience Why should I care about resilience anyway? You can spot a resilient person by their ability to recover from setbacks and challenges
Want to change career? Do it with more ease with this mindset shift
Exploring a career change can be scary and overwhelming. Adopting a sleuthing strategy can make it so much easier. “Be more Sherlock…” This is a phrase that I say to
3 tips to overcome ‘New Role’ Imposter Syndrome
Have you got new role imposter syndrome (‘IS’)? Congratulations, you’ve got a new role! Maybe it’s the promotion you’ve worked so hard for. Or perhaps you’ve finally managed to pivot
Self-compassion without selfishness
The top 3 myths that block you from self-compassion If you haven’t heard of it before, self-compassion is the practice of speaking kindly to ourselves. Self-compassion invites you to offer
Dear Me, I Love You, From Me
Why self-love is important It’s 2014, I’m in my late 20s and I’m sat in a cosy, oak-panelled room training to become a cognitive hypnotherapist. My wonderful teacher, Trevor Silvester,
So easy you don’t think of them: the tools that stop stress and anxiety
Try these tools to stop stress and anxiety I have news for you: when you want to stop stress and anxiety (often a by-product of imposter syndrome) you’re probably forgetting
Why too big, too soon can cause your goals to fail
Don’t let burn-out block your goal As human beings with human brains, achieving our goals can easily fall into a messy process. If doing what we set out to do
What can I do when I feel lonely?
The cost of loneliness and what you can do about it It was Mental Health Awareness Week recently and this year’s theme was ‘Loneliness’. We don’t talk about loneliness enough.
Why would I work with a career coach?
Why work with a career coach? Valid question. Perhaps a colleague or boss has recommended you work with a career coach. Perhaps you have a vague notion that a career
The compassionate way to stop being a people-pleaser
Coach yourself to stop being a people-pleaser Step 1: Awareness If you want to stop being a people-pleaser, I’m guessing you’ve reached a point where you’ve realised that your tendency
Surprising Imposter Syndrome symptoms
The lesser-known symptoms of Imposter Syndrome In 1978 Dr Rose Clance and Dr Suzanne Imes (psychologists at Georgia State University) created the term “the Imposter Phenomenon”. They observed hundreds of
Where does my fear of failure come from?
Do you have a dream you want to make a reality, yet all you ever do is just…well…think about it? Or do you find yourself churning with anxiety whenever you
The Best Personal Development Books
The realm of ‘self-help’ books has exploded in the last 10 years. To help you separate great from the mediocre, I’ve compiled some of my favourites which I direct clients